De'Aaron Fox scored a game-high 38 points in his NBA postseason debut and teamed with Malik Monk for 28 fourth-quarter points as the Sacramento Kings edged the visiting Golden State Warriors 126-123 on Saturday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series.
Monk capped a 32-point performance off the bench with two free throws with 2.9 seconds to go, and when Stephen Curry misfired on an open straight-away 3-pointer at the horn, the Kings celebrated a win in their first-ever playoff game against their Northern California rival.
Curry finished with 30 points and Klay Thompson 21 for the Warriors. Curry shot 6-for-14 on 3-pointers and Thompson 5-for-14, but Golden State was just 16-for-50 as a team.Joel Embiid had 26 points, James Harden added 23 points and 13 assists and host Philadelphia made a franchise playoff-record 21 shots from 3-point territory in a Game 1 victory over Brooklyn.
Mikal Bridges led the Nets with 30 points and Cameron Johnson added 18. The Nets shot 39 of 70 from the field and still lost largely because of 20 costly turnovers.Two days after having five stitches removed from a finger on his shooting hand, Jaylen Brown recorded game highs of 29 points and 12 rebounds to lead Boston past visiting Atlanta in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.
Dejounte Murray led the Hawks with 24 points and eight rebounds. Trae Young, Atlanta's leading scorer during the regular season, finished with 16 points.Jalen Brunson scored 21 points in the second half for visiting New York, which rebounded with a late surge to edge Cleveland in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinal series.
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