After a historically bad start to the series, the Golden State Warriors are just a win away from stunning the Sacramento Kings.
The Warriors held on to take Game 5 of their opening-round series with the Kings 123-116 on Wednesday night at the Golden 1 Center. The win, the Warriors’ third-straight, now gives them a 3-2 series lead and keeps their title defense alive.
The Warriors pushed that lead to nine after the third quarter, too, and then quickly to double digits early in the fourth. It wasn’t until a late burst that the Warriors finally put the Kings away. Andrew Wiggins hit a mid-range jumper with 48 seconds left to push the Warriors back up by five points, and then Stephen Curry converted on a huge and-one layup to suddenly give them an eight-point lead. By then, it was too late for a Kings run. Golden State held on to take the seven-point win.
Curry led the Warriors with 31 points and eight assists, but he shot just 2-of-10 from the 3-point line. Thompson added 25 points, and Wiggins finished with 20 points. Warriors center Kevon Looney, despite only making two layups, had an incredible 22 rebounds in the win.
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