Stephen Curry scored 50 points, the most ever in a Game 7, as Golden State sent Sacramento home and prepared to take on LeBron James.
But the Warriors — older, wiser and a touch slower relative to their competition than they were in earlier years — finally put away their fearless challengers Sunday afternoon, leaning on craft, force and a record-setting Stephen Curry scoring outburst to silence the cowbells and claim a“To do this for a decade is incredible,” Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said. “The energy it takes to fight off challengers year after year — there’s a reason these guys are Hall of Famers and champions.
Curry deployed high-arcing scoop shots on four occasions, punishing Sacramento’s defense when it overcommitted to the threat posed by his jumper. When the Kings switched big men on to him, Curry deked past the slower-footed defenders to coast in for layups. Finally, with Sacramento on its heels and wavering, Curry blew open the game from beyond the arc in the fourth quarter.
With the Warriors’ title defense hanging by a thread, Kerr reinserted Draymond Green to his starting lineup for the first time since Game 2, returning to the quintet that won the 2022 championship. That move, which prioritized Golden State’s collective experience over Jordan Poole’s scoring ability, was a successful counter to Sacramento’s smaller lineups, which thrived in Game 6.
Sacramento’s top-ranked offense, so electric for much of this series, screeched to a halt in the second half, crumbling into a pile of missed shots and turnovers while managing just 19 points in the fourth quarter. De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk struggled to find driving lanes, and the scoring-minded guards combined for 30 points on 33 shots.
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