De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaited playoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return to the postseason after a record 16-year drought by beating the defending-champion Golden State Warriors 126-123.
Sacramento Kings guards De'Aaron Fox and Malik Monk celebrate in the third quarter during Game 1 against the Golden Sate Warriors in the first round of the NBA basketball playoffs in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, April 15, 2023. The Kings won 126 - 123. – De'Aaron Fox finished off a dazzling playoff debut that was years in the making and had one more task to do.
Fox scored 29 points in the second half after taking time to adjust to the playoff physicality and hit the 3-pointer that gave Sacramento the lead for good late in the fourth quarter. The inexperienced Kings closed the game strong against a Warriors team that won four titles in the previous eight seasons.
“That last one felt amazing,” Wiggins said of the last shot. “Only up from here. … I’m here to compete and I believe in myself.” It was a festive environment in success-starved Sacramento where fans gathered outside the arena hours before the start of the Kings first playoff game following anThe arena was deafening starting in pregame warmups with some fans even bringing back the cow bells that were so common during their playoff runs two decades ago.
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