Draymond Green plays the villain, Golden State let the Sacramento Kings lead 2-0
With a close victory in Game 1, the Sacramento Kings are in high spirits towards the 2nd victory at home. As for the away team Golden State Warriors, they want to win the match right on the Kings field to get their spirits up before returning to Chase Center.
The rivalry between the two teams promised a suffocating and dramatic match, but it did not have an ending that fans expected, especially those who love the defending champion Warriors.
From a round and stable match like many other matches, Draymond Green suddenly became a criminal of Golden State after an uncontrolled ball at the right moment.
When the fourth half had more than 7 minutes left and the Golden State Warriors were having a series of sublimation points to narrow the gap at the farthest point of 14 points, Draymond Green stepped on Domantas Sabonis after a dispute.
Sabonis fell to the field from a previous collision and was located right near Green's standing position, at which point bigman Sacramento Kings had a move to hug Draymond's leg. It is not clear if he accidentally lost his balance or intended to retaliate, Draymond seems to have stepped on Sabonis' chest quite heavily.
The referee immediately stopped the game to decide the seriousness of this behavior, and at the same time sent the doctors to the field to take care of Domantas Sabonis.
After deliberation, the referees decided that Draymond Green committed a level 2 foul (flagrant-2), which was equivalent to being expelled from the field and immediately disqualified.
The early departure of Draymond Green, combined with the personal error of Kevon Looney, made the game difficult for the Warriors. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson had some star moments to help Golden State equalize.
However, that was not enough with the Sacramento Kings' too uniform squad, plus the hot hands of the 4th half scorer - De'Aaron Fox. The home team ended the match with a 17-8 run, winning the match with a score of 114-106.
The Sacramento Kings have six different players scoring above 10 points this game, led by the duo Domantas Sabonis (24 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists) and De'Aaron Fox (24 points, 9 assists, 4 steals). Malik Monk scored the most points in the group of substitutes with 17 points (3-7 3PT).
Meanwhile, Golden State Warriors has the brilliance of the trio of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins. Curry leads with 28 points, 6 assists. Klay scored 21 points with 5-10 3PT.
Wiggins of the day was brought back to the starting line-up with 22 points. The other outstanding name is Gary Payton II, the owner of 13 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals with 5-6 FG.
In the past 16 years, the Golden State Warriors have never been 2-0 down in the NBA Playoffs. Now as the defending champion, Stephen Curry and his teammates are leading 2-0 by the Sacramento Kings.
After this match, the series between Warriors and Kings will move to the "fire pan" Chase Center, home of Golden State. Game 3 will tip-off at 9:00 am on Friday, April 21 in Vietnam time.
