The Sacramento Kings entered their first playoff series in more than a decade against the defending champion Golden State Warriors.
The Kings put together a 48-win season behind the dominant play of De’Aaron Fox.
Fox and Malik Monk, who should be a candidate for Sixth Man of the Year, were among those that broke onto the scene for Sacramento.
They made their presence felt on Saturday as the Kings took Game 1 from the NBA reigning Warriors. Sacramento won 126-123. Fox scored a game-high 38 points. He shot 13-for-27 from the field and 4-for-8 from deep along with sinking 8 of his 12 free-throw attempts.