All through the regular season, fans and media pundits debated whether the Sacramento Kings were “contenders or pretenders.” As the “Beam Team” took the court on Sunday for the finale of its first-round playoff series with the Golden State Warriors, there was no more question.
Fresh off a statement victory on the Warriors’ home court, the Kings were back at home after pushing the defending NBA champions to a Game 7.
But It was win or go home and the Warriors decided their season wasn’t ending yet, advancing to the Western Conference semifinals with a 120-100 win led by a historic performance from Stephen Curry.