In the closing seconds of their developing rivalry between Northern California teams, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Kings with a game-winning jumper by Klay Thompson. In front of a sold-out Chase Centre in San Francisco, Stephen Curry scored 21 points, and Thompson sent a dagger to the Kings’ hearts, sending the Warriors to a 102-101 triumph.

Davion Mitchell tried his hardest to block Thompson’s shot from the top of the key with two tenths of a second left, but the Kings harried Curry to get the ball out of his hands.

Mitchell remarked, “I can’t do no better than that.” “I’m not tall enough to keep it out. I made every effort, but he found his place. He is among the best for a purpose.

Over the previous nine seasons, Thompson has frequently delivered big performances to help the Warriors win four NBA titles, according to Warriors coach Steve Kerr. Kerr remarked, “He’s obviously made a million big shots for us over the years.” “Regardless of the number of times you’ve done it before, hitting one with.2 left when you’re down is an exhilarating experience for anyone.”

Since last season, the Kings have faced the Warriors in 12 of their 18 preseason, regular season, and postseason games. The Kings have a record of 3-9 in those contests, which includes a seven-game series loss to the Warriors in the previous season’s opening round of the playoffs. Kings defender Malik Monk remarked, “They have our numbers.” “.. We’re not losing by a score of thirty. There are a few errors we need to correct because we’re always there, but I think we’ll manage.

For the Kings (2-2), Domantas Sabonis finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds, and six assists, recording another double-double. For the fourth time in a row, Sabonis finished with a minimum of 10 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists. As the only players in franchise history to record 10-10-5 through the first four games of a season, he joined Oscar Robertson in that regard. Along with Robertson, Jerry Lucas, Sam Lacey, and Chris Webber, he became the fifth player in franchise history to post a double-double in the first four games of the season.

“With Steph on the court, it’s a difficult play,” Sabonis remarked. “You understand our objective; our coaches were screaming for us to Һit Steph, which is to take the ball out of his hands so that another player can make a play. Thompson made a solid shot. Klay simply shot the ball and knocked it down while Davion was present. The All-NBA point guard De’Aaron Fox was not playing for the Kings (3-1), but Monk scored 16 points after coming off the bench. Points were added by Harrison Barnes. Mitchell finished with 13 points, three rebounds, and four assists in his first game back in place of the injured Fox. He made 5 of 9 field goals and 3 of 6 three-pointers.