Stephen Curry had 36 points and Kevon Looney tallied 20 rebounds and nine assists to lead the Warriors to a 114-97 win over the Sacramento Kings in front of a revved-up crowd at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
While the suspended Draymond Green was forced to watch Thursday’s Game 3 from home, the Warriors took care of business without him. Rapper E-40, who was ejected from Game 1 and didn’t attend Game 2 in Sacramento, received hugs from both players and fans alike when he was spotted courtside.
Golden State led by 12 at the half and never looked back. Without two key players, the Warriors had an all-hands-on-deck approach Thursday. It paid off, with five players finishing with 13 or more points.
The Warriors will have a chance to even the series in Game 4 on Sunday at Chase Center.
Madeline Kenney contributed to this report.
Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole #3 drives to the basket past Sacramento Kings’ Keegan Murray #13 in the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors fan Tony Avila with a Draymond Green cutout outside in Thrive City before Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. Green was suspended from Game 3 after a flagrant foul in Game 2. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) shoots past Sacramento Kings’ Kevin Huerter (9) during the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr speaks to an NBA official during the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors fans cheer in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Moses Moody #4 dunks past Sacramento Kings’ Malik Monk #0 in the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Rapper E-40 gestures to the camera after the Golden State Warriors defeat the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney #5 pulls down a rebound past Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis #10 in the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney (5) shoots a basket against the Sacramento Kings during Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors fans Michelle Musser and James Sundquist cheer in Thrive City before Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Andrew Wiggins (22) shoots past Sacramento Kings’ Kevin Huerter (9) during the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry #30 celebrates and engages the crowd near the end of the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Jordan Poole (3) hangs on the rim after dunking the ball in the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney #5 disputes a call as Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis #10 looks on in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Moses Moody (4) reacts after dunking the ball against the Sacramento Kings during the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Sacramento Kings 114-97. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson #11 is guarded by Sacramento Kings’ Keegan Murray #13 in the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Rapper E-40 cheers for the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Kevon Looney #5 and Sacramento Kings’ Domantas Sabonis #10 battle for a rebound in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Former Warrior Juan Toscano-Anderson wears an Oakland A’s cap while watching the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry #30 dribbles around a screen set by Andrew Wiggins #22 in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Sacramento Kings at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Rapper E-40 is welcomed by a fan as he walks onto the floor during the first quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Sacramento Kings’ Davion Mitchell #15 drives to the basket past Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry #30 and Moses Moody #4 in the second quarter of Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) Golden State Warriors fans celebrate their 114-97 win over the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs at the Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, April 20, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
