NBA: The Warriors tie the series against Kings while Knicks are on the verge of winning the series 

Warriors tie the series 2-2 against the Kings while Knicks just need a victory to qualify for the 2nd of playoffs since 2013

(Basketball news) The Golden State Warriors utilized their home court advantage to tie the series against the Sacramento Kings 126-125. For the Warriors, Stephen Curry scored 32 points but gave Sacramento a late chance when he called a timeout Golden State didn’t have as Klay Thompson had 26 points while Poole scored 22 points, Andrew Wiggins added 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots, and Kevon Looney pulled down 14 rebounds to go with eight points and six assists.

For the Kings, Fox had 38 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Sabonis added 14 points, seven rebounds and eight assists. Now the Kings head home determined to get them closer to winning their first playoff series since eliminating Dallas in the 2004 first round.

“These games are coming down to the wire, and you’ve just got to really finish possessions and try to give yourself the best chance, and then sometimes, it’s just, does the ball go in or not,” Kerr said.

“Wide open,” Barnes said. “Fox trusted me to take that shot. Back rim. On to the next but I feel confident in where we are.”

“As good as this feels, it’s got to be quickly forgotten about,” Thompson said

“I’m a firm believer if something isn’t broke you don’t fix it,” Green said

“We made some timely mistakes, especially in the fourth quarter,” coach Mike Brown said. “This is where our playoff inexperience comes into play because you can’t rest out there, or you can’t think that you can play something a certain way and the champions are not going to make you pay the price.”

The New York Knicks are just a win away from taking the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers as they beat them 102-93 in game 4. For the Knicks, Brunson scored 29 points, RJ Barrett had 26 points as Josh Hart moved into the starting lineup and added 19 points and seven rebounds.

For the Cavs, Donovan Mitchell into one of the worst games of his postseason career, finishing with just 11 points on 5-for-18 shooting. Darius Garland had 23 points and 10 assists while Jarrett Allen and Caris LeVert each scored 14 points. The fifth-seeded Knicks, who can reach the second round for the first time since 2013 with a victory in Cleveland on Wednesday

“There’s nothing to celebrate,” Jalen Brunson said. “There’s nothing to be truly happy about.”

“There’s nothing like a big game at the Garden,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said

“This (is) not over with,” Mitchell said. “The way we lost sucks. We can’t hang our heads and ultimately give up. We’re not that type of group. Like I said, we’ll be ready for Game 5.”

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