Malik Monk scored 28 points, De’Aaron Fox added 26 points and 11 assists, and the Sacramento Kings avoided elimination in their first-round playoff series by beating Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors 118-99 on Friday night. in Game 6.

Now, the winner-take-all Game 7 returns to Sacramento on Sunday afternoon.

Rookie Keegan Murray had 15 points with four 3-pointers and grabbed 12 rebounds for his first playoff double-double, and the No. 3-seeded Kings weathered every flurry of scoring the defending champions made on their home court and shined in nearly all facets of it with its special season at stake.

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De’Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings shoots over Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors in the first half of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at the Chase Center on April 28, 2023 in San francisco California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Kevin Huerter, struggling with his shooting throughout the series, 20 of 52 going into the game, hit a 3-pointer with 6:23 to go and another with 4:58 remaining as Sacramento gave the state capital one more chance to Light the beam.

Curry scored 29, Klay Thompson 22 and Kevon Looney grabbed 13 more rebounds to give him an NBA-leading 85 this postseason. He was coming off a career-high 22 rebounds in a Game 5 victory at the Golden 1 Center.

But the Kings, in the postseason for the first time since 2006, answered almost every big Golden State play in the third quarter and capitalized on regular errors. They outscored the Warriors on the boards.

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The Kings led 90-80 going into the final 12 minutes. Curry hit an early 3-pointer, only for Trey Lyles to connect moments later. When Curry drove for a layup on the next possession, Monk did his.

Curry’s 3 with 9:28 left put Golden State within 99-89 before Fox scored.

Fox’s first points came on a jumper with 2:18 left in the first on his first shot. He then re-scored the next time he was still dealing with a broken index finger on his shooting hand. He shot 10 of 18.

Sacramento snapped a six-game losing streak on the Warriors’ home court that dated back to a win on February 25, 2020.

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Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors is guarded by Domantas Sabonis #10 of the Sacramento Kings in the first half of Game Six of the Western Conference First Round Playoffs at the Chase Center on April 28, 2023 in San Francis, Calif. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

Lyles finished with 12 points and 10 rebounds while others took over with Domantas Sabonis in foul trouble. The big man had seven points and 11 rebounds before fouling out with 5:17 to play.

Fox had been frustrated with his poor fourth quarter in Wednesday’s 123-116 loss in which he went 0-for-6 from the field and didn’t score, the most he had made in a final period scoreless.

Draymond Green came off the bench for the third straight game and received a standing ovation when he first checked in at 6:26 of the first quarter. He had 10 assists.

It took both teams a while to warm up, with Sacramento starting 6-for-23 and Golden State going 6-for-19.

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Golden State guard Gary Payton II surprised mom Monique with her college diploma in person Friday morning. payton had promised him that he would finish the race at Oregon State, recently doing so to complete a specialization in human development and family sciences.

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Kings: The Sacramento bench outscored the Warriors’ reserves 52-21. … The Kings were 4-for-16 to start from deep but finished 17-for-45. … Sabonis suffered a cut under his left eye on a jump ball with Looney in the second quarter.

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De’Aaron Fox #5 of the Sacramento Kings goes up to shoot Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Golden State Warriors in the first half of game six of the Western Conference first round playoffs at the Chase Center on April 28, 2023 in San Francisco, California. (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

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Warriors: Curry missed three free throws, almost unheard of as his team went 25 of 35 from the line. … The Warriors gave up 23 points on their 19 turnovers. … Green committed his third foul at 7:09 of the second quarter. … Golden State is 8-3 in Games 6 dating back to its 2015 title run and 22-11 in closing games.