Golden State Warriors cornerstone Stephen Curry nearly cost his team a win over the Sacramento Kings in Game 4 of their playoff series with a major blunder.
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Stephen Curry lowers his head after mistakenly calling a timeout during Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors’ first-round series against the Sacramento Kings.
The Golden State Warriors officially have a new lease on playoff life, having absorbed blow after blow from a brilliant Sacramento Kings offense on Sunday to prevail in Game 4 of their first-round series, 126-125. In another timeline, though, the Dubs are probably in a 3-1 hole right now.
Stephen Curry logged another MVP-type performance, scoring 32 points, hitting five three-point bombs and adding five boards, four assists and a steal to lead his team to a series-tying win. But he nearly gave the game away down the stretch by making a critical error.
With just over 42 ticks remaining in quarter No. 4 and the Warriors clinging to a five-point lead, Curry called a timeout, presumably to avoid a Kings trap and allow his team a beat to get settled while head coach Steve Kerr drew up a play. The only problem with that — Golden State had no timeouts left.
As a result, the Kings received a technical free throw (which they made) and possession of the ball (which ex-Warrior Harrison Barnes used to sink a 28-footer, making it a one-point game).
