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That’s Amaury News and Commentary: A’s after 2024, where do they Play?

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Las Vegas ballpark could be the home of the Oakland A’s for the 2024 season. The A’s minor team the Las Vegas Aviators and the A’s could end sharing the park starting 2024 until the A’s stadium is ready in 2027 (photo by the Las Vegas Review Journal file)

A’s after 2024, where do they Play?

That’s Amaury News and Commentary

By Amaury Pi-González

A’s fans are very upset, after the announcement a few days ago by Dave Kaval that the A’s are buying land, have a binding agreement in Las Vegas to build their new ballpark. This is a wound that will take time to heal to all the people in the bay area, especially Oakland and the east bay.

On one hand many fans were under the impression the team was still working with the city of Oakland, as Kaval has said many times “we are working on parallel plans”, but on the other hand for anybody following this soap opera, the possibility of the team leaving was greater than 50%. Honestly, I was not surprised.

According to Kaval the plan is to inaugurate the new park in Las Vegas in 2027. But many are asking the question: where will the A’s play after 2024 when the lease with the Oakland Coliseum expires. Where will the A’s play in 2025 and 2026, while they are building the new park?

Oracle Park the home of the Giants could be one option, but it is unlikely. MLB will have to work on a big schedule modification. At the Oakland Coliseum. Extending the Coliseum (what happened to the Raiders) when they were waiting for their new park.

This is a possibility, if both sides agree to terminate the lease early. But this whole story has not been distinguished by people agreeing in much. At Aviators park in Las Vegas. Dave Kaval said the Aviators will remain in Las Vegas, the Aviators are their AAA affiliate and they could possibly play regular season games there while they build their new park close to the strip. Aviators Park is located in Summerlin, a suburb of Las Vegas with a capacity of 10,000.

If you think both teams, Aviators and A’s could not play close by, I remind you that currently the Minnesota Twins have their Triple A affiliate in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and have played their home games at CHS Field since 2015, which is 10 minutes away from Target Field in Minneapolis home of the major league Twins.

Ex A’s and Hall of Fame player Reginaldo Martínez (Reggie) Jackson recently told the NY Post “what was the city of Oakland thinking?” And mentioned that they had already lost the Raiders and the Warriors and now the Oakland A’s. Two weeks ago Reggie predicted “they will not have a team in Oakland”.

Commissioner Fred Manfred wanted the A’s to leave Oakland and he knows the baseball owners are in agreement. The chances for Oakland to keep the A’s were never good. Baseball historians will have the task to record this moment in history. Once is all said and done, the A’s will become the first franchise in baseball to have played in four different cities; Philadelphia, Kansas City, Oakland and Las Vegas all keeping the same name of Athletics.

Perhaps the most famous move of major league teams happened on May 29, 1957, when National League owners voted unanimously to allow the Brooklyn Dodgers to relocate to Los Angeles and the New York Giants to San Francisco.

Giants Webb holds Mets to 2 runs over 7 innings for 7-4 win

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San Francisco Giants pitcher Logan Webb throws during the first inning against the New York Mets at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Sat Apr 22, 2023 (AP News photo)

New York. 011 000 011 – 4 10 1

San Francisco 420 010 000 – 7. 7. 0

Time: 2:35

Attendance: 29,912

Saturday, April 22, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–A warm, clear day with light breezes; that’s good news for San Francisco, even more so if it’s a Saturday afternoon, and you’re in Oracle Park.

The action on the field also was good news for Giants fans.

Logan Webb, carrying the burden of an 0-4,4.94 record to start the season, set the visitors down in order to get things going. Then, the Giants jumped all over New York’s starter, David Peterson,–who came to town with a mark of 1-2– early and oftenm.

Thairo Estrada led off with an infield single and, after Darin Ruf went down swinging, advanced to third on Michael Conforto’s single to center. A walk to Wilmer Flores made the bases FOG (Full of Giants) on this sunny day. David Villar drove in the hosts’ first tally with a sacrifice fly to center, and the slumping Brandon Crawford accounted for the next three by launching a splash hit homer into McCovey Cove (forgive the redundancy).

A two out walk to Mark Canha and a double by David Vogelbach that landed at the crease where the bleachers meet the brick wall in right center, got back one of the four runs the Giants had racked up in the first.

Undetered, Héliot Ramos led off the home second with with a double to right. Estrada followed with a single to center and then stole second. Rob Drake called him out, but the Giants disputed the call, and the review crew in New York agreeed with them.

Ruff then singled both runners home and took second on the throw that failed to nab Estrada at the plate. The Queenslanders disputed the call, but the review crew back east upheld it The worm had turned, and San Francisco was up, 6-1 .

Wilmer Flores’s 401 foot shot left leading off the fifth upped that lead to 7-1. That was the last inning for Peterson, who had allowed his seven runs, all earned, on seven hits, two for the distance, and a walk. He struck out eight. 64 of his 98 offerings counted as strikes. Edwin Uceta replaced him to pitch the bottom of the sixth and stayed on through the Giants’ last out.

At 97 pitches (63 strikes), Webb had finished his day’s work of seven excellent innings, over the course ofo which he allowed two runs, both earned, on five hits including a home run, and a walk. He had eight Ks to his credit. Brett Baty greeted Scott Alexander, Webb’s replacement, rudely with a single to right. He eventually scored the Mets’ third tally on a single to left by Marte.

After that, Camilo Doval came in to try to preserve the win. With one down, a runner on first, and full count on Vogelbach, home plate Umpire Chad Whitson called a pitch clock violation on Doval. Vogelbach strolled to first, and Canha, the runner of first, trotted to second.

And then the call was reversed, Doval faced Vogelbach again and fanned him. Brett Baty singled Canha home to make it 7-4. Pinch hitter Luis Guillorme grounded out to second, and the Giants had, at long last, something to smile about.

Peterson (1-3, 7.36) was tagged with the loss. Webb got his first win of 2023, against 4 defeats. His ERA now is 4.40. There was no save.

The series concludes tomorrow, Sunday, at 1:00. Righties Tylor Megil (3-1,3.00) and Ross Stripling (0-1, 7.30) will be pitching for the Mets and Giants, respectively.

NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs podcast with Matt Harrington: New Jersey to start Schmid in game 3; Kings play catch up on Oilers; plus more

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New Jersey Devils goaltender Akira Schmid is most likely to get the call for game 3 against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York on Sat 22, 2023 (photo from nhl.com)

On the NHL podcast podcast with Matt Harrington:

#1 The New Jersey Devils are contemplating starting Akira Schmid in goal for game 3 against the New York Rangers. An indication that Scmid might get the call first string goaltender Vitek Vanecek and second stringer MacKenzie Blackwood were on the other end of the ice during Saturday’s morning skate with Schmid defending by himself on the opposite end. Another indication Schmid led the players out on the ice for practice.

#2 The Los Angeles Kings certainly have not given in one bit they went up two games to one against the powerful Edmonton Oilers. The Kings broke a 1-1 deadlock after the Oilers were hit with a penalty which were defined as undisciplined penalties. The Kings capitalized scoring two goals on power plays at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Kings overtake the Oilers for a 2-1 series lead.

#3 The Minnesota Wild came right back after getting beat by the Dallas Stars 7-3 in game 2 on Wednesday. On Friday in game 3 the series tied at 1-1 the Wild came back with a convincing 5-1 win to take a 2-1 series lead. The Wild scored twice in each of the second and third periods and got good goaltending from Filip Gustavsson who stopped 23 out of 24 shots.

#4 The Carolina Hurricanes Teuvo Teravainen will be out for the rest of the playoffs due to a broken left hand during the Hurricanes 4-3 win against the New York Islanders. Teravainen’s hand hit the stick of Isle forward Jean-Gabriel Pageau at 4:24 in the third period. Carolina head coach Ron Brind’Amour said that Pageau tomahawked Teravainen’s hand and broke his hand.

#5 Matt, taking a look at game to be played later tonight the Seattle Kraken and the Colorado Avalanche with the series tied 1-1 this one is at Climate Pledge Arena. The Avalanche just got by the Kraken in game 2, 3-2 to even the series. Aves goaltender Alexander Georgiev allowed only two Kraken goals in the first period and shut them out the rest of the way for the one goal win.

Join Matt for the NHL Stanley Cup Playoff podcast at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Giants drop 7 of last 8 get blasted by Mets 7-0 at Oracle

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New York Mets pitcher Joey Lucchesi works against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Oracle Park in San Francisco on Fri Apr 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

New York. 010 030 003. – 7. 13. 0

San Francisco. 000 000 000 – 0. 5. 1

Time: 2:15

Attendance: 27,557

Friday, April 21, 2023

By Lewis Rubman

SAN FRANCISCO–In spite of the stark contrast between the visiting New York Mets’ game time won-lost record of 13-7 and your San Francisco Giants’ mark of 6-12, Mets outcome of the encounter was not a foregone conclusion. The home team entrusted mound duties to the pitcher who has been, in the three weeks that have constituted this season, the ace of its rotation, Anthony DeSclafani, 01-1.42 in his three starts.

The Metropolitans gave the ball to southpaw sinker hurler Joey Lucchesi, the holder of a 19-24, 4.24 mark over a three year span with the Padres and Mets. In 2021, he was sidelined in order to undergo Tommy John surgery and spent last season rehabbing in the minors. Tonight marked his return to the show.

Forgone or not, the outcome of the game was a blow out in favor of the visitors from Queens, a resounding 7-0 defeat for the hoe tea.

Lucchesi, a bay area product from Newark, throws the sinker about 60% of the time, He was good. at it tonight. The Giants hit into three double play during the lefty’s seven inninbgs on the mound , and he’d allowed only men to reach base, four on hits and two on walks. He threw 97 pitches 65 for strikes and was unscored upon.Brooks Raley, like Lucchesi a southpaw, replaced him for the bottom of the eighth, retiring San Francisco in order.

A pitcher’s best friend got DeScalfani out of trouble in the first, but hard hit balls – one of which, number nine batter Luis Guillorme’s two out single with two men on base – had seeing eyes, left him behind, 1-0, when the inning was over.

A combination of factorss cost him and the Giants three more runs in the top of the fifth. Guillorlme led off with a single to center, Brandon Nemmo, who began the day hitting .368, sacrificed him to second. DeSclafani struck Lindor out looking. Jeff McNeil hit a swinging bunt in front of the mound. Joey Bart pounced on it and threw a strike to first. The ball hit McNeil, allowing him to reach first safely and Guillorme to score.

The rule book says thwart when a batter or run reaches base on a throw that hits him, it should be charged as an error to him., so the scorer’s decision to charge Bart with an error was correct albeit unjust. The play itself set up Pete Alonso’s 10th home run of the season, a 415 foot wallop to center that gave him 21 runs batted in and the Metros a 4-0 cushion,

DeScalfani didn’t come out to pitch the sixth. In his five innings on the hill, the righty yielded four runs, all earned but at least three of them undeserved, on seven hits and two walks. He struck out five Metropolitans and threw 80 pitches, 27 of which were balls. His ERA rose to 2.63. Taylor Rogers, who’s bee having trouble getting outs this year, set the New Yorkers down in order in the sixth. Go, as they say in Gottham, figure.

Sean Hjelle replaced Rogers for seventh. He faced the top of the order and yielded only a single to McNeil. He struck oout Nemmo, Lindor, and Alonso. (Don’t let Lindor’s .233l batting average fool you. He started the day batting .290 from the left side, and Hjelle is a righty).

He returned to the hill for the eighth and set the side down in order. He gave up a two out single in the ninth when Estrada broke towards his left and Nemmo poked the ball to the shortstop’s right and into center field. Lindor followed with a clean single to left.

Then Hjelledd hit McNeil with a pitch to load the base for Alonso. He singled. As did Vogelbach. Mark Canha added his safety to mix. At long last, Brett Baty popped out to second, ending the nightmare.

Tommy Hunter completed the shut out, allowing a single to Darin Ruf,, but nothing more.

The win, of course, went to Lucchesi. DeSclafani took the loss.

At 1:05 tomorrow, Saturday, afternoon, the Giants will try to bring their record, which now stands at 6-13, a step closer to .500. They’ll send Logan Webb (0-4, 4.94) to the mound to oppose the Mets’ David Peterson (1-2, 6.10).

A’s Beat Texas Breaking Seven Game Losing Streak 5-4

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Oakland Athletics’ Tony Kemp rounds third past Texas Rangers’ Josh Jung on a solo home run during the fifth inning at Globe Life Field in Arlington on Fri Apr 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

A’s Beat Texas Breaking Seven Game Losing Streak 5-4

By Barbara Mason

Friday night the Oakland A’s (4-16) began a three game series in Arlington taking on the Texas Rangers (12-7). The A’s opened up this road trip and this series with a one run win 5-4 against the Rangers, snapping a seven game losing streak.

Among the plethora of problems Oakland has been facing, allowing home runs and walks has been a couple of glaring issues. Unfortunately the A’s demonstrated those in the first inning of this game. After walking Nathaniel Lowe, Jonah Heim came to the plate and hit a three-run home run giving the Rangers an early 4-0 lead. It was a tough start for the A’s but it was early in the game.

In the fourth inning Oakland made a move to get back into the game. Aledmys Diaz grounded into a fielder’s choice and Brent Rooker scored the first run of the game for the A’s.

There was more action for Oakland in the fifth inning. Tony Kemp homered to right center and the score was now 4-2 in favor of the Rangers. The A’s would continue to add more runs in the fifth. Kevin Smith scored on a Jon Gray wild pitch and just like that, the A’s trailed by a single run.

In the sixth inning Oakland tied up this game 4-4 when Conner Capel scored. After a rough first inning A’s pitcher JP Sears settled down and had a terrific game. He pitched through six innings allowing five hits, four runs and had 11 strikeouts.

In the bottom of the eighth inning the Rangers got a rally going. With no outs Texas had runners on first and second base. Oakland relief pitchers Zach Jackson got the A’s out of the inning and it was on to the ninth inning where we would see the top of the order for Oakland, Esteury Ruiz, Jordan Diaz hitting for Ryan Noda and Jace Peterson. The decision to put Diaz in was a good one as he knocked one out fo the park giving the A’s their first lead of the game 5-4.

The A’s closer Jeurys Familia would try to close out this game. Oakland turned a double play and was one out away from their fourth win of the season against a very tough Texas squad. The A’s got that third out after fighting back; got the win after losing seven games in a row and breaking the Rangers five game winning streak. We had seen a great game from the A’s bullpen.

This series will continue tomorrow with Shintaro Fujinami (0-3 ERA 11.37) taking the mound for Oakland. Andrew Heaney (1-1 ERA 4.07) will get the nod for the Rangers. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 PM.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Will Kings need to come out and play desperate to stay ahead of Golden State?

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox, foreground, shoots against Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins, left, and forward Kevon Looney during the second period at Chase Center in San Francisco on Fri Apr 21, 2023 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The key to a Warrior win was this-the team needed to stop fouling, find a way to play better defense, stop making turnovers, and have their offensive weapons carry the day. All those happened as the Warriors led wire to wire to defeat the Sacramento Kings 114-97.

#2 The Kings arrived in San Francisco brimming with confidence. They had beaten the defending NBA Champions twice. Their offensive stars, Domantas Sabonos, DeAron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, and Malik Monk, all played well in the first two games. 

#3  Here’s how things went in the third period. Andrew Wiggins, Stephen Curry, and Moody helped the Warriors put 31 points on the board in the quarter. The Kings, behind Fox and Sabonis, also helped Sacramento tally 31 points. 

#4  The Warriors offense came to life as Golden State led by 18, 95-77, with a little over nine minutes left to play. Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, and Curry led the charge.

#5 It was a great game for the Warriors. They need to win on Sunday to even the series at two apiece. If they can achieve that goal, the Warriors will have to find a way to win on the road, as Sacramento will have the home-court advantage in two of the last three games in the series. 

Join Jeremiah for the Kings podcast Friday nights at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum: Thao expresses city of Oakland was betrayed on A’s Vegas news; A’s Kaval says team is ready for next step

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Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao addressed the media at Oakland City Hall on Thu Apr 20, 2023 regarding the Oakland A’s saying they will be moving out of Oakland and building a new ballpark in Las Vegas which will be ready by 2027 (photo from the San Francisco Chronicle)

On the Oakland A’s podcast with Daniel Dullum:

#1 One of the things that Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao emphasized during her press conference on Thursday at Oakland City Hall that the city was in the middle of negotiations with the Oakland A’s when she got the phone call on Wednesday night at 6:00pm from Oakland A’s team president David Kaval that the A’s have reached a land deal with Las Vegas and the team plans to break ground in 2024 and have a stadium ready by 2027.

#2 Mayor Thao expressed how shocked she was to have gotten Kaval’s call on Wednesday evening. Thao said that she’s done talking to the A’s and is looking forward to developing Howard Terminal without a ball park however saying towards the end of her press conference that she would take that call from the A’s if for some unforeseen mishap their still interested in staying in Oakland.

#3 Daniel, there were many comments coming from Oakland A’s fans and reporters on the news of the A’s moving to Las Vegas and some shared their memories of coming the Coliseum and seeing some of the greatest players over the years who came out to see the A’s during some of their glory years in the 70s and late 80s.

#4 As tough of a stand that Mayor Thao made in Thursday’s press conference there was anger in not being informed of a land deal in the works in Las Vegas and her trust in the A’s negotiations and all the work and money that went towards trying to secure Howard Terminal.

#5 Going forward for the rest of the season what will it look like for the A’s players and manager Mark Kotsay going forward with this lame duck situation hanging over their heads?

Daniel Dullum does the Oakland A’s podcasts each Friday for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Oakland A’s podcast with Rich Perez: Fisher will profit from the Vegas move for first few years

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Oakland A’s owner John Fisher will benefit from the Real Estate, commercial retail, housings, entertainment, restaurant venues from a Las Vegas move at Tropicana and I 15 in Las Vegas (photo from the US Sun file)

On the A’s podcast with Rich Perez:

#1 Rich, what was the response in Las Vegas after finding out the Oakland A’s had a binding agreement to build at Tropicana and Interstate 15 near Allegiant Stadium.

#2 We knew that this was in the works for sometime but when A’s team president David Kaval made the announcement that the A’s would move to the parking lot at the Wild Wild West did that shock the people of Las Vegas in a good way much the way it shocked the people in Oakland in a bad way.

#3 Rich I know you’ve had a very close relationship in professional baseball coming up the ranks in minor league baseball and you make your home in Las Vegas how important is it for baseball to come to Vegas and will it be viable in the nation’s 40th sized TV market.

#4 Taxes played a big part into going to Vegas for owner John Fisher and his decision to move from Oakland the A’s practically will get a $500 million dollar tax exemption when they move to Tropicana and there are no state taxes in Nevada.

#5 On the other side of the coin had Mr. Fisher put his money into a winning team and the A’s were competitive fans would have turned out but fielding a minor league team of sorts and having a last place team on a pace to lose over 100 games fans simply will stay away.

Rich Perez is a Las Vegas Raiders beat writer and will be covering the move of the A’s to Las Vegas for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors game wrap: Warriors climb back into first round series defeat Kings 114-97 cut Sac’s lead 2-1

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Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) is congratulated by guard Donte DiVincenzo (0) after scoring against the Sacramento Kings during the first half at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thu Apr 20, 2023 (AP News photo)

By Jerry Feitelberg

The Warriors, down two games to none, returned home to face the Sacramento Kings Thursday night at the Chase Center. The Warriors had to get a win to stay alive in the first round of the NBA playoffs. They had to get the win without their two best defensive players.

The NBA suspended Draymond Green for one game for his aggressive behavior in game two of the series. Green stomped on Domantas Sabonis’ sternum after Sabonis held on to Draymond Green’s ankle. Defensive whiz Gary Payton II was unavailable due to an injury.

The key to a Warrior win was this-the team needed to stop fouling, find a way to play better defense, stop making turnovers, and have their offensive weapons carry the day. All those happened as the Warriors led wire to wire to defeat the Sacramento Kings 114-97.

The Kings arrived in San Francisco brimming with confidence. They had beaten the defending NBA Champions twice. Their offensive stars, Sabonos, DeAron Fox, Kevin Huerter, Harrison Barnes, and Malik Monk, all played well in the first two games. Were the Warriors capable of stopping the high-scoring Kings’ offense? The Warriors answered with a very loud yes. 

The Warriors played well in the first quarter. They won the quarter 29-20. Andrew Wiggins and Stephen Curry led the offense in the second quarter. The Warriors finished the first half leading by 12 points, 53-41. The first half featured defense by both teams. The Warriors shot 34% from the floor, while the Kings shot 32.7%. The Warriors committed six turnovers to the Kings’ ten. The Warriors scored 13 points off those turnovers, the Kings three. 

The Warriors needed to find a way to stop Fox and Sabonis in the third quarter. Fox had been a force in the second halves of games all season, especially in the fourth quarter. Here’s how things went in the third period. Wiggins, Curry, and Moody helped the Warriors put 31 points on the board in the quarter. The Kings, behind Fox and Sabonis, also helped Sacramento tally 31 points. The quarter ended with the Warriors leading by 12, 84-72.

The players and fans know that a 12-point lead can be overcome in the last 12 minutes of the game. The Warriors had shown the Kings they could play defense without Green and Payton. Donte DiVincenzo had been a force on defense throughout the game.

Kevon Looney blocked shots and was in the right place to pick up rebounds. They needed 12 more intense minutes on both ends of the court to get the win. The Warriors offense came to life as Golden State led by 18, 95-77, with a little over nine minutes left to play. Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, and Curry led the charge. The Kings tried to fight back, but the Warriors defense did not relent. The Warriors increased the lead to 23, 114-91, with 2:31 left.

Game Notes: The Warriors are back for Game Four of the series to be played Sunday at the Chase Center at 11:30 am.

The Warriors had so many stars shining Thursday night. Curry led the team with 36 points. Wiggins had 20, Poole 16, Klay Thompson 13, and Moody 13. DiVincenzo had six points. However, DiVincezo was all over the court Thursday night.

DiVincezo pulled down eight rebounds and had eight assists. Looney scored two big buckets in the game, but he was a force on defense as he pulled down 20 rebounds and helped on offense with nine assists. The Warriors, as a team, pulled down 69 rebounds. They also had 18 offensive rebounds. The Warriors blocked five shots and had 12 steals.

The Warrior defense clogged the middle and held Sabonis to 15 points. The Kings’ big center pulled down 16 rebounds. Fox led the Kings with 26 points, ten rebounds, and nine assists. Fox made three threes in nine tries.

The Warriors committed 11 turnovers in the game. The Kings scored seven points off those miscues. The Warriors defense forced the Kings to turn the ball over 15 times. The Warriors put 22 points on the board as a result.

It was a great game for the Warriors. They need to win on Sunday to even the series at two apiece. If they can achieve that goal, the Warriors will have to find a way to win on the road, as Sacramento will have the home-court advantage in two of the last three games in the series. 

Sacramento Kings game wrap: Warriors manhandle Kings 114-97; Golden State now trails Sacramento by one game

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Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole (3) shoots against Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes (40) and guard Davion Mitchell (15) during the first half of Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs at Chase Center in San Francisco on Thu Apr 20, 2023 (AP News photo)

Warriors Manhandle Kings 114-97

By Barbara Mason

Thursday night the Sacramento Kings (48-35) traveled to San Francisco to take on the Warriors (45-38) and get a taste of the raucous crowd that is primed and ready to will their team to their first win in these playoffs and win they did with a 114-97 game 2 victory. The Warriors trail by one game 2-1 after game 3.

From the opening tipoff it became evident that, despite the absence of Draymond Green, Golden State was ready for this game. The Warriors took a 29-20 lead in the opening quarter. They completely outplayed the Kings in the first twelve minutes.

The Kings could not buy a three and they struggled with offensive rebounds. What further exacerbated the situation was that the Warriors were hitting three’s. Once again Keegan Murray was silent and the Kings were having an awful offensive night.

The Kings were outscored in the second quarter 24-21 and trailed 53-41 at the half. Sacramento had more turnovers than the Warriors and they were also having a poor defensive game. It was an all-around poor first half for Sacramento at every turn, offensively and defensively.

The Warriors continued to hold a healthy lead after three quarters 84-72. They had not trailed once in this game.

The Kings had one quarter left to fight back in this game. They had been outplayed at every turn. They were 6 of 30 for 21% from downtown. Both teams were shooting at 37% field goals. The Warriors had twice as many three’s and that spelled the difference in this game amid a host of other issues.

The brilliance that we have seen all season in the fourth quarter from De’Aaron Fox just didn’t materialize. The Warriors outplayed the Kings offensively and defensively. Golden State owned the glass; they finished with 16 threes to the Kings 11 of 47. The final was 114-97.

De’Aaron Fox finished with 26 points the high for the team. Every starter with the exception of Keegan Murray had double digits. The Kings bench was a disappointment. Going into this game Sacramento knew how tough it was going to be at Chase. Chase lived up to it’s reputation and the Kings fell flat unable to handle the Warriors.

Stephen Curry had the high for the Warriors with 36 points. Kevon Looney had 20 rebounds.

Sunday afternoon the Kings will get another shot to win their third game of the playoffs. They have a huge task in front of them. Tipoff is scheduled for 12:30 PM.