An era ends? Kings bҽat Warriors in NBA playoffs without Klay scoring.

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Warriors 118-94 in the play-in round to avҽnge their NBA playoff loss previous year.

The Kings will play the Pelicans in New Orleans on Friday (AEST) for a chance to face No.1 seed Oklahoma City in the first round.

Golden State now faces a pivotal summer and if this was their last game with Steph Curry, Draymond Green, and Klay Thompson.

This could be Thompson’s last game for the Warriors, as he went 0-for-10 from the field in a scoreless contest.

The Kings also targeted Thompson, who averaged 23.1 points this month, on the other end.

Curry, who scored 50 points on the Kings in Game 7 last year to knock them from the playoffs, scored only 22 on Wednesday against the persistent Sacramento defense.

Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox scored 56 points for the Kings, while Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 12 rebounds, seven assists, two steals, and a block.

The Warriors entered Wednesday’s do-or-diҽ play-in playoff game as one of the league’s most in-form teams, having won 10 of their last 12. The Kings had finished 2-5.

Sacramento started well, leading 31-22 after the first quarter as Murray made four 3-pointers and scored 14 points.

Golden State had five turnovers as the Kings’ active hands resulted to three thefts and easy buckets.

Sacramento outscored Golden State 9-0 on second-chance and fastbreak points and outhustled them 16-7 on the boards in the first quarter.

The Warriors rallied in the second quarter, trailing 54-50 at halftime, but not the typical suspects.

Instead, Golden State’s young stars shined with Jonathan Kuminga (10) and Moses Moody (seven) scoring 17 points in the period.

Green scored nine points, two rebounds, two assists, and two steals, while Curry, Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins had 10 points on 3-for-14 shooting in the first half.

Fox scored 14 points in the third as the Kings outscored the Warriors 37-26, ending any chance of a Curry-inspired comeback.

A defensive force, Keon Ellis had 13 points, three thefts, and as many blocks heading into the fourth quarter.

The Warriors trailed 91-76 and looked to be rebounding, pushing the score back to 99-86 with 7:03 left, but Murray and Harrison Barnes’ clutch 3-pointers extended the margin to 19 points.

Curry’s uncommon turnover on the next possession capped the Warriors’ poor night.

Sacramento deserves respect for its continuous ball pressure, even if Golden State wasn’t creating mistakes.