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The Golden State Warriors still have work to do.
The Warriors avoided falling behind 0-3 in their first-round series against the Sacramento Kings by winning Game 3 114-97 despite having Draymond Green banned and having their backs against the wall. They will play a crucial Game 4 on Sunday (3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) in San Francisco, where they are now down 2-1.
Golden State, who never trailed and amassed a double-digit advantage late in the second quarter, won the game from start to finish. After that, the Kings were never able to cut the deficit to less than 7 points.
As the reigning champions faced the NBA's top offensive efficiency this season, Green's contentious suspension for a stomping of Domantas Sabonis loomed big going into the game. The Warriors' defense limited the Kings to 38% shooting (23.9% from beyond the arc) with 15 turnovers after surrendering 126 and 114 points in Games 1 and 2, respectively.
Warriors make adjustments in Game 3
In Green's place, the Warriors began Jordan Poole, but Moses Moody and Jonathan Kuminga had to step up. In Green's absence, both saw more playing time and contributed, scoring a combined 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting with 5 rebounds.
Curry, who finished with 36 points on 12-of-25 shooting (6-of-12 from long range), led the offense as expected, and Kevon Looney proved his worth with 20 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Kings had the ability to exhaust the Warriors at this point. The club is now facing the possibility of a Game 4 with Green playing in front of a boisterous Chase Center after an almost flawless start to the series in Sacramento. Given the Warriors' unusual home-road splits, they still hold home-court advantage, which is no minor feat, but chances like Thursday are the sort you don't want to blow while attempting to break into the NBA's elite. They can only pray that they don't come to regret it.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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