The Sacramento Kings pounded the Golden State Warriors, 129-99, on Sunday in a testy contest that boiled over late in the third quarter when Draymond Green set a hard, legal pick on an unsuspecting Keon Ellis. Ellis went sprawling to the floor and officials let the contact slide before whistling the Kings for a shooting foul a few seconds later. As Ellis lay on the hardwood and lobbied that there should have been an offensive foul called, Warriors coach Steve Kerr became extremely animated, insisting that Ellis needs to stop flopping all over the place.
Kings coach Doug Christie did not this and rushed into the fray to support his player before Domantas Sabonis was able to get him to calm down. Green helpfully and colorfully told Ellis to get back on his feet. When the smoke cleared and cooler heads prevailed, Kerr was assessed a technical foul and the rout continued.
