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A Decade After Sacramento Showed Up for the Kings, the Kings Return the Favor

The surprising Kings are pushing Golden State in their first-round N.B.A. playoff matchup. Sacramento fans have waited a long time for a team that matched their fervor.

By Kurt Streeter

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Draymond Green’s Suspension Could Sink Golden State. Again.

The Golden State forward’s antics are a constant threat to his team’s championship hopes.

By Tania Ganguli

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Golden State’s Draymond Green Suspended for Game 3 Against Kings

Green, the Golden State forward, who stepped on Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 Monday, was suspended in part because of a “history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the N.B.A. said.

By Shauntel Lowe

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The Nuggets Are in the Playoffs Again. Hold the Champagne.

Woe be to Denver, where the Nuggets’ playoff failures — 37 chances without a championship so far — haunt the city like the ghost of a bearded cartoon miner.

By John Branch