The Kings entered this game after winning 4 of their last 5 games. The Warriors entered this game riding a 2 game losing streak. Both teams made trades at the trade deadline but let’s start with the Kings who traded away Nemanja Bejelica, traded Cory Joseph for Delon Wright, got Mfiondu Kabengele, and got Terence Davis. The Warriors ended up trading away Marquese Chriss for Cody Lalanne and traded away Brad Wanamaker to the Hornets for money. Delon Wright nor Terence Davis would play for the Kings in this game because they had not arrived in Sacramento yet. Speaking of players who wouldn’t play in this game, both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green would not play in this game which meant that this would be a very difficult game for the Warriors to win. Both Hassan Whiteside and Marvin Bagley lll would be out in this game for the Kings. These 2 teams played earlier in the season and the Warriors won that game 137-106. For the Kings to get revenge in this game with a win they needed to force turnovers, rebound well, and play good defense. For the Warriors to win they needed to rebound well, assists well without Draymond Green, and shoot amazingly. Would the Warriors be able to get the shorthanded win or would the Kings avenge their loss from earlier in the season? To the game!
James Wiseman won the tip which led to De’Aaron Fox layup after he got a steal. At 10:47 Andrew Wiggins made a putback layup to give the Warriors their first points of the game. At 10:05 Buddy Hield made a 3 to give the Kings a 5 point lead. At 9:43 Andrew Wiggins made a hook shot to make it a 3 point game for the Warriors. Then at 9:32 Tyrese Haliburton made a 3 to give the Kings a 6 point lead. At 9:22 Jordan Poole made a layup to cut the Kings’ lead to 4. At 8:36 Richaun Holmes made 2 free throws to give the Kings a 6 point lead. At 8:17 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup to make it a 4 point game. Then at the 7 minute mark Tyrese Haliburton made a 3 to give the Kings a 7 point lead. At 6:40 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 of his own to make it a 4 point game once again. At 6:24 Richaun Holmes made a floater to give the Kings a 6 point lead. At 5:31 Andrew Wiggins got a 3 point play to make it a 3 point game. Then at 5:10 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3 to tie the game at 19 for the Warriors. At 4:56 De’Aaron Fox got a 3 point play to give the Kings the lead. At 4:35 Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to tie the game back up for the Warriors. At 4:26 Buddy Hield made a jumper to retake the lead for the Kings. Then at 4:13 Kent Bazemore made a layup to tie the game at 24. At 3:34 Jordan Poole made a floater to give the Warriors their first lead of the game. At 2:37 Nico Mannion made a 3 to give the Warriors a 7 point lead. At 2:26 Haliburton made a 3 to make it a 4 point game. Then at 2:07 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a layup to give the Warriors a 6 point lead. At 1:57 Jesse James made a 3 to make it a 3 point game. At 1:22 Haliburton made a 3 to tie the game. At the 1 minute mark Kevon Looney made a layup to retake the lead for the Warriors. Then with 19 seconds left in the quarter Kyle Guy made a layup to give the Kings the final points of the quarter. The Warriors were leading 37-35 at the end of the first quarter. The Warriors were barely won the first quarter led by Andrew Wiggins with 15 points. Tyrese Haliburton led the Kings in the first quarter with 14 points. The Warriors ended up with 5 more rebounds, 1 fewer block, and 1 more foul than the Kings in the first quarter. The Warriors and Kings each had 9 assists, 3 steals, and 4 turnovers in the first quarter. The Warriors shot amazingly with 55.6% from the field and 44.4% from 3. The Kings shot even better with 56.5% from the field and 54.5% from downtown. Both teams went into 2nd quarter hoping to pull ahead of the other team.
To start the 2nd quarter Chimezie Metu made a made a hook shot that tied the game. At 11:09 De’Aaron Fox made a step back 3 to give the Kingsley lead. At 10:52 Jordan Poole made 2 free throws to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter. At 9:50 Nico Mannion made a 3 to tie thegame at 42 for the Warriors. Then at 9:40 De’Aaron Fox made a layup to give the Kings the lead. At 9:22 Damion Lee made a layup to tie the game at 44 for the Warriors. At 9:04 Chimezie Metu made a floater to give the Kings the lead. At 8:47 Nico Mannion made a 3 to give the Warriors the lead. Then at 8:34 Fox made a layup to give the Kings the lead. At 7:32 Fox made 2 free throws to give the Kings a 5 point lead. At 7:08 Damion Lee banked in a 3 to make it a 2 point game. At 6:25 Fox completed a 3 point play to give the Kings a 7 point lead. Then at 5:36 Andrew Wiggins made a floater to cut the Kings’ lead to 5. At 4:40 Kyle Guy made a corner 3 to give the Kings an 11 point lead. At 4:22 Nico Mannion made a 3 to make it an 8 point game. At the 3 minute mark Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3 to make it a 5 point game. Then with 51.8 seconds left in the half Haliburton made a 3 to give the Kings a 12 point lead. With 29.4 seconds left in the half Andrew Wiggins made a 3 to make it a 9 point game. With 12.1 seconds left in the half Fox made a layup to give the Kings the final points of the half. At the end of the first half the Kings were leading 72-61. De’Aaron Fox led the Kings in the first half with a nice 25 points, a rebound, 3 assists, and a steal. Tyrese Haliburton followed behind with 19 points of his own. Buddy Hield played well too with 5 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, and a block for the Kings. Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors in the first half with 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. Nico Mannion was also a highlight with 12 points, a rebound, and 2 assists. Juan Toscano-Anderson was the final highlight with 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 steals. The Warriors had 1 more assist, 1 more rebound, 2 fewer blocks, 3 more turnovers, and 3 more fouls than the Kings in the first half. Both the Warriors and the Kings had 4 steals in the first half to go along with the rest of the stats. The Warriors shot well with 50% from the field and 55.6% from deep. The Kings shot outstandingly with 62.2% from the field and 52.6% from behind the arch. The Kings went into the 3rd quarter hoping to gain a sizable lead and the Warriors entered the 3rd quarter hoping to take the momentum and the lead. To the third!
To start the 3rd quarter Buddy Hield made a step back jumper. At 11:26 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter. At 11:02 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a layup to make it a 9 point game. At 10:47 Buddy Hield made a 3 to give the Kings a 12 point lead. Then at 9:28 Richaun Holmes got a 3 point play to give the Kings a 17 point lead. At 9:04 Juan Toscano-Anderson made a 3 to make it a 14 point game for the Warriors. At 8:44 Richaun Holmes made an alley oop layup to give the Kings a 16 point lead. At 8:28 Kelly Oubre Jr. made a layup to cut the Kings’ lead to 14. Then at 7:07 Oubre Jr. made a 3 to make it a 9 point game. At 6:52 Richaun Holmes made a jumper to give the Kings an 11 point lead. At 5:50 James Wiseman made a layup to make it a 9 point game. At the 5 minute mark De’Aaron Fox made 1 of 2 free throws to give the Kings a 10 point lead. At 1:56 Chimezie Metu slammed home a dunk to give the Kings a 15 point lead. Then with 22 seconds left in the 3rd quarter Tyrese Haliburton made an insane 3 which ended up being a 4 point play that gave the Kings a 22 point lead. To end the quarter Kelly Oubre Jr. made a nice jumper. At the end of the third quarter the Kings were leading 106-86. De’Aaron Fox led the Kings through the first 3 quarters with 30 points and Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors with 24 points. The Warriors had 4 fewer assists, 2 more rebounds, 2 fewer steals, 4 fewer blocks, 5 more turnovers, and 9 more fouls than the Kings in the first 3 quarters. The Warriors shot a great 49.3% from the field and 52% from 3 in the first 3 quarters. The Kings shot an absurd 59.7% from the field and 50% from downtown. Both teams went into the 4th quarter hoping to finish the game well.
To start the 4th quarter Kyle Guy made a 3. At 10:27 Jordan Poole made 2 free throws to give the Warriors their first points of the quarter. At 10:27 Jordan Poole completed a 4 point play to make it a 16 point game. At 10:04 Jordan Poole made a layup to cut the Kings’ lead to 14. Then at 8:41 Kyle Guy made a fadeaway jumper to give the Kings a 16 point lead. Throughout the heart of the 3rd quarter the Kings’ lead hovered around 15. At 1:35 Kyle Guy made a 3 to give the Kings a 21 point lead. With 37.9 seconds left in the game James Wiseman made an alley oop dunk to make it a 20 point game. To end the game DaQuan Jeffries made a layup. The Kings won 141-119.
Leo’s Courtside Commentary: The Warriors didn’t play as badly as the score makes it look considering that they were missing their 2 most important players in Draymond Green and Stephen Curry. The fact that De’Aaron Fox had a stat line of a career high 44 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals also negatively contributed to the Warriors’ loss. Richaun Holmes played very well for the Kings too with 25 points, 11 rebounds, an assist, and 2 blocks. Tyrese Haliburton also played well with 21 points and an assist. Andrew Wiggins led the Warriors with 26 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. Kelly Oubre Jr. and Nico Mannion also played well with a combined 38 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Warriors ended up with 4 fewer assists, 2 fewer steals, 4 fewer blocks, 6 more turnovers, and 6 more fouls than the Kings. The Warriors and Kings each ended up with 38 rebounds. The Warriors shot very well in this game with 51.1% from the field, 53.1% from behind the arch, and a whopping 100% on free throws. The Kings shot a bit better with 59.6% from the field, 50% from 3, and 84.2% from the free throw line. Overall, this was a game where the Warriors were very shorthanded and the Kings’ star player had his career high in points which led to a Warriors’ loss.
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