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Golden State Warriors at Sacramento Kings

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21-22, 10-11 Away
Final
117 - 123

23-20, 13-12 Home

DeMar DeRozan scores 32 points in the Kings' 123-117 comeback victory over the Warriors

Imagine if this wild Steph Curry shot counted

Malik Monk added 20 points and nine assists and DeAaron Fox had 14 points for Sacramento, which made 30 of 32 free throws. The Kings have won three in a row overall, seven straight at home and are 10-2 under interim coach Doug Christie.

Andrew Wiggins had 25 points and Buddy Hield added 17 points for the Warriors. Steph Curry finished with 14 points and 12 assists.

DeRozan scored 19 points in the third quarter, hitting two free throws to tie it at 85. Behind 113-111, the Kings went on an 8-0 run, completed by a layup by Fox with 1:07 remaining.

The Warriors were without Draymond Green (left calf strain) and Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain). Green will be re-evaluated next week.

Takeaways Warriors: Made 14 of 26 shots from 3-point range in the first half.

Kings: Outscored the Warriors 37-20 in the third quarter to tie it at 85.

Key m oment Trailing by seven points, the Kings charged back to take a 100-99 lead on a 3-pointer by Keon Ellis at 7:45 mark of the fourth quarter.

Key stat The Kings had a 28-0 edge in fast-break points.

Up next Both teams are back in action Thursday night. Golden State hosts Chicago, and Sacramento opens a six-game trip at Denver

Regular Season Series

SAC leads series 2-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 117 - 123
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 117 - 123
4th 8.2 Moses Moody makes driving layup 117 - 123
4th 15.1 De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 2 of 2 115 - 123
4th 15.1 De'Aaron Fox makes free throw 1 of 2 115 - 122

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/gs.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originGS https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
43-92 FG 41-81
47 Field Goal % 51
22-48 3PT 11-30
46 Three Point % 37
9-13 FT 30-32
69 Free Throw % 94
44 Rebounds 38
12 Offensive Rebounds 5
32 Defensive Rebounds 33
31 Assists 24
5 Steals 9
2 Blocks 7
19 Turnovers 8
0 Team Turnovers 0
19 Total Turnovers 8
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
27 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 16
0 Fast Break Points 28
42 Points in Paint 44
27 Fouls 14
18 Largest Lead 8
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Devin Carter, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Keegan Murray, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Zach LaVine, G Out Dec 23
Domantas Sabonis, F Out Dec 19
Drew Eubanks, F Out Dec 13
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Seth Curry, SG Out Dec 21
Al Horford, C Out Dec 18

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 19 9 .679 - L2
Phoenix 16 13 .552 3.5 W1
Golden State 15 15 .500 5 W2
LA Clippers 8 21 .276 11.5 W2
Sacramento 7 23 .233 13 L1
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