Warriors beat resting Kings 119-97 to close in on playoffs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Klay Thompson scored 29 points, Stephen Curry added 25 and the Golden State Warriors closed in on a playoff berth by beating the short-handed Sacramento Kings 119-97 on Friday night.
The defending-champion Warriors missed a chance to clinch the postseason when New Orleans won earlier in the night but can still get in as one of the top six seeds in the Western Conference by winning at Portland in the season finale on Sunday.
“I think for us, you go in and you try to win the game and we get what we want,” guard Donte DiVincenzo said. “What we want is to not be in that play-in game. So simple as that.”
Golden State could get in with a loss Sunday depending on other results but could be relegated to the play-in tournament instead.
DiVincenzo added 18 points for the Warriors, who have won seven of nine games.
Trey Lyles and Chimezie Metu each scored 15 points to lead the Kings, who were locked in as the No. 3 seed in the West after Memphis won earlier in the night.
“Both halves we started out real slow,” coach Mike Brown said. “We had to play catch-up. Fighting uphill against a team like that ... made it tough."
With little at stake, the Kings rested their top three scorers with De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis and Kevin Huerter all getting the night off.
That took some of the energy out of a sold-out building that had been excited for a possible playoff preview between the two neighboring franchises who have never even made the playoffs in the same year since the Kings moved to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season.
“That would be amazing,” Thompson said of a possible Warriors-Kings playoff matchup. “That’d be special for Northern California. The Kings have great fans. We have great fans. Mike B. has them boys playing together and hard and that would be really cool."
The Warriors raced to a 32-16 lead after one quarter but got sloppy in the second when the Kings took advantage of seven turnovers in the quarter and good outside shooting to cut the deficit to 53-48 at the half.
“Carelessness was the main cause,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “Sacramento played hard and they got into the ball and they forced a couple. But you saw some of the careless passing that we’re not going to be able to get away with in the playoffs.”
Golden State built the lead back up to 13 points in the third quarter and were never seriously threatened in the final quarter.
TIP-INS
Warriors: Kevon Looney's 13 rebounds in the first half were the most for a Warriors player in the opening half of a regular season game since Andris Biedrins had 15 on Dec. 29, 2008, against the Lakers. ... Golden State improved to 10-30 on the road. The Warriors are trying to be the first team to make the playoffs despite losing at least 30 road games since Miami did it with 31 road losses in 1991-92. ... Thompson has made at least five 3-pointers in six straight games.
Kings: Sixth man Malik Monk (left leg) also missed the game. ... Sacramento made eight 3-pointers in the second quarter, tied for their fourth most in any quarter this season. ... The Kings finished the regular season with a 23-18 record at home. They are 25-15 on the road with one game remaining.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Visit Portland on Sunday.
Kings: Visit Denver on Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kevon Looney vs. Alex Len (Draymond Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Alex Len kicked ball violation | ||
| 11:40 |  | Klay Thompson misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 11:37 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:25 | | Alex Len offensive rebound | ||
| 11:25 | | Terence Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Stephen Curry turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 11:12 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (back court violation) | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point cutting dunk (Stephen Curry assists) | 2-0 |
| 10:37 | | Terence Davis turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:30 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:22 | | Keegan Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:20 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:14 | | Klay Thompson misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 5-0 |
| 10:09 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:50 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Alex Len offensive rebound | ||
| 9:45 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point cutting layup (Davion Mitchell assists) | 5-2 |
| 9:45 | | Donte DiVincenzo shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:45 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-3 |
| 9:34 | | Draymond Green turnover (bad pass) (Davion Mitchell steals) | ||
| 9:28 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 9:19 | | Stephen Curry turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:04 | | Terence Davis misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Klay Thompson misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 8:52 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 8-3 |
| 8:40 | | Alex Len misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:38 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 8:31 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point running jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 11-3 |
| 8:20 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:17 | | Davion Mitchell offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Alex Len makes two point dunk (Davion Mitchell assists) | 11-5 |
| 7:51 | | Kevon Looney misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 7:48 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Klay Thompson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:39 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point putback layup | 13-5 |
| 7:24 | | Davion Mitchell turnover (bad pass) (Stephen Curry steals) | ||
| 7:20 | | Stephen Curry misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 7:20 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | Terence Davis personal foul (Loose ball) (Donte DiVincenzo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:01 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point running layup | 13-7 |
| 6:39 | | +3 | Donte DiVincenzo makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 16-7 |
| 6:26 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Donte DiVincenzo defensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point running alley-oop layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 18-7 |
| 6:12 | | Terence Davis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:09 | | Alex Len offensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Terence Davis makes two point cutting dunk (Alex Len assists) | 18-9 |
| 6:05 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:53 | | Klay Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Kessler Edwards steals) | ||
| 5:47 | | Kessler Edwards misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:40 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:36 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point cutting layup (Harrison Barnes assists) | 18-11 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point pullup jump shot (Jordan Poole assists) | 20-11 |
| 5:10 | | Chimezie Metu shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-11 |
| 4:48 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:45 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:19 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Chimezie Metu offensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Gary Payton II blocks Chimezie Metu's two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 4:05 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | +2 | Klay Thompson makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 23-11 |
| 3:34 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:32 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 3:24 | | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:22 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:09 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:05 | | Jordan Poole turnover (lost ball) (Kessler Edwards steals) | ||
| 2:59 | | Klay Thompson blocks Keegan Murray's two point running layup | ||
| 2:56 | | Gary Payton II defensive rebound | ||
| 2:54 | | +2 | Draymond Green makes two point running layup (Jordan Poole assists) | 25-11 |
| 2:33 | | Stephen Curry blocks Davion Mitchell's two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:33 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 2:29 | | +2 | Chimezie Metu makes two point driving floating jump shot (PJ Dozier assists) | 25-13 |
| 2:07 | | Terence Davis shooting foul (Jordan Poole draws the foul) | ||
| 2:07 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-13 |
| 2:07 | | +1 | Jordan Poole makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-13 |
| 1:48 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:42 | | Kessler Edwards offensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Gary Payton II blocks Terence Davis's two point driving layup | ||
| 1:37 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Jordan Poole misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:18 | | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point stepback jump shot (Donte DiVincenzo assists) | 30-13 |
| 0:53 | | +3 | Terence Davis makes three point jump shot (Kessler Edwards assists) | 30-16 |
| 0:36 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point dunk (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 32-16 |
| 0:32 | | PJ Dozier misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 0:06 | | Jordan Poole misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 | | +3 | Terence Davis makes three point jump shot (Richaun Holmes assists) | 32-19 |
| 11:18 | | Donte DiVincenzo misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Kessler Edwards assists) | 32-22 |
| 10:59 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:38 | | Klay Thompson offensive foul (Charge) (PJ Dozier draws the foul) | ||
| 10:38 | | Klay Thompson turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Jordan Poole defensive rebound | ||
| 10:03 | | Draymond Green offensive foul (PJ Dozier draws the foul) | ||
| 10:03 | | Draymond Green turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | Terence Davis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 9:29 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving reverse layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 34-22 |
| 9:14 | | +2 | Kessler Edwards makes two point turnaround jump shot | 34-24 |
| 9:02 | | Trey Lyles blocks Jonathan Kuminga's two point hook shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | +2 | Richaun Holmes makes two point cutting layup | 34-26 |
| 8:46 | | Jordan Poole misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:44 | | Kessler Edwards defensive rebound | ||
| 8:41 | | Trey Lyles misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:39 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 8:27 | | Jordan Poole misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | +3 | PJ Dozier makes three point jump shot (Terence Davis assists) | 34-29 |
| 7:52 | | Richaun Holmes shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 7:52 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-29 |
| 7:52 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-29 |
| 7:31 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Richaun Holmes assists) | 36-32 |
| 7:06 | | Klay Thompson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:04 | | Moses Moody offensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Keegan Murray blocks Moses Moody's two point putback dunk | ||
| 7:02 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 6:49 | | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 6:45 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:41 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | +3 | Richaun Holmes makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 36-35 |
| 6:25 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 39-35 |
| 6:25 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:12 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:07 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 5:51 | | Davion Mitchell shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 5:51 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 40-35 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 41-35 |
| 5:51 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 42-35 |
| 5:33 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:31 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Donte DiVincenzo turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:59 | | +2 | Trey Lyles makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 42-37 |
| 4:48 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point cutting dunk (Kevon Looney assists) | 44-37 |
| 4:30 | | Trey Lyles misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 4:24 | | Trey Lyles misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:21 | | Richaun Holmes offensive rebound | ||
| 4:15 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:12 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 4:03 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:00 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | Richaun Holmes misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 3:55 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 3:49 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point reverse layup (Kevon Looney assists) | 46-37 |
| 3:21 | | Keegan Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:18 | | Klay Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | Alex Len blocks Draymond Green's two point reverse layup | ||
| 3:07 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 2:57 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving finger roll layup | 48-37 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Alex Len assists) | 48-40 |
| 2:22 | | Alex Len shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 49-40 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 50-40 |
| 2:06 | | Keegan Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:03 | |