Sacramento (36-36) at Golden State (30-40) 10:30 pm EST

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Sacramento Kings continue their quest for their eighth straight trip to the playoffs Friday when they meet the Golden State Warriors, who have the longest postseason dought in the NBA.

The Kings enter the contest against their Pacific Division rivals with a 1 1/2-game lead over Utah for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference standings.

Sacramento also is just 1 1/2 games behind the Los Angeles Lakers for the seventh seed.

The Kings won their second straight road contest Wednesday by posting a 106-90 triumph at hapless Portland. Brad Miller scored 24 points and Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 21 off the bench for Sacramento, which has not won three straight road contests this season.

Golden State, which has not reached the postseason since the 1993-94 season, is five games off the King's pace, and with only 12 games remaining, likely won't end their drought.

The Warriors have lost their last two contests, the most recent being Wednesday's heartbreaking home loss to New Orleans. Mike Dunleavy's follow shot went in for the apparent game-winning basket as time expired, but the replay showed that it came after the buzzer and was disallowed.

Dunleavy and Jason Richardson scored 19 points apiece for Golden State, which shot just 38 percent (30-of-79) from the floor.