Stephen Curry made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter and the Warriors picked up a much-needed 116-113 victory over the visiting Kings on Monday night at Chase Center.
Steph for the Lead
The Warriors trailed by 11 points early in the fourth quarter but tight defense and big shots by Curry, Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson fueled a Warriors comeback effort, which was made complete by successfully defending a Kings potential game-tying 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Curry finished with 47 points, his first 40-point game of the season, Wiggins had 25 and Thompson had 16 points as the Dubs snapped their five-game losing streak.
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Curry - 47 | Looney - 13 | Curry - 8 |
| Wiggins - 25 | Wiggins - 10 | D. Green - 6 |
| Thompson - 16 | Curry/D. Green - 8 | Looney - 4 |
SAC
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Fox - 28 | Sabonis - 14 | Sabonis - 6 |
| Monk - 24 | Murray - 7 | Fox - 6 |
| Sabonis - 19 | Monk - 6 | Monk - 4 |
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Sacramento Kings
CURRY TAKES OVER
Stephen Curry’s imprint was all over this game. He started the game hot, making his first seven shot attempts of the game, including four made 3-pointers. He didn’t miss a shot until the 4:10 mark in the second quarter, but as hot as he was to start the game, his finish was better. He had 17 points in the fourth quarter, including nine of the team’s final 11 points. He tied the game with a turnaround bank shot with 1:53 left, and he gave the Dubs their first lead since the first quarter with his clutch 3-pointer in the fourth quarter.
That 3-pointer was his seventh of the game on 12 attempts, and he also had eight rebounds and eight assists to go along with his 57th career 40-point game in the regular season. Curry was a game-high plus-20 in his 38 minutes of game action, and the Warriors needed every one of his 47 points to hold off a Sacramento squad that until the final two minutes had an answer for every run the Warriors threw at them.
Highlights: Stephen Curry Drops 47 Points in Warriors Win Over Kings
"Steph was just breathtaking," Head Coach Steve Kerr said. "He’s obviously one of the greatest players of all time. He plays so well on so many nights, but this even seemed like something special for him … He just put us on his back."
WIGGINS STEPS UP
As good as Curry was, Andrew Wiggins also played a large role in the Warriors comeback. The 2022 NBA All-Star had 25 points and 10 rebounds for his second double-double of the season, and he had 13 points during the Dubs’ 37-point fourth quarter. Wiggins opened the scoring in the fourth quarter with a 3-pointer from the corner, and he would two more threes in the final four minutes of the game, the last of which put the Dubs within two with 2:36 left in the game.
Andrew Wiggins nails it from behind the arc
CLOSING WITH EXPERIENCE
The Warriors outscored the Kings 37-25 in the fourth quarter, and it was the team’s starters who accounted for all of the Dubs’ scoring in the period. Although the Dubs went 10 deep in the first half, all but seven minutes of the final period were played by the same starting five that won the 2022 NBA Championship, and for good reason. Draymond Green had a huge dunk in the closing minutes, Kevon Looney defended well down the stretch and grabbed six of his team-high 13 rebounds in the quarter and Thompson knocked down a crucial 3-pointer and defended the Kings’ final attempt as well.
What a shot by Klay Thompson
"I really liked our energy in the second half. It just felt like we were making our presence felt with the energy and (our guys) flying around."
A TAIL OF TWO HALVES
The Warriors jumped out to a 12-point lead in the first quarter but Sacramento re-claimed the lead by closing out the period on a 16-2 run. Another 16-8 run to close the second quarter sent the Kings into halftime with a 67-55 advantage, equaling their largest lead of the game. The Kings had a 15-point advantage on 3-pointers in the first half (10 to 5) and an 11-point advantage on free throws (19 to 8), but the Kings made just four threes and six free throws after the break, and the Dubs outscored Sacramento in both the third and fourth quarters.
SENDING A MESSAGE
Although the Warriors came through with a comeback win, the most important message of the night was delivered by Head Coach Steve Kerr just before tipoff when he urged everyone in attendance, and everyone watching from home, to vote in Tuesday’s election. The Warriors-Kings matchup was one of 15 NBA games on Monday, marking just the eighth time since 2004-05 that all NBA teams were in action, and there will be no NBA games on Tuesday, Election Day, in an effort to encourage all eligible fans to cast their ballot.
UP NEXT
The Warriors have three days off before returning to action on Friday night to host the Cavaliers. This will be the first of this season’s two matchups between the two teams, and the first time the Dubs see the Cavs with Donovan Mitchell on their roster.