On April 8, Beijing time, the reigning NBA regular season champion Warriors played away against the Kings, and the Kings rotated many main players, and the Warriors led by 16 points in the first quarter, but were chased to lead by only 3 points at the beginning of the second half. The Warriors played a wave to extend the 20-point advantage, the Kings fought back again to chase a single-digit gap, the Warriors quickly reopened the 20+ advantage, and finally the Warriors defeated the Kings 119-97 to gain two straight wins, and the Clippers rose to fifth in the West, and the Kings locked third in the West with two consecutive losses.
Statistics
Warriors: Curry hit 3 three-pointers, 25 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, Thompson hit 5 three-pointers and 29 points, DiVincenzo hit 4 three-pointers, 18 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists, Looney had 6 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 blocks, Poole had 8 points and 5 assists on 0-of-10 shooting and 8-of-9 free throws, Payton Jr. had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 3 blocks, Dream Chase had 4 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and Kuminga had 15 points.
Kings: Fox, Sabonis Jr. and others were absent, Barnes 13 points, Davis 10, Lyles 3 three-pointers, 15 points and 8 rebounds, Holmes 11 points, Metu 15 points.
The star of the field
Facing the Kings who lacked multiple cores, Curry and the Thompson Splash Brothers teamed up to score 54 points to lead the Warriors to defeat the Kings and rise to fifth in the West.
Focus lens
Chase Dream was hit on the head by Lane's elbow and fell to the ground, and the referee did not blow the penalty.
High-light lens
Curry assists Thompson's empty catch.
Murray Big Hat Moody.
Mitchell finished the tomahawk throw shot across Looney.
Match Review
In this game the Kings rotated Fox, Sabonis Jr., Monk and Huerter, and the Warriors continued to lack Wiggins. Looney dunked and Thompson took the lead with a 3-pointer at the start of the first quarter, Barnes hit a 2+1 shot, and Curry hit two consecutive 3-pointers to take an 11-3 lead. The Kings hit the inside to chase points, DiVincenzo hit a three-point and Thompson in the air, the Kings chased another 4 points, Thompson scored five consecutive points and Chased Dreams for a layup, and Curry chased the big cap Mitchell. Metu hit a throw, Poole hit two free throws and Kuminga 3-pointers to extend the 17-point advantage, Davis responded with a 3-pointer, Looney dunked, and the Warriors led the Kings by 16 points 32-16 at the end of the first quarter.
Davis and Lyles each hit a 3-pointer at the start of the second quarter, and Kuminga hit a rebound, and the Kings scored seven straight points, and a 13-2 run four minutes before the second quarter to chase the deficit by 11 points. Kuminga hit two free throws, Lyles and Holmes each hit a three-pointer to chase the difference by one point, and Kuminga made three and Curry made three free throws to extend the advantage. Lyles hit a throw, Payton Jr. scored four straight points on a dunk and a rebound, Curry hit a layup and hit both free throws, and Murray and Barnes each hit a three-pointer. Peyton Jr. big hat Davis, Murray hit an empty catch, Payton Jr. and Mitchell played a three-point shot to give the Warriors a 53-48 lead over the Kings at the end of the first half. In the first two quarters, the Warriors scored double-doubles for three of them, Curry 13 points, Thompson and Kuminga both scored 10 points, and the Kings scored double-doubles without a player.
Yibian fought again, Ryan made a layup to chase a 3-point difference, DiVincenzo hit two consecutive 3-pointers, Thompson 3-pointers extended the 12-point advantage, and the Kings chased 3 points in a row. Curry hit three straight 3 straight to score 7 points, Mitchell hit a throw, Chasing Dream layup caused Ryan to interfere with the ball, Thompson and Curry back-to-back layups, the Warriors extended their 75-55 lead by 20 points. The Kings went on an 11-0 offensive run to chase points, Kuminga tried to fall on a foul on a dunk, Metu scored four straight points on a layup and dunk, and Poole hit four consecutive free throws. Thompson and DiVincenzo each hit a three-pointer, and Lyles responded with a three-pointer as the Warriors led the Kings 86-73 at the end of the third quarter. In the first three quarters, Curry scored 22 points and Thompson scored 18 points, leading the Warriors to score double-doubles for four and the Kings to score double-doubles for three.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Warriors scored four consecutive points with free throws, the Kings chased four consecutive points to stop the Warriors, and Payton Jr. and Thompson hit consecutive three-point shots to lead the Warriors to an 11-4 offensive run to extend the 101-81 lead to stop the Kings. Holmes scored four straight points on throws and dunks, Thompson scored consecutive 2+1 and three-pointers, and Curry extended his 24-point advantage on a layup. The Warriors continued to firmly control the situation, the game lost the suspense of victory and defeat early into garbage time, and the two sides also changed to remove the main player, and finally the Warriors easily defeated the King.
Both sides start
Warriors: Curry, DiVincenzo, Thompson, Dreamcatcher, Looney
Kings: Mitchell, Davis, Murray, Barnes, Lane
(Text/Drunken Lying Float)