On April 4, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, the Warriors challenged the Kings away, Curry and Klay were absent at the same time, the Warriors played in the remnants, and the Warriors completely suppressed the opponent in the first half, leading by 20 points at halftime. In the second half, the Kings began to chase points, and at one point in the final quarter they were only seven points behind, but the Warriors retained the advantage and eventually won 109-90 against the Kings, winning two straight and consolidating the Third Place position in the West. The Warriors are currently three wins ahead of the No. 5 Nuggets, basically locking in the top 4 in the West.
The Warriors fought back-to-back, and yesterday they just reversed the Jazz by 21 points, temporarily stabilizing the No. 3 position in the West. The Kings have been underperforming this season and have lost the playoffs, but have just recently achieved two straight wins in good form.
Curry continued to be absent, Klay also chose to take a break, the Splash Brothers could not play at the same time, and Green, Wiggins and Poole led the starters. The Warriors entered the form quickly, especially their outside liners, Green, Poole and Wiggins were all in full swing, and soon widened the point difference to double digits, the Warriors shot 7 three-pointers in the first quarter, the Kings attacked the dud, only scored 14 points in a single quarter, and the Warriors scored 14 points in the first quarter.
The Warriors continued to extend their advantage in the second quarter, Wiggins and Poole felt good, Kuminga and Bjelica on the bench were also in hot shape, and the Warriors always suppressed the Kings, and the point difference remained above 15 points. Damian Lee scored on a technical foul free throw, and the Warriors at one point led by 24 points at 49-25. The Kings improved in the second quarter, but could not limit the Warriors' offense, and the point difference continued to widen, and the Warriors led by 20 points at halftime at 62-42.
Yi Bian fought again, and the Warriors played a wave of 6-0 as soon as they came up, and the point difference reached 26 points. The Kings then picked up the offense, scoring consecutive points to narrow the point gap to within 20 points. The two teams alternately rose in scoring, with the point difference always hovering around 20 points, Bjelica excelled on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the Kings made consecutive free throw opportunities in the late part of the quarter to recover some points, and the Warriors led by 14 points at the end of the third quarter.
At the start of the final quarter, the Warriors hit an 11-4 attack wave, and the point difference reached 21 points to stop the Kings. The Kings quickly stabilized the situation after the timeout, playing a 10-1 wave with only 12 points left. The Kings scored five more consecutive points after the timeout, leaving a seven-point difference. Wiggins' three-pointers stabilized the situation, Cuminga and Wiggins won consecutive dunks, and the Warriors re-established their advantage 102-88. In the ensuing game, the Warriors took control of the rhythm and continued to expand their advantage, eventually defeating the Kings and winning two straight.
After winning this victory, the Warriors' record became 50 wins and 29 losses, one win ahead of the 4th Lone Ranger and 3 wins ahead of the 5th Nuggets, basically locking in the top 4 in the West. Wiggins had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Poole 22 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Bjelica had a quasi-triple-double of 19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists, Cuminga and Lee also scored in double figures, and the Warriors still showed their strength in the absence of the Splash Brothers.