Game ID: 22300126
Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 28 28 18 28 102SAC 31 24 24 22 101
GSW vs SAC ScoutingGSW vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 10/24 · season opener
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/27 · 2 days' rest
full strength
GSW availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
GSW availability going into 10/30 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 10/24, returns tonight: 23 min (86% of 27)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (41% of 11)
NEW Paul 26 to 32 min over the last 3
NEW Looney 16 to 28 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 11/01 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 27 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restBACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 23 min since (86% of 27)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (41% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 8 min (31% of 27)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 12 min (69% of 17)
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 2 min (22% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/06 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 16 min since (58% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 10/30 after 3, 11 min since (40% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (36% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 10/30 after 2, 4 min since (32% of 11)
SAC availability going into 10/25 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 10/27, out tonight
NEW Barnes 29 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 11/04 · 2 days' restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 10/27, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 17)
SAC availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 2 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 1 min since (8% of 17)
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 8 min since (46% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Duarte 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 4 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 11/04 after 3, 12 min since (72% of 17)
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
10/24 vs PHX 104-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 104-108. GSW shot 36% (36 of 101) to PHX's 44%, 10 of 43 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHX's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. GSW turned it over 11 times to PHX's 19. The glass went 49-60 against them. Curry led with 27 (8 of 20, 4 of 14 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Thompson added 15, Paul 14. Q3 was theirs, 40-19, turning a 15-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 89-64 against them. Wiggins's -22 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/27 @ SAC 122-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 122-114. GSW shot 55% (48 of 87) to SAC's 44%, 14 of 32 from three, and got to the line 14 times to SAC's 29. GSW turned it over 19 times to SAC's 14, and SAC turned those into 10 steals. Curry led with 41 (14 of 19, 7 of 10 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Thompson added 18, Kuminga 12. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 18. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/29 @ HOU 106-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 106-95. GSW shot 43% (35 of 81) to HOU's 38%, 18 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to HOU's 7. Curry led with 24 (6 of 16, 6 of 14 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); K. Thompson added 19, Payton II 15. The hinge was Q2, 31-23: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 16. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
10/30 @ NOP 130-102 — GSW notes
GSW won 130-102. GSW shot 52% (51 of 98) to NOP's 41%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to NOP's 26. The glass went 64-39 for them. Curry led with 42 (15 of 22, 7 of 13 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Paul added 13, Moody 13. The hinge was Q3, 39-21: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 29. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
11/01 vs SAC 102-101 — GSW notes
GSW won 102-101. GSW shot 48% (39 of 81) to SAC's 41%, 11 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to SAC's 23. GSW turned it over 17 times to SAC's 12, and SAC turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 36-48 against them. Curry led with 21 (7 of 15, 4 of 10 from three); Šarić added 15, Thompson 14. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 1. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
11/03 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 25 and Jal. Williams at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 104 a night to OKC's 112. Call it Golden State 111, OKC 109, OKC keeping it close.
11/05 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 34 and LeVert at 20 a game. Without Merrill (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 110, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Thompson at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Jackson-Davis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 40 percent from three to Cleveland's 31 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and Cleveland minus-1. Call it Golden State 113, Cleveland 109, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/06 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 24 and Thompson at 14 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Burks (3 straight), Wiseman (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 113, Detroit 112, Detroit keeping it close.
11/08 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jokić at 30 and Porter Jr. at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 16 a game. One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Denver 115, Golden State 112, Golden State keeping it close.
10/25 @ UTA 130-114 — SAC notes
SAC won 130-114. SAC shot 46% (47 of 102) to UTA's 45%, 19 of 51 from three, and got to the line 20 times to UTA's 31. Barnes led with 33 (11 of 16, 5 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 22, Fox 18. The hinge was Q1, 32-24: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
10/27 vs GSW 114-122 — SAC notes
SAC lost 114-122. SAC shot 44% (41 of 94) to GSW's 55%, 12 of 40 from three, and went to the line 29 times to GSW's 14 — 20 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 14 times to GSW's 19. Fox led with 39 (14 of 28, 5 of 9 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Sabonis added 19, Murray 16. Q4 was theirs, 30-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. They led by as many as 11. Murray's -11 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/29 vs LAL 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 47% (49 of 104) to LAL's 44%, 17 of 48 from three, and got to the line 24 times to LAL's 34. Fox led with 37 (14 of 24, 3 of 8 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Monk added 22, Murray 17. The hinge was Q1, 41-28: from level to 13 ahead. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
11/01 @ GSW 101-102 — SAC notes
SAC lost 101-102. SAC shot 41% (36 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 11 of 35 from three, and went to the line 23 times to GSW's 15 — 18 points from the stripe to their 13. SAC turned it over 12 times to GSW's 17. The glass went 48-36 for them. Sabonis led with 23 (8 of 16, 7 of 12 at the line); Monk added 16, Barnes 14. Q3 was theirs, 24-18, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-77 against them. They led by as many as 11.
11/06 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 18 and Brooks at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Eason (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 31 and Sabonis at 17 a game. Without Fox (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 33. Call it Houston 112, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/08 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 15 and Monk at 14 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Fox (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 109, shooting 42 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Sharpe at 21 a game. Without Simons (6 straight), Henderson (2 straight), Murray (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 116. Call it Sacramento 110, Portland 109, Portland keeping it close.
11/10 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 25 free throws a game; Monk at 17 and Sabonis at 16 a game. Without Fox (4 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 31 and Jal. Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 32 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
SACAV A. Vezenkov
CD C. Duarte
CJ C. Jones
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
JM J. McGee
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
GSW/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Splash Brothers Curry, Thompson send Warriors past Kings, 102-101
SAN FRANCISCO -- — The Golden State Warriors have faced the Northern California rival Sacramento Kings 11 times in their last 17 games including preseason matchups.
“That's probably never happened in the history of the NBA,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said.
Klay Thompson hit a 17-footer with less than a second remaining and the Warriors held off a second-half flurry by Sacramento for a 102-101 win Wednesday night.
Domantas Sabonis put the Kings ahead moments earlier on a jumper with 16 seconds to play after Stephen Curry 's layup just before in a wild final minute. Curry scored with 33 seconds left following a 24-second violation by Sacramento that gave Golden State the ball for another chance with 38.4 seconds left trailing 99-98.
Curry also made a 3-pointer at the 4:02 mark before Chris Paul 's steal helped set up another scoring possession.
Curry scored 21 points and added four 3-pointers to take his NBA-leading total to 28 on a night the Kings missed leading scorer De’Aaron Fox because of a sprained right ankle suffered Sunday against the Lakers.
It wasn't quite the domination Curry has shown the past two times against the Kings. He scored 41 as Golden State won 122-114 in Sacramento on Friday night in a rematch of a thrilling first-round playoff series won by the Warriors in seven games — he had 50 in Game 7.
The Warriors have won seven straight at home in the series with a Kings team coached by former top assistant Mike Brown.
Dario Saric contributed key minutes on both ends for the Warriors and finished with 15 points and six rebounds, often making it difficult for Sabonis driving in the paint. The Sacramento star had 23 points, 11 rebounds and six assists.
“Dario was a huge pick up for us, a guy who can flat out play,” Kerr said. “He was fantastic tonight.”
On one timely 3-pointer early in the fourth, Saric hit from long range off a pretty pass by Paul — who had eight assists 18 years after making his NBA on Nov. 1 against the Kings for the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets.
Saric and Paul clicked as Phoenix teammates, too, so Saric stayed ready knowing the ball would come from Paul and he would “make me look good.”
“Today I cleared my mind and stayed positive the whole game,” Saric said.
Fans of both teams were treated to a back-and-forth battle during Golden State's quick visit home between road games played in New Orleans on Monday night and at Oklahoma City on Friday — eight games in eight cities over 13 days that Kerr said “makes zero sense.”
“It’s huge,” Draymond Green said of finding a way to win this one before hitting the road again. “Everything was stacked against us.”
UP NEXT
Kings: At Houston on Saturday and Monday.
Warriors: At Oklahoma City on Friday in the in-season tournament.