Game ID: 22300632
Sacramento Kings @ Golden State Warriors
Thursday, January 25, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 32 40 29 32 133SAC 40 35 29 30 134
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 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 14 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 2 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (118% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/13 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 15 since 12/14, out tonight
OUT Paul missed 3 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 1/05 after 3, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 13 min since (116% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 7 min since (67% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 16 since 12/14, returns tonight: 24 min (87% of 27)
OUT Paul missed 4 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 2 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 6 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Joseph back 1/05 after 3, 14 min since (125% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 11 min since (100% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/24 · 8 days' restOUT Paul missed 5 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 3 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 7 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 24 min since (87% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/07 after 4, 9 min since (87% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 6 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 4 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 8 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 23 min since (85% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 7 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 5 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 26 min since (96% of 27)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 8 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 6 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 11 min (107% of 11)
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 31 min since (114% of 27)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/02 · 2 days' restOUT Paul missed 9 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 7 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 11 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/15 after 16, 30 min since (113% of 27)
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 11 min since (107% of 11)
NEW Thompson 30 to 36 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 34 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 15 min since (143% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 16 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 15 min since (119% of 12)
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Ellis back 1/07 after 3, 9 min since (52% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/07 after 3, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NEW Lyles 20 to 27 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/14, returns tonight: 2 min (11% of 17)
OUT Mitchell missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 2 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Vezenkov back 1/12 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
SAC availability going into 1/22 · 3 days' restOUT Mitchell missed 3 since 1/14, returns tonight: 22 min (144% of 15)
OUT Duarte missed 3 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Ellis back 1/18 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 17)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/12 after 2, 11 min since (89% of 12)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Duarte missed 4 since 1/14, returns tonight: 3 min (22% of 12)
BACK Ellis back 1/18 after 2, 2 min since (11% of 17)
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 22 min since (144% of 15)
BACK Vezenkov back 1/12 after 2, 10 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 2 since 1/22, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 19 min since (122% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 3 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
BACK Duarte back 1/25 after 4, 3 min since (22% of 12)
NEW Huerter 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 4 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 2 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 16 min since (105% of 15)
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Ellis missed 5 since 1/22, out tonight
OUT Duarte missed 3 since 1/27, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Mitchell back 1/22 after 3, 15 min since (100% of 15)
NEW Barnes 29 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Huerter 24 to 33 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 126, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 22 a game. Without Paul (6 straight), Moody (4 straight), Payton II (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Huerter at 19 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 121, Sacramento 120, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/12 @ CHI 140-131 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-131. GSW shot 52% (49 of 94) to CHI's 58%, 20 of 47 from three, and went to the line 30 times to CHI's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. GSW turned it over 3 times to CHI's 12. Thompson led with 30 (9 of 19, 7 of 15 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Curry added 27, Kuminga 24. The hinge was Q3, 48-20: GSW came in trailing by 13 and left it ahead by 15. GSW trailed 62-75 at the half and won the second half 78-56. Jackson-Davis was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/13 @ MIL 118-129 — GSW notes
GSW lost 118-129. GSW shot 48% (47 of 98) to MIL's 54%, 15 of 36 from three. GSW turned it over 7 times to MIL's 12. Kuminga led with 28 (10 of 18, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Podziemski added 23, Thompson 21. Q2 was theirs, 32-21, turning a 9-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 108-86 against them. Kuminga's -18 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 @ MEM 107-116 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-116. GSW shot 49% (44 of 90) to MEM's 37%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 25 fouls committed. GSW turned it over 19 times to MEM's 11, and MEM turned those into 13 steals. Curry led with 26 (11 of 20, 3 of 9 from three); Kuminga added 20, Wiggins 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-23, but the other 3 periods went 93-78 against them. Thompson's -22 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/24 vs ATL 134-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-112. GSW shot 56% (51 of 91) to ATL's 41%, 16 of 33 from three. Curry led with 25 (7 of 16, 5 of 8 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Kuminga added 25, Thompson 24. The hinge was Q4, 33-20: a lead of 9 became 22. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/25 vs SAC 133-134 — GSW notes
GSW lost 133-134. GSW shot 56% (48 of 86) to SAC's 53%, 19 of 37 from three. Curry led with 33 (13 of 26, 6 of 14 from three); Kuminga added 31, Wiggins 17. Q2 was theirs, 40-35, the deficit cut from 8 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 99-93 against them. Šarić's -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 124, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Kuminga at 26 a game. Without Paul (7 straight), Moody (5 straight), Payton II (9 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 122, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 24 free throws a game; Russell at 28 and James at 26 a game. Without Vincent (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 120, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/30 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 127, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (8 straight), Moody (6 straight), Payton II (10 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 22 from three, 30 free throws a game; Embiid at 45 and Maxey at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Maxey (2 straight), Embiid (2 straight), Melton (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 22 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Golden State 121, Philadelphia 117, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/02 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 106, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 23 and Williams Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Bane (10 straight), Kennard (3 straight), LaRavia (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 123, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Kuminga at 25 a game. Without Paul (9 straight), Moody (7 straight), Payton II (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 123 and the arc, Golden State at 43 percent from three to Memphis's 38. Call it Golden State 115, Memphis 114, Memphis keeping it close.
2/03 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 130, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Young at 30 and Murray at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Krejčí (20 straight), Fernando (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 44 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 27 a game. Without Paul (10 straight), Moody (8 straight), Payton II (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 44 percent from three to Atlanta's 37 and the defense, Golden State allowing 120 a night to Atlanta's 130. Call it Golden State 125, Atlanta 123, Atlanta keeping it close.
1/14 @ MIL 142-143 — SAC notes
SAC lost 142-143 in 1 overtime. SAC took 13 more shots (105 to 92), but shot 52% to MIL's 52%, 17 of 41 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIL's 32. Fox led with 32 (12 of 26, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Monk added 28, Huerter 26. Q1 was theirs, 37-32, but the other 4 periods went 111-105 against them.
1/16 @ PHX 117-119 — SAC notes
SAC lost 117-119. SAC shot 50% (46 of 92) to PHX's 49%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 20 fouls committed. The glass went 31-46 against them. Fox led with 33 (12 of 24, 6 of 10 from three); Sabonis added 21, Murray 18. Q1 was theirs, 39-27, but the other 3 periods went 92-78 against them. They led by as many as 22.
1/18 vs IND 121-126 — SAC notes
SAC lost 121-126. SAC shot 52% (44 of 85) to IND's 55%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 32 times to IND's 19 — 18 points from the stripe to their 15. Huerter led with 31 (11 of 17, 7 of 12 from three); Murray added 27, Fox 24. Q4 was theirs, 32-27, the deficit cut from 10 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 99-89 against them.
1/22 vs ATL 122-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 122-107. SAC shot 46% (43 of 93) to ATL's 39%, 12 of 38 from three. Barnes led with 32 (10 of 20, 4 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 14, Murray 13. The hinge was Q2, 30-16: a lead of 3 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/25 @ GSW 134-133 — SAC notes
SAC won 134-133. SAC shot 53% (48 of 91) to GSW's 56%, 22 of 48 from three. Barnes led with 39 (14 of 24, 7 of 12 from three); Fox added 29, Sabonis 18. The hinge was Q1, 40-32: from level to 8 ahead.
1/27 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 128, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 43 and Irving at 26 a game. Without Irving (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 126, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Barnes at 19 a game. Without Ellis (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 123, Dallas 121, Dallas keeping it close.
1/29 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 109, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 25 and Williams Jr. at 18 a game. Without Bane (8 straight), LaRavia (7 straight), Rose (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 26 and Barnes at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Ellis (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Memphis allowing 109 a night to Sacramento's 120 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 15 times a game to Sacramento's 11. Call it Sacramento 115, Memphis 113, Memphis keeping it close.
1/31 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Butler III at 20 and Herro at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Barnes at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Ellis (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Miami minus-7. Call it Sacramento 116, Miami 112, Miami keeping it close.
2/02 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Siakam at 23 and Nesmith at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Mathurin (2 straight), McConnell (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Fox at 22 a game. Without Ellis (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 113 a night to Indiana's 120 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento plus-1. Call it Indiana 120, Sacramento 119, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CJ C. Joseph
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
SACDF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Edwards
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
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
Sabonis dunks with 22 seconds left, Curry loses ball as Kings hold on to beat Warriors 134-133
SAN FRANCISCO -- — When Harrison Barnes starts feeling it, the Sacramento Kings look for him in any spot he likes.
In another wild game with the Golden State Warriors , they needed every bit of Barnes' best — including his timely block against Jonathan Kuminga in the tense closing moments.
Domantas Sabonis made a go-ahead dunk with 22 seconds left, Barnes scored a career-high 39 points with back-to-back baskets in crunch time, and the Kings held off the Warriors 134-133 on Thursday night to split their season series at two games each.
“The way you have a high-powered offense is all five guys are going to have to make sacrifices at times,” Barnes said, crediting his team's unselfishness.
Stephen Curry threw an alley-oop to Kuminga with 1:22 left that got Golden State within 132-131. Kuminga then rebounded a missed 3-pointer by De'Aaron Fox and dunked again for the lead.
After Sabonis' dunk, Kuminga got blocked by Barnes with 18 seconds to go, hoping he'd get a whistle. Sacramento's Kevin Huerter missed a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining to give the Warriors one last chance. Curry dribbled around the perimeter trying to get a look and lost the ball — a similar ending to the Warriors' 124-123 loss Nov. 28 when he turned the ball over late.
Curry said he probably should have called a timeout. “The chaos of the moment you’re trying to make a play,” he said, “sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.”
Fox added 29 points and five assists for Sacramento, which beat Atlanta 122-107 at home on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak.
The Kings went to the hot hand in Barnes, who notched his second straight 30-point game.
“I think a lot of it just happens in the flow,” Fox said. “That’s kind of how he’s getting going and once he gets going there’s more of an effort to get him the ball in certain spots.”
Curry scored 33 points with six 3-pointers on a night the teams combined to hit 41 from long range. Curry made 5 of his first 7 3-pointers on the way to 18 points in the opening quarter, his season high for any period.
Kuminga scored a career-high 31 points in his career-best fifth straight game with 20 or more points, a night after his 11-for-11 performance matched Hall of Famer Chris Mullin for most made baskets without a miss.
Curry pulled Golden State within 122-121 on a layup with 4:45 left only for Fox to knock down consecutive 3s. Kuminga converted a 3-point play with 3:53 to go that made it 128-124.
This was another back-and-forth battle between the Northern California neighbors who went the distance in their first-round playoff series last spring before Curry scored 50 in Game 7 to send the Warriors to the Western Conference semifinals.
After playing three times between Oct. 27 and Nov. 28, Sacramento tried to make it two in a row after winning 124-123 at home in Golden 1 Center in that previous meeting almost two months ago.
Andrew Wiggins scored 17, Klay Thompson 16 and Dario Saric 14 as the Warriors completed an emotional 24 hours with back-to-back games after celebrating the life of assistant coach Dejan Milojević during Wednesday’s 134-112 win over the Hawks a week after “Deki” as they called him died following a heart attack.
Kings coach Mike Brown wore a black “BRATE” shirt — it means brother in Serbian and Deki used it fondly — with Milojević’s initials inside a heart the Warriors had made to honor him.
“Man, what an entertaining game,” Brown said afterward.
During warmups, Curry told rookie teammate Brandin Podziemski he wanted to bring New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, the all-time 3-point contest record holder with 37 points, to town for a shootout.
Ionescu replied on X, formerly Twitter , with a message and emoji of two eyes looking: “Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line (at)StephenCurry30.”
Curry now has 3,734 career defensive rebounds, moving him into second place in Warriors franchise history and past Larry Smith (3,731).
The two-time MVP also has scored at least 24 points in his last 25 games against the Kings in the regular season and playoffs — 15 of those with 30 or more, four 40-plus games and the 50-point performance.