Game ID: 22400619
Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings
Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 20 28 37 38 123GSW 24 41 20 32 117
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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.
SAC availability going into 1/12 · 1 day's restOUT Fox missed 3 since 1/05, returns tonight: 33 min (89% of 37)
OUT Crowder missed 11 since 12/19, out tonight
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Ellis 24 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Lyles 20 to 26 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/14 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 12/19, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 11)
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 33 min since (89% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 34)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 38 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 37 min since (99% of 37)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Sabonis 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Monk 32 to 40 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
GSW availability going into 1/13 · 2 days' restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 1/09, returns tonight: 35 min (117% of 30)
OUT Podziemski missed 7 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 4 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 9 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 7 min since (47% of 15)
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Anderson 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Podziemski missed 8 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 5 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 10 since 12/27, returns tonight: 19 min (123% of 15)
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 7 min since (47% of 15)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/18 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 3 since 1/10, returns tonight: 3 min (10% of 30)
OUT Podziemski missed 9 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 6 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Post missed 2 since 1/13, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 19 min since (123% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 4
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 10 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 7 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Post missed 3 since 1/13, returns tonight: 14 min (90% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 35 min since (117% of 30)
BACK Green back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (10% of 30)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 19 min since (125% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 14 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 11 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 8 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 3 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 32 min since (107% of 30)
BACK Green back 1/18 after 3, 3 min since (10% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/10 after 5, 10 min since (68% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 17 min since (109% of 15)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Podziemski missed 12 since 12/30, returns tonight: 21 min (77% of 28)
OUT Kuminga missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 33 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 14 min since (92% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 16 min since (103% of 15)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 21 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 15 min since (96% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 11 min (73% of 15)
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 18 min since (116% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 18 min since (114% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 11 min since (73% of 15)
NEW Santos 13 to 24 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Monk at 22 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Podziemski (11 straight), Kuminga (8 straight), Anderson (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 117, Golden State 109.
1/12 @ CHI 124-119 — SAC notes
SAC won 124-119. SAC shot 49% (47 of 95) to CHI's 46%, 13 of 39 from three. Fox led with 26 (9 of 16, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 22, DeRozan 21. The hinge was Q3, 36-32: SAC came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 2. SAC trailed 61-63 at the half and won the second half 63-56. Lyles was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
1/14 @ MIL 115-130 — SAC notes
SAC lost 115-130. SAC shot 44% (42 of 95) to MIL's 49%, 17 of 42 from three. DeRozan led with 28 (9 of 18, 2 of 4 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Fox added 20, Ellis 18. Q4 was theirs, 33-28, the deficit cut from 20 to 15, but the other 3 periods went 102-82 against them. Huerter's -24 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs HOU 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127. SAC shot 50% (49 of 98) to HOU's 53%, 14 of 33 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (12 of 23, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 26, Sabonis 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 16. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/19 vs WAS 123-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-100. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to WAS's 36%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 32. SAC turned it over 11 times to WAS's 16. Sabonis led with 29 (12 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); DeRozan added 24, Monk 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: a lead of 13 became 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/22 vs GSW 123-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-117. SAC shot 51% (41 of 81) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 32 times to GSW's 13 — 30 points from the stripe to their 9. SAC turned it over 8 times to GSW's 19. DeRozan led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 26, Monk 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: SAC came in trailing by 17 and left it level. SAC trailed 48-65 at the half and won the second half 75-52. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/23 @ 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 123 a night and allowing 110, shooting 55 percent and 45 from three, 24 free throws a game; Murray at 25 and Jokić at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-12 a night and Sacramento minus-0 and the arc, Denver at 45 percent from three to Sacramento's 37. Call it Denver 121, Sacramento 114.
1/25 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it New York 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/27 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 108, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (2 straight), Thomas (12 straight), Simmons (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Sabonis at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Sacramento 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/29 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without C. Martin (9 straight), Embiid (12 straight), Drummond (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-8. Call it Sacramento 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/13 @ TOR 101-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 101-104. GSW shot 40% (35 of 88) to TOR's 48%, 16 of 46 from three, and went to the line 22 times to TOR's 15 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Curry led with 26 (9 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 20, Anderson 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-23, turning a 2-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 81-73 against them.
1/15 @ MIN 116-115 — GSW notes
GSW won 116-115. GSW shot 49% (40 of 82) to MIN's 44%, 18 of 36 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 29. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 12 from three); Wiggins added 24, Hield 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-12: from level to 22 ahead.
1/18 vs WAS 122-114 — GSW notes
GSW won 122-114. GSW shot 47% (45 of 96) to WAS's 44%, 14 of 41 from three. The glass went 55-44 for them. Wiggins led with 31 (12 of 22, 4 of 10 from three, 3 of 6 at the line); Curry added 26, Schröder 20. The hinge was Q3, 36-27: GSW came in trailing by 7 and left it ahead by 2. GSW trailed 53-60 at the half and won the second half 69-54. Looney was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
1/20 vs BOS 85-125 — GSW notes
GSW lost 85-125. GSW shot 35% (32 of 92) to BOS's 53%, 14 of 53 from three. The glass went 38-50 against them. Curry led with 18 (6 of 16, 4 of 12 from three); Moody added 13. Q2 was theirs, 21-25, but the other 3 periods went 100-64 against them. Wiggins's -29 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ SAC 117-123 — GSW notes
GSW lost 117-123. GSW took 11 more shots (92 to 81), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to SAC's 51%, 22 of 48 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAC's 32. GSW turned it over 19 times to SAC's 8, and SAC turned those into 9 steals. Wiggins led with 25 (8 of 20, 5 of 11 from three); Hield added 17, Santos 16. Q2 was theirs, 41-28, but the other 3 periods went 95-76 against them. They led by as many as 18. Post's -10 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/23 vs CHI — 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 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 21 a game. Without Green (2 straight), Podziemski (12 straight), Kuminga (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Chicago comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 24 and Vučević at 21 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to Chicago's 31. Call it Golden State 114, Chicago 112, Chicago keeping it close.
1/25 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 20 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Kuminga (10 straight), Anderson (5 straight). One day's rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 102, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; James at 23 and Davis at 23 a game. Without Vanderbilt (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and the Lakers minus-1. Call it Golden State 112, the Lakers 111, the Lakers keeping it close.
1/28 vs UTA — 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 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wiggins at 19 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Green (4 straight), Kuminga (11 straight), Anderson (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 20 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Collins (2 straight), Hendricks (41 straight), Williams (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Utah's 31 and the defense, Golden State allowing 117 a night to Utah's 126. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 112.
1/29 vs OKC — 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 111 a night and allowing 115, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Wiggins at 17 and Curry at 16 a game. Without Green (5 straight), Kuminga (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 37 and Jal. Williams at 25 a game. Without Holmgren (35 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-2 a night and OKC minus-4. Call it OKC 114, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
SACAL A. Len
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
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
DeMar DeRozan scores 32 points in the Kings' 123-117 comeback victory over the Warriors
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, Domantas Sabonis had 26 points and 18 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 123-117 on Wednesday night.
Malik Monk added 20 points and nine assists and DeAaron Fox had 14 points for Sacramento, which made 30 of 32 free throws. The Kings have won three in a row overall, seven straight at home and are 10-2 under interim coach Doug Christie.
Andrew Wiggins had 25 points and Buddy Hield added 17 points for the Warriors. Steph Curry finished with 14 points and 12 assists.
DeRozan scored 19 points in the third quarter, hitting two free throws to tie it at 85. Behind 113-111, the Kings went on an 8-0 run, completed by a layup by Fox with 1:07 remaining.
The Warriors were without Draymond Green (left calf strain) and Jonathan Kuminga (right ankle sprain). Green will be re-evaluated next week.
Takeaways Warriors: Made 14 of 26 shots from 3-point range in the first half.
Kings: Outscored the Warriors 37-20 in the third quarter to tie it at 85.
Key m oment Trailing by seven points, the Kings charged back to take a 100-99 lead on a 3-pointer by Keon Ellis at 7:45 mark of the fourth quarter.
Key stat The Kings had a 28-0 edge in fast-break points.
Up next Both teams are back in action Thursday night. Golden State hosts Chicago, and Sacramento opens a six-game trip at Denver