Game ID: 22400805
Golden State Warriors @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, February 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 28 25 30 25 108GSW 31 37 32 32 132
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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 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 11 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 13 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 14 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Crowder missed 15 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/08, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 39 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/24 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 16 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 17 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 18 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
SAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 19 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
GSW availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 19 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/01 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 25 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 3 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (21 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 121 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and Golden State plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
2/08 vs NOP 123-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-118. SAC shot 47% (43 of 91) to NOP's 48%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NOP's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 51-39 for them. Sabonis led with 27 (10 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); LaVine added 22, Murray 19. The hinge was Q3, 45-22: SAC came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 18. SAC trailed 54-65 at the half and won the second half 69-53. Valančiūnas was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/10 @ DAL 129-128 — SAC notes
SAC won 129-128 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 55% (53 of 96) to DAL's 52%, 9 of 26 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to DAL's 11, and DAL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 50-33 for them. DeRozan led with 42 (15 of 22, 4 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Monk added 17, LaVine 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: SAC came in trailing by 8 and left it level.
2/12 @ NOP 119-111 — SAC notes
SAC won 119-111. SAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 47%, 16 of 45 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. Ellis led with 27 (10 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 24, LaVine 23. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 16. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/13 @ NOP 133-140 — SAC notes
SAC lost 133-140 in 1 overtime. SAC took 20 more shots (112 to 92), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to NOP's 50%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NOP's 34. The glass went 58-45 for them. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 24, 5 of 12 from three); Monk added 24, Sabonis 22. Q2 was theirs, 36-32, but the other 4 periods went 108-97 against them.
2/21 vs GSW 108-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 108-132. SAC shot 51% (40 of 79) to GSW's 54%, 11 of 32 from three, and went to the line 18 times to GSW's 12 — 17 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 21 times to GSW's 12, and GSW turned those into 13 steals. DeRozan led with 34 (10 of 14, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Sabonis added 14, LaVine 13. Q3 was theirs, 30-32, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. LaVine's -24 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/24 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 113, shooting 39 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Ball at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Gra. Williams (39 straight), Simpson (4 straight), Jeffries (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-11 a night and Charlotte minus-10 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 126. Call it Sacramento 117, Charlotte 110.
2/26 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 21 and Collins at 20 a game. Without Collins (2 straight), Sexton (9 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and LaVine at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-11 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it Utah 119, Sacramento 118, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without VanVleet (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 115, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/03 @ 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 106 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Irving at 29 and Thompson at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Davis (8 straight), Lively II (21 straight), Gafford (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-9 a night and Dallas minus-12 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Dallas's 35. Call it Dallas 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
2/08 @ CHI 132-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-111. GSW shot 50% (45 of 90) to CHI's 44%, 19 of 48 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Curry led with 34 (10 of 19, 8 of 16 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 25, Post 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-17: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 25. GSW trailed 55-69 at the half and won the second half 77-42. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/10 @ MIL 125-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-111. GSW shot 44% (41 of 93) to MIL's 50%, 13 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 9 times to MIL's 20. The glass went 48-37 for them. Curry led with 38 (12 of 24, 6 of 16 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 20, Hield 16. The hinge was Q4, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 19. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/12 @ DAL 107-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-111. GSW took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 23, 4 of 13 from three); Butler III added 21, Moody 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 83-78 against them. Hield's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ HOU 105-98 — GSW notes
GSW won 105-98. GSW shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 41%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 10 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 42-52 against them. Curry led with 27 (7 of 17, 5 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24.
2/21 @ SAC 132-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-108. GSW shot 54% (50 of 93) to SAC's 51%, 20 of 43 from three, and got to the line 12 times to SAC's 18. GSW turned it over 12 times to SAC's 21. Moody led with 22 (8 of 11, 5 of 8 from three); Hield added 22, Podziemski 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 3 became 15, and the lead reached 29. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/23 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (22 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Christie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (4 straight), Lively II (17 straight), Gafford (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Golden State 116, Dallas 111.
2/25 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (23 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 120, shooting 38 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Ball at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Gra. Williams (40 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Jeffries (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Golden State allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 120. Call it Golden State 118, Charlotte 103, Golden State by 15.
2/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kuminga (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 109, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
3/01 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 25 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and Oubre Jr. at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Okeke (7 straight), Lowry (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 30 and Podziemski at 15 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Kuminga (25 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 25 and the defense, Golden State allowing 103 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Golden State 115, Philadelphia 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
SACDD D. DeRozan
DS D. Sabonis
IC I. Crawford
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MJ M. Jones
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
VA Valanciunas
ZL Z. LaVine
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
Hield, Moody lead Warriors with 22 points each in 132-106 blowout over Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Buddy Hield and Moses Moody had 22 points each and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 132-106 on Friday night.
Brandin Podziemski added 21 points, and Stephen Curry had 20 points as role players stepped up for the Warriors.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 34 points and Domantas Sabonis finished one assist shy of a triple double with 14 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists.
The Warriors got off to a hot start in the second quarter and led by 20. They were 11 of 23 from deep in the first half to take a 68-53 lead at halftime. Golden State maintained a 100-83 lead heading into the fourth.
Markelle Fultz , the No. 1 overall pick in 2017, scored eight points in his debut with the Kings after signing with them last week .
Takeaways Warriors: The new-look Warriors continue to impress since acquiring Jimmy Butler, improving to 4-1 with him in the lineup. They are two games over .500 for the first time since December.
Kings: The Kings dropped to 3-4 since trading De’Aaron Fox. They have allowed over 110 points in each of their last five games, as the Warriors shot 54%.
Key moment The Kings cut a 20-point lead to nine midway through the third quarter, but the Warriors responded with an 11-0 run — capped off by five straight points by Curry — to push the lead back to 20.
Key stat The Warriors took much better care of the basketball than in their two prior games against the Kings this season. They turned the ball over just 12 times, after having 19 and 22 turnovers in the earlier losses.
Up next The Warriors host the Mavericks on Sunday, while the Kings host the Hornets on Monday night. ------