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Sacramento Kings podcast with Tony Renteria: Kings take on struggling Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena tonight

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Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (center left) tries to take a shot on the Dallas Mavericks Kessler Edwards (20) who defends in the first half at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Tue Feb 11, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan led with 42 points on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks 129-128 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. DeRozan even had a baseline floater with just two seconds left for the winning basket.

#2 The Kings Zach LaVine and Malik Monk scored 17 points each to start the Kings three game road trip.

#3 Domantas Sabonis continues to roll and has been a huge help for the Kings and leads the NBA with 47 double doubles but was not selected this weekend’s All Star game.

#4 The Kings are now 14-8 going into tonight’s game in New Orleans under head coach Doug Christie since taking over after former Kings head coach Mike Brown was was 13-18 was fired Dec 27th.

#5 The Kings take on the Western Conference last place New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans have lost nine straight games. The Kings are in ninth in the Western Conference have won their last two games. How do you see this match up tonight.

Before catching Kings basketball stop by Old Sacramento for a spectacular Mexican Meal at Le Terezza Restaurant at 1027 Second Street Sacramento. Choose from an array of delicious Mexican favorites on the menu. Call 916-440-0874.

Join Tony Renteria Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com for the Kings podcasts

Warriors Have No Answer for P.J. Washington Losing To Mavericks 108-106

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The Dallas Mavericks forward PJ Washington (25) scores on the Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) in the second half at American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Fri Apr 5, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Golden State Warriors (42-35) played the Dallas Mavericks close for the entire game. With 4.1 seconds left on the clock the Warriors went for the win trailing 108-106. Klay Thompson attempted a three at the end of the game just missing in a wild one. P.J. Washington had an amazing game with 32 points and the Warriors were unable to stop him.

The Warriors continue to hold down tenth place in the Western Conference standings four games ahead of the Houston Rockets. Friday night they took on the Dallas Mavericks after beating them at Chase Tuesday night 104-100.

The season is winding down at light-speed with the Warriors final regular season game on Sunday afternoon at Chase on April 14th. They have four more games after tonight before the finale against the Utah Jazz on Sun Apr 14th. The Mavericks were without superstar Luca Doncic out with knee soreness, the tenth game he has missed this season. The Warriors were still without Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins will also miss this game.

Game recap: The opening quarter could not have been closer with the Warriors prevailing 32-31. Golden State also won the second quarter by a single point 22-21 leading at the half 54-52. Both teams fought hard in the first half and going into the second half, this would turn into a real battle.

At the end of the third quarter this game remained a close one although the Mavericks had taken the lead 79-76. Kyrie Irving and P.J. Washington were carrying the team on their back. On the other side it was Stephen Curry who single handedly was willing his team to a win. He had help from his bench from Gary Payton II and Brandin Podziemski.

The fourth quarter got underway and it was a dandy. The Mavericks had led the entire way. The Warriors pulled to within one point 105-104 with under a minute left in the game. The one-point Dallas lead continued to the 21 second mark.

A lengthy challenge was lost by Golden State giving P.J. Washington a couple of free throws. He missed the first badly but made the second giving Dallas a 106-104 lead. With 13.0 seconds left on the clock Curry tied up the game at 106.

The Mavericks struck back hitting a 3-foot layup taking a 108-106 lead. The Warriors had 4.1 to shoot and either try to tie up the game or go for the game winner. Thompson went for the three; he went for the win but missed and Dallas had won the battle 108-106.

Curry finished with 28 points the high for the Warriors. Thompson who missed that final shot had 16 points. Gary Payton II, and Brandin Podziemski both had 14 points off the bench. The team awaits the return of both Jonathan Kuminga and Andrew Wiggins hopefully sooner rather than later.

This was a nice win for Dallas especially in the absence of Luca Doncic. P.J. Washington finished with 32 points and Kyrie Irving with 26 points. The Mavericks remain in fifth place in the Western Conference.

The Warriors will now take on the Utah Jazz at Chase Sunday evening. This is a game that Golden State should win, they are highly favored in this one. Tipoff for this game is scheduled for 5:30 P.M.

Warriors Postpone Fridays Matchup Against the Dallas Mavericks

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Golden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic who passed on Wed Jan 17, 2024 is seen here on Fri Oct 14, 2024 during practice preparing for a game against the Denver Nuggets. The Warriors have postponed their game against the Dallas Maverick for Fri Jan 19, 2024 (AP file photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Golden State Warriors are still reeling from the sudden loss of assistant coach Dejan Milojevi Wednesday morning from a diagnosed heart attack. Despite immense life-saving efforts Tuesday night, the medical staff was unable to save him due to the damage to his heart and he passed on Wednesday morning. 

In a world of an especially high-pressured environment like basketball he brought joy, light, energy and passion to all who had the pleasure of working with him. He will be immensely missed. 

This event shook the Warriors and their organization to the core. There were no apparent issues leading up to Milojevi’s cardiac event and the unexpected nature of his death tugged at the heart strings of the basketball world. 

The entire staff at Sports Radio joins the sports world in sending our heartfelt condolences to his wife Natasa and their young children; his son Nikola and daughter Masa. We stand with you and grieve with you in this time of unfathomable loss. 

This is the second game postponed since Dejan’s passing. The Wednesday night game vs the Utah Jazz was cancelled and tonight’s game against the Dallas Mavericks has also been cancelled as the team struggles with this harsh reality which will reverberate for some time. 

As the team deals with this loss there is no timeline for makeup games with Utah and Dallas. The next game that Golden State is scheduled for is not until next Wednesday January 24 against the Atlanta Hawks at Chase Center. 

The team has taken a week off in the wake of Dejan’s passing and taking the court again will indeed be a most difficult task especially their first game back without him.

Teams across the league honored Dejan at their games including the Celtics, Lakers, Pistons, Mavericks and the Raptors and more teams are certain to do the same. A moment of silence was observed at many of these games. He made such an enormous impact on so many in a life cut short but at the same time so well-lived.  

Totally unexpected events such as the death of Dejan Milojevi has left his family, his team and millions of fans as well as the sports world in a daze coping to accept and cope with the loss. Thoughts from around the world send strength and prayers to the Warriors and his family, clinging to all that Dejan brought to his sport and thanking him for all the contributions, the joy and the love he demonstrated everyday.   

Barbara Mason is a Golden State Warriors beat writer for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings close home season against Warriors tonight at Golden 1

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) makes a move to the basket in front of Dallas Mavericks forward Christian Wood (35) and guard Jaden Hardy (3) during the first half at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Wed Apr 5, 2023. Fox will not be in the line up for Friday’s game against Golden State. (AP News photo)

On the Sac Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 Wednesday night the Sacramento Kings (48-32) took on the Dallas Mavericks (38-42) at American Airlines Center. The Kings have secured their spot in the playoffs and are chasing 50 wins with a possibility of 51 wins when all is said and done heading into the playoffs.

#2 The Mavericks picked up the win against the Kings playing desperately to stay alive for a 123-119. While the main motivation for the Mavericks were to stay in for the post season chase they really leaned on Kyrie Irving, Luka Doncic, and Tim Hardaway Jr for offensive help.

#3 Kyrie Irving scored 19 points in the final 12 minutes and willed his team to a 123-119 win keeping them alive although barely. The Kings were hoping to administer the last rites in Dallas but the Mavericks were on fire in the second half and refused to go away.

#4 The Kings did not have the fourth quarter magic that we have seen so often this season. Fox finished with the high score shooting for 28 points. Every starter finished with double digits and Sabonis had yet another triple double with 14 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

#5 Friday night the Kings will be back home taking on the Golden State Warriors at Golden One Center. This will be yet another team that is fighting for position in the playoffs. The Warriors do not want to have to end up in a play in game and so this is a critical game for them. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

Join Jeremiah for the Kings podcasts Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kuminga Spearheads Warrior Win Over Dallas 127-125

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Mark Cuban owner and the Dallas Mavericks have filed a protest over an official’s ruling to allow the Golden State Warriors an inbound a ball in the third quarter where the Mavericks originally were to inbound the ball but that decision was changed during a time out. While the Mavericks lost the game it was noted that Golden State out hustled and out played Dallas and won by two points which Cuban and the Mavericks have filed a protest with the NBA over the inbound ruling. (photo by USA Today)

Kuminga Spearheads Warrior Win Over Dallas 127-125

By Barbara Mason

This current road trip has been a rough one although the Golden State Warriors (38-36) finally broke their losing streak beating the Houston Rockets Monday night 121-108. Wednesday night they faced a real challenge playing Luca Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks (36-37) at American Airlines Center to finish off this road trip. They took hold of that challenge to defeat the Mavericks for their second consecutive road win 127-126 in Dallas.

The Warriors got a solid start in a very close first quarter. The Mavericks had a 33-30 after the first 12 minutes. The Warriors had committed five turnovers in the opening quarter which accounted in part for the Dallas lead.

The Warriors made up the difference at the end of the first quarter and led at the half 65-63. The first half was engineered by Jonathan Kuminga off the bench shooting for the high score with 14 points and keeping the Warriors in this game.

The third quarter was a high-powered one with Golden State leading for most of it. The Warriors turnovers had become more infrequent and points in the paint were flowing. Golden State was shooting at 75% from the field in the third. They led after three quarters 96-93.

As the fourth quarter got underway, the question was, can the Warriors finish this game? This has been a problem in the past and with the end of season so close, this is another must win game for Golden State. The quarter was a back and forth affair with the Warriors leading by as much as eight points.

With 4:22 left in the game the score was tied at 115. This nail biter went down to the wire. With 08.5 left on the clock the Warriors had a 125-122 lead. Golden State had finally won a back to back road game for the first time this season.

Jonathan Kuminga was the high score for the team with 22 points off the bench. Jordan Poole also had a nice game with 16 points, some of them critical points in the fourth quarter. Stephen Curry pushed this game over the top in the final quarter finishing with 20 points. He had 13 assists mixing up his play-making in a great overall team effort.

Friday night the Warriors will be back at Chase to take on the Philadelphia 76ers. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

Golden State Warriors podcast with David Zizmor: Leaky roof delays start of game; Warriors defense had holes in it in first half

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Workers try set up a barrier to stop the leaky roof which had water dropping onto the playing surface below at the American Airlines Center in Dallas during game 4 of the 2022 NBA Western Conference playoffs on Tue May 24, 2022 (AP News photo)

On the Warriors podcast with David:

#1 Dave did the leaky roof that delayed the start of the game play into the Golden State Warriors momentum there was a 16 minute delay to start game 4 last night? Also before the game Warrior head coach Steve Kerr addressed the media was in no mood to talk basketball and addressed the mass shooting at an elementary school outside of San Antonio. He clearly said something needs to be done.

#2 Dave talk about that first half in yesterday’s game four the Dallas Mavericks had a pretty good lead on the Golden State Warriors at the half 62-47. It looked like the Mavericks came out with a offensive game plan something different than the first three games in this series and got the 119-109 win.

#3 In the fourth quarter the Mavericks didn’t get into the high 20s in scoring as the Warriors supplied the defense but for Golden State it wasn’t enough as the Warriors went down in game four losing by ten points.

#4 Dave, game five moves to San Francisco, the Warriors having the home floor look at this as an another opportunity to get the job done on Thursday night at Chase Center.

Join David throughout the NBA Playoffs on Wednesdays for Warriors analysis at http://www.sportsradioservice.com