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NBA Playoffs/Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor Tue May 15, 2025: Will a Curry return get Warriors back in this series?

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (red jacket) with arms outstretched is in disagreement with a play out on the floor against the Minnesota Timberwolves during game 4 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Tue May 15, 2025 (AP News photo)

Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor Tue May 15, 2025

#1 David, taking a look at Golden State heading to Minnesota for game 5 down two games 3-1 in the Western Conference semifinals talk about some of the preparation they will need to get back into this series on Wednesday night at the Target Center?

#2 The other big question for game 5 is will Stephen Curry be ready to return coming off that hamstring injury and how demanding will it be for him to win game 5 and get the Warriors at least with striking distance at the Timberwolves?

#3 Game 5 is up on Wednesday night in Minnesota. The Timberwolves have homecourt they have Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle who have had a great series although game 4 was close one more win by Minnesota could end Golden State’s season?

David Zizmor is NBA analyst at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Playoffs/Golden State Warriors podcast Michael Roberson: Series goes back to Minnesota with Timberwolves in driver’s seat 3-1 over Warriors; Curry expected back for game 5

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Minnesota Timberwolves guard Antony Edwards (5) takes a shot against the Golden State Warriors Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) in game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Mon May 12, 2025

NBA Playoffs/Golden State Warriors podcast Mon May 12, 2025:

#1 Is age starting to creep up over experience. The Golden State Warriors just a few championship years back were younger and could back up the swagger. This post season the younger team the Minnesota Timberwolves have the edge as they got by the Warriors on Monday night in game four 117-110.

#2 The Timberwolves Anthony Edwards had 30 points for his second game in row scoring at least 30 points.

# 3 Julius Randle was also a tough customer to shut down scoring 31 points and leading the Timberwolves in scoring. Randle has been key in this series.

#4 It’s pretty evident without Curry in the line up the Warriors are missing his offense and that’s been the part that has been missing to get over the hump.

#5 Timberwolves take a 3-1 series lead back to Minnesota and with Edwards and Randle being that one two punch they could end this series at the Target Center in Minneapolis and get ready for the third round. The Warriors best chances is if they can get Curry back and he’s got to be lights out coming of that hamstring injury for game 5 on Wednesday night.

Join Michael Roberson for the NBA Playoffs podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Playoffs/Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor: Curry missing and it shows Golden State missing one piece in line up suffering

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Minnesota Timberwolves Anthony Edwards (5) drives to the basket between Golden State Warriors Gary Payton II (0) and Draymond Green (23) in the Western Conference semifinals in the NBA Finals at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sat May 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor:

#1 David, despite the Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry out with a hamstring and Draymond Green getting into foul trouble the Warriors were still in front of the Minnesota Timberwolves by five points in the fourth quarter in game three and it looked like they had a shot at putting this game away.

#2 The Timberwolves Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle got hot with 1:19 remaining. Edwards hit a baseline three point shot and scored 36 points and Randle scored 24 points with 12 assists and ten rebounds and erased the Warriors lead and won by five 102-97 on Saturday night at Chase Center.

#3 For game four the Warriors need to tie this one up or got back to Minnesota down 3-1. Warriors have the home floor at Chase Center how do you see game 4 for Monday night.

David Zizmor is an NBA Playoff analyst for http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Headline Sports Charlie O Sun May 11, 2025: Warriors feeling the pinch from Timberwolves without their star Curry; Celtics close the series gap on Knicks now down 2-1; plus more news

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Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry can only encourage his teammates as Curry out with a hamstring injury in game 3 can only watch the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Warriors at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sat May 10, 2025 (AP News photo)

Headline Sports podcast Charlie O Sun May 11, 2025:

#1 Charlie, the Golden State Warriors have gone down with a 102-97 loss in game 3 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors are like Popeye who lost their can of spinach playing without superstar Stephen Curry.

#2 Warrior top scorers from Saturday’s game 3 playoff game Jimmy Butler with 33 points and Jonathan Kuminga with 30 points as hard as they tried the Warriors fell five points short as time ran out and the Timberwolves move ahead in the series 2-1.

#3 In other NBA news the Boston Celtics cut the New York Knicks 2-0 lead in half with a win at Madison Square Garden in New York 115-93. The Celtics came into game 3 with backs to the wall but their talented corp of leading scorers with Payton Pritchard with 23 points and Jayson Tatum with 22 points righted the Celtics direction. The Celtics can tie up the series at 2-2 as they tip off against the Knicks on Monday night at MSG for game 4.

#4 Charlie turning to Major League Baseball the Sacramento A’s continue to surprise with a five run sixth inning against the visiting New York Yankees at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento and come up with a 11-7 win to tie the three game series on Saturday.

#5 The Colorado Rockies are now threatening the 2024 Chicago White Sox worst loss in baseball record Saturday they got completely trounced by the San Diego Padres by three touchdowns 21-0 if it were a football game. What’s worse the Rockies didn’t score a single run and the Rocks pitching staff got rocked all afternoon.

#6 Rockies manager Bud Black left starter Bradley Blalock out to on the mound to figure things out as Blalock got lit up for 13 hits and 12 runs in 3.2 innings of work before being relieved by Juan Mejia who got rocked but not as bad for six hits and four earned runs in 1.1 innings.

Join Charlie O for Headline Sports each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA Playoffs/Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor: Warriors face huge set back with Curry out of the line up

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Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) gives the thumbs up sign in the first half of game 1 of the NBA Playoffs at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Tue May 6, 2025 (AP News photo)

Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor:

#1 David talk about Golden State Warrior guard Stephen Curry now out at least a week due to a hamstring strain.

#2 Talk about how Curry’s absence will impact Golden State’s offense and the psyche for the rest of the team.

#3 Warriors took game 1 by 11 points on Tuesday night can they do it again for game 2 in Minnesota without Curry?

David Zizmor does the Golden State Warriors podcast each Wednesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

NBA podcast Michael Roberson: Cavaliers Mitchell to sit out with ankle injury; Blazer GM gets contract extension; plus more NBA news

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Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell (right) passes the ball as he is defended by the San Antonio Spurs forward Sandro Mamukelshvili (54) in the second half at Frost Bank Center on Fri Apr 4, 2025. Donovan injured his ankle on Sun Apr 6, 2025 against the Sacramento Kings in Cleveland. (AP News photo)

NBA podcast Michael Roberson:

#1  The Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell will miss the next game against the Chicago Bulls Tuesday night. Mitchell injured his left ankle in a game in Sacramento on Sunday.

Mitchell stepped on the Sacramento King’s Keon Ellis’ foot at center court and lost his balance and rolled over on his left ankle. Mitchell was in pain and had to be escorted off the floor with the trainers to the dressing room.

#2 Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin was given a multiyear deal with the Trail Blazers on Monday. The Blazers have improved to over 14 wins compared to this time last season. Portland has 35 wins this season an have gone 22-16 since Jan 19th.

#3 New York Knicks point guard Jalen Brunson who was out over a month returned last Sunday to face the Phoenix Suns scoring 15 points and getting six assists to help the Knicks to a 112-98 win. While it wasn’t Brunson’s best outing he hit three out of nine from the floor and miss some of his jump shots. Brunson is trying to get his rhythm and timing back.

#4 The Denver Nuggets have been snake bitten since losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 1. The Nuggets now have lost three in row since that 140-139 loss. The loses have been piling up since losing to the San Antonio Spurs Apr 2, Golden State Warriors Apr 4, and Indiana Pacers Apr 6. You would think with all that talent they have they would have been able to snap out it by now?

#5 Some fan was getting smart with the Washington Wizards Marcus Smart and it turned into a shouting match. Smart said a fan crossed the line and was heckling the Wizards bench at TD Garden in Boston while the Wizards were playing the Boston Celtics. Smart a former Celtic said, “You never want to see that, especially for a guy who’s coming back and has given the city everything he has.”

Join Michael Roberson for the NBA podcasts weekly at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kings Outlast Timberwolves Without Fox Winning 116-114; No minutes for newest King Levine

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Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) takes a shot over the Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) during the first half at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Mon Feb 3, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

There have been some pretty crazy changes in Sacramento this weekend. In the Sacramento Kings (25-24) game Monday night the Kings took the court without De’Aaron Fox who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs over the weekend.

Sacramento came away with Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls in a three-team trade but he will not play until possibly Wednesday night at Golden 1. The Kings really stepped up in the absence of Fox with DeMar DeRozan scoring the game high with 33 points.

Every starter had double digits and hung tight in this game winning it by the score of 116-114 over the Minnesota Timberwolves at the Target Center in Minneapolis.

Game recap: The Kings came out strong in this game winning the opening quarter 38-34 and extending their lead throughout the second quarter. They outscored the Timberwolves in the quarter 29-25 and led at the half 67-59.

Domantas Sabonis had a very quiet first half of basketball. Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards also had a slow start and did not look to be back on track at all after illness kept him out of the Wizard game. The Kings had set the pace in the first half of this game and needed more of the same in the second half.

The Timberwolves came roaring back in the third quarter cutting the Kings eight point lead at the half trailing by two points after three quarters 86-88. It would all come down to the fourth quarter and who would outlast the other.

The Kings had led at one time in the game by 12 points while the largest Minnesota lead had been two points. The Timberwolves did take the lead in the fourth quarter at times although by only a bucket each time.

Sacramento had the answer every time as the Kings refused to let this game go. Every time the Timberwolves made a push down the stretch the Kings had the answer. Some brilliant play down the stretch by DeMar DeRozan and a lot of fouls committed by Minnesota sent the Kings to the line a number of times in the final minute sealing this game for Sacramento by the close score of 116-114 in a real thriller. In the absence of Fox, the Kings did a great job and now look forward to Wednesday when they will take the court with new kid on the block Zach LaVine.

The Kings starting lineup did a spectacular job against a very tough Timberwolves team. DeMar DeRozan had the game high with 33 points. He made a monster layup giving the Kings a 110-106 lead with just 30 seconds remaining on the clock.

Domantas Sabonis was back on track with a double double, 11 rebounds and 14 points. Malik Monk finished the game with 26 points and eight rebounds. He knocked down four free throws in the final 17 seconds of the game as well as hitting a pair of big shots late in the game.

Keegan Murray continues to play very well with 19 points and seven rebounds. They only had 12 turnovers and out -rebounded the Timberwolves 47-63 which made a huge difference in the game.

The high for the Timberwolves was Naz Reid with 30 points. This was a season high for Naz who scored 16 of those points in the opening quarter. Anthony Edwards finished the game with 21 points and six rebounds but did not look fully recovered from illness that kept him out of their last game. Rudy Gobert had a double double with 13 rebounds and 19 points. Jaden McDaniels chipped in 22 points.

Game notes: This past weekend has been a wild ride for the Sacramento. They suffered a horrible loss Saturday night against the OKC Thunder 144-110. The Kings saw points from Fox in that game and those would be the last points he will score as a Sacramento King.

Fox was traded to the San Antonio Spurs over the weekend for the Chicago Bulls Zach LaVine, Sidy Cissoko and a slew of draft picks. The Kings did not see LaVine in Monday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves but he will likely play in Wednesday’s game at Golden 1 against the Magic.

The Timberwolves will probably have Anthony Edwards and Naz Reid who were listed as questionable on the court. The bad news for Minnesota is that Julius Randle would miss this game, his second straight with a groin injury.

The Timberwolves come into this game after a devastating and embarrassing loss to the worst team in the NBA the Washington Wizards. They will be looking to erase that loss with a win tonight at home. The Kings will be looking for a win on the road without their leader Fox.

After a disappointing road trip, the Kings were thankful to end up with a win over Minnesota and now the Kings will head home for a matchup at Golden 1 against the Miami Heat. Tipoff for that game is scheduled for 7:00 PM. The Golden 1 Center will be alive with anticipation in the hopes of welcoming new Sacramento King Zach LaVine on the court.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Did the Fox fiasco play into the Kings struggles?

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Former Sacramento King guard De’Aaron Fox (5) who was traded to the San Antonio Spurs in a three way deal. The Kings got Zach Levine from the Chicago Bulls. (AP file photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 Barbara the Sacramento Kings in a three way trade got Zach Levine from the Chicago Bulls, De’Aaron Fox goes to the San Antonio Spurs, the Bulls got Zach Collins, Kevin Huerter, Tre Jones.

#2 Before we get into the game Saturday night lets just examine the latest rumors regarding the trade of De’Aaron Fox. For quite awhile they have been a constant and suggest discontent on Fox’s part. Are these rumors bringing a surge of bad energy to the team.

#3 With all of that being said, let’s revisit the game Saturday night against the Western Conference leading Oklahoma City Thunder. To say it was a blowout is putting it mildly. They have been playing poorly lately, so what is going on with the team

#4 One of the reasons that the Kings were beaten so badly was the play of Aaron Wiggins who had started in place of the injured Jalen Williams putting up 41 points which was a career high for him

#5 When you look at the stats for this game, they were so lopsided in favor of the Thunder outplaying the Kings in every category possible. There was not much that Sacramento was able to do against the Thunder Saturday night.

#6 Tonight the Kings finish up their current road trip taking on the Minnesota Timberwolves looking to put an end to this lackluster play and get back on the winning track. What can we expect to see tonight.

Join Barbara Mason for the Sacramento Kings podcasts each Tuesday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Wiggins Career High Sets Stage for Thunders Beat Down Over Kings 144-110

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Oklahoma City Thunder guard Aaron Wiggins (21) shoots over the Sacramento Kings center Isaac Jones (left) in second half action at Paycom Arena in Oklahoma City on Sat Feb 1, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

The Sacramento Kings (24-24) got blasted in their matchup against the OKC Thunder (38-9) 144-110. The opening quarter was close with the Thunder leading after the first quarter 36-31. It fell apart in the second quarter when OKC outscored the Kings 46-24 taking a 82-55 lead into halftime.

The Thunder’s Aaron Wiggins who started in place of the injured Jalen Williams scored a career high of 41 points setting the stage for a blow-out of the Kings. Sacramento was outplayed in this game pure and simple. They got within nine points in the second quarter but the Thunder answered going on a 29-11 run taking a 27 point lead into the half.

Game recap: The Thunder took an early lead in the opening quarter 36-31 but hammered the Kings in the second quarter. They outscored Sacramento 46-24 in the second quarter and led at half 82-55. The Kings did win the third quarter 35-31 but were behind the eight ball for most of the game. OKC finished off the Kings in the fourth quarter 31-20 for a final score of 144-110 handing Sacramento their second loss in a row. This has been a miserable road trip for the Kings.

OKC outplayed the Kings at every turn the most glaring the 70 rebounds to Sacramento’s 37. The Kings protected the ball well with only eight turnovers but their shooting percentage was anemic with 25% from behind the arc and falling flat from the field. The Thunder had 74 points in the paint, the Kings had 50.

The Thunder’s Aaron Wiggins was outstanding scoring a career high 41 points. Wiggins had started in place of the injured Jalen Williams and he certainly made quite a statement clocking a double double.

Williams scored 14 points in the final quarter. Sacramento was helpless to stop him along with the 29 points scored by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Thunder put a real beat down on the Kings with all but one of their starters scoring double figures.

At the half the Thunder had dictated play shutting down the Kings offense. Oklahoma City went on a 29-11 run to end the second quarter and take a 82-55 lead in to the half. The Kings did win the third quarter 35-31 but the Thunder finished the Kings off in the fourth quarter 31-20.

All of the Kings starters had double digits with De’Aaron Fox the high for Sacramento with 20 points. Malik Monk followed Fox with 19 points in the losing effort.

Game notes: Saturday night the Sacramento took on the Western Conference leading OKC Thunder at Paycom Center. This game was tough one for the Kings who have been struggling losing their last game to the Sixers 117-104.

They did win prior to that game beating the Nets 110-96 in Brooklyn but lost two game in a row prior to that win against the Nuggets and the Knicks. They have been spotty lately and the 7-game winning streak they had been on not long ago has fallen apart.

Saturday night’s game was a challenge the Kings who has not been playing very well of late. With so many rumors swirling regarding Fox moving on there has been a lot of distraction as they begin to wind down their current road trip which has been a bit of a disaster.

The Kings will finish off this road trip traveling to Minnesota to take on the Timberwolves Monday night. Tipoff for that game is scheduled for 5:00 PM. They will be looking to right the ship before heading back home for a game with the Orlando Magic Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings get ready for Group Stage action in Portland tonight

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Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) goes airborne against the Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert (27) at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Wed Nov 27, 2024 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Sacramento Kings Malik Monk 27 points, nine assists, and eight rebounds. De’Aaron Fox added 26 points eight assists and eight rebounds as the Kings defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night 115-104. Just some big efforts by Fox and Monk that helped win it.

#2 Just Fox and Monk alone in the last five minutes were able to outscore the Timberwolves 17-2.

#3 The Kings were able to outscore the Timberwolves 64-36 inside the paint and got huge help from Domantas Sabonis.

#4 The Timberwolves Anthony Edwards led with 29 points and was nine for 24 from the field. The loss have put Minnesota with four loses in a row and they have lost seven of their last nine games.

#5 Jeremiah it’s Group Stage action with the Kings against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Kings have not won in the Group Stage at 0-2 and the Blazers are 1-1. The Kings have won two of their last six games and the Blazers have won two of their last six games as well. How do you see tonight’s match up?

Join Jeremiah on the Kings podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com