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Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbra Mason: Warriors always rev up towards post season

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The Golden State Warriors Klay Thompson (11) drives on the Utah Jazz forward Brice Sensabaugh (8) in first half action at the Chase Center in San Francisco on Sun Apr 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara:

#1 With four games left in the season the Warriors need to finish strong although they have clinched at least a play-in spot.

#2 Sunday night the Warriors played without Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins. Curry got a much needed rest and Wiggins continues to struggle with an ankle issue.

    #3 Klay Thompson stepped into a critical role in the absence of Stephen Curry and he did not disappoint playing a terrific game.

    #4 Off the bench the Warriors finally got to see Jonathan Kuminga who missed six games. He was also a huge part of this win and despite missing so much time he did not miss a beat.

    #5 Tuesday night the Warriors will take on the Los Angeles Lakers in a huge game. The Warriors will need every guy on the team to bring his A game in this highly anticipated game. You do not want to lose the match between the ninth and tenth place teams.

    Golden State Warriors podcast with Barbara Mason is heard Mondays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

    Warriors Dismiss Utah Jazz 118-110

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    Guard Klay Thompson (11) for the Golden State Warriors is seen here in the first half after making one of his baskets. Thompson finished leading with 32 points against the Utah Jazz at Chase Center in San Francisco on Sun Apr 7, 2024

    By Barbara Mason

    In the absence of Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins, the Golden State Warriors dismissed the Utah Jazz 118-110. Klay Thompson had the high for the Warriors with 32 points and Jonathan Kuminga scored 21 points off the bench in his return. Kuminga did not miss a beat after missing six games.

    Curry was not in Sunday night’s lineup taking this game off for some much needed rest. Wiggins continues to struggle with an ankle issue, Dario Saric is out with a knee injury and Gary Payton II was listed as probable. Kuminga was originally reported as out but he did take the court off the bench.

    Thompson led the starters playing alongside Draymond Green, Trayce Jackson-Davis, Chris Paul and Brandin Podziemski. Kuminga was a sight for sore eyes playing off the bench. He has been sorely missed.

    Golden State stomped the Jazz in the first 12 minutes leading after the first quarter 41-28 setting the tone for this runaway game. The Warriors outscored the Jazz in the second quarter and led at the half 68-54.

    The Warriors went on to win the third quarter 29-23 leading 97-77 going into the fourth quarter. At about the six minute mark, Golden State’s bench took the court for the remainder of the game. Thompson and Green sat for most of the fourth quarter.

    The final score was in favor of the Warriors 118-110. This win clinched at least a spot in the four-team play-in tournament in fact they were in before this game even got underway. Houston lost in overtime to the Dallas Mavericks 147-136 and finished the Rockets bid for a playoff spot.

    Thompson had the high score of 32 points for the game with five rebounds and went 6 of 13 from beyond the arc. From the start of the game, Thompson knew he would be expected to handle the bulk of the scoring in the absence of Curry and he did not disappoint. Thompson hit seven of his first ten attempts.

    Missing this game gave Curry a break of several days. He has already played in 71 games this season and really needed a few days off. Curry has not played this many games in any one season for quite a few years. This rest will get him ready to finish off the season next week especially in their highly anticipated game with the Los Angeles Lakers next Tuesday.

    Kuminga was excellent despite his time away from the team with 21 points off the bench. He had missed six games with tendonitis in both knees. Besides the 21 points he also had ten rebounds so he did not miss a beat in his return.

    The Warriors have won all three meetings against the Jazz this season with one more meeting to finish off the regular season. Golden State will have Monday off before taking on a huge game Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Lakers.

    That game will be played in Los Angeles and promises to be a real barn-burner. The Lakers took on the Timberwolves Sunday night without LeBron James and Anthony Davis who went down in the first half.

    It is not known if either of them will be available on Tuesday night. At the time of this post the Lakers had made a run after trailing at the half 79-64. Minnesota had led by as much as 20 points when the Lakers pulled to within five points 90-85. As the fourth quarter got underway the Timberwolves had established a 106-92 lead at 9:09 in the fourth quart

    Game notes: With only five games left in the 2024 season the Warriors took on the Jazz at Chase Center Sunday evening. The Warriors continue to hang onto tenth place in the Western Conference with the Lakers and the Kings tied for eighth place. It will be a tight finish for a number of teams including the Warriors.

    Tipoff for Tuesday night’s game between the Warriors and the Los Angeles Lakers is scheduled for 7:00 PM.

    Kings Sabonis adds those double doubles his 61st in row defeats the Nets 107-77

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    Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) and Keegan Murray forward (13) exchange congratulations against the Brooklyn Nets at Barclay Center in Brooklyn on Sun Apr 7, 2024 (AP News photo)

    By Jessica Kwong

    BROOKLYN, NY. — With only a handful of games left in the regular season, Sunday night’s game at Barclays Center mattered for the Sacramento Kings and they played like it did, dominating the Brooklyn Nets 107-77 and regaining the eighth seed.

    Sacramento’s 30-point blowout win came after back-to-back road losses that caused them to slip to the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

    “Our guys did what they were supposed to do tonight,” said Kings head coach Mike Brown. “Obviously Brooklyn was short-handed and our guys came in and did a heck of a job defending. What I always say, ‘Let’s play physical’. Our guys did it.”

    De-Aaron Fox scored a team-leading 20 points and Domantas Sabonis had 18 points and 20 rebounds to extend his double-doubles streak to 61 games, the seventh longest in NBA history.

    The teams were in a head-to-head contest to start the first quarter, but by the end of it, Sacramento led 29-19 after Fox’s 19-foot step back jump shot with a second remaining.

    In the second quarter with 4:09 to go, Sabonis made a layup and his 10th point of the game. Then with 2:22 left to go, Sabonis got the rebound on a missed layup by Trendon Watford and extended his double-doubles streak. The Kings made 51.1% of their shots from the field and 43% of their attempts from behind the arc and ended the half up 65-40.

    Brooklyn made a comeback effort in the third quarter, outscoring Sacramento 24-13 and cutting the Kings’ lead to 78-64. But the Kings responded with an 18-8 run in the first half of the final quarter. Fox made an impressive two-handed alley-oop dunk with 8:23 to go to give the Kings a 86-66 lead. Sacramento surpassed 100 points with 2:49 remaining, when Kessler Edwards made a triple to put them up 102-74.

    “I thought our sprays were fantastic, we were six-for-12 in sprays in the first half and I thought the second half, we continued to spray the basketball. We got good looks in that third quarter. We just couldn’t make a shot, you know,” said Brown.

    “But I thought our guys tried to play the right way in the third quarter and then they figured it out in the fourth.”

    The Kings shot 34% from the field, which Brown called “good basketball, doesn’t matter who you’re playing against”.

    Keegan Murray, who scored 19 points, noted that “every game’s important” given the team’s spot in the standings.

    “We just wanted to come out with great energy and effort and I feel like we started that and it just carried over throughout the game,” said Murray. “So I feel like if every single game we start like that, we can be well off.”

    Off the bench, Trey Lyles contributed 14 points and Davion Mitchell scored 12.

    “I think the main thing is, just keep working on my game. I mean, no matter if I’m playing or not playing, just keep putting the time in and keep being consistent,” said Mitchell. “I mean, shots are going to fall, I need to find a way to put two halves together but we’re going to figure that out.”

    When the teams last played against each other on December 11, the Kings scored 25 three-pointers and set a franchise record in the 131-118 win at home.

    The Nets (31-48) are outside of playoff contention but have been continuing to show effort. Coming off back-to-back wins, they had hoped to deliver a blow to the Kings in their penultimate home game of the season.

    Sacramento had slipped off the eighth seed after consecutive losses on the road against the New York Knicks on Thursday and against the Boston Celtics on Friday. The Kings lost to the Knicks 120-109 and had a painful 101-100 loss to the Celtics after a controversial no-call in the last seconds at TD Garden.

    The Kings (45-33) continue their road trip facing the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday with tipoff at 5 p.m. PT.

    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.

    Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings hope to rebound from loss on Sunday in Brooklyn

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    The Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum (0) and the Sacramento Kings Trey Lyles (right) both reach for the rebound in the first half at the Boston TD Garden on Fri Apr 5, 2024 (AP News photo)

    On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah:

    #1 The Kings (44-33) faced an even greater challenge Friday night taking on the Celtics (61-16) in Boston. The loss of Malik Monk was a blow to the Kings. He suffered an MCL sprain and was declared out for four to six weeks. Friday Monk addressed the possibility of an earlier return saying that his knee is feeling a lot better than expected.

    #2 After falling behind in the fourth quarter by as much as 18 points, the Kings fought back taking a one point lead 100-99 with 11 seconds left on the clock. The Celtics took back the lead 101-100 with 7.4 seconds left in the game.

    #3 The Kings fought all night to come back from 18 to close the gap to one point they got help from leading scorer DeAaron Fox with 40 points and Domantas Sabonis had 16 rebounds and 16 points.

    #4 The fourth quarter the Boston defense shut the Kings scoring attack down to just 17 points. The Celtics countered with 28 points in the one point win.

    #5 The Kings next up are at Barclay Center in Brooklyn Sunday for a 4:30pm PDT tip. The Nets (30-47) are 11th in the Eastern Conference and battling to move up on 10th place the Atlanta Hawks. This game could be a get in the mud fight between the Kings and Nets.

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

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    Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum: How will MLB work in a minor league park?

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    Sutter Health Park in Sacramento the home of the A’s for the 2025-27 seasons as it looked on Fri Mar 4, 2024 during the press conference for Oakland A’s owner John Fisher and Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive (AP News photo)

    On the Oakland A’s Relocation podcast with Daniel Dullum:

    #1 The Oakland Athletics announced today that they have agreed with the Sacramento Kings, the owners of the Sacramento River Cats, to play for three years at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento with an option for a fourth year, as they await for their supposed new ballpark in Las Vegas to somehow open.

    #2 According to sources, Schools Over Stadiums will be in the Nevada Supreme Court arguing against the funding of SB1, the bill that gives government funding to the A’s ballpark. Another hurdle is the fact that A’s Owner John Fisher has not made any indication that he has the money to cover his part of the Tropicana stadium.

    #3 It is quite a remarkable move for Sacramento and the Kings, considering the Kings nearly left Sacramento on several different occasions under the ownership of Joe and Gavin Maloof, two irresponsible owners with the same level of ethics and trustworthiness as John Fisher.

    #4 What makes it even more infuriating is that the A’s will not even use Sacramento in their name while they bring Major League Baseball to the city for the first time. In fact, they won’t use any city’s name; for at least the next three years, they will be referred to as just the “Athletics” or the “A’s.”

    #5 How will Major League Baseball work in a minor league park? How many changes will the Rivercats and A’s have to make to the park to make it work for the interim three years?

    Daniel Dullum does the Oakland A’s Relocation Fridays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

    Kings Lose By a Single Point to Boston 101-100 In a Heartbreaker

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    The Boston Celtics Kristaps Porzingis (8) celebrates a three pointer next to the Sacramento Kings Harrison Barnes (40) during the first half at Boston Garden on Fri Apr 5, 2024 (AP News photo)

    By Barbara Mason

    The Sacramento Kings (44-33) put it all out there Friday night but lost by a single point 101-100 to the Boston Celtics (61-16). With 7.4 second left in the game the Kings had possession. They took three shots and missed every one of them. They squandered a monster opportunity. De’Aaron Fox finished with 40 points in the lose.

    Game recap: The Celtics extended their lead in the opening minutes of the third quarter quickly taking a 12 point lead 64-52. The Kings would have to battle back as they had done in the second quarter. Boston went on to outscore the Kings in the quarter 30-22 leading 84-72 with 12 minutes left in the game.

    After falling behind in the fourth quarter by as much as 18 points, the Kings fought back taking a one point lead 100-99 with 11 seconds left on the clock. The Celtics took back the lead 101-100 with 7.4 seconds left in the game.

    This was a crazy final sequence from Sacramento. De’Aaron Fox missed a 16-foot pullup jump shot; Murray got the offensive rebound and missed a seven-foot tip shot and a third Kings rebound.

    Colby Jones missed a 4-foot tip shot and that was the game. Three chances and the Kings just could not pull it out. This loss was far more disappointing than their loss last night. They had a great opportunity to beat the best team in the NBA and failed.

    The Kings outscored the Celtics in the fourth quarter 28-17 but just came up short. Fox had a superior game with 40 points. Domantas Sabonis finished with another double double, 16 rebounds and 16 points. Both Harrison Barnes and Keegan Murray did pick up their game a tad but 10 points from either of these guys is underperforming.

    Sacramento fell into eighth place with this loss with the Lakers a half a game behind them in ninth place. The Kings are in a very shaky position right now, on a dangerous path. Luckily the Rockets are in 11th four games behind the tenth place Warriors should the Kings fall further down in the standings.

    Thursday night the Kings lost to the New York Knicks after establishing a 21 point lead . The final in that game was 120-109 in favor of the Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York. The Kings had a disappointing second half of basketball.

    Game notes: The Kings faced an even greater challenge Friday night taking on the Celtics in Boston. The loss of Malik Monk was a blow to the Kings. He suffered an MCL sprain and was declared out for four to six weeks. Friday Monk addressed the possibility of an earlier return saying that his knee is feeling a lot better than expected. So an early return for Monk? Only time will tell but the Kings could sure have used him on Friday night.

    Sunday evening the Kings move onto Brooklyn for a game with the Nets. The Kings do not want to lose a third game in a row. Tipoff for that game is scheduled for 4:30 PM.

    Warriors roll over Rockets 133-110; Curry and Thompson splash Houston with 29 pts each

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    Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) drives on the Houston Rockets Aaron Holiday (left) in the first half at the Toyota Center in Houston on Thu Apr 4, 2024 (AP News photo)

    By Jerry Feitelberg

    The Golden State Warriors were in Houston to play the Houston Rockets on Thursday night. The Rockets trailed the Warriors for the tenth seed in the NBA’s Western Conference by three games. The Warriors were looking to win their sixth in a row. Star forward Jonathan Kuminga did not play due to tendinitis in his knee. The Warriors will have Jonathan back Friday night when the Dubs meet the Dallas Mavericks. 

    The Warriors, riding high on their five-game winning streak, were determined to maintain their momentum. They started the game with a commanding 13-4 lead, setting the tone for the rest of the match. The Rockets never had a chance to take the lead as the Warriors dominated the game from start to finish, securing a wire-to-wire victory with a final score of 133-110.

    The Warriors’ Klay Thompson was a force to be reckoned with, leading the offense with 21 points in the first half. His five three-pointers were instrumental in the team’s 65-50 halftime lead. The Warriors’ impressive shooting performance, with a 61% field goal percentage and 11 three-pointers, helped them secure a comfortable lead. They won the first and second quarters with scores of 33-24 and 32-26, respectively. 

    The Warriors did not relinquish the momentum in the third quarter. Trayce Jackson-Davis, in the starting lineup, played well, and Trayce made key baskets in the third quarter. Steph continued his excellence. Moses Moody and Brandin Podziemski helped out on offense. The Warriors finished the third quarter with the lead 99-83.

    The Warriors’ defense always kept the Rockets from coming close to taking the lead. The defense has come to life in the last six games. It held the opponents to under 100 points in the five-game winning streak. The Rockets did a little better, putting 110 points on the board Thursday night. The Warrior offense scored over 30 points each quarter to win, going away 133-110.

    Game Notes: The Warriors are now 42-34 with the win. There are six games left on the schedule. If the season were to end today, The Warriors would be in the play-in tournament and have to win two games to be in the eight-team Western Conference playoffs. The Rockets are 38-38 and are virtually eliminated from making the play-in tournament. Should the Rockets tie the Warriors at the end of the season, the Warriors would go forward, as they own the tiebreaker. The Warriors won the season series 4-0 over the Rockets and have won 13 in a row over Houston,

    Klay Thompson and Stephen Curry each scored 29 points to pace the Dubs’ win. Thompson made seven threes. Curry had six rebounds, six assists, and two threes. Trayce Jackson-Davis had his first 20-point game. Trayce had five rebounds and four assists. Andrew Wiggins added ten. The Rockets had four players in double figures. Jabari Smith had 24, Cam Whitmore, coming off the bench, 17, Jalen Green 13, and Fred VanVleet 10.

    The Warriors are in Dallas on Friday night. The Warriors beat the Mavs 103-100 last Monday. The Mavs’ Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will be ready to face the Warriors. The game will start at 5:30 pm.

    Kings blow 21 point lead lose to Knicks 120-109 at MSG

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    New York Knicks Josh Hart (3) takes to the basket against the Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis (10) and Trey Lyles (41) in the first half at Madison Square Garden in New York on Thu Apr 4, 2024 (AP News photo)

    By Jessica Kwong

    NEW YORK, NY. — The Sacramento Kings had their sights on beating the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden for the first time since 2019 and held a 21-point lead at one point on Thursday – only to blow it and lose 120-109.

    “We have got to figure something out, I got to do a better job to help my team out with drawing

    fouls or gamesmanship,” said Kings head coach Mike Brown.

    Sacramento got off to an excellent start against the Knicks, who hours earlier announced that their star forward, Julius Randle, would undergo a season-ending surgery on his right shoulder.

    In the first 15 minutes of the game, the Kings went 19-for-28 and led the Knicks 46-25. But the Knicks chipped away at the lead in the second quarter and went on a 16-2 run. By halftime, the Knicks had cut the Kings’ lead to 60-52.

    With 8:11 left to play in the third quarter, Donte DiVincenzo made a three-pointer to put the Knicks down only 68-62, and the crowd at MSG went wild. Then with 4:09 to go in the quarter, Josh Hart made a slam dunk to put the Knicks within three points of the Kings at 79-76.

    The Knicks took control of the game in the fourth quarter. De’Aaron Fox made a triple that extended Sacamento’s lead to 95-92 with 9:55 to go. But Jalen Brunson and Hart answered back with three-pointers of their own and carried New York on a 13-0 run putting them 105-95 over Sacramento midway through the quarter. 

    “I just think defensively we weren’t getting stops,” said Fox. “Outside of the first quarter, they scored over 30-points in every quarter. We weren’t good defensively.”

    Domantas Sabonis made a tip shot with 5:46 left in the game to cut the Knicks’ lead to 105-97, but Brunson made back-to-back baskets to extend New York’s lead to 12 points and the Kings were unable to catch up. Brunson received “MVP” chants from fans in the Garden.

    “I thought we did a nice job of getting into the paint a couple of times and we got guys lifted,” Brown said. “But when you get a guy lifted in there like Jalen does, you just got to jump into his body and see if you can get to the free throw line.”

    The Kings remain in the eighth seed with only six games left in the regular season and as other teams in the Western Conference inch closer to them including the Los Angeles Lakers and the Golden State Warriors. 

    “The way that our conference is, you could win one or two games and be in six, you could lose one or two games and be in nine,” Fox said. “So obviously I think we let one get away, but we have to be focused on tomorrow,” Fox said.

    The Kings (44-32) continue their roadtrip against the Boston Celtics (60-16) on Friday with tipoff at 4:30 p.m. PT, before returning to New York City to face the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at 4:30 p.m. PT.

    Sabonis unstoppable 22 points 20 rebounds as Kings defeat Clippers 127-106

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    Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis (10) center drives on the Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac (right) in first half action at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Tue Apr 2, 2024 (AP News photo)

    By Jeremiah Salmonson

    SACRAMENTO–The Sacramento Kings were back in action on Tuesday night inside Golden One Center. The Kings were coming off an off day on Monday after playing on Sunday at home. On Sunday, the Kings defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in blowout fashion, 127-106.

    The Clippers were also coming off a win on Sunday. The Clippers defeated the Hornets in Charlotte by the final 130-118. The Kings and Clippers were set for tip-off on Tuesday at 7 PM PST. The Kings defeated the Clippers 109-95 on Tuesday night in front of a sold-out crowd.

    In the first quarter, neither team got off to a fast start. The Kings and Clippers started slow on offense, as neither team found a rhythm in the first quarter. Both teams scored 24 points in the first quarter to remain tied after the first. Paul George and Keegan Murray started the game hot for their respective teams, scoring nine points each.

    In the second quarter, the Kings offense took off. The Kings exploded to open up a 16-point lead in the second quarter. Fox and Davion Mitchell were firing on all cylinders early in the quarter to open the game up. However, the Clippers battled back to get the game closer at the midway point in the quarter, cutting the lead to six with 4:47 in the half.

    For the rest of the quarter, the teams traded baskets to go into halftime, with the Kings leading 56-51. The Kings would take the five-point lead into halftime, looking to expand on it in the third quarter.

    In the third quarter, the Kings had a breakout quarter from start to finish. The Kings offense went off for 35 points against a weak effort by the Clippers on the defensive end of the floor. The Kings, led by an aggressive Keegan Murray, would hold the Clippers to 19 points in the third.

    The Kings would go into the final quarter of action leading 91-70. Keegan Murray was leading the Kings through three quarters with 19 points. Paul George had 18 through three-quarters of action for the Clippers.

    In the fourth quarter, the Kings maintained the lead to defeat the Clippers. The Clippers outscored the Kings 25-18 in the game’s final quarter. However, it was to no avail.

    The Kings would defeat the Clippers 109-95 to have a two-game win streak going before they head on the road. The Kings leading scorer in the game was Domantas Sabonis, who scored 22 points with 20 rebounds. Russell Westbrook led the Clippers with a 20-point performance.

    Up Next: The Kings go on the road to take on the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. The Kings and Knicks will tip off at 4:30 PM PST on Thursday.