Golden State Warriors crush Sacramento Kings, 119-112
The Golden State Warriors trounce the Sacramento Kings in an overtime loss, 119-112 on 21
January, Friday. The game finished its 2 hours and 28 minutes in regulation, but entered an overtime as the game was tied at 104 between both the teams. The game took place at the Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA.
Scoring
The lead changed nine times whereas the game was tied a whopping 12 times.
Players stats
Sacramento Kings (9-31)
Tyreke Evans scored a game high 35 points on a 14-29 shooting from the field. DeMarcus Cousins contributed 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the winning team. Omri Casspi added 14 and Jason Thompson dished out 12 points for the Kings. The team grabbed
a whopping 14 team rebounds.
Golden State Warriors (18-23)
Stephen Curry scored team high 34 points. Monta Ellis posted 28 while David Lee contributed 22 points along with 10 rebounds and pulling out a double-double while doing so. Dorell Wright also had a double-double with 13 points and 12 rebounds for the winners.
The Warriors grabbed 10 team rebounds.
Stats
Warriors have now gained their fourth straight win as they trampled the Kings at Oakland.
Game stats
The Warriors grabbed 44 rebounds whereas the Kings retrieved 45. The winning team clamped 10 offensive rebounds and the losing team had 13. The Kings gave away 20 turnovers as for the Warriors they gave away 19. The winning team led the losing team in fast
break points, 30-15. GSW took the biggest lead with 10 points while Sacramento went through with just nine. Both the teams clinched 60 shots from the painted area.
Play by play
First Quarter: Sac, 28. GSW, 27
Sacramento Kings tightened up their defence from the very first quarter. They clinched a number of shots over the Warriors, taking a lead from the start. Prominent players included Casspi and Cousins who helped in taking a first quarter lead over the Warriors.
Second Quarter: Sac, 23. GSW, 24
Golden State entered the second quarter with a new resolve. The Warriors took the lead with a Wright driven finger layup shot in the initial moments of the game. Shooting with offence, the Warriors ran until a tie of scores at 45-all. The Kings led after
that until the Warriors snatched the lead back at 1:45 left in halftime. End of second quarter had a tie between both the teams, 51-all.
Third Quarter: Sac, 23. GSW, 31
A much tenacious third quarter had a tirade of ties between both the teams. The lead kept rotating between both the teams and Curry’s three pointer clinched at a minute left in final chapter, gave the Warriors a much long lasting lead. GSW led at the end
of third quarter, 82-74.
Fourth Quarter: Sac, 30. GSW, 22
(Kings) Casspi clinched a step back shot at the very beginning and Lee missed his shot for the winning team. Kings matched up the scores at 84-all once again to topple the Warriors. The victors aggravated at that point and struggled through to get the lead
back. Pushing and crossing the opponents, Curry clinched a three pointer followed by two more shots and Wright slam dunked to move 98-99, closer to the Kings.
Both the teams had the same score when the buzzer rang. The scores were tied at 104-all with a pullup shot by Ellis.
Overtime: Sac, 8. GSW, 15
Once again the ball was jumped between (GSW) Dan Gadzuric and (Kings) Cousins, Thompson caught the ball for the Kings. A series of missed shots and fouls by both the teams and then four straight shots from Ellis earned the Warriors a four point lead over
the Kings, 108-104. Kings were fouled many a times after that and the Warriors sealed a 119-112 victory over the Kings at the end of overtime.
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