NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points from the Golden State Warriors' win over the Sacramento Kings

Final Score: Golden State Warriors defeat. Sacramento Kings, 130-125

After a tough loss at home against the association-leading Toronto Raptors, the Warriors visited Sacramento to take on the Kings at the Golden 1 Center. The Kings were on a two-game winning streak and were looking to extend it.

The Golden State Warriors started the game strong and went into halftime with a 76-64 lead. Even though the Warriors had comfortable lead till the end of three quarters, Kings took the lead in the fourth quarter and held on to it nicely, before Warriors' late surge helped them fend off the Kings.

The Warriors ended the final three minutes of the game on a 17-2 run and avoided an embarrassing loss. Kevin Durant stuffed the stat sheet with 33 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the dubs. In this article, let us take a look at three of the talking points from the Warriors' win over the Kings.

#3 Green's double-double with rebounds and assists

Green was dominant in the game. Credit: Yahoo!

Stat line: 2 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, and a steal

Draymond Green has not been scoring a lot this season but he is doing everything else to help the Warriors to wins. In particular, he is racking up assists at an all-time high and is also grabbing rebounds fighting in the paint.

Against the Kings, Draymond only scored once, a layup in the first quarter. However, his scoring is not what the Warriors expect from him as they have three of the best scorers in the league.

Green was masterful passing the ball and used his vision to dish out dimes like it is nothing. He also had game-high 14 rebounds on the night and was very dominant in the paint. It is incredible that he registered a double-double with rebounds and assists.

#2 Sacramento Kings lose steam towards the end

Kings crumbled in the final minutes to Warriors. Credit: Sactown Royalty

Even though the Warriors dominated for the most part of the game, the Kings came back storming in the fourth quarter and took the lead on a three-point shot by Bogdanovic. The Kings were able to cling on to the lead till the final three minutes.

However, a 17-2 run by the Warriors towards the end changed the outcome of this game. While the Warriors made a lot of tough shots, the Kings missed several shots they should have made, turned the ball over on multiple occasions and crumbled against the World's best team, blew the lead.

Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox had just 2 points in the final quarter. Warriors showed them 'why it is not over, till it is over' and it will take some time for the Kings to recover from this heart-breaking loss.

#1 Stephen Curry's explosive night

Stephen Curry led the Warriors' comeback. Credit: ABS-CBN

Stat line: 35 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals on 47.8 % shooting

Stephen Curry's show continues as the two-time MVP is not showing any signs of slowing down and is putting up big performances every night. After an off shooting night against the Raptors, Curry was back to his usual self and scored 35 points on 11-for-23 shooting to lead the Warriors' comeback and defeat the Kings.

Curry had 17 points in the first half and the Warriors went into halftime with a 76-64 lead. In the third quarter, he scored as many as 12 points but a strong performance from Kings meant the Warriors would only have a six points lead at the end of three quarters.

In the fourth quarter, he scored four straight points in the form of four clutch free-throws to win the game for the Warriors. Curry is averaging 28.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 1.1 steals per game this season