Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Players Stats and Box Scores for April 16, 2024

The Golden State Warriors traveled to the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday night to face the Sacramento Kings in the NBA Play-In Tournament. It's the battle between the No. 9 and No. 10 seeds in a do-or-die game. The winner faces the New Orleans Pelicans for the final postseason spot.

Sacramento earned homecourt advantage despite having an identical record of 46-34 with Golden State due to owning the tie-breaker. The two teams split the four-game season series, with one win each at home and away. All four games have been close, with three being decided by just one point.

The two teams also faced each other in the first round of last year's playoffs. The Warriors took the series in seven games despite being the No. 6. The two teams dropped to the Play-In Tournament spots because of their inconsistencies throughout the campaign.

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Golden State Warriors vs Sacramento Kings Players Stats and Box Scores

Golden State Warriors players' stats and box scores

Steph Curry didn't have a poor shooting game in the Golden State Warriors' loss to the Sacramento Kings. He finished with 22 points on 50.0% shooting but had to work hard for every single point. Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody stepped up for Golden State with 16 points each.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Andrew Wiggins	12	3	2	0	1	3	4	11	36.4	1	4	25.0	3	5	60.0	-25
Draymond Green	12	3	6	2	0	3	4	8	50.0	2	4	50.0	2	2	100.0	-22
Trayce Jackson-Davis	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-10
Klay Thompson	0	4	1	0	0	1	0	10	0.0	0	6	0.0	0	0	0.0	-12
Steph Curry	22	4	2	2	1	6	8	16	50.0	3	7	42.9	3	3	100.0	-21
Jonathan Kuminga	16	7	2	0	1	0	6	15	40.0	0	2	0.0	4	6	66.7	-22
Brandin Podziemski	5	8	1	1	0	1	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	-3
Kevon Looney	2	5	1	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1
Chris Paul	3	1	2	0	0	1	1	3	33.3	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	-15
Moses Moody	16	3	1	0	0	0	5	8	62.5	2	4	50.0	4	5	80.0	3
Usman Garuba	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2
Gui Santos	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2
Lester Quinones	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	2
Dario Saric	DNP

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Sacramento Kings players' stats and box scores

It was the Keegan Murray game in Sacramento, with the second-year man finishing with 32 points and nine rebounds after hitting 8 3-point shots.

Domantas Sabonis provided a double-double, while De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points on 25 shots. Keon Ellis had a big game defensively with three steals and three blocks.

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PA	3PM	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	+/-
Harrison Barnes	17	4	3	0	0	0	5	11	45.5	3	4	75.0	4	4	100.0	29
Keegan Murray	32	9	0	2	0	3	10	20	50.0	8	13	61.5	4	4	100.0	20
Domantas Sabonis	16	12	7	2	1	1	7	14	50.0	0	1	0.0	2	2	100.0	25
Keon Ellis	15	4	5	3	3	3	5	8	62.5	3	4	75.0	2	2	100.0	27
De'Aaron Fox	24	4	6	2	0	1	11	25	44.0	2	8	25.0	0	1	0.0	20
Davion Mitchell	5	6	3	0	0	0	2	9	22.2	1	5	20.0	0	0	0.0	3
Alex Len	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1
Trey Lyles	7	5	2	1	0	0	2	6	33.3	1	3	33.3	2	2	100.0	3
JaVale McGee	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	100.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-2
Sasha Vezenkov	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	-2
Kessler Edwards	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-2
Colby Jones	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	-2
Chris Duarte	DNP

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What happened in the Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings game?

The Sacramento Kings built a 16-point lead in the first half, but the Golden State Warriors trimmed it down to four points before the break. The Kings regained the momentum in the third quarter, outscoring the Warriors 37-26. They built another double-digit lead and never relinquished it until the final buzzer.

Keegan Murray was hitting contested 3-point shots to keep the Warriors at bay, while Keon Ellis did a wonderful job against Steph Curry. Ellis made Curry's life challenge, with the Kings' defense blitzing the two-time MVP. His Warriors teammates looked out of sorts with Jonathan Kuminga and Moses Moody as the only bright spots.

The Kings face the New Orleans Pelicans to determine the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. The winner of the game meet the OKC Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.

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