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The Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings on Friday, 119-104. But the win was much tougher to come by than it should’ve been against a team that has the second-worst record in the Western Conference. The Warriors were very sloppy but, hey, a win is a win. Here’s how it all went down.
KEY MOMENT
With 7 minutes and 55 seconds left and the Warriors up by one point, 89-88, Steve Kerr called a timeout. Whatever he said to his team worked. The Warriors then went on an 8-0 run to take a 97-88 lead with 6 minutes and 14 seconds remaining.
STOCK UP
Kevin Durant – He finished with 33 points on 12-for-17 shooting, including going six-for-seven from beyond the 3-point line. Durant had a stretch in the fourth quarter when he scored 10 points in a row for the Warriors, including back-to-back 3-pointers.
Kevin Durant on trying to fight through the grind pic.twitter.com/F79YaMOrRS — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 3, 2018
Klay Thompson – He had 20 points on eight-for-12 shooting, including making four of his eight 3-point attempts.
Klay Thompson on the Warriors sloppiness pic.twitter.com/TAjRGuemvN — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 3, 2018
Zaza Pachulia – He had a game-high 13 rebounds. He also contributed eight points on four-for-six shooting.
Nick Young – He had 12 points on four-for-six shooting from beyond the arc in just 15 minutes of play.
STOCK DOWN
Steph Curry – This just wasn’t his night. He had a team-high six turnovers and shot seven-for-17 from the field, and three-for-10 from beyond the 3-point line.
Stephen Curry on fighting through before All-Star break pic.twitter.com/scDiAjHkPb — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 3, 2018
NUMBERS OF NOTE
25: That’s the number of turnovers the Warriors had. They were only one turnover shy of matching their season-worst 26 turnovers in a game against Detroit on Oct. 29. The Warriors had as many turnovers as assists (25).
6: Durant’s six 3-pointers matched his season-high from that range.
11: That’s how many games the Warriors have won following losses this season. That means the Warriors (41-11) are 11-0 following a loss.
QUOTE OF THE NIGHT
Steve Kerr was not happy with his team’s performance, especially since it followed a 30-point loss to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday. “When’s the All-Star break?” Kerr asked, before a reporter told him it was in two weeks. “Dang. I was hoping you’d say tomorrow.”
Steve Kerr critical of himself on not being able to regroup guys and handling rotation pic.twitter.com/lZWdknKpaA — Mark Medina (@MarkG_Medina) February 3, 2018
REPLAY OF THE GAME
With 6 minutes and 15 seconds left, Nick Young hit a big 3-pointer to give the Warriors a 97-88 advantage. The Warriors signed Young to make key shots, and on Friday he was a bright spot in an otherwise very mediocre performance.
UP NEXT
The Warriors play the Denver Nuggets on Saturday in the second leg of a back-to-back.
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