Warriors Suffer a 30-Point Defeat to the Kings! Curry Scores 26+7 but Concedes Early, Monk's Explosive Dunk Proves Too Much with 26+12
Beijing Time, January 6th, NBA regular season Warriors home 99-129 lost to the Kings by 30 points, the Kings first quarter 36-21 net win 15 points, the second quarter held off the Warriors' counterattack and expanded the lead; in the second half, the Kings continued to suppress the Warriors in the third quarter, leading by 30 points after three quarters, due to the large point difference, the Warriors conceded one quarter early, Curry and others were sitting on the bench very frustrated; the Warriors' two-game winning streak was ended, the record became 18 wins and 17 losses after the defeat, while the Kings are happy to win four consecutive victories, 17 wins and 19 losses continue to rank 11th in the West.
Statistical Data
Warriors: Curry 26 points and 7 rebounds, Wiggins 18 points and 4 rebounds, Green 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, Schroder 7 of 1 only 3 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, Hield 7 of 3 got 7 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists
Kings: Monk 26 points, 12 assists, 4 rebounds, 3 steals, 1 block, Sabonis 22 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, DeRozan 12 points, Murray 11 points, Ellis 11 points, 2 assists, Hert 16 points
Game Highlights
Murray feinted easily dunked
Curry continuously hit unreasonable 3+1
DeRozan's signature mid-range shot
Monk's gliding dunk is too crazy
Game Review
In the first quarter, the Kings started with a 7-0 lead, Chase Dream hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, Ellis responded with a three-pointer, Wiggins hit a three-pointer, DeRozan's signature mid-range shot, Curry scored with a breakthrough layup, Monk scored 5 points in a row, Wiggins hit two shots in a row, the Kings immediately responded with points, Hert hit two three-pointers in a row, Xiao Sa made a layup, the Kings led by 13 points with a wave of attacks; Curry hit a three-pointer, DeRozan and Xiao Sa led the team to an 8-0 lead, Hield broke through for a layup, Schroder scored just before the buzzer, and the Warriors trailed the Kings 21-36 by 15 points at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Carter made a layup, Wiggins responded with points, Curry made a fast-break layup, then Curry made an unreasonable 3+1, Chase Dream delivered a three-pointer, Curry made another 3+1 again, the Warriors made a 11-0 run to catch up to 4 points; then the Warriors' offense went silent, Xiao Sa scored toughly to stop the bleeding, Murray and Monk combined to make 3 three-pointers, the Kings responded with an 11-0 run to stabilize the situation; Wiggins made two free throws, Xiao Sa cut in for a layup, Monk made another three-pointer, Xiao Sa responded with a 2+1 to Luni, Ellis dunked, Xiao Sa made a three-pointer, Curry scored 5 points in a row, the Kings immediately responded strongly, and at halftime, the Kings led the Warriors 75-51 by 24 points, the Kings won another 9 points in a single quarter with 39-30.
After changing sides to fight again, Murray dunked to score, Wiggins broke through and pitched to break the scoring drought for the Warriors, Monk responded with a three-pointer, Curry pitched and hit the board, Monk broke through and made a layup to stop the Warriors; after the timeout, the Warriors responded with a 4-0 mini-climax, DeRozan stole and made a fast-break layup to stop the bleeding, Xiao Sa made a hook shot, Wiggins made a mid-range shot, Curry made a one-dragon layup, Li Kaili scored off a cake, Hert made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, the Warriors went silent again, the Kings made an 11-0 run to lead by 33 points, Moody made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, and at the end of the third quarter, the Warriors trailed 75-105 by 30 points.
In the final quarter, Spencer and Luni scored consecutively, DeRozan scored 2 points, Hert made a three-pointer, Lyles made two free throws, the Kings expanded their lead with a 7-0 run, Santos cut in for a layup, Luni dunked, Lyles responded with a three-pointer, and at 6 minutes and 39 seconds, the Kings replaced DeRozan, the game turned into garbage time, the Kings' training lineup continued to expand their lead, Moody and Walters led the team to chase points, Robinson made a tough 2+1, and finally the Kings easily defeated the Warriors away.
Starting Lineups
Warriors: Curry, Green, Wiggins, Schroder, and TJD
Kings: DeRozan, Sabonis, Monk, Murray, and Ellis