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Sloppy Sacramento Kings Beat Even Sloppier Warriors

By Rafe Wong

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 15: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors shakes hands with Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings after the game on December 15, 2019 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 15: Klay Thompson #11 of the Golden State Warriors shakes hands with Buddy Hield #24 of the Sacramento Kings after the game on December 15, 2019 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Sacramento Kings win round one against the Golden State Warriors. But this win was more about how bad the Warriors have been this year.

After coming off an inflating loss to the New York Knicks, the Sacramento Kings took their talents to the Bay Area where they would face off against the Golden State Warriors for the first time this season.

Even though the Kings came out with the 100-79 victory, they did not play a good game overall as the team was sloppy which resulted in a whopping 27 turnovers for them. Luckily, the purple and white were facing the Warriors.

Different Version Of GS

Oh, how the tables have turned. The Warriors may have upgraded their arena, but their roster has been the opposite of that. With Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson still out with injuries, the Warriors have been atrocious all season and last night’s performance was not any better. For the game, the team scored just 79 points, shot 39% from the floor, and committed 20 turnovers of their own. As a result, the Kings were able to survive the countless mistakes they made and still win by a comfortable margin.

Even though the Kings did not play well overall, there were some good notes to take away from the match. The team did shoot well from the floor as they made around 60% of their total shots and 46% of their three-pointers. Also, Buddy Hield and Bogdan Bogdanovic went off for the team as they combined for 44 points and nine assists while shooting 17-22 from the floor and 6-10 from the perimeter.

Final Thoughts

It was great to see the Kings beat the Warriors and get back to the 7th seed in the Western Conference. But this game was more about how bad the Warriors have been this year than how “well” the Kings played.

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The next game for Sacramento will be against the Charlotte Hornets. Even though the Hornets are another inferior team, based on their record, the Kings will need to play better than they did last night. Committing 27 turnovers against the Hornets will not get them the win this time.

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