Curry leads Golden State against Sacramento after 45-point outing

Posted October 23, 2021 7:00 am

By The Associated Press

Golden State Warriors (2-0, second in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (1-1, eighth in the Western Conference)

Sacramento, California; Sunday, 9 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Golden State visits the Sacramento Kings after Stephen Curry scored 45 points in the Warriors' 115-113 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Sacramento finished 5-7 in Pacific Division action and 16-20 at home last season. The Kings averaged 7.6 steals, 4.9 blocks and 12.8 turnovers per game last season.

Golden State went 39-33 overall and 25-17 in Western Conference play during the 2020-21 season. The Warriors gave up 112.7 points per game while committing 21.4 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Kings: Maurice Harkless: out (left hip).

Warriors: Jonathan Kuminga: day to day (right knee), Klay Thompson: out (right achilles), James Wiseman: out (knee).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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