Klay Thompson scored 29 points, Stephen Curry added 25 and the Warriors closed in on a playoff berth by beating the short-handed Kings 119-97 on Friday night.
SACRAMENTO -- Klay Thompson scored 29 points, Stephen Curry added 25 and the Golden State Warriors closed in on a playoff berth by beating the short-handed Sacramento Kings 119-97 on Friday night.
Golden State could get in with a loss Sunday depending on other results but could be relegated to the play-in tournament instead.Trey Lyles and Chimezie Metu each scored 15 points to lead the Kings, who were locked in as the No. 3 seed in the West after Memphis won earlier in the night. That took some of the energy out of a sold-out building that had been excited for a possible playoff preview between the two neighboring franchises who have never even made the playoffs in the same year since the Kings moved to Sacramento for the 1985-86 season.
Golden State built the lead back up to 13 points in the third quarter and were never seriously threatened in the final quarter.Warriors: Kevon Looney's 13 rebounds in the first half were the most for a Warriors player in the opening half of a regular season game since Andris Biedrins had 15 on Dec. 29, 2008, against the Lakers. ... Golden State improved to 10-30 on the road.
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