Sabonis dunks with 22 seconds left, Curry loses ball as Kings hold on to beat Warriors 134-133
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) When Harrison Barnes starts feeling it, the Sacramento Kings look for him in any spot he likes.
In another wild game with the Golden State Warriors, they needed every bit of Barnes' best - including his timely block against Jonathan Kuminga in the tense closing moments.
Domantas Sabonis made a go-ahead dunk with 22 seconds left, Barnes scored a career-high 39 points with back-to-back baskets in crunch time, and the Kings held off the Warriors 134-133 on Thursday night to split their season series at two games each.
“The way you have a high-powered offense is all five guys are going to have to make sacrifices at times,” Barnes said, crediting his team's unselfishness.
Stephen Curry threw an alley-oop to Kuminga with 1:22 left that got Golden State within 132-131. Kuminga then rebounded a missed 3-pointer by De'Aaron Fox and dunked again for the lead.
After Sabonis' dunk, Kuminga got blocked by Barnes with 18 seconds to go, hoping he'd get a whistle. Sacramento's Kevin Huerter missed a pair of free throws with 15 seconds remaining to give the Warriors one last chance. Curry dribbled around the perimeter trying to get a look and lost the ball - a similar ending to the Warriors' 124-123 loss Nov. 28 when he turned the ball over late.
Curry said he probably should have called a timeout. “The chaos of the moment you’re trying to make a play,” he said, “sometimes it works out, sometimes it doesn’t.”
Fox added 29 points and five assists for Sacramento, which beat Atlanta 122-107 at home on Monday night to end a four-game losing streak.
The Kings went to the hot hand in Barnes, who notched his second straight 30-point game.
“I think a lot of it just happens in the flow,” Fox said. “That’s kind of how he’s getting going and once he gets going there’s more of an effort to get him the ball in certain spots.”
Curry scored 33 points with six 3-pointers on a night the teams combined to hit 41 from long range. Curry made 5 of his first 7 3-pointers on the way to 18 points in the opening quarter, his season high for any period.
Kuminga scored a career-high 31 points in his career-best fifth straight game with 20 or more points, a night after his 11-for-11 performance matched Hall of Famer Chris Mullin for most made baskets without a miss.
Curry pulled Golden State within 122-121 on a layup with 4:45 left only for Fox to knock down consecutive 3s. Kuminga converted a 3-point play with 3:53 to go that made it 128-124.
This was another back-and-forth battle between the Northern California neighbors who went the distance in their first-round playoff series last spring before Curry scored 50 in Game 7 to send the Warriors to the Western Conference semifinals.
After playing three times between Oct. 27 and Nov. 28, Sacramento tried to make it two in a row after winning 124-123 at home in Golden 1 Center in that previous meeting almost two months ago.
Andrew Wiggins scored 17, Klay Thompson 16 and Dario Saric 14 as the Warriors completed an emotional 24 hours with back-to-back games after celebrating the life of assistant coach Dejan Milojević during Wednesday’s 134-112 win over the Hawks a week after “Deki” as they called him died following a heart attack.
Kings coach Mike Brown wore a black “BRATE” shirt - it means brother in Serbian and Deki used it fondly - with Milojević’s initials inside a heart the Warriors had made to honor him.
“Man, what an entertaining game,” Brown said afterward.
During warmups, Curry told rookie teammate Brandin Podziemski he wanted to bring New York Liberty star Sabrina Ionescu, the all-time 3-point contest record holder with 37 points, to town for a shootout.
Ionescu replied on X, formerly Twitter, with a message and emoji of two eyes looking: “Let’s getttttt it!! See ya at the 3 pt line (at)StephenCurry30.”
Curry now has 3,734 career defensive rebounds, moving him into second place in Warriors franchise history and past Larry Smith (3,731).
The two-time MVP also has scored at least 24 points in his last 25 games against the Kings in the regular season and playoffs - 15 of those with 30 or more, four 40-plus games and the 50-point performance.
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Kings: At Dallas on Saturday night.
Warriors: Host the Lakers on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Domantas Sabonis vs. Kevon Looney (Dario Saric gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point pullup jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:30 |  | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 3-3 |
| 11:18 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 11:18 | | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:18 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 3-4 |
| 11:04 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:01 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Andrew Wiggins offensive foul (Charge) (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:58 | | Andrew Wiggins turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:37 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:33 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Keegan Murray blocks Dario Saric's two point driving layup | ||
| 10:23 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Stephen Curry misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:05 | | Stephen Curry offensive rebound | ||
| 9:52 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 3-7 |
| 9:33 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:21 | | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:19 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:12 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 8-7 |
| 8:47 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point cutting layup (Klay Thompson assists) | 8-9 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 10-9 |
| 8:27 | | Stephen Curry turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 8:27 | | Klay Thompson personal foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 8:13 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 13-9 |
| 7:54 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 7:54 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 13-10 |
| 7:54 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-11 |
| 7:40 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 15-11 |
| 7:25 | | Klay Thompson misses two point layup | ||
| 7:23 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point running pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 18-11 |
| 7:02 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point reverse layup | 18-13 |
| 6:52 | | +3 | Domantas Sabonis makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 21-13 |
| 6:39 | | +2 | Stephen Curry makes two point driving layup | 21-15 |
| 6:39 | | De'Aaron Fox shooting foul (Stephen Curry draws the foul) | ||
| 6:39 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:39 | | +1 | Stephen Curry makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 21-16 |
| 6:16 | | Kevin Huerter turnover (lost ball) (Stephen Curry steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | Dario Saric turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Huerter steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | ||
| 5:53 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:49 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | Klay Thompson misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:37 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point driving layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 23-16 |
| 5:16 | | Andrew Wiggins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point turnaround hook shot | 25-16 |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 25-19 |
| 4:24 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 28-19 |
| 4:12 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:10 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:48 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 28-22 |
| 3:18 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 3:14 | | Stephen Curry defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 28-25 |
| 3:02 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:45 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 31-25 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving dunk | 31-27 |
| 2:13 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 34-27 |
| 1:58 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Draymond Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:36 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving floating jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 36-27 |
| 1:16 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving layup | ||
| 1:14 | | Davion Mitchell defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running dunk (Davion Mitchell assists) | 38-27 |
| 0:55 | | De'Aaron Fox blocks Draymond Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 0:54 | | Warriors offensive rebound | ||
| 0:50 | | +3 | Stephen Curry makes three point jump shot (Brandin Podziemski assists) | 38-30 |
| 0:33 | | Cory Joseph shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 39-30 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 40-30 |
| 0:17 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving layup (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 40-32 |
| 0:00 | | Keegan Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Malik Monk misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 11:32 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 11:24 | | Trey Lyles misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:22 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | +3 | Cory Joseph makes three point running jump shot (Jonathan Kuminga assists) | 40-35 |
| 11:04 | | +3 | Trey Lyles makes three point jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 43-35 |
| 10:35 | | +2 | Brandin Podziemski makes two point driving reverse layup | 43-37 |
| 10:17 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 45-37 |
| 10:04 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 45-40 |
| 9:49 | | De'Aaron Fox misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:42 | | Draymond Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +3 | Klay Thompson makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 45-43 |
| 9:32 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:18 | | Klay Thompson shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 9:18 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-43 |
| 9:18 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-43 |
| 9:04 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 47-45 |
| 8:53 | | De'Aaron Fox turnover (lost ball) (Jonathan Kuminga steals) | ||
| 8:48 | | Malik Monk shooting foul (Klay Thompson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:48 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 47-46 |
| 8:48 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 47-47 |
| 8:48 | | +1 | Klay Thompson makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 47-48 |
| 8:24 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (lost ball) (Draymond Green steals) | ||
| 8:15 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:11 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | Harrison Barnes misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:06 | | Warriors defensive rebound | ||
| 7:50 | | Klay Thompson misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:48 | | Cory Joseph offensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Brandin Podziemski misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:32 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | +3 | Davion Mitchell makes three point running jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 50-48 |
| 7:18 | | Warriors 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:03 | | Brandin Podziemski turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | +3 | Kevin Huerter makes three point jump shot (Davion Mitchell assists) | 53-48 |
| 6:30 | | +2 | Kevon Looney makes two point reverse layup | 53-50 |
| 6:15 | | Keegan Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Andrew Wiggins misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:56 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk (Davion Mitchell assists) | 55-50 |
| 5:22 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point pullup jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 55-53 |
| 5:04 | | Davion Mitchell misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:00 | | Kevin Huerter offensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point putback layup | 57-53 |
| 4:42 | | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | ||
| 4:37 | | Stephen Curry misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:35 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 4:30 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive foul (Charge) (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:30 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:16 | | Draymond Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:13 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point driving floating jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 57-55 |
| 3:56 | | Andrew Wiggins shooting foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 3:56 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 58-55 |
| 3:56 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 59-55 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Draymond Green assists) | 59-58 |
| 3:26 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 61-58 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup | 61-60 |
| 3:17 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 61-61 |
| 3:02 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 64-61 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point dunk (Dario Saric assists) | 64-63 |
| 2:27 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point pullup jump shot | 66-63 |
| 2:16 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point driving layup (Stephen Curry assists) | 66-65 |
| 2:16 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 2:16 | | Jonathan Kuminga misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 2:14 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | Stephen Curry misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:05 | | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | ||
| 1:59 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point running jump shot (De'Aaron Fox assists) | 69-65 |
| 1:44 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Andrew Wiggins assists) | 69-68 |
| 1:26 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Harrison Barnes draws the foul) | ||
| 1:26 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 70-68 |
| 1:26 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-68 |
| 1:16 | | Stephen Curry misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:14 | | Jonathan Kuminga offensive rebound | ||
| 1:14 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Jonathan Kuminga draws the foul) | ||
| 1:14 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 71-69 |
| 1:14 | | +1 | Jonathan Kuminga makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 71-70 |
| 0:58 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 73-70 |
| 0:44 | | Trey Lyles shooting foul (Draymond Green draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | +1 | Draymond Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-71 |
| 0:44 | | +1 | Draymond Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-72 |
| 0:33 | | Jonathan Kuminga personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | ||
| 0:33 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-72 |
| 0:33 | | +1 | De'Aaron Fox makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-72 |
| 0:13 | |