Oakland, CA (Sports Network) - Klay Thompson had 20 points, including the go-
ahead 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left to lift the Golden State Warriors to an
87-83 win over the Sacramento Kings.
On the go-ahead bucket, the Kings double-teamed Stephen Curry beyond the left
wing. He passed the ball to the high post for David Lee, who quickly swung it
to a wide-open Thompson in the right corner and he nailed the jumper to give
Golden State an 85-83 edge.
Tyreke Evans drove down the lane on Thompson at the other end, but his layup
attempt off the glass was too strong and Draymond Green sunk two free throws
to seal the outcome for Golden State.
Lee finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, while Curry was limited to 13
points, but dished out eight helpers for the Warriors, who have own two
straight on the heels of a four-game skid.
Jason Thompson tallied 17 points and eight boards to lead Sacramento, which
has dropped nine of its last 11 tilts.
"It was a big feather in our cap the way our group performed tonight," Kings
head coach Keith Smart said.
The Warriors led 28-21 after a quarter of play, but Sacramento outscored them
23-13 in the second to take a 44-41 cushion into the break.
Isaiah Thomas' layup knotted the contest at 56-56 with less than four minutes
to go in the third before the Warriors countered with a 9-0 spurt that
propelled them to a 69-63 cushion heading into the final frame.
Curry's pull-up triple with 2:59 to go gave the hosts a four-point lead, but
Sacramento answered as Thompson nailed a jumper and Patrick Patterson sunk a
right corner trey for an 83-82 Kings edge with 1:25 left.
Game Notes
Patterson finished with 15 points and eight rebounds ... Harrison Barnes
totaled 14 points for Golden State ... The Warriors were 25-of-29 from the
foul line.
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