De’Anthony Melton ignited a 15-0 burst bridging the third and fourth quarters with six straight factors, Stephen Curry went for a game-high 27 and the Golden State Warriors received a second in a row to begin a prolonged homestand, thumping the Sacramento Kings 137-103 on Friday evening in San Francisco.
Melton completed with 19 factors off the bench and Curry accomplished his second double-double of the season with a game-high 10 assists for the Warriors, who ran up a season-best 39 assists on their 52 baskets.
DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 24 factors for the Kings, who performed Golden State evenly for the primary 33 minutes, gaining an 84-all tie on a Dennis Schroder 17-footer with 3:13 left within the third quarter.
Melton responded with a layup, two free throws and an inside hoop to present the Warriors a lead they by no means relinquished. Then, after teammates Will Richard and Al Horford every related from brief vary, Melton buried a 3-pointer to present Golden State a 97-84 benefit coming into the fourth quarter.
When Gui Santos dropped in a layup 23 seconds into the ultimate interval, the 15-point run had created a 15-point lead and the Kings had been by no means appreciably nearer.
Curry did a majority of his scoring from 3-point vary, making 6 of 12 and serving to the Warriors outscore the guests 57-21 from deep. Golden State made 42% of its 3-point makes an attempt and 55% general en path to matching its season-high for factors whereas operating up its largest margin of victory on the yr.
Draymond Inexperienced chipped in with 11 factors, six rebounds and eight assists for the Warriors, who had been taking part in their second of eight straight at dwelling. Jimmy Butler III added 15 factors, Brandin Podziemski 14, Gary Payton II 12 and Quinten Publish 11 for Golden State, which avenged a five-point highway loss to its Northern California rival on Nov. 5.
Payton additionally discovered time for a game-high 9 rebounds.
DeRozan shot 10-for-19 for the Kings, who misplaced a seventh in a row regardless of capturing 50% from the sector.
Russell Westbrook put up 13 factors to enhance a team-high seven assists for Sacramento, whereas Schroeder and Zach LaVine had 15 factors every. Dylan Cardwell was the Kings’ main rebounder with eight to go together with six factors.
–Area Stage Media
