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National Basketball Association
Golden State 128, Sacramento 116
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 9, 2016
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials: #11 Derrick Collins, #30 John Goble, #73 Tre Maddox
Attendance: 17317

SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- After watching his MVP light up the scoreboard with an array of long-distance bombs, short flips and ridiculous layups, Golden State Warriors coach Luke Walton summed up Stephen Curry's night relatively simply.

"I'm glad he's on our team," Walton said. "He's pretty impressive."

Curry torched the Kings for a game-high 38 points and added 11 assists in a 128-116 victory over the Kings at Sleep Train Arena, symbolizing his team's dominance not just against Sacramento but the rest of the NBA.

"Shoot, you know what the best one was," Warriors forward Draymond Green said when asked about Curry's night. "The one where he looked like he didn't have control --- I didn't think he had it --- and then he grabbed it, throws it up and it goes in."

That third-quarter shot, in which Curry dribbled, lost the ball, dribbled again, lost it again, then regained control and flipped up the ball, was one of 12 field goals for Curry on 21 attempts. He also hit 8 of 14 shots from 3-point range, one of 19 the Warriors made.

"We really moved the ball well and got good open shots," Green said. "Guys knocked them down."

Green added 25 points and nine rebounds as the Warriors improved to 35-2, the best mark by any NBA team after 37 games. Golden State also beat Sacramento for the 12th consecutive time in three seasons, completing a four-game sweep for the third straight season.

"I think the film will show that we played hard and had a lot of intensity," Kings coach George Karl said.

Center DeMarcus Cousins had 33 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Kings (15-22), who have not beaten the Warriors since March 27, 2013.

Cousins has scored at least 30 points in four of his past five games.

Forward Rudy Gay added 23 points on 9-of-16 shooting from the field for Sacramento. Guard Darren Collison had 16 points and six assists off the bench.

Green, the NBA leader with eight triple-doubles, failed for only the second time in six games to post one. He remained fourth on the franchise's career list, one behind Philadelphia Warriors guard Andy Phillip.

But Green knocked down 8 of 12 shots from the field and was 5 of 6 from 3-point range. He added nine rebounds and four assists, and Walton said the forward's energy was impressive considering the Warriors were playing for the second straight night and for the fifth time in nine days.

"Second game of back-to-back, talking about energy, some days you just don't have it," Walton said. "With Draymond, it happens, but it's rare."

Guard Klay Thompson added 15 points and six assists, and guard Andre Iguodala scored 13 for the Warriors.

Warriors forward Harrison Barnes, playing for only the fourth time since a 16-game absence because of a sprained left ankle, scored 10 points, including a driving pull-up jumper that went in off the front rim to stop an 11-0 run that cut Golden State's lead to 118-113 with 2:59 left in the fourth quarter.

After Cousins missed on the Kings' next possession, Iguodala dunked to give the Warriors a 122-113 lead. Sacramento then left Curry wide open on the wing for a 3-pointer with 1:10 left for a 125-116 lead that iced it.

"It looked like he was a little more in rhythm tonight," Walton said of Curry, who continues to fight a shin injury. "These injuries have thrown him off a little, but he's obviously still playing at an MVP level."

Kings guard Rajon Rondo, the NBA assists leaders whose four triple-doubles trail only Green this season, finished with nine assists and four points for Sacramento but also turned over the ball four times.

The Kings played one of their best first halves of the season and trailed 60-58 at intermission. But Cousins picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter and the Warriors followed with a 9-2 run that eventually opened up an 86-72 lead late in the quarter.

NOTES: Kings F Omri Casspi (upper-back soreness) missed his fourth straight game. He is the league's third-best 3-point shooter. F Quincy Acy, who made his fourth straight start, totaled 30 points and 11 rebounds in the first three games in Casspi's place. ... Warriors F Draymond Green has passed former league MVPs Wilt Chamberlain, Rick Barry and Stephen Curry on the Warriors' career triple-double list this season. Green, whose eight triple-doubles were twice the total of league runner-up G Rajon Rondo of the Kings this season, was second on the franchise's career list before Saturday. ... The Warriors played for the fifth time in nine days. They play 20 games in 40 days leading to the All-Star break. ... Kings C DeMarcus Cousins averaged 32.3 points and 13.8 rebounds and shot 53.6 percent in the first four games of 2016. He averaged 24.1 points and 10.3 rebounds and shot 41.8 percent during 2015 portion of the season.
Top Game Performances
 
Golden State   Sacramento
Stephen Curry 38 Scoring DeMarcus Cousins 33
Stephen Curry 11 Assists Rajon Rondo 12
Andrew Bogut 11 Rebounds DeMarcus Cousins 10
Stephen Curry 6 Free Throws Made DeMarcus Cousins 7
Draymond Green 2 Steals DeMarcus Cousins 3
Draymond Green 2 Blocks Kosta Koufos 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Golden State 128 56.3 19-37 11-15 35 48 8 5 19
Sacramento 116 46.7 8-23 22-29 27 34 3 8 10
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against New Orleans. The Kings have a W/L % of .312 after a win and .476 after a loss.
  • Golden State will play their next game at home against Miami. The Warriors have a W/L % of .943 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.