Warriors 121, Kings 96
Stephen Curry collected 23 points, nine assists and five rebounds as visiting Golden State completed a four-game season sweep of Sacramento.
Marreese Speights and Andre Iguodala each scored 17 points in reserve roles for the Warriors, who have won two straight since dropping a pair to improve to 38-8. Klay Thompson, who put up 52 points in the last meeting with the Kings, added 14 points while Leandro Barbosa chipped in 12 and a season-high five assists off the bench.
DeMarcus Cousins recorded 26 points and 11 rebounds while Rudy Gay scored 20 points for Sacramento. Darren Collison and Ben McLemore each put up 18 points but the Kings’ bench was outscored 61-12 in their ninth loss in 10 games.
Sacramento held a 10-point lead midway through the first quarter before the Warriors turned the tables, bridging the first and second quarters with a 23-0 run to grab a 37-22 lead. Golden State ended up shooting 57.8 percent from the field in the first half to cruise into the break with a 63-42 advantage.
The Warriors pushed the advantage to 25 early in the third quarter before the Kings chipped away and pulled within 91-80 with eight seconds left in the third. Curry responded with a 3-pointer to close the period and Speights’ bucket with 5:31 to play spread it back out to 113-86 as Golden State put it away.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Warriors handed out 33 assists on 46 field goals, marking their NBA-leading 19th game this season with at least 30 assists. … Golden State C Festus Ezeli (ankle) played for the first time since Dec. 23 and had two points and five rebounds in eight minutes off the bench. … Sacramento turned the ball over 18 times and was crushed on the glass 49-34.