Warriors boost win streak to six
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Draymond Green connected for three 3-pointers in a crowd-pleasing, third-quarter runaway Friday night as the Golden State Warriors extended the NBA's longest active winning streak to six games with a 114-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings.
Stephen Curry had a 27-point, 12-assist double-double for the Warriors (58-14), who moved 2 1/2 games ahead of San Antonio (55-16) for the best record in the league and home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
Rookie Buddy Hield had 22 points for the Kings, who lost their eighth consecutive game in Oakland.
The Warriors led just 62-55 in the third minute of the third quarter before Green contributed eight points, including two 3-pointers, to a 15-5 burst that opened a 17-point advantage. Curry had two hoops and Klay Thompson a 3-pointer in the run.
Green added a third 3-pointer late in the quarter, helping Golden State extend the margin to 92-72 by the end of the quarter.
Green finished with 23 points on 8-of-17 shooting from the field. His first of three 3-pointers pushed him ahead of Monta Ellis (351) and into 10th place on the Warriors' career list.
Curry also moved up the franchise charts with his five 3-pointers. He now has 277 3-pointers for the year, the third most by a Warriors player in a season.
Thompson had 276 3-pointers last season.
The Warriors went 10 of 31 from beyond the arc in the opener of a three-day, two-game homestand.
Hield's 22 points came on 7-of-14 shooting from the field that included four 3-pointers. He also found time for eight rebounds and seven assists.
Ty Lawson had two 3-pointers in a 20-point night. Willie Cauley-Stein (12), Ben McLemore (11) and Skal Labissiere (10) also scored in double figures for the Kings, who have lost four in a row and 12 of their last 14.
Labissiere narrowly missed a triple-double, complementing his 10 points with a game-high 10 rebounds and team-high eight assists.
Sacramento (27-45) was playing the opener of a three-day, two-game trip that continues Sunday night in Los Angeles against the Clippers.
NOTES: Despite the fact SF Kevin Durant (sprained knee) participated in non-contact drills at practice on Thursday and was energetically enjoying Friday's win from the sideline, the Warriors announced before the game that their leading scorer remains on schedule to be examined next Wednesday before any escalation in his on-court activity is considered. ... With a back-to-back coming up Sunday and Monday, the Kings elected to rest veterans PG Darren Collison and SG Tyreke Evans. ... Asked before the game about his appearance at his alma mater's NCAA Tournament game Thursday night in San Jose, Warriors coach Steve Kerr, a former University of Arizona standout, admitted, "Not what I was hoping for. I had to pay my debt to (Xavier alum) David West this morning." ... Kerr had another famous coach as his guest Friday night: Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.