Dubs Drop Preseason Tilt to Kings

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It came down to the wire as the Warriors held a two point lead in the final second of Tuesday night’s preseason matchup, but it wasn’t enough as Sacramento Kings guard Kyle Guy ended the contest with a game-winning three-pointer to seal a 114-113 loss for the Dubs.

The Warriors were as far down as 19 points in the game, but a fourth quarter push led by Damion Lee (seven points, two assists in the game), Marquese Chriss (17 points, nine rebounds) and rookie Nico Mannion (two points, four assists, two steals) helped the Dubs work their way into four-point lead during the final quarter.

Despite the united effort, the Warriors were unable to prevent Guy’s final shot from falling and handing the team their first preseason loss of the campaign.

Stephen Curry led all scorers with 29 points in 28 minutes of play along with four rebounds, four assists and three steals. He also started the game by scoring 11 of the Dubs’ first 15 points including splashing three of his first four three-point attempts. Chriss, who made no more than one trey in a game all of last season, caught the hot hand from deep as well and made three of his four attempts from three-point distance in the game.

TEAM LEADERS

GSW
Points	Rebounds	Assists
Curry – 29	Chriss – 9	5 Tied – 4
Chriss – 17	4 Tied – 4	Wanamaker – 3
Wiggins / Oubre Jr. – 12	Curry – 4	3 Tied – 2

SAC
Points	Rebounds	Assists
Guy – 20	Whiteside – 9	Fox – 5
Hield – 18	Holmes – 7	4 Tied – 3
Fox – 17	Barnes / Bjelica – 6	Hield / Kaminsky – 2

Andrew Wiggins and Kelly Oubre Jr. both finished with 12 points; Wiggins added four assists, two steals, and three blocks with Oubre chipping in five rebounds as well. Rounding out the double-figure scorers for the team was offseason free agent acquisition Brad Wanamaker who finished with 10 points, five rebounds, and three assists in 18 minutes off the bench.

The Dubs will wrap up their preseason with one more game against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday (NBCSBA, ESPN, 6 p.m.) and prepare to tip off the regular season shortly thereafter on Dec. 22 against the Brooklyn Nets.

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More Notables …

Golden State improved to 8-25 at home this season, snapping a season-long 10-game home losing streak (third-longest in franchise history), prior to tonight, the Warriors last home win came on January 18, 2020 vs. Orlando (109-95).

The Warriors have won seven out of their last eight home games against the Sixers.

Golden State trailed by 10-or-more points and went on to win for the sixth time this season.

The Warriors made a season-high 55.0 percent of their shots from the field (previous:53.5 on 12/6 vs. CHI)… They improved to 4-2 this season when shooting 50 percent-or-better from the field.

Golden State dished out 30-plus assists for the 14th time this season, improving to 8-6 in those games.

The Warriors committed a season-low-tying seven turnovers (previous: seven on 2/5 vs. BKN).

Golden State recorded its 376th consecutive sellout.

Damian Lee tallied a game-high-tying 24 points (10-17 FG, 3-8 3P, 1-1 FT), six rebounds and three assists… Tonight marked his 11th 20-point game of the season and first career-time scoring 20-plus points in consecutive games.

Eric Paschall scored 23 points (8-12 FG, 7-7 FT), his 13th 20-point game of the season, fourth in the last five games… He also had three rebounds and six assists off the bench… Over the span of his last 10 games he is averaging 17.5 points on 59.5 percent shooting from the field… His seven made free throws are one shy of a career-high mark (eight, done four times).

Marquese Chriss recorded his third double-double in the last four games, and his eighth of the season with 13 points and game-high-tying 10 rebounds (10th game of 10-plus rebounds this season)… Chriss dished out a career-high eight assists… Over the span of his last four games he is averaging 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds on 58.1 percent shooting from the field.

Mychal Mulder scored a career-high 18 points and has recorded 10-or-more points in four of his six games with the Warriors… Both his trips to the line (six) and made free throws (five) were career-highs.