Warriors Win 6th Straight, Beat Kings 114-100
OAKLAND (CBS/AP) -- Stephen Curry had 27 points, seven rebounds and a season-high 12 assists, and the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings 114-100 on Friday night.
Draymond Green added a season-best 23 points with eight assists, while Ian Clark scored 10 points to help the Warriors improve to an NBA-best 58-14. Golden State has won six straight since its season-high three-game losing streak.
Both teams struggled offensively most of the game until the Warriors hit stride and pulled away in the second half.
Curry and Klay Thompson - Golden State's Splash Brothers - went a combined 12 of 32 from the floor. Curry missed six of his first eight shots beyond the arc before making three in the final period.
Buddy Hield scored a career-high 22 points with eight rebounds and seven assists, while Ty Lawson scored 20 for Sacramento. The Kings have lost four straight and are 3-12 since trading leading scorer and rebounder DeMarcus Cousins to New Orleans during the All-Star break.
Golden State's fifth consecutive lopsided win came at the start of a favorable home stretch for coach Steve Kerr's team. The Warriors increased their lead to 2 ½ games over San Antonio for the best record in the NBA, and play seven of their final 10 regular-season games at Oracle Arena.
Green's night salvaged a mostly sloppy game by both teams. The Warriors and Kings combined for 34 turnovers and 31 fouls. Golden State also let a 20-point lead in the third quarter get cut to 11 at 99-88 early in the fourth before pulling away for its 14th win in the last 15 games between the teams.
TIP-INS
Kings: Sacramento's 21 turnovers were one shy of their season high, set against the Lakers on Dec. 12. ... Tyreke Evans, Darren Collison and Anthony Tolliver were given a planned day off.
Warriors: Kerr has 198 career wins as the Warriors coach. ... Kevin Durant (knee) will accompany the team on its upcoming trip to San Antonio before being reevaluated by doctors on Wednesday. "He's doing quite well," Kerr said. Durant received a thunderous ovation from the Oracle crowd when he was shown on the scoreboard in the third quarter. ... Golden State ended the first quarter on a 16-4 run, highlighted by Shaun Livingston's backcourt steal and behind-the-back bounce pass to Green for a layup.
UP NEXT
Warriors: Host Memphis on Sunday. Golden State dropped the first two games against the Grizzlies earlier this season before a 122-107 road win on Feb. 10.
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