SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Steven Adams Thunder Jersey . -- After Golden
States difficult road loss two nights ago in Oklahoma City, Stephen Curry was
anxious to avoid a repeat performance Sunday against the Sacramento Kings. The
dynamic guard came up with big play after big play, none bigger than his two
free throws with 8.6 seconds left that helped the Warriors edge the Kings
115-113. Curry made five 3-pointers, scored 36 points and also added 10 assists
for the Warriors, who had lost two straight and five of six. It was the sixth
time in his career that Curry had matched or exceeded 30 points and 10 assists.
The first five came in his rookie season. The Friday loss to Oklahoma City had
been especially painful. Russell Westbrooks 3-pointer with 0.1 seconds left in
overtime gave the Thunder a 113-112 victory. "Its been frustrating of late, not
being able to close out games, especially on the road," Curry said. "Everyone
pitched in. It was a good learning lesson for us to continue to stick to the
program." Klay Thompson connected on a career-high eight 3-pointers and added 28
points. Golden State hit 15 of 25 3s (60 per cent). Curry is in a terrific
grove, making 15 of 28 over the last three games. "They are good players and
tough to cover," Kings centre DeMarcus Cousins said. "In the beginning we didnt
make it difficult for them. Later in the game we did. If we had done that early
on maybe it would have been a different game." The Warriors had a 16-point lead
in the third quarter and led by 10 entering the fourth. But the Kings rallied
and took the lead several times in the fourth, when they outscored Golden State
33-25. After Currys two free throws broke a 113-all tie, Andrew Bogut blocked a
driving reverse layup by Isaiah Thomas in the closing seconds and grabbed the
rebound to secure the victory. "I saw Klay get beat and had an idea Isaiah would
not be going up against me on the right side," said Bogut, who had 12 rebounds,
three blocks and two steals. "I kind of read it and thankfully I got the block."
Harrison Barnes and David Lee had 11 points for the Warriors, who ended a
four-game road trip with a 2-2 record. In foul trouble throughout, Cousins had
24 points in just over 20 minutes. Marcus Thornton hit five 3-pointers and
scored all of his 21 points in the second half, including 11 in the fourth.
Thomas had 19 points and eight assists, but also committed seven of Sacramentos
season-high 24 turnovers that led to 33 Warrior points. Patrick Patterson scored
18 points and Jason Thompson added 10. It was another frustrating loss for the
Kings, who have dropped four straight overall and are now 3-7 at home. "I think
a lot of those turnovers today was us being soft and us telegraphing our
passes," Thomas said. "Especially in the second quarter when I had four or five
turnovers. Two or three of them I just telegraphed - they knew where it was
going." Trailing by two points twice with under a minute to play, Cousins
responded with a pair of basket from close range, the second one tying the game
at 113 with 12.6 seconds left. A 3-pointer by Thomas put the Kings in front
104-102 with 3:51 left. But Thompsons corner 3 and a jumper by Curry put the
Warriors on top, 107-106. With the Kings down by 11 points, Thornton made a 3 to
ignite a 12-2 run. Cousins ended the surge by converting a layup and making two
free throws to cut Golden States lead to 100-96. "What I like about our guys is
that it could have been a 16-point deficit that turned into 30, but it turned
into a two-point lead and giving ourselves a chance to win," Kings coach Michael
Malone said. "We were only one defensive rebound away from winning the game."
After a strong first half, it was Thompson and Curry continuing their perimeter
success in the third quarter, when they combined for five 3-pointers. Curry
scored 11 points and Thompson had three 3-pointers and nine points, giving
Golden State a 90-80 heading into the fourth. "I have a great backcourt with two
guys that can light up a scoreboard," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. "The
thing that I love most about them is people fall in love with shooting, which is
the obvious, but they compete. They have really developed into a good defensive
tandem. I thought both guys did an outstanding job on the defensive end."
Cousins was called for his fourth foul at the 7:45 mark of the third quarter. He
argued the call and was quickly given his fifth technical of the season and went
to the bench with the Kings trailing 66-59. Warriors starting forward
Andre Iguodala sat out his fifth straight game with a left hamstring strain.
Notes: The arena power went out during pregame introductions and lasted for 12
minutes. When power was restored, the Kings introduction was skipped and the
game had no public address announcer until midway through the first quarter. .
Historically, this has been a competitive matchup, with the Warriors holding a
187-185 edge. . Three Kings starters, including Cousins, had two fouls by the
midway point in the opening quarter. . Warriors reserve guard Toney Douglas, who
played with the Kings last year, has missed the last 11 games with a stress
problem in his lower left leg.
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value.SALT LAKE CITY -- Big Turk lived up to his nickname. After two games in
which he was nearly invisible, Enes Kanter loomed large in the middle and scored
24 points to lift the Utah Jazz past the Washington Wizards 104-101 Saturday
night. "The big man played big tonight," said Gordon Hayward, who hit two free
throws with 2.6 seconds left to seal the win. Kanter made 11 of 13 shots and the
Jazz overcame a 13-point deficit to take control in the fourth quarter and keep
the Wizards from moving above the .500 mark for the first time in more than four
years. Kanter also took the pressure off of Derrick Favours, who is dealing with
a sore hip. "Enes was doing the scoring, so I just tried to go out there and
play defence and get rebounds," said Favours, who had 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Hayward finished with 16 points and Alec Burks added 15 as the Jazz swept the
two games with the Wizards for the second straight season. Trevor Ariza led
Washington with 23 points, including a 3-pointer with 52 seconds left that drew
the Wizards within 101-98. John Wall banked in a 3-pointer to get within 102-101
with 3.6 seconds left, but Hayward made two free throws and Wall missed at the
buzzer. Kanter scored a total of eight points in two blowout losses to Minnesota
and drew his coachs ire for often being in the wrong spots. But in this one,
Kanter consistently found himself in the right place at the right time --
picking up loose balls, making timely passes and changing the Wizards shots in
the paint. "I personally was really bad two games against Minnesota, but tonight
I wanted to come out with lots of energy," Kanter said. The muscular centre from
Turkey displayed a deft shooting touch on jumpers and power moves to the basket.
When Arizas 3-pointer cut the lead to 92-90, Kanter hit a jump shot. With 57
seconds left, he made two free throws to give Utah a 101-95 cushion after a
nifty reverse-pivot down the lane that drew a foul. Utahs schedule has allowed
for practices in the past few weeks and the young Jazz players have benefited
from the extra work. "My coaches have given me a lot of confidence and weve been
practicing really hard," Kanter said. "The things I have been trying to do and
now showing in the games." Burks and Hayward drove through the Wizards defence
for layups as the Jazz scored on four straight possessions to open the fourth
quarter and take an 85-77 lead. "We did a good job of attacking them after
playing inside-out. We attacked them in transitiion, attacked them in the half
court," said Trey Burke, who had 12 points and eight assists.
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step quicker to loose balls as the game wore on, but the Wizards made it
interesting in the final minute before yet again failing to move above .500. "We
were running in mud half the game, in my opinion," Washington coach Randy
Wittman said. "We wouldnt commit ourselves to our pace." Ten times over the past
five seasons, the Wizards have had a chance to surpass .500. Theyve lost every
time. "I feel like we had this game won. We just didnt do a good job in stopping
them and they just kept making good plays," Wall said. Wizards last won a game
to go above .500 on Oct. 31, 2009, when they beat the New Jersey Nets to improve
to 2-1. They lost to Cleveland on Nov. 3 and havent had a winning record since.
The Wizards, who led most of the game, have lost this season at 0-0, 9-9, 14-14,
19-19, 20-20 and 21-21. No one on the current Wizards roster was on the team
when it was last above .500. Though Utah is at the bottom of the Western
Conference standings, the Jazz are competitive when healthy. The starting lineup
of Burke, Hayward, Marvin Williams, Richard Jefferson and Favours is 12-8 this
season. Favours was a game-time decision but felt his right hip strain had
healed enough to give it a go and the Jazz needed his defence and rebounding
prowess. When Favors needed a rest, Kanter made his presence known, especially
with his 10 points in the fourth quarter. After stumbling through a subpar
January, Ariza has found his groove. He scored 23 points in a win over Phoenix
Friday and made 6 of 10 3-pointers against Utah. But his fellow perimeter
players couldnt find their range. Beal was 5 of 16 and Wall made just 4 of 14
attempts from the field. "I thought Trey and the guys playing Wall made him work
for everything he got," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said. Nene had 19 points,
including a handful of emphatic dunks, and Marcin Gortat had 14 points and 11
rebounds, but they couldnt stop Kanter when it mattered most. NOTES: The Jazz
claimed third-year forward Malcolm Thomas off waivers on Saturday. He has
appeared in 16 career NBA games over three seasons with San Antonio (this
season), Golden State and Chicago, averaging 1.1 points and 1.8 rebounds in 5.4
minutes. . The teams combined to miss their first seven shots. . The Jazz
reserves outscored their Washington counterparts 52-18 but all five Wizard
starters scored in double figures.
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