Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score for Jan. 5 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors finally faced off for the first time this season on Sunday at the Chase Center. The two teams last battled in the NBA Play-In Tournament last season, with Sacramento blowing out Golden State in Klay Thompson's last game with the Warriors.

Sunday's game did not feature the matchup between Steph Curry and De'Aaron Fox. The Kings' star guard was ruled out with an injury, and Malik Monk was tasked with taking over for at least this contest.

Nevertheless, the Kings dominated the hosts to get the easy 129-99 win. Monk stepped up with 26 points, 12 assists and four steals, while Domantas Sabonis dropped an effortless 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists. Kevin Huerter and Devin Carter scored 16 and 13 points off the bench, respectively.

Steph Curry had 26 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors, but it fell way short of what the team needed. Andrew Wiggins scored 18 points, while the rest of Golden State's corps did not have any firepower. Moses Moody had 13 points off the bench, but it was mostly during garbage time.

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Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Player Stats and Box Score

Kings

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Domantas Sabonis	22	13	7	0	0	0	3	30	10-13	1-2	1-2	36
DeMar DeRozan	12	0	1	1	0	3	2	31	5-14	0-4	2-2	17
Keegan Murray	11	4	2	1	1	0	3	26	4-11	3-8	0-0	10
Malik Monk	26	3	12	4	1	4	3	29	9-14	5-8	3-3	41
Keon Ellis	11	1	2	2	0	0	1	24	3-7	1-3	4-4	19
Trey Lyles	7	9	1	2	0	2	3	24	1-3	1-2	4-4	33
Doug McDermott	6	0	1	0	0	1	2	6	2-2	2-2	0-0	-1
Alex Len	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	-10
Orlando Robinson	3	2	0	1	0	1	0	6	1-2	0-0	1-1	-2
Jordan McLaughlin	0	1	2	1	0	1	1	8	0-2	0-1	0-0	-2
Kevin Huerter	16	1	0	2	0	1	0	20	5-7	4-6	2-2	3
Devin Carter	13	7	2	1	0	2	1	23	4-11	2-7	3-4	10
Jae Crowder	DNP

Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Draymond Green	10	4	4	2	1	5	3	25	4-8	2-4	0-0	-15
Trayce Jackson-Davis	0	2	3	0	0	3	3	18	0-3	0-0	0-0	-16
Andrew Wiggins	18	4	1	0	0	2	3	26	7-13	1-3	3-4	-23
Stephen Curry	26	7	0	1	0	4	3	30	8-12	4-8	6-6	-17
Dennis Schroder	3	2	2	0	0	1	1	21	1-7	0-2	1-2	-22
Kevon Looney	9	5	0	2	1	1	1	15	4-7	0-0	1-2	-7
Lindy Waters III	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	19	2-5	1-4	0-0	-4
Gui Santos	2	1	1	1	0	1	2	12	1-3	0-2	0-0	-1
Kyle Anderson	2	2	2	0	1	1	2	16	1-2	0-0	0-0	-18
Buddy Hield	7	3	3	0	0	2	2	18	3-7	1-5	0-0	-25
Moses Moody	13	1	2	2	0	2	1	26	5-10	3-6	0-0	-6
Pat Spencer	4	2	4	1	0	0	0	12	1-4	0-1	2-4	0

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Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors Game Summary

In the first quarter, the Sacramento Kings quickly jumped to an early 7-0 start before the Golden State Warriors tried clawing back. It was a four-point game at the 5:54 mark, but Sacramento went on a 22-11 run to finish the first 12 minutes with a 36-21 advantage.

Domantas Sabonis dominated with eight points and eight rebounds, while Malik Monk and Keon Ellis each had six points. Kevin Huerter scored six points off the bench. Andrew Wiggins had seven points for Golden State, with Steph Curry being limited to just five points.

Things got worse for the Warriors in the second quarter despite Curry's 15-point effort in the period. The Kings built as much as a 25-point lead, carrying a 75-51 score at halftime. Sabonis just needs a rebound and four assists to register another triple-double, while Malik Monk already has a double-double of 16 points and 10 assists.

The Sacramento Kings never looked back as they continued to decimate the Golden State Warriors in front of their frustrated fans. The lead reached 36 points at some point in the fourth quarter, with the Kings showing no mercy to the Warriors.

Sacramento improved to 17-19 for the season and have now won four games in a row. They are still 11th in the Western Conference standings, but are just behind the eighth spot by 1.5 games.

On the other hand, the Warriors are now 18-17 with one more home game before going on a four-city road trip. They have been linked to a potential trade for Chicago Bulls center Nikola Vucevic.