Golden State Warriors (44-38, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (48-34, third in the Western Conference)
Sacramento, California; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: EVEN; over/under is 238.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Kings host first series matchup
BOTTOM LINE: The Sacramento Kings host the Golden State Warriors to start the Western Conference first round. Golden State went 3-1 against Sacramento during the regular season. The Warriors won the last regular season meeting 119-97 on April 8 led by 29 points from Klay Thompson, while Chimezie Metu scored 15 points for the Kings.
The Kings are 32-20 in conference matchups. Sacramento scores 120.7 points while outscoring opponents by 2.6 points per game.
The Warriors are 7-9 in division play. Golden State has a 21-21 record against teams above .500.
TOP PERFORMERS: Domantas Sabonis is scoring 19.1 points per game with 12.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists for the Kings. De'Aaron Fox is averaging 17.8 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 47.9% over the last 10 games for Sacramento.
Stephen Curry is scoring 29.4 points per game with 6.1 rebounds and 6.3 assists for the Warriors. Jordan Poole is averaging 20.5 points and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 45.3% over the last 10 games for Golden State.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kings: 5-5, averaging 119.5 points, 43.4 rebounds, 28.1 assists, 8.2 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 47.5% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.9 points per game.
Warriors: 8-2, averaging 123.6 points, 48.0 rebounds, 31.9 assists, 8.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.3 points.
INJURIES: Kings: Matthew Dellavedova: out (finger), Davion Mitchell: day to day (knee).
Warriors: Andrew Wiggins: out (personal), Ryan Rollins: out for season (foot), Andre Iguodala: out (wrist).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
