5
31
Jan
Game 19: Kings at Warriors
by Mike
Sacramento
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Golden State
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Oracle Arena
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| 2011-12 Meetings | ||
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| January 31, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Kings | 90 |
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Warriors | 93 |
| February 4, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 106 |
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Kings | 114 |
| March 13, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 115 |
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Kings | 89 |
| March 24, 2012 • Recap | ||
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Kings | 108 |
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Warriors | 111 |
The home stand continues with a chance to make up some ground against a bottom-tier team with…basically the same record as our beloved Warriors. What to watch for tonight:
- Regrets: I’m hardly missing the Keith Smart era, but he must be enjoying seeing the struggles that Jackson is going through here in the early going. If Smart beats Jackson tonight, the honeymoon will officially be over (if it isn’t already).
- Regrets 2: I always wonder if things would have been much different if Nellie had gotten the guy he wanted, Jason Thompson, instead of Anthony Randolph (who is apparently still waiting on his breakout). Randolph is obviously long gone (along with Nellie!), and Thompson keeps pumping out decent if not spectacular numbers — he always seems to kill the Warriors, too. Not like he’s some huge difference maker, but I always pay attention considering how close he was to coming to Oakland.
- Must Win: I know I keep making these laughable “If you want to be a playoff team…” statements, even though we all know this team isn’t going anywhere barring some sort of huge change, but if you want to be a playoff team, you need to beat the damn Kings.
