The Golden State Warriors bounced back from their recent loss to the Denver Nuggets and beat the Sacramento Kings 130-125in a match that they dominated throughout the game and that was only tightened in the last quarter (31-17 partial for the Kings).
But beyond that slump at the end, the story of the night went through one first half at historic offensive levels for the Warriorswhich are not content with conversion 39 points in the first quarter, they added 50! In a second. By the break, Steve Kerr’s men had already 89 units.
Until then, the Warriors wore one field 67%, one 10-18 in 3-pointers and recorded 16 assists against just 5 losses.
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) October 24, 2022
That 89 point first half score is the fifth-highest all-time and second-highest for the franchisejust behind the 92 they scored against Chicago in 2018. The record is held by Phoenix Sanswith 107 points in 1990 against the Nuggets.
| Time | Equipment | Opponent | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-1991 | Phoenix Sans | Denver Nuggets | 107 |
| 2018-2019 | Golden State Warriors | Chicago Bulls | 92 |
| 1990-1991 | Denver Nuggets | San Antonio Spurs | 90 |
| 2017-2018 | Houston Rockets | Phoenix Sans | 90 |
| 2022-2023 | Golden State Warriors | Sacramento Kings | 89 |
Secondly, The 50 points in the second quarter was an absolute record for Golden State in its history in that quarter. They surpassed the 48 they scored in that stretch against the Bulls four years ago.
In Kerr’s time, it was the fourth time they scored at least 50 points in a single period: the former had reached once in the first quarter and twice in their famous offensive avalanches in the third period.
ah we dance
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— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) October 24, 2022
Stephen Curry led the winner with 33 points and 7-12 triples, while Jordan Poole and Andrew Wiggins They added 24 points each. In Sacramento, which was 0-3 on the season, he fell short of his 26 points and 10 assists De Aaron Fox.
Curry now has 33, 34 and 33 points through the first three games of the season.
