[Game] 80/82: Kings @ Warriors 07 APR 2026, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 21-58 (7-22 Away) @ Golden State Warriors 36-42 (21-18 Home)
07 April 2026, 7pm PT/10pm ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, California


Last 5:
Warriors 1-4 Kings 2-3

Series:
Tied 1-1​

Game Preview:
Goal is to get Stephen Curry in peak form as Warriors face Kings (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass, NBC Sports California
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

Team Homepage
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube


Injury Report (as of 5pm ET):
Warriors:
Stephen Curry - PROBABLE (knee)
LJ Cryer - QUESTIONABLE (illness)
Kristaps Porzingis - QUESTIONABLE (knee)
Al Horford - OUT (calf)
Gui Santos - OUT (Pelvis)
Jimmy Butler - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)
Moses Moody - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)

Kings:
DeMar DeRozan - OUT (hamstring)
Keegan Murray - OUT (ankle)
Isaiah Stevens - OUT (ankle)
Russell Westbrook - OUT (foot)
Drew Eubanks - OUT FOR SEASON (thumb)
De'Andre Hunter - OUT FOR SEASON (eye)
Zach LaVine - OUT FOR SEASON (finger)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)


Referee Assignments:
Mitchell Ervin (#27 - Crew Chief), Marat Kogut (#32 - Referee), Eric Lewis (#42 - Umpire). Forty-six years combined experience.


Mister Slim Says:

HERE WE GO AGAIN! (Here we go again!)

SAME OLD SONG AGAIN! (Same old song again!)

MARCHING DOWN THE AVENUE! (Marching down the avenue!)

THREE MORE GAMES, AND WE'LL BE THROUGH! (Three more games, and we'll be through!)

Sacramento's inexecrable limp towards the finish line continues in San Francisco, where they will take on the play-in bound Warriors. For all the discourse about the "weak" east, there is only one team that has qualified for the play-in that is guaranteed to finish the regular season with a losing record, and it's the Warriors. Two other teams can join them in that dubious distinction, both of which are also in the west. The bad news for the Kings (or good news, depending on what your priorities are) is that Steph Curry has returned from a long injury and, with them trying to ramp up for the play-in, will most likely get significant minutes tonight. On the other side, if appears as though the Kings may have finally done what a very vocal minority of fans have been wanting them to do for months, as DeRozan seems to have been shut down, along with Westbrook, possibly for the remainder. With wins having no meaning, and playing time only having value as a learning experience, it's for the best.

Play the kids.

 

[HndsmCelt]

My heart wanted to vote for Billie Holiday but sadly, she lost out to maybe a larger milestone confirmation of Justice Brown Jackson

 

[HndsmCelt]

Absolutely agree play the kids, especially in the fourth that being said if the Kings have a lead in the fourth, Max needs to have his head on a swivel because he’s likely get kicked in the ear by Draymond Green

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Absolutely agree play the kids, especially in the fourth that being said if the Kings have a lead in the fourth, Max needs to have his head on a swivel because he’s likely get kicked in the ear by Draymond Green

These last three games may be the best-case scenario for Sacramento, given the circumstances: games that are meaningless to the Kings but not meaningless to their opponents will give the kids opportunities to play in "real-game" situations against opponents who are trying to win with their regular squads.

And that's how you get games that "matter," even when they don't matter.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

"Symbolic" birthday of the internet is obviously a pretty big one but here I'm going to give Beethoven his due. Didn't vote for the second symphony (not too long ago!) because the even symphonies (#6 excepted) are pretty dull, all things considered. The Eroica, while probably only the fourth-best of the odd symphonies, is still really good, and (while I haven't checked) I'm guessing we're not likely to get a #5/#7/#9 debut in the next two games, so this one gets it!

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Kings:
DeMar DeRozan - OUT (hamstring)
Keegan Murray - OUT (ankle)
Isaiah Stevens - OUT (ankle)
Russell Westbrook - OUT (foot)
Drew Eubanks - OUT FOR SEASON (thumb)
De'Andre Hunter - OUT FOR SEASON (eye)
Zach LaVine - OUT FOR SEASON (finger)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)

And this, folks, is how you tank.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

And this, folks, is how you tank.

If my quick count wasn't off, that's over $153M of salary out. At any rate, it's a LOT of salary out. Basically within 1% of the salary cap worth of salary.

 

[Tetsujin]

If my quick count wasn't off, that's over $153M of salary out. At any rate, it's a LOT of salary out. Basically within 1% of the salary cap worth of salary.

I mean, that’s essentially the entire rotation that Doug would be playing if the team were healthy

 

[Caccia]

My heart wanted to vote for Billie Holiday but sadly, she lost out to maybe a larger milestone confirmation of Justice Brown Jackson

Several great choices here. I voted as you did, but could also have gone for Billie Holiday or the 'Eroica' Symphony. It's too early to say if Justice Brown Jackson will end up being an important figure in history, but she is on that trajectory.

I had forgotten all about the Curt Flood suit, but in sports, that was a real milestone.

 

[Sluggah]

Ending this trash season with having to deal with the Warriors announcers twice is some real salt in the wound ****

 

[Caccia]

Maybe Monk and Steph will have an old-fashioned shoot-out tonight.

 

[Warhawk]

Ending this trash season with having to deal with the Warriors announcers twice is some real salt in the wound ****

Only if you watch the game!

 

[Caccia]

I will confess, I never heard of the word "inexecrable" before. It does not appear in either the Webster's Collegiate nor the Random House dictionaries, but S₤im uses it correctly.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Why does it look like Mark and Kayte are sitting in front of a green screen?

 

[Caccia]

Another makeshift lineup for the Kings.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Pat Spencer looks like he's permanently sticking a fork into an electrical socket

 

[Tetsujin]

Warriors built like a team that shouldn’t have traded Kuminga for a guy with AIDS (allegedly)

 

[Tetsujin]

I know Steph is on the bench but this Kings starting lineup might be better than the Current Warriors starting lineup lol

 

[Tetsujin]

At this point it’s probably safe to say that Aaron Bruski was wrong when he said DeAnthony Melton was better than De’Aaron Fox

 

[Sluggah]

Only if you watch the game!

the gods demand it of me. and rolling a boulder up a hill was already taken

 

[Tetsujin]

Dylan just stole a man’s soul

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Love me some Cardwell.

 

[Tetsujin]

Steph Curry running like Joel Embiid now. That knee is cooked.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

the gods demand it of me. and rolling a boulder up a hill was already taken

 

[HndsmCelt]

Cardwell is just so much fun to watch!

 

[Sluggah]

wait, is this garbage they’re overlaying on the court what people were complaining about way back? is this on all the time? its terrible

 

[Capt. Factorial]

For those who complain that we can't tank properly, the team wearing cream is going to the PLAY-IN

 

[Tetsujin]

Draymond growing the Birdman beard lol

 

[HndsmCelt]

The kids are all right

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Gotta love Cardwell slowly dribbling to the point on the court triangulated to be as far as possible from a defender