SAN FRANCISCO – Malik Monk had 26 points and 12 assists, Domantas Sabonis contributed 22 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists and the Sacramento Kings dominated the Golden State Warriors 129-99 on Sunday night for their fourth straight win despite being leadless played goalscorer De’Aaron Fox.

The Kings never trailed, leading 75-51 at halftime and never looking back – many frustrated home fans headed for the Chase Center exits early as Sacramento’s lively contingent chanted “Let’s go, Kings!”

Stephen Curry scored 26 points and seven rebounds after resting on the first night of back-to-back Saturdays against the Grizzlies, and Andrew Wiggins added 18 points.

This was Sacramento’s first visit to the Chase Center since coach Mike Brown – Golden State’s former top assistant – was fired on Dec. 27 after a 13-18 start. Warriors coach Steve Kerr continued to express his “shock” over the firing of his good friend Brown. Doug Christie is interim coach.

Takeaways

Kings: Fox suffered a bruised glute muscle when he went down hard on a flagrant foul by Memphis star Jaren Jackson Jr…. Sacramento hit 10 of its first 17 shots – 5 for 9 on 3s – to go within 25: 14 in the lead.

Warriors: Forward Jonathan Kuminga will be sidelined for at least three weeks because of a sprained right ankle he suffered Saturday night against Memphis.

Key moment

Curry had an impressive performance, but it was one of the few highlights for his team. With 9:44 left in the second quarter, Curry’s first of two four-point plays put Golden State back within 40-29. Draymond Green next scored from deep to make it an eight-point game before Curry converted another four-point play after a Sabonis foul.

Key statistics

A night after dishing out 32 assists, the Warriors were held to 22, matching their total number of turnovers.

Next

The Kings host the Heat in back-to-back games on Monday, while the Warriors face Miami on Tuesday night to complete their six-game homestand.

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