{"id":530150,"date":"2026-01-11T19:55:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/530150\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:55:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T19:55:52","slug":"steph-curry-drops-harsh-assessment-of-warriors-kings-rivalry-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/530150\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry drops harsh assessment of Warriors-Kings rivalry \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Warriors and Kings have met in the postseason twice over the last three seasons, helping to form a budding rivalry between Northern California’s two NBA teams.<\/p>\n

But Golden State’s 137-103 win<\/a> over Sacramento on Friday night at Chase Center looked anything but competitive, prompting Warriors star Steph Curry to deliver a harsh evaluation of that notion.<\/p>\n

“Geographically, yeah,” Curry responded after the game when asked if he believes the Warriors and Kings remain rivals in 2026. “That’s about it.”<\/p>\n

Curry dropped 27 points on the Kings in the Warriors’ win on Friday, which came just over two months after Golden State lost to Sacramento 121-116<\/a> on Nov. 5. All-time, the Warriors own the head-to-head record over the Kings, 220-198.<\/p>\n

The Warriors and Kings most recently faced off in the postseason during the 2024 NBA play-in tournament, where Sacramento emerged victorious<\/a>, 118-94, over Golden State to earn the Western Conference’s No. 7 seed and advance to the playoffs.<\/p>\n

It was retribution for the Kings, who lost to the Warriors in seven games<\/a> the year before in the opening round of the 2023 NBA playoffs.<\/p>\n

With the Kings (8-30) currently experiencing their worst start to a season in the Sacramento era, it doesn’t look like they’ll be meeting the Warriors again in the postseason this year. But Golden State, at 21-18, is a play-in team at the moment — so only time will tell if they’re in the playoffs, either.<\/p>\n

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