Kings Vs. Warriors: Brandon Rush Sparks Golden State In Comeback Win
The Golden State Warriors bench thrived in a 93-90 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Brandon Rush scored 20.
| Final - 1.31.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento Kings | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 90 |
| Golden State Warriors | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 93 |
The Golden State Warriors bench thrived in a 93-90 win over the Sacramento Kings on Tuesday. Brandon Rush scored 20.
It was mostly an ugly, flowless game until the 4th qtr bench gave the Kings a stomach punch and the Warriors enough of a lead to hang on to win. Links, postgame videos.
Son of a bitch. We have their old coach now, drawing this sad rivalry into a new zone of uncomfortable familiarity. The games are fun, but thinking about the teams sure isn't. The Warriors are...
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacramento | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 90 |
| Golden State | 24 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 93 |
| Sacramento | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Salmons | 35 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 8 |
| Jason Thompson | 30 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 13 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 36 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 14-4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-0 | 21 |
| Jimmer Fredette | 19 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-0 | 5 |
| Tyreke Evans | 43 | 9-22 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 10-0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5-0 | 22 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 27 | 4-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-0 | 11 |
| Chuck Hayes | 13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| J.J. Hickson | 15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-0 | 5 |
| Francisco Garcia | 15 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Donte Greene | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Tyler Honeycutt | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Travis Outlaw | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Hassan Whiteside | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Marcus Thornton | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 35-82 | 6-16 | 14-19 | 53-12 | 21 | 6 | 18 | 5 | 14-0 | 90 | |
| .427 | .375 | .737 | Team Reb: 10 | Total TO: 3 (11 pts) | |||||||
| Golden State | |||||||||||
| Player | Min | FG-A | 3PF-A | FT-A | Reb-O | Ast | Stl | TO | Blk | PF-T | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorell Wright | 23 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 15 |
| David Lee | 30 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-0 | 15 |
| Andris Biedrins | 25 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-0 | 5 |
| Monta Ellis | 28 | 5-17 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 12 |
| Stephen Curry | 26 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-0 | 3 |
| Brandon Rush | 24 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 6-1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-0 | 20 |
| Nate Robinson | 22 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 3-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-1 | 11 |
| Ekpe Udoh | 21 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-0 | 6 |
| Klay Thompson | 19 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jeremy Tyler | 5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dominic McGuire | 13 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-0 | 2 |
| Kwame Brown | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Earl Barron | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Chris Wright | DNP - Injured | ||||||||||
| Charles Jenkins | DNP - Coach's Decision | ||||||||||
| Team Totals | 37-91 | 8-24 | 11-13 | 38-9 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 20-2 | 93 | |
| .407 | .333 | .846 | Team Reb: 7 | Total TO: 0 (21 pts) | |||||||