NBA highlights on Jan. 25: Curry's turnover ends Warriors' home winning streak over Kings

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 134-133 at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California, on Thursday, ending their eight-game losing streak to the Warriors on the road.

The Kings led by only one point when there were 22.1 seconds to go. Jonathan Kuminga turned the ball over, so the Warriors had to foul Kevin Hureter, who missed both free throws and left the opponents about 15 seconds for the final rally.

The Warriors didn't call their timeout left, even though they failed to launch an early offense. Stephen Curry got the ball on the right wing. He was guarded by De'Aaron Fox when he dribbled to the left, where Hureter was waiting to double-team him. Fox poked the ball out of Curry's hands before he could make his next move, sealing the deal for the Kings.

Curry shot 13-for-26 from the field to score a team-high 33 points for the Warriors. Five of the six triples he made happened in the first quarter. Since the Kings had Keegen Murray guarding him in the second half, he found it less easy to shoot off the dribble from downtown. In response, Curry increased his charging of the paint in the final two quarters, going 6-for-8 within the 3-point line. However, his mistake at the end of the game was still too absurd to defend.

The best performer for the Warriors on Thursday night was Kuminga, whose size, power and athleticism were too much for the Kings' defenders to contain. He made 12 of his 19 field goal (FG) attempts to get 31 points off the bench. Nonetheless, he was outshined by former Warrior Harrison Barnes, who knocked down seven triples to get a career-high 39 points. He reached double-digit points in two quarters and managed to make big shots every time the Warriors came close to tying the score.

The two teams combined to drain 41 triples at 48.2 percent. Neither side had good enough defensive resources to completely neutralize the other's sharp offense. The Warriors' advantage was in the superb individual abilities of Curry and Kuminga. The Kings' edge was their long list of solid firepower provides. The team had six players score double-digit points, and they went 20-for-41 behind the arc.

Though both Barnes and Fox had more points on Thursday night, Domantas Sabonis continued to play as the King's offensive spine with 18 points, eight rebounds and 13 assists. Not only did he set up enough easy buckets from both inside and outside for his teammates, he barely let the team down in finishing as he made eight of his 11 FGs.

Other games on Thursday (away teams come first):

Philadelphia 76ers 122-134 Indiana Pacers

The Pacers ended the 76ers' six-game winning streak at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Thursday. They saw seven players score in double digits, led by the 26 points of Pascal Siakam, who also got 13 rebounds and 10 assists, his first triple-double since he was traded to the team.

Joel Embiid extended his over-30-point scoring streak to 22 games as he went 11-for-20 from the field against the Pacers. However, the home team led by as many as 27 points (100-73) when there were four minutes left in the third quarter, discouraging the 76ers from sending Embiid back to the court in the final period.

Chicago Bulls 132-141 Los Angeles Lakers

The Lakers had their best 3-point shooting game this season as they knocked down 20 triples out of 31 attempts at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on Thursday night. They outscored the Bulls 42-25 in the second quarter to sit on a safe 16-point lead in the first half. Then D'Angelo Russell contributed 17 points in the third period to further extend the purple and gold’s lead. LeBron James got 11 points in the fourth quarter to make sure that his side remained in control of the game until the end.

Utah Jazz 123-108 Washington Wizards

Minnesota Timberwolves 96-94 Brooklyn Nets

Boston Celtics 143-110 Miami Heat

Denver Nuggets 84-122 New York Knicks