SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors are coming off a rare reminder that even they can be shellacked when they aren't that interested. So perhaps the question entering Friday's contest in Sacramento against the Kings is how badly they will make their Northern California rival pay.
The Kings probably would prefer not to find out.
The NBA-best Warriors (40-11), coming off their worst loss in 131 contests -- a 129-99 road thumping at Utah on Wednesday -- face the Kings (16-34) at the Golden 1 Center. They haven't lost consecutive games since losing three straight by a combined 32 points in March 2017.