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Kings looking for first win of season vs. rival Warriors

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The Golden State Warriors get an opportunity to swing by home briefly on their five-game, five-city journey when they host the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night in San Francisco.

The Warriors began their 10-day adventure in Texas, where they seemed relegated to a two-game split when they gave veterans Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Otto Porter Jr. and Nemanja Bjelica the night off Tuesday in San Antonio after a 122-108 win at Houston the day before.

Lo and behold, even with Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala and James Wiseman also out of action, and with Gary Payton II injured in the third period, the Warriors stunned the Spurs with a 35-16, fourth-quarter flurry that featured 14 points from Jonathan Kuminga and a go-ahead 3-pointer from Jordan Poole with 17.9 seconds remaining in a 124-120 win.

Poole finished with a game-high 31 points, but the victory was also a credit to the efforts of Damion Lee and Moses Moody, who contributed 21 and 20 points, respectively, in rare…

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