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Curry finished with a game-high 27 points, but he didn't score
in the fourth quarter, which began with the Warriors leading
90-88.
Andrew Wiggins had two 3-pointers and Juan Toscano-Anderson made
a third after Payton's key long-distance hoop during Golden
State's pull-away, which began after Kings rookie Davion
Mitchell had created the game's last tie at 94-all in the third
minute of the fourth quarter.
Sacramento drew within 107-104 on a 3-pointer by Buddy Hield
with 4:36 to play, but Jordan Poole buried a pair of free throws
and Draymond Green dropped in a layup, giving Golden State
breathing room heading into a relatively comfortable finish.
In the first regular-season matchup of Curry against Mitchell,
regarded as a top-flight defender even as a rookie, the
perennial Golden State All-Star was limited to 4-for-15 shooting
on 3-pointers and 9-for-23 overall.
Curry also found time for seven rebounds and a game-high 10
assists, his second double-double after opening the season with
a triple-double against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Mitchell, meanwhile, countered with 22 points on 9-for-16
shooting off the Sacramento bench.
Poole finished with 22 points, Wiggins 17, Green 14 to go with
six rebounds and seven assists, and Damion Lee 11 for the
Warriors, who have opened 3-0 for the first time since they
began the 2015-16 season with 24 straight wins.
Payton, signed off the scrap heap after having been cut by the
Warriors late in training camp, added 10 points in 17 minutes
after having played a total of 10 seconds in Golden State's
first two games.
Harrison Barnes had five 3-pointers and 24 points to lead the
Kings, who had won their last two meetings with the Warriors
dating back to January 2019.
De'Aaron Fox chipped in with 17 points for Sacramento, while
Richaun Holmes recorded a double-double with a team-high 11
rebounds to complement 16 points.
Tyrese Haliburton had eight points, seven rebounds and a
team-high nine assists for the Kings, who lost a second straight
at home after an opening win at Portland.
Outshot from the field and outscored from 3-point range, the
Warriors won the game at the free-throw line, where they went
20-for-24 while the Kings were just 8-for-13.
--Field Level Media
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