How to watch Warriors vs. Kings: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Monday's NBA game

Through 1 Quarter

We’ve got an early Upset Alert brewing as the Sacramento Kings have gotten out to a surprisingly quick start despite kicking off as an 8-point underdog. After one quarter neither team has the game in the bag, but the Kings lead 31-29 over the Golden State Warriors. Sacramento has enjoyed the tag-team combination of point guard De’Aaron Fox and shooting guard Malik Monk. The former has ten points and three assists, while the latter has nine points.

Sacramento has a habit of keeping things close this season; the squad played three games decided by three or less. Maybe they will pull away, but we predict a narrow margin.

Who’s Playing

Sacramento @ Golden State

Current Records: Sacramento 3-5; Golden State 3-7

What to Know

The Sacramento Kings have been on the wrong side of a one-way rivalry with the Golden State Warriors and are hoping to record their first victory since March 25 of last year. Sacramento and Golden State will face off in a Pacific Division battle at 10 p.m. ET Monday at Chase Center. If the game is anything like the Warriors’ 130-125 win from their previous meeting in October, the scorekeeper will be kept real busy.

It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Sacramento ultimately got the result they were hoping for this past Saturday with a 126-123 victory over the Orlando Magic. The victory came about thanks to a strong surge after the half to overcome a 65-47 deficit. Sacramento relied on the efforts of point guard De’Aaron Fox, who had 37 points in addition to five boards, and center Domantas Sabonis, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and 11 rebounds along with six assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Sabonis has had at least 11 rebounds. Sabonis’ points were the most he has had all season.

Meanwhile, Golden State came up short against the New Orleans Pelicans this past Friday, falling 114-105. Golden State’s defeat came about despite a quality game from shooting guard Ty Jerome, who had 18 points and five assists along with six rebounds.

The Kings are expected to lose this next one by 8. Those burned by picking them against the spread this past Saturday might want to keep in mind that the squad has not yet dropped back-to-back games against the spread this season.

Sacramento’s victory lifted them to 3-5 while Golden State’s loss dropped them down to 3-7. Allowing an average of 121.40 points per game, the Warriors haven’t exactly asserted themselves on the defensive end. We’ll see if they can patch up the holes in their defense before their upcoming contest.