The Golden State Warriors had a nightmarish outing against the Sacramento Kings, missing their first 17 3-pointers of the night, the most consecutive misses before a make in franchise history, according to Nick Friedell of ESPN.
The team went without burying a trey for the entire first half, which snapped a record of 808 straight halves with at least one triple made. The frustration only mounted further with questionable officiating from young referee Jason Goldenberg, who hit head coach Steve Kerr with two consecutive technical fouls late in the second quarter, resulting in his ejection.
Glenn Robinson III eventually put an end to the Warriors' misery, burying a trey in the third quarter to put their mark at 1-of-18, extending a 1,255-game streak of making at least one 3-pointer in a game, according to the team.
The Warriors stunk it up against a Kings team that came ready to fire, and while they finished a more respectable 5-of-26 from deep, the Kings shot a studly 15-of-30 from downtown, outscoring the Warriors by 30 points in treys alone.
Golden State managed to keep the game in sight mostly by going to the free-throw line 32 times and burying 25 of them (78.1%), but the difference in 3-point shooting was way too stark to make this a close affair, resulting in a 111-98 loss, the team's fifth straight since winning a season-high four in a row in late December. The Dubs were without stars Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, D'Angelo Russell, and Draymond Green.
Things don't get any easier for the Warriors, as they're bound to face the Milwaukee Bucks next on Wednesday night.
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