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between the

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and the

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. The rivalry takes geographic influence as the two teams share the Northern California region since San Francisco and Sacramento are approximately 86 miles apart. The rivalry extends back to 1985 in which the Kings relocated to Sacramento from Kansas City. Both teams had historically struggled in an effort to appear in the postseason for the duration of their history in California. As such; neither would face each other in the playoffs until

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, where they faced off in the first round. In a fashion similar to the

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of the NFL, fans between both sides have formed a recent history of violence between each other. The Warriors lead the regular season series 217–196 while the postseason series is tied 4–4.

History

Geographic origins

Both teams had historically been two of the oldest franchises in league history, with the Kings having been founded in 1923 as the Rochester Seagrams. The Warriors later joined the NBA in 1946 as the Philadelphia Warriors. Despite the early history; the Kings endured a lengthy title drought since 1951 that persists to this day. The Warriors, (inspired by the Giants' relocation to California in 1957) later sought to relocate to California in an effort to increase their market share. The Kings endured unstable ownership during the same stretch of time; relocating to Cincinnati in 1957, Kansas City and Omaha in 1972, and finally to Sacramento in 1985; joining the Warriors as the two NBA franchises splitting the Northern California Market.

Matchups

Throughout their history, the Warriors and Kings have had many intense moments with each other. One notable game was on January 23, 2015, in Oakland, where Klay Thompson set an NBA record 37 points in a quarter en route to scoring 52 points in a 123–101 win. Three notable games happened in the 2015–16 season. One game was on November 28, 2015, the Warriors defeated the Kings 120–101, extending their undefeated start to 18–0. The second game happened on December 28, 2015, where a shootout duel of three pointers at the end of the second quarter between MVP

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and Kings player

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, who scored a career-high 36 points in the game. However, the Warriors won 122–103 to win their 29th straight game. On January 9, 2016, Stephen Curry had a double-double of 38 points and 11 assists in a 128–116 win. A notable moment was where Stephen Curry hit a no look three in the fourth quarter. In the 2018–19 season, former Sacramento Kings center

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signed with the Warriors. During the season, all the Warriors-Kings matchups were very close but all four games ended in Warriors victories. Two of those games had major moments. On November 24, Klay Thompson hit a game winning layup to defeat the Kings 117–116. On January 5, the Warriors and Kings set a then NBA record 41 threes in a game. Stephen Curry scored 42 points in a 127–123 Warriors win. In the 2023–24 season, the teams hit clutch shots against each other. During the preseason, Stephen Curry hit a game-winning three en route to a 116–115 Warriors victory. On November 1, Klay Thompson hit a game-winning jumper on the way to a 102–101 Warriors victory. It was his third game winner against the Kings. On November 28,

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on the Kings hit a game-winning jumper to defeat the Warriors 124–123 to secure a spot in the

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quarterfinals. On January 25, former Golden State Warriors player Harrison Barnes scored 39 points in a 134–133 win for the Kings, with

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stealing the ball from Curry in the final seconds to win the game. In the 2024-25 season, Stephen Curry reached 4,000 career threes in a 130-101 blowout against the Kings.

Postseason meetings

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, and

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. It was after the hiring of head coach

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that the Warriors began a famed dynasty through the late 2010s and early 2020s; winning four championships. Meanwhile; the Kings endured numerous failed rebuilds following several powerful contending teams in the early 2000s. It began with the hiring of former Warriors' assistant Head Coach Mike Brown in 2022 that helped return the team to their first postseason appearance in 16 years, winning their first division title since 2003 in the process. The two teams met each other in the postseason for the first time; in the opening round of the

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, however; the Warriors had come off of the prior season as defending champions. During game 1 in Sacramento, Vallejo-based rapper

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was ejected after a confrontation with a Kings fan at his courtside seat. In game 2, a rough play occurred, with Draymond Green stomping on

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's chest after he grabbed Green's leg, resulting in Green being suspended for game 3. Despite the Warriors experiencing numerous injuries to star players such as

, they managed to defeat the Kings in 7 games. Stephen Curry scored 50 points in game 7, marking the first time a player scored more than 50 points in a game 7 during a playoff series. The series drew the highest first- and second-round playoff TV ratings for the NBA since 1999, with game 7 peaking at 11.9 million viewers on

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. The two teams met in the 2024

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in the following tournament game.

Season-by-season results

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, becoming an in-state rival for the Warriors, and open ARCO Arena I. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tied, , style=";" , Warriors, , Kings are moved to the Pacific Division, becoming divisional rivals with the Warriors.
Kings open

ARCO Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tied, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , Kings finish with the best record in the league ().
Kings re-take the overall lead once more. , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , , - , , Tie , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Kings, , Kings won 15 in a row against the Warriors (2000-2003). , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , Tie, , style=";" , Kings, , , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , style=";" , Kings, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Kings, , Last time the Kings held the overall lead over the Warriors. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , Tie, , , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , Tie, , , - , , Tie , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , Tie, ,

makes his debut for the Warriors. , - , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , Tie, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , Tie, , Tie, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Warriors take the overall lead after continuous changes and ties. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Warriors finish with the best record in the league ().
Warriors win the

2015 NBA Finals The 2015 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2014–15 season and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors ...

. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Last season Kings played at

Sleep Train Arena ARCO Arena (known as Power Balance Pavilion from 2011 to 2012 and Sleep Train Arena from 2012 until 2022) was an indoor arena located in Sacramento, California, United States. Opened in 1988, it was the home of the Sacramento Kings of the Nation ...

(now known as ARCO Arena).
Warriors finish with the best record in the league (), setting an NBA record for most wins in an NBA season.
Warriors lose the

2016 NBA Finals The 2016 NBA Finals was the NBA Finals, championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2015–16 NBA season, 2015–16 season and conclusion of the 2016 NBA playoffs, season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, and a rema ...

. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Kings open

Golden 1 Center Golden 1 Center is an indoor arena in downtown Sacramento, California, United States. It sits partially on the site of the former Downtown Plaza shopping center. The publicly owned arena is part of a business and entertainment district called ...

.
Warriors record their 200th win over the Kings.
Warriors win 13 in a row against the Kings (2013-2017).
Warriors finish with the best record in the league ().
Warriors win the

2017 NBA Finals The 2017 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2016–17 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven series, and a rematch of the 2016 NBA Finals, the Western Conferenc ...

. , - , , Tie , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , Warriors win the

2018 NBA Finals The 2018 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2017–18 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff, the defending NBA champion and Western Conference champi ...

. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Last season Warriors played in Oakland.
Warriors lose the

2019 NBA Finals The 2019 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2018–19 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. In the best-of-seven playoff series held from May 30 through June 13, 2019, the Eastern ...

. , - , , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , Warriors relocate back to

and open up the

Chase Center Chase Center is an indoor arena in the Mission Bay neighborhood of San Francisco, California. It is the home of the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), Golden State Valkyries of the Women's National Basketball A ...

. , - , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Warriors win the

2022 NBA Finals The 2022 NBA Finals was the NBA Finals, championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2021–22 NBA season, 2021–22 season and conclusion of the 2022 NBA playoffs, season's playoffs. In this best-of-seven playoff series, ...

. , - , , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , Kings win their first Chuck Cooper Trophy and their first divisional title since 2002 season. , - , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2023 Western Conference First Round , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , 1st postseason series.
Stephen Curry became the first player to score 50 points in a Game 7. , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , On November 28, 2023, at Sacramento, the Kings beat the Warriors 124–123 during the

2023 NBA In-Season Tournament The 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament was a multi-stage basketball tournament that played during the 2023–24 NBA season. It was the first edition of the NBA Cup, then under the working name ''NBA In-Season Tournament''. All 30 teams participated ...

group stage. , - , - style="background:#f2f2f2; font-weight:bold;" , 2024 NBA play-in tournament , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=", Kings
118–194 , N/A , style=";" , Warriors, , 1st play-in matchup.
Warriors were eliminated as a result of losing this match, while the Kings were subsequently eliminated by the

. , - , , Tie , , Tie, , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , Kings record their 200th win over the Warriors.
Stephen Curry reaches 4,000 three-pointers made on March 13, 2025. , - , - , - , Regular season games , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , , - , Postseason games , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , Tie, , style=";" , Warriors, , , , - , Postseason series , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Warriors, , , , Western Conference First Round:

, - , NBA play-in tournament , style=";" , Kings , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , , ,

2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...

, - , Regular, postseason and play-in , style=";" , Warriors , style=";" , , style=";" , Kings, , style=";" , Warriors, , style=";" , Warriors, , There were 31 total neutral site games played. * 7 games at Madison Square Garden (III) * 5 games at

* 2 games at

, Camden Convention Hall, Oakland Civic Auditorium and

* 1 game at

, Convention Hall, Ball State University Fieldhouse,

, Dayton Fieldhouse,

and

, -

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