The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors have had a rivalry brewing since their meeting in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs, but the series has been unexpectedly lopsided recently. The Kings have beaten the Warriors in four consecutive meetings, the last two being by an average margin of 27 points.

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Up and down, the two high-octane offenses went. The Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento Kings combined for 202 points through three quarters in a battle of fast and explosive ...

All Times Eastern College Basketball Men’s Kennesaw State at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Texas State at Louisiana — ESPN+, 4 p.m. Hampton at William & Mary — CBS Sports Network, 5 p.m. Maine at UMass-Lowell — ESPN+,

Thursday, Jan. 23 San Antonio vs. Indiana at Paris, 2 p.m. Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m. Boston at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m. Chicago at Golden State, 10 p.m.

All Times Eastern Bundesliga Matchday 18 1. FC Union Berlin vs. 1. FSV Mainz 05 — ESPN+, 9:20 a.m. SV Werder Bremen vs. FC Augsburg — ESPN+, 11:20 a.m. Bundesliga Highlights Show — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m. College Basketball Men’s Nebraska at Maryland — Big Ten Network,

Indiana at Detroit (FanDuel Sports Indiana Plus); 7:30 p.m. — Cleveland at Oklahoma City (TNT, TRUTV); 10 p.m. — Houston at Sacramento (TNT, TRUTV). NHL: 7 p.m. — Detroit at Florida (ESPN); 7:30 p.m.

Coppin St. at Howard, 5:30 p.m. Delaware St. at NC Central, 5:30 p.m. Md.-Eastern Shore at SC State, 5:30 p.m. Norfolk St. at Morgan St., 5:30 p.m.

CCSU at Le Moyne, 7 p.m. Chicago St. at Stonehill, 7 p.m. LIU at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Wagner at Mercyhurst, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at N. Kentucky, 7 p.m. St. Bonaventure at VCU, 9 p.m.