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\"Preseason<\/a><\/p>\n

Gametime:<\/strong>\u00a07:00 pm PST<\/p>\n

Broadcast Information:<\/strong> 1140 The Fan, no television<\/p>\n

For Warriors perspective<\/strong>, visit fellow TrueHoop Network affiliate WarriorsWorld<\/a><\/p>\n

Sacramento Kings Probable Starters (2-0)<\/h2>\n

PG: Isaiah Thomas<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
\nSG: Marcus Thornton<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
\nSF: Tyreke Evans<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
\nPF: Jason Thompson<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
\nC: DeMarcus Cousins<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Golden State Warriors Probable Starters (3-1)<\/h2>\n

PG: Stephen Curry<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>
\nSG: Klay Thompson<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
\nSF: Harrison Barnes<\/strong><\/strong>
\nPF: David Lee<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>
\nC: Festus Ezeli
\n<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Three questions to ponder<\/h2>\n

1. How will the Kings defense hold up against a talented Warriors squad?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kings have been preaching a new commitment to defense all preseason. So far so good.\u00a0 The Kings allowed 96 points in the opener<\/a> and 100 against the Trail Blazers on Monday<\/a>, but those are solid numbers when you consider the pace of the game.\u00a0 Coach Keith Smart has implemented a grading system to enforce accountability<\/a> and the Kings should improve as they become more familiar with each other.\u00a0 Golden State is chalked full of scorers and they love the up-tempo game.\u00a0 The Kings will need to get stops in crunch time if they hope to go 3-0.<\/p>\n

2. Will Cousins continue to roll through the opposition?
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

Be it\u00a0Marcin Gortat<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or rookie Meyers Leonard, there has been no stopping the Kings big man so far.\u00a0 Cousins looks primed for a breakout season.\u00a0 Rookie Festus Ezeli draws the short straw tonight at the Train.\u00a0 The defensive-minded, Nigerian-born Jesuit High grad is big, tough and strong.\u00a0 If he can stay out of foul trouble, things might get interesting.<\/p>\n

3. Will Harrison Barnes leave the Kings wondering “what if?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

For the second straight game, the Kings will face a rookie that they passed on in the 2012 NBA Draft.\u00a0 The Warriors were more than happy to take North Carolina’s Harrison Barnes with the seventh pick and if summer league was any indication, they’ve found their small forward of the future and present.\u00a0 Barnes is averaging 11.8 points on 51-percent shooting in his first four games as a pro.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking ahead to tonight’s preseason match-up between the Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[610259261],"tags":[538598,5204276,15923819,76541,8145251,522941,610259429,15283471,5536292,4764763,76563,1369920,2629175],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nPreseason Game 3 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors - The Sports Daily<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Preseason Game 3 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Sports Daily\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2012-10-17T20:00:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cousins-versus-GS--e1350415391789.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@sportsdailytsd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Alan Draper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"NewsArticle\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Alan Draper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#\/schema\/person\/2c8aadde2571800d0de74323730df7b5\"},\"headline\":\"Preseason Game 3 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors\",\"datePublished\":\"2012-10-17T20:00:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2012-10-17T20:00:35+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\"},\"wordCount\":327,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/www.cowbellkingdom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Cousins-versus-GS--e1350415391789.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"David Lee\",\"DeMarcus Cousins\",\"Festus Ezeli\",\"Golden State Warriors\",\"Harrison Barnes\",\"Isaiah Thomas\",\"Jason Thompson\",\"Jimmer Fredette\",\"Klay Thompson\",\"marcus thornton\",\"sacramento kings\",\"Stephen Curry\",\"Tyreke Evans\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Cowbell Kingdom\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"copyrightYear\":\"2012\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/nba-preseason-preview-sacramento-kings-golden-state-warriors-10172012\/\",\"name\":\"Preseason Game 3 Preview: Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors - 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