The Sacramento Kings will head to Oracle Arena on Thursday night to take on the Golden State Warriors.

The Kings (30-27) entered the All-Star break having won five of their last seven games, but they benefitted from a generous schedule spot that allowed them to play six of those seven games at home. Their last game before the break came on the road in Denver by two points after the Kings gave up what was a double-digit lead in the second half. Nevertheless, that stretch now has Sacramento just one game behind the Clippers for the eighth spot in the Western Conference standings. But now is where it gets tough, as the Kings will have to hit the road, and playing away from home hasn't been the team's forte this season. Sacramento boasts a poor 11-16 road record, but revenge will be on their minds after dropping the first two meetings against Golden State by a combined six points.

As for those Warriors (41-16), they overcame a sluggish start to the regular season and entered the All-Star break with a comfortable two-game lead in the top spot in the conference. This was thanks to a remarkable stretch where the team won 16 of its last 18 games, which started, coincidently, with a five-point win over the Kings back in mid-December. The Warriors did, however, enter the All-Star break on a sour note after suffering a 22-point loss on the road in Portland, as the team appeared to have checked out early, getting outscored in the fourth quarter, 35-12. After some extended time off, though, the Warriors will now have the opportunity to start a new winning streak while earning a sweep in the season series against the Kings.