If the preseason is any predictor of the regular season, then it should be a pretty fun year for the Golden State Warriors. After relying on the theatrics of a Lindy Waters III buzzer-beater in their opener against the LA Clippers on Saturday, the Warriors used a high-octane offensive attack to knock off the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night in their second preseason game, where they won 122-112.

We’ve talked a lot in recent days about how the Warriors want to be a bigger threat from behind the line, even with the departure of Klay Thompson. And on Wednesday that conversation was supported by actions.

The Dubs took a whopping 52 three-point attempts against the Kings, compared to just 30 shots from beyond the arc. But they didn’t throw them over knowingly; almost all of them looked good, as evidenced by the fact that they made 53.8% of them.

It took Golden State a few minutes to find a rhythm, as they tried a new starting lineup of Steph Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green and Kevon Looney (Andrew Wiggins remains sidelined). Sacramento’s athletic lineup — led by newcomer DeMar DeRozan, who shot a perfect 6-for-6 en route to 15 points — broke down the Warriors’ defense early on and kept Golden State from finding much rhythm on either end. to find.

But after turning things over to the subs, the Dubs started clicking and went to work to end the quarter with a 31-27 lead.

Then the three of them really started raining in. As DeRozan carved up the Warriors early in the second quarter, Curry started to take off and everything started to click. It was three after three after three… you know things are going well when Green makes two threes in one fifteen minutes! No one shined brighter than Buddy Hield, who finished the half a perfect 4-for-4 from beyond the arc. But despite all that, a late run by the Kings gave Sacramento a 68-66 halftime lead.

Curry, Green and Looney saw their nights end at halftime, but the second-half starting quintet of Hield, Kuminga, Podziemski, Moses Moody and Trayce Jackson-Davis played with life and energy and quickly built a seven-point lead. . And then the flow of threes came in earnest, and from almost everyone on the roster. With less than two minutes remaining, the Warriors had built a twelve-point lead and would take a 100-91 lead into the final frame.

It looked like the Dubs would cruise to victory from there, but Sacramento’s bench had other plans. The Kings made a serious push midway through the quarter, prompting Steve Kerr to call a timeout at 5:28, with the lead only 109-106.

But the timeout worked. The Warriors came out flying, going on a 13-0 run to secure the victory and keep their undefeated preseason intact.

Hield absolutely shined and showed what he can bring to this offense, scoring 22 points on absurdly efficient 8-for-9 shooting, including shooting 6-for-7 from distance. Fellow newcomer De’Anthony Melton also felt incredibly at home in Golden State’s system, scoring 16 points on 6-for-12 shooting (4-for-9 from deep), with five rebounds and three assists. Kuminga also had 16 points while shooting 6-for-11 and 4-for-7 from distance, while Curry scored a team-high 13 points and Green had 10 with five assists. Podziemski, as we saw for most of last season, filled many different stat columns, finishing with eight points, four rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Jackson-Davis was the team’s best player at +22, while also recording eight points and six rebounds.

The Warriors are back in action on Friday night when they host a rematch against the Kings. You can watch that game at 7pm PT on NBC Sports Bay Area and NBA TV.