Doug Christie’s recent success in Sacramento isn’t surprising to a familiar NBA rival. On the latest episode of his “The Draymond Green Show” podcast, Golden State Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green,

Wednesday night's matchup between Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings is a tale of two teams heading in wildly different directions this season.

Tracing Doug Christie’s path from Seattle high school star to Pepperdine, the NBA, TV, radio and interim coach of the Sacramento Kings.

Christie was ... of victories over Golden State, one of which came on Wednesday night, when a 17-point halftime deficit turned into a 123-117 win over the struggling Warriors.

Here are three things to watch in Wednesday’s game. The Warriors will be missing Green (left calf strain), Kuminga (right ankle sprain), Brandin Podziemski (right abdominal injury management) and Kyle Anderson (left gluteal bursitis).

The Kings appeared to be headed for a blowout loss on their home court, but that’s when DeRozan went to work. He scored 19 points in the third quarter, including 15 in the final 5:35, bringing his team back from a big deficit while bringing the arena to life.

The Golden State Warriors (21-21) are visiting the Sacramento Kings (22-20) on Wednesday night; find out how to watch the free live

DeMar DeRozan scored 32 points, Domantas Sabonis had 26 points and 18 rebounds and the Sacramento Kings overcame an 18-point deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors 123-117 on Wednesday night.

Doug Christie has transformed the Sacramento Kings from one of the league's biggest disappointments into the hottest team in the NBA

The Sacramento Kings have now won three in a row overall, seven straight at home and are 10-2 under interim coach Doug Christie

Kings coach Doug Christie speaks to reporters before Sacramento’s matchup vs. the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center.Christie highlights Ellis' impact ahead of Kings-Warriors matchu