Warriors vs. Kings gamethread: Brandon Rush to start for injured Harrison Barnes, DeMarcus Cousins out

It looks like Harrison Barnes isn't playing for the Golden State Warriors tonight, but DeMarcus Cousins is out for the Sacramento Kings, so...#Winning?

While Cousins has been out a couple games already due to back injuries, this Barnes thing is new and the Warriors will be starting Brandon Rush in his place, according to a tweet by Ethan Sherwood Strauss.

The Warriors haven't lost a regular season game at home since January 27 against the Chicago Bulls and a Kings team without Cousins wouldn't seem to be a strong candidate to break that streak.

And the significance of an 18th or (22nd, if you're into the multi-season thing) straight win? They'd tie the 2007-08 Houston Rockets for the third-longest winning streak (single- or multi-season) at 22 wins. So...always something to shoot for, if you're into that multi-season thing.

But speaking of that Rockets team, if you're among the crowd that thinks this whole streak thing is overrated, that team should be your prime example — despite winning 22 straight games during January and February 2008, that team only finished third in their division and made one of Tracy McGrady's patented first round exits. It was a situation described well by The Sports Fan Journal and I think we can all agree that this year's Warriors are better than that team, but all I can say is that we need to enjoy this moment for what it is because they can be fleeting.

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