The Golden State Warriors appear to be no joke while the Sacramento Kings are floundering.

The Sacramento Kings have lost five straight games after falling to the Phoenix Suns.

The Bay Area's basketball teams are headed in different directions in SB Nation's latest NBA Power Rankings as compiled by Seth Rosenthal.

The Golden State Warriors were upset by the Orlando Magic on Friday, but bounced back with a big win over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, while the Sacramento Kings struggled and lost two games over the weekend.

The Kings showed little signs of life Sunday as the Nuggets embarrassed them, 122-97, at home.

The Warriors look like legit playoff contenders out west, while the Kings continue to struggle.

The Kings dropped another game on the road, their third straight loss, as they couldn't keep pace with the Thunder in a 113-103 loss.

After missing the last three games -- and five of the last six -- with a sore left knee, Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans returned to action in a 98-85 loss Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night.

Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins doesn't particularly think too much of the opinion of O.J. Mayo of the Dallas Mavericks.

Tyreke Evans was efficient, scoring 17 points in 22 minutes off the bench, but it wasn't enough for the Kings to overcome strong performances from Monta Ellis and Brandon Jennings.