Sabonis, Murray Lead Kings
Domantas Sabonis recorded his fifth triple-double of the season, compiling 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 14 assists as the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-113. The Kings have won six consecutive games to improve their record to 26-18, good for third place in the Western Conference standings.
Sabonis has recorded at least five triple-doubles in each of his last three seasons. The only other centers in NBA history to produce multiple such seasons in a row are Nikola Jokic (7) and Wilt Chamberlain (3).
Sabonis has recorded 21 consecutive double-doubles, the longest such streak by a King (nee Royal) since Jerry Lucas recorded 55 such games in a row in 1968. Sabonis is averaging 20.7 PPG, 14.6 RPG, and 8.1 APG over that span, shooting 61.5% from the field.
Kings rookie Keegan Murray scored 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, both figures career highs. Murray shot 10-12 from the field — including 5-7 from 3-point range — and made all four of his free throws.
Murray is just the third rookie in NBA history to record a 25-point, 10-rebound game with an effective field goal percentage of at least 100%:
Joe Meriweather (April 11, 1976)
Saddiq Bey (Feb. 12, 2021)
Keegan Murray (Jan. 20, 2023)
Murray has made at least one 3-pointer in each of his last 27 games, the longest such streak in franchise history by a rookie. He’s six games shy of the NBA rookie record for most consecutive games with a 3-pointer made shared by Rudy Fernandez and Landry Shamet.
Murray made his 100th 3-pointer of the season in the fourth quarter, tying Luka Doncic as the second-fastest player in NBA history to reach that mark (based on games played):
41 — Lauri Markkanen
42 — Keegan Murray
42 — Luka Doncic
The Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a game-high 37 points in the loss, shooting 16-23 from the field (69.7%). It’s the 26th time Gilgeous-Alexander has scored at least 30 points in a game this season, second in the NBA to Luka Doncic (32).
