The Sacramento Kings took care of business and did exactly what they needed to do as they took down the 14-win Utah Jazz 118-101. Unlike their win over the Charlotte Hornets where Zach LaVine scored 42 points,
A foot injury forced Kings forward Keegan Murray to miss two games in early January, but that might have been a blessing in disguise.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
A smaller move has also been crucial for the Kings after Domantas Sabonis strained his hamstring two games ago. But Jonas Valanciunas has filled in admirably at center, putting up 29 points and 23 rebounds in the big man's absence, while blocking five shots and delivering crushing screens.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Murray posted his fourth 20-point game of the season and his first since Nov. 24 to help the Kings (30-28) start a four-game road trip with a victory.
Change. After a 13-18 start, ownership fired head coach Mike Brown, who had led the team since 2022, the year the Kings drafted ex-Iowa and Cedar Rapids Prairie standout Keegan Murray fourth overall. Brown also won NBA Coach of the Year in 2023.
One Kings player who has stepped up his game lately is Keegan Murray. He's started all season for the Kings and is averaging 12.4 points per game, but since trading De’Aaron Fox, Murray has started taking more shots and he’s red-hot heading into this matchup.