Explain One Play: How Malik Monk extended a wild Kings-Clippers game
If you missed Friday night's fever dream between the Los AngelesClippers and Sacramento Kings, I highly recommend finding a way tocatch up. Fire up League Pass, see if NBA TV is showing a re-runsoon, go to YouTube. Do something.
We're not seeing another 176-175 in double overtime anytimesoon. At the very least, I find it hard to believe we will.
That game had everything: Kawhi Leonard (44-4-4-3-2) going off,De'Aaron Fox (42-5-12-5) reaffirming his lead in the ClutchPlayer of the Year race, a career-night from Malik Monk (45points and 6 assists), Paul George (34-10-5) losing his mind beforelosing the ball over and over and over again. A Russell Westbrookdebut befitting of the future Hall of Famer: 17 points, 14 assists(7 turnovers) and 6 fouls with the Clippers winning his minutes bythree points.
Insane three-point shooting, bully-ball post-ups, transitionexploits, and ultimately, history. It's the second-highest scoringNBA game of all-time, and the first time in NBA history that a gamewent into overtime with both teams having at least 150 pointsbeforehand.
The Kings probably aren't in position to potentialy forceovertime without the Clippers' turnover-fest — and Fox's defensivemasterclass — within the last three minutes of the game. And wecertainly don't get the overtime without Monk's three from theright corner with 1.1 seconds left.
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