Highest-scoring NBA game

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Malik Monk

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Clippers and Kings combine for 2nd-highest scoring game in NBA ... (Yahoo Sports)

Russell Westbrook was the center of attention at the start of his Los Angeles Clippers debut, but all eyes were on the scoreboard by the end.

Kings defeat Clippers in double OT, second-highest-scoring NBA ... (The Athletic)

On Friday, Malik Monk led the scoring for the Kings with 45 points, while De'Aron Fox added 42 points and 12 assists.

Making sense of the league’s scoring boom](https://theathletic.com/4069128/2023/01/09/making-sense-nba-scoring-boom/) [How Mike Brown and the Sacramento Kings are preparing for a season-defining stretch run](https://theathletic.com/4242694/2023/02/23/sacramento-kings-mike-brown/) The Kings and Clippers combined to make 44 3s, with the Clippers setting the record for most 3s made (26) in a loss. In the last 14 minutes of the game, the Kings scored 45 points. [Russell Westbrook](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/russell-westbrook-6Eb0XPY16UzzJWbc/), who fouled out at the end of the game, had a double-double in his debut with the team with 17 points, 14 assists, five rebounds and a steal. [Malik Monk](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/malik-monk-VB7T4MBDdeeVJnm1/)led all players in scoring on Friday with 45 points, while [De’Aaron Fox](https://theathletic.com/nba/player/deaaron-fox-HK4MAggNlmQ7dgSa/)added 42 points, 12 assists and five steals for the Kings. Fox scored or assisted on 13 of Sacramento’s final 17 points in regulation to help send the game to overtime, per StatMuse.

Kings outslug Clippers in second-highest scoring game in NBA history (The Guardian)

Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points and Sacramento outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime on Friday night.

We were on the second night of a back-to-back but it is what it is. The Clippers had a 175-169 advantage with 1:57 remaining before the Kings scored the final seven points, including Fox’s jumper with 36.5 seconds remaining. It is the second time it has happened in an NBA game this season after Cleveland’s Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell did it against Boston. The last to do it was James Harden in 2019. A team has scored 170 points in a regular-season game only seven times. It is only the second time in the NBA’s 76-year history that both teams have scored at least 170 points.

Kings beat Clippers, 176-175, in second-highest scoring NBA game ... (The Washington Post)

Only once has an NBA game seen more offensive fireworks: The Detroit Pistons beat the Denver Nuggets 186-184 on Dec. 13, 1983, in three overtimes.

To squeak out the win, Monk hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation and a pair of game-tying free throws with 20.4 seconds remaining in the first overtime. The Kings are on track to snap a 16-year postseason run, the league’s longest current drought. Fox finished off the win with a go-ahead jumper with 36 seconds to play. With the win, Sacramento improved to 34-25, good for the Western Conference’s No. But even by the standard of the ongoing scoring boom, this contest was in a category all to itself. Clippers forward Nicolas Batum missed a potential game-winning three-pointer just before the buzzer sounded. The teams combined to attempt 86 three-pointers and 71 free throws. The Kings set a franchise scoring record, surpassing the 165 points scored by the then-Cincinnati Royals against the San Diego Rockets in 1970. Unsurprisingly, almost everyone who took the court got his share of buckets Friday as 14 players — seven from each side — finished in double figures. The Kings and Clippers combined to smash the previous record for the second-highest score, 337 points in the San Antonio Spurs’ 171-166 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on March 6, 1982, in three overtimes. 13, 1983, for a combined score of 370 points in three overtimes. The teams finished regulation tied at 153 and were deadlocked at 164 after the first overtime period.

351 points: Kings outlast Clippers in 2nd-highest scoring game in ... (CBC.ca)

Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, De'Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 and the visiting Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles ...

The Clippers had a 162-156 lead with 3:04 remaining in the first overtime before the Kings scored six straight to even it. He missed last year due to a knee injury and did not playing in the first two meetings this season. Los Angeles had a chance to win it, but Leonard was unable to put in a tip in at the buzzer. Los Angeles had a 145-131 advantage with 4:25 remaining before the Kings rallied back to force overtime with a 22-8 run. He was 16 of 22 from the field, including six 3-pointers, in 46 minutes. .@AhmadMonk is the fifth player in franchise history to score 40+ points off the bench.

Kings vs. Clippers Final Score: Sac wins 2nd-highest scoring game ... (Sactown Royalty)

The Sacramento Kings just won quite literally the greatest regular season game in NBA history, beating the Los Angeles Clippers, 176-175, in double overtime ...

When the Kings are clicking on their scheme and play to their strengths this is what happens. The point differentials both off of fastbreak points and points in the paint were kind of ludicrous. Without the turnovers, Sacramento loses this game by a mile. Tonight, the Kings were able to take advantage of some sloppy play and force a staggering 25 turnovers. This game, officiated by Tony Brothers, looked to be in favor of the Clippers from the jump. The confidence he plays with is incredible.— Kings Film Room (@SacFilmRoom) 30 points - 45 in the game. The first came courtesy of Malik Monk, who had the game of his life against the Clippers. The Kings' defensive player of the game was unguardable all night and helped lead his team to a major win on a night where Domantas Sabonis was busy battling Tony Brothers. [Sacramento Kings](https://www.sactownroyalty.com/) just won quite literally the greatest regular season game in NBA history, beating the [Los Angeles Clippers,](https://www.clipsnation.com) 176-175, in double overtime. Most teams in the league lose this game probably seven or eight times out of ten. This was the type of game that can change everything for a team.