Keegan Murray makes 12 3-pointers, scores career-high 47 points to lead Kings past Jazz, 125-104
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) Keegan Murray made 12 3-pointers, two shy of the NBA record, and scored a career-high 47 points in the Sacramento Kings' 125-104 victory over the Utah Jazz on Saturday night.
Murray scored a franchise-record 26 points in the third quarter and had Klay Thompson’s NBA record of 14 3-pointers in his sights after making 12 of his first 13 attempts. But the second-year forward missed his final two attempts from behind the arc while becoming the seventh different player to make 12 or more 3s in a game.
“I thought Keegan was playing the right way,” Kings coach Mike Brown said. “There was nothing really forced. Our guys didn’t really force anything to him. They just hit him when he was open.”
Domantas Sabonis added 20 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, his seventh straight double-double and 20th this season. The Kings shot 22 of 45 from the 3-point line, the third time this season Sacramento made at least 20.
Colin Sexton scored 28 points Utah, and Lauri Markkanen had 18.
Sacramento took control in the third quarter, outscoring the Jazz 44-26. Murray broke the franchise record of 25 points in a quarter set by Mitch Richmond in the fourth period against Houston on Dec. 15, 1995.
“It kind of reminded me of my last year in college,” Murray said. “I’d get hot and I would just blackout for a little bit, and so everything would just go in. That’s kind of what happened in the third quarter.”
The Kings took their biggest lead of the game after Murray hit his 12th 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the third quarter with a 106-76 lead.
“Keegan never let us off the hook,” Jazz coach Will Hardy said. “Every time you make a mistake, he makes the shot. The percentages will tell you, you know, that’s not necessarily realistic either, but it was one of those nights. And he’s obviously a very good young player and hats off to him.”
Murray scored 19 points in the first half as Sacramento led 62-50 going into the intermission.
“He’s just barely scratching the surface because he’s been asked to do something that he’s never been asked to do at the highest level,” Brown said. With his work ethic, his determination, his skill set and all that other stuff, he’s gotten a chance to be a high level player in a lot of different areas. Everybody’s just seeing a little bit of it now so there’s a ton of room to grow for sure.”
Sacramento starting point guard De’Aaron Fox was out with right shoulder irritation. Utah guard Jordan Clarkson missed his third straight game with a right hamstring strain and John Collins missed his fourth straight game with an illness.
UP NEXT
Jazz: Host Brooklyn on Monday night.
Kings: Host Washington on Monday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Kelly Olynyk vs. Domantas Sabonis (Harrison Barnes gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 11:44 |  | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 11:35 | | Kris Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 11:30 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:13 | | Kris Dunn misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup | 0-4 |
| 10:52 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 10:52 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 1-4 |
| 10:52 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 10:41 | | Keon Ellis turnover (lost ball) (Kris Dunn steals) | ||
| 10:35 | | Collin Sexton misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:31 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 2-6 |
| 10:14 | | +2 | Lauri Markkanen makes two point alley-oop layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 4-6 |
| 10:03 | | Jazz technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 10:03 | | +1 | Harrison Barnes makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 4-7 |
| 9:50 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 4-10 |
| 9:38 | | Kris Dunn turnover (traveling) | ||
| 9:24 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Harrison Barnes offensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Kings turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:59 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:50 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Kelly Olynyk steals) | ||
| 8:47 | | Kevin Huerter shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:47 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 5-10 |
| 8:47 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-10 |
| 8:35 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point driving layup (Keegan Murray assists) | 6-12 |
| 8:23 | | Collin Sexton misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:20 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Harrison Barnes makes two point hook shot | 6-14 |
| 8:11 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:54 | | +3 | Simone Fontecchio makes three point pullup jump shot (Walker Kessler assists) | 9-14 |
| 7:38 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:25 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | +3 | Collin Sexton makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 12-14 |
| 7:04 | | Keegan Murray misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 7:00 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | Collin Sexton turnover (bad pass) (Keegan Murray steals) | ||
| 6:52 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point running finger roll layup | 12-16 |
| 6:37 | | Kevin Huerter personal foul (Simone Fontecchio draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:23 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point hook shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 12-18 |
| 5:56 | | Kings technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 5:56 | | +1 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 13-18 |
| 5:49 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 15-18 |
| 5:30 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:27 | | Keegan Murray offensive rebound | ||
| 5:25 | | Walker Kessler shooting foul (Keon Ellis draws the foul) | ||
| 5:25 | | +1 | Keon Ellis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-19 |
| 5:25 | | +1 | Keon Ellis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-20 |
| 5:06 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:03 | | Collin Sexton offensive rebound | ||
| 5:01 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:57 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 4:41 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 15-23 |
| 4:26 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point layup | ||
| 4:25 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point running jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 15-26 |
| 4:01 | | Collin Sexton misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 3:51 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:47 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:33 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 3:26 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Walker Kessler defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | Simone Fontecchio misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Keon Ellis turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 2:56 | | Kelly Olynyk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:53 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 2:47 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point running pullup jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 15-29 |
| 2:30 | | Kelly Olynyk misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:28 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 2:19 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (bad pass) (Collin Sexton steals) | ||
| 2:08 | | +2 | Simone Fontecchio makes two point driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 17-29 |
| 2:08 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:47 | | Kris Dunn blocks JaVale McGee's two point layup | ||
| 1:43 | | Ochai Agbaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Lauri Markkanen misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 1:35 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point alley-oop layup (Malik Monk assists) | 17-31 |
| 1:16 | | Kris Dunn offensive foul (Davion Mitchell draws the foul) | ||
| 1:16 | | Kris Dunn turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:03 | | +2 | JaVale McGee makes two point floating jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 17-33 |
| 0:53 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | +3 | Kris Dunn makes three point jump shot (Lauri Markkanen assists) | 20-33 |
| 0:36 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 23-33 |
| 0:01 | | +2 | Davion Mitchell makes two point driving layup (Sasha Vezenkov assists) | 23-35 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:41 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:36 | | Talen Horton-Tucker offensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | +2 | Talen Horton-Tucker makes two point driving layup | 25-35 |
| 11:17 | | JaVale McGee offensive foul (Lauri Markkanen draws the foul) | ||
| 11:17 | | JaVale McGee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | Kris Dunn turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:50 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Malik Monk blocks Ochai Agbaji's two point running layup | ||
| 10:46 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | Davion Mitchell shooting foul (Taylor Hendricks draws the foul) | ||
| 10:17 | | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 26-35 |
| 10:17 | | +1 | Taylor Hendricks makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-35 |
| 9:59 | | Sasha Vezenkov misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:57 | | Talen Horton-Tucker defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 9:46 | | Sasha Vezenkov defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Malik Monk misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:35 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 9:33 | | Trey Lyles turnover (bad pass) (Talen Horton-Tucker steals) | ||
| 9:31 | | Talen Horton-Tucker misses two point running reverse layup | ||
| 9:30 | | Kris Dunn offensive rebound | ||
| 9:30 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point tip layup | 29-35 |
| 9:13 | | Davion Mitchell misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:09 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:05 | | Taylor Hendricks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Davion Mitchell personal foul (Loose ball) (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 8:55 | | Kris Dunn turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:34 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Malik Monk assists) | 29-38 |
| 8:18 | | Taylor Hendricks misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:16 | | Ochai Agbaji offensive rebound | ||
| 8:15 | | +2 | Ochai Agbaji makes two point putback layup | 31-38 |
| 8:07 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:02 | | Collin Sexton defensive rebound | ||
| 7:46 | | +2 | Kris Dunn makes two point driving layup (Taylor Hendricks assists) | 33-38 |
| 7:30 | | Kevin Huerter misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Kris Dunn defensive rebound | ||
| 7:26 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point running layup (Kris Dunn assists) | 35-38 |
| 7:26 | | Davion Mitchell defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 7:26 | | Kings 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:16 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving dunk | 35-40 |
| 6:59 | | Ochai Agbaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:56 | | Walker Kessler offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | Walker Kessler turnover (lost ball) (Keegan Murray steals) | ||
| 6:40 | | Collin Sexton shooting foul (Kevin Huerter draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +1 | Kevin Huerter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 6:40 | | Kevin Huerter misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:37 | | Kelly Olynyk defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Kris Dunn turnover (bad pass) (Harrison Barnes steals) | ||
| 6:16 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 35-44 |
| 6:15 | | Jazz 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:50 | | Keon Ellis shooting foul (Collin Sexton draws the foul) | ||
| 5:50 | | Collin Sexton misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:50 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 5:50 | | +1 | Collin Sexton makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-44 |
| 5:30 | | Keon Ellis misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:25 | | Simone Fontecchio defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Collin Sexton misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:01 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point running alley-oop layup (Kevin Huerter assists) | 36-46 |
| 4:50 | | Kris Dunn misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:50 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | +2 | Keegan Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 36-48 |
| 4:23 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | Kelly Olynyk personal foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 4:01 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point layup | 36-50 |
| 3:43 | | Simone Fontecchio misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:43 | | Jazz offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +3 | Kelly Olynyk makes three point jump shot (Talen Horton-Tucker assists) | 39-50 |
| 3:21 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 39-53 |
| 3:05 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point driving layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 41-53 |
| 2:58 | | +3 | Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 41-56 |
| 2:46 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 43-56 |
| 2:35 | | Keegan Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:33 | | Lauri Markkanen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | Talen Horton-Tucker turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:10 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Kevin Huerter assists) | 43-59 |
| 1:48 | | +3 | Lauri Markkanen makes three point jump shot (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 46-59 |
| 1:23 | | +3 | Harrison Barnes makes three point jump shot (Keon Ellis assists) | 46-62 |
| 0:59 | | +2 | Collin Sexton makes two point cutting layup (Kelly Olynyk assists) | 48-62 |