Malik Monk

Last night's Kings-Clippers game made NBA history. Nekias Duncan breaks down the most important play: Malik Monk's OT-forcing three.

But even with Westbrook ultimately making the wrong read, the Clippers had chances to avoid disaster. The tell for the "Hammer" would be the late screen being set by Keegan Murray as Monk flows to the corner. On three occasions before this moment, Monk set early-in-the-clock screens for Fox, with the Clippers opting to switch. As Mark Jones expertly calls out during the mayhem, the Kings are trying to set up a "Hammer" on the weakside for Monk. A Russell Westbrook debut befitting of the future Hall of Famer: 17 points, 14 assists (7 turnovers) and 6 fouls with the Clippers winning his minutes by three points. And we certainly don't get the overtime without Monk's three from the right corner with 1.1 seconds left.

Three 40-point scorers, 44 made 3-pointers, 351 points, this game had it all.

Monk's 45 points are the most for any player off the bench this season. [Bulls](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/CHI/chicago-bulls/) and [Hawks](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/ATL/atlanta-hawks/) set the previous record of 43 in March of 2019. [Nuggets](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DEN/denver-nuggets/) and [Pistons](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/DET/detroit-pistons/) combined for in their 1983 triple-overtime affair. [Malik Monk](/nba/players/2355022/malik-monk/) (45), Kawhi Leonard (44) and and [De'Aaron Fox](/nba/players/2355019/deaaron-fox/) (42) [Sacramento Kings](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/SAC/sacramento-kings/) outlasted the [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) on Friday in one of the wildest [NBA](/nba/) games you will ever see. [Kawhi Leonard's](/nba/players/1715792/kawhi-leonard/) career in which he has topped the 40-point mark (44).

De'Aaron Fox, Malik Monk lead Sacramento Kings to 176-175 win over Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook and Los Angeles Clippers at Crypto.com.

Monk made a 3-pointer with 1:21 remaining and then Fox hit the go-ahead jumper with 43.3 seconds to go. Harrison Barnes made two free throws to cut the deficit to four with 1:46 to play in double overtime. They were down by six with 3:04 to go in the first overtime and trailed by six again with 1:57 to play in the second overtime. The Kings battled back to cut the deficit to four, but then Sabonis was called for a charge – his fifth foul – with 6:46 to play in the third period. The Clippers started the second half with a 9-2 run to take an 89-78 lead. Sabonis had 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting with seven rebounds, three assists, one steal and one blocked shot despite being limited to 14 minutes in the first half. Brown elected to leave Sabonis in the game, but that immediately backfired when Sabonis was called for his fourth foul 11 seconds later. Westbrook missed his first two shots before a live-ball turnover led to a fastbreak layup and his first basket for the Clippers, tying the game midway through the opening period. The Kings were down by 14 with 4:25 to play in the fourth quarter. Monk came off the bench to score a career-high 45 points for the Kings (34-25), who moved a season-best nine games over .500 with 23 games remaining in the regular season. They made moves to acquire Mason Plumlee and Eric Gordon at the trade deadline and then picked up Westbrook on the buyout market. The Kings made a statement alright, spoiling Westbrook’s Clippers debut with a wild 176-175 double-overtime victory Friday night at Crypto.com Arena in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.

Monk ended with 45 points (15-24 FG, 6-12 3Pt, 9-10 FT), two rebounds and six assists across 41 minutes during Friday's 176-175 double-overtime win over the ...

[Kings](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/SAC/sacramento-kings/) and fantasy managers lately, posting top-80 value in 9-category leagues over his last 10 games with 18.7 points, 3.8 assists, 2.9 rebounds, 0.9 steals and 2.0 three-pointers. Monk has been outstanding for the [Monk](/fantasy/basketball/players/2355022/malik-monk/) ended with 45 points (15-24 FG, 6-12 3Pt, 9-10 FT), two rebounds and six assists across 41 minutes during Friday's 176-175 double-overtime win over the Clippers.