Keegan Murray puts up 30 points, breaks Kings’ rookie 3-point record
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Rookie Keegan Murray snapped out of a recent slump in a major way on Monday to lead the Sacramento Kings to a win on the road over the Houston Rockets.
Murray produced a career-high 30 points, six rebounds, two steals and one assist in 32 minutes of work in the 140-120 victory. He finished by shooting 11-of-17 from the field, including a career-high eight 3-pointers on 12 attempts.
The fourth pick is now one of six rookies to score at least 30 points in a game this season. He also broke the previous franchise 3-point record by a rookie (Rick Berry, 1989) as he is the only first-year player to hit eight in a game this season.
The performance came amid a cold streak by Murray.
He was averaging 5.6 points, seven rebounds and one assist on 20% shooting from 3-point range over his previous five games entering play on Monday. He went without a 3-point field goal twice in that span on six attempts in each of those games.
Keegan Murray in the Kings W:
30 PTS (career-high)
6 REB
8 Threes (career-high) pic.twitter.com/rYMXoC9BLw— NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2023
The team will certainly be hopeful that his 30-point explosion will help him get back on track. He has emerged as a key player for the team this season and is a big reason why they are third in the Western Conference at 30-23 on the season.
