SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) 鈥� Rookie Keegan Murray had season highs of 29 points and 14 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added his fifth triple-double of the season and the Sacramento Kings beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 118-113 on Friday night for their sixth consecutive win.
鈥淥verall, I feel like our team has kind of rallied around me, and I鈥檓 grateful for that,鈥� Murray said.
Sabonis finished with 18 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds. Murray, the No. 4 pick in the draft from Iowa, became the first Kings rookie to record consecutive double-doubles since the 2018-19 season.
鈥淜eegan surprised me tonight,鈥� Kings coach Mike Brown said. "He had a couple of moves that I鈥檓 really impressed with. I can鈥檛 wait to go back and watch. He had a couple of moves that I am in love with. I鈥檓 glad that he鈥檚 starting to show what he is capable of.鈥�
De'Aaron Fox scored 23 points and Kevin Huerter chipped in 14.
The Kings (26-18) have two six-game winning streaks in the same season for the first time since 2002-03 and are third in the Western Conference.
Isaiah Joe knocked down a 3-pointer with 2.4 seconds left to cut the Kings' lead to three before Fox made a layup off an inbound pass.
鈥淭he team always runs through the finish line,鈥� Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. 鈥淕reat competitive level. We played exceptionally hard. 鈥ertainly a relevant game we can learn from.鈥�
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 points for the Thunder (22-24), who had won three of four.
Joe finished with 21 points off the bench. Lu Dort and Josh Giddey each scored 15 points.
鈥淭he guys fought hard,鈥� Joe said. 鈥淲e all fought hard. ...we were focused and we fell short to a team that's been rolling.鈥�
TIP-INS
Thunder: F Jeremiah Robinson-Earl remained out with an ankle sprain and illness.
Kings: Sabonis returned from a one-game absence from a non-COVID illness. 鈥ox received a technical foul with 7:41 left in the second quarter
UP NEXT
Kings: Host Philadelphia on Saturday.
Thunder: At Denver on Sunday.
Cameron Salerno, The Associated Press
