Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, De’Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime in the second highest scoring game in NBA history.
Detroit beat Denver 186-184 in triple overtime on December 13, 1983, in the NBA’s highest-scoring game. The Kings are third on the list with 176 points and the Clippers fourth.
The Clippers had a 175-169 lead with 1:57 left before the Kings scored the final seven points, including Fox’s jumper with 36.5 seconds left. The Clippers had the final shot, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Kawhi Leonard scored a game-high 44 points for Los Angeles and Paul George added 34.
Russell Westbrook started and made his Clippers debut after clearing waivers on Wednesday. He had 17 points, 14 assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes before fouling out with 1:49 left in the second overtime.
Report from The Associated Press.
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