{"id":63,"date":"2023-02-25T06:03:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T12:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/kings-win-176-175-double-ot-thriller-over-clippers-monk-and-fox-score-40-points\/"},"modified":"2023-02-25T06:03:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T12:03:39","slug":"kings-win-176-175-double-ot-thriller-over-clippers-monk-and-fox-score-40-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/kings-win-176-175-double-ot-thriller-over-clippers-monk-and-fox-score-40-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings Win 176-175 Double OT Thriller Over Clippers; Monk and Fox Score 40+ Points"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings combined for the second-highest scoring game in NBA history on Friday night, as the Kings beat the Clippers 176-175 in double overtime.[0]<\/a><\/sup> Malik Monk led the way for the Kings with a career-high 45 points, while De'Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 points.[1]<\/a><\/sup> Russell Westbrook made his debut for the Clippers, scoring 17 points, 14 assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes before fouling out late in the second overtime.[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 44 points for the Clippers and Paul George added 34 points, five assists and 10 rebounds.[3]<\/a><\/sup> The Clippers hit a franchise-record 26 3-pointers, while the Kings had 18.[4]<\/a><\/sup> The 44 combined 3-pointers tied for the most in a game in NBA history.[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Kings and Clippers are tied one-to-one in the season series. The Clippers have a 5-3 record and the benefit of rest, while the Kings are 5-4 without any rest.[5]<\/a><\/sup> The Kings have a record of 15-13 away from home, while the Clippers have gone 15-13 when playing[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Kings are 2-0 ATS against the Clippers this season, and are 31-26-1 ATS overall and 16-12 ATS on the road this season.[5]<\/a><\/sup> The Clippers have a record of 31-30 against the spread overall, and 13-15 against[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The game marked the first time in the Kings\u2019 franchise history that two players, Monk and Fox, scored more than 40 points in the same game.[0]<\/a><\/sup> This is the second instance of it occurring in an NBA game this season, following a match between Cleveland's Caris LeVert and Donovan Mitchell and Boston.[8]<\/a><\/sup> <\/p>\n

Despite all the discourse concerning the need for Westbrook to alter his ways and the potential changes the Clippers could make with him, the ex-MVP was rather similar when playing with his new squad.[9]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Clippers and the Kings have split the 2 games they have played against each other, the road team winning each time.[10]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

The Kings lead the betting line with +6.5 (-112). The betting trends reflect odds as of February 24, 2023 at 8:49 PM ET.[11]<\/a><\/sup> After a victory, the Kings have gone 0-4 Against the Spread (ATS) in their past 4 matches and have had 4 consecutive games after scoring 125 or more points.[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

0. <\/span>“Kings defeat Clippers in double OT, second-highest-scoring NBA game in history” The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4250876\/2023\/02\/25\/kings-clippers-game-score-nba<\/a><\/p>\n

1. <\/span>“Kings outlast Clippers in second-highest scoring game ever” ESPN.co.uk, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/35730747\/kings-outlast-clippers-second-highest-scoring-game-ever<\/a><\/p>\n

2. <\/span>“Clippers, Kings combine for second-highest NBA score of all time” FOX Sports, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.foxsports.com\/stories\/nba\/clippers-kings-combine-for-second-highest-nba-score-of-all-time<\/a><\/p>\n

3. <\/span>“Kings beat the Clippers 176-175 in the second highest scoring game of ALL TIME after double overtime” Daily Mail, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/nba\/article-11791883\/Kings-beat-Clippers-176-175-second-highest-scoring-game-TIME-double-overtime.html<\/a><\/p>\n

4. <\/span>“What is the highest-scoring game in NBA history? Kings-Clippers threatens record with double-overtime thriller” Sporting News, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/news\/highest-scoring-game-nba-history\/zqyh2ykhrhf75jzp68obpyjj<\/a><\/p>\n

5. <\/span>“Sacramento Kings at Los Angeles Clippers odds, picks and predictions” USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/sportsbookwire.usatoday.com\/2023\/02\/24\/sacramento-kings-at-los-angeles-clippers-odds-picks-and-predictions-2\/<\/a><\/p>\n

6. <\/span>“Sacramento Kings vs LA Clippers 2\/24\/2023 Picks Predictions Previews” Tony's Picks, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.tonyspicks.com\/2023\/02\/24\/sacramento-kings-vs-la-clippers-2-24-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n

7. <\/span>“Clippers vs Kings Pick \u2013 NBA Predictions & Odds 2\/24\/23” Sports Chat Place, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/sportschatplace.com\/nba-picks\/2023\/los-angeles-clippers-vs-sacramento-kings-2-24-23-nba-picks-predictions-odds\/<\/a><\/p>\n

8. <\/span>“Kings outslug Clippers in second-highest scoring game in NBA history” The Guardian, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/sport\/2023\/feb\/25\/kings-outgun-la-clippers-highest-scoring-game<\/a><\/p>\n

9. <\/span>“Clippers and Kings combine for 2nd-highest scoring game in NBA history in Russell Westbrook's debut” msnNOW, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/nba\/clippers-and-kings-combine-for-2nd-highest-scoring-game-in-nba-history-in-russell-westbrook-s-debut\/ar-AA17UZxi?li=BB15ms5q<\/a><\/p>\n

10. <\/span>“GAME PREVIEW: 5 Things You Should Know About Clippers vs. Kings Presented by Betway” NBA.com, 24 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.nba.com\/clippers\/news\/game-preview-5-things-you-should-know-about-clippers-vs-kings-presented-by-betway<\/a><\/p>\n

11. <\/span>“Keegan Murray: Prop Bets Vs Clippers | 2\/24\/2023” PlayPicks, 25 Feb. 2023, https:\/\/www.playpicks.com\/542522\/keegan-murray-nba-player-props-insights-kings-clippers-2-24-2023\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Los Angeles Clippers and Sacramento Kings combined for the second-highest scoring game in NBA history on Friday night, as the Kings beat the Clippers 176-175 in double overtime.[0] Malik Monk led the way for the Kings with a career-high 45 points, while De’Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 points.[1] Russell […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=63"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=63"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thekingandqueenpub.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=63"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}