Kings’ Keegan Murray breaks out of recent shooting slump in big way
Keegan Murray had a career night shooting on Friday and hit a clutch shot late to help the Sacramento Kings defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road.
Murray produced 18 points, two rebounds, one steal and one blocked shot in the 106-95 win at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. He scored all 18 of his points from the 3-point line, finishing 6-of-8 from beyond the arc in 30 minutes.
The fourth pick sealed the win after knocking down a triple to give the Kings a six-point lead with 1:22 left to play. The shot came during a 19-0 run by the Kings to end the game. They trailed 95-87 at the 4:50 mark of the fourth quarter.
keegan's SIXTH triple of the night caps a 14-0 run and gives the Kings a 101-95 lead with 1:22 left to play 😤 pic.twitter.com/ct96Oysy4U
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 10, 2022
The six 3-pointers by Murray were a career-high and are tied for the most by a rookie in a game this season. The outing continued a strong run by Murray as the 22-year-old looks to be breaking out of a recent shooting slump.
Murray was averaging 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds on 16.1% (5-of-31) shooting from 3-point range in seven games from Nov. 15-30. Over his last four games, Murray is posting 16.8 points, 4.5 rebounds, one steal and one block on 55.6% (15-of-27) shooting from beyond the arc.
The recent play certainly encapsulates a typical rookie season that includes normal hot and cold stretches. Murray appears to be reverting to the play that created his quick start to the season, which would be a welcomed development by the team.
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