It was JaVale McGee, very good in the second quarter against the Nuggets, who chose this metaphor to describe the performances of the two friends Malik Monk And De'Aaron Fox. Authors each of 26 points and decisive in the “money time”, Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox behaved like… dogs to allow Sacramento to win against the NBA champions.
“We have real dogs here and we have trouble keeping them on a leash,” explains JaVale McGee. “We are ready to be let go. When [Mike Brown] let go of us, it does damage! “.
Like Fox and Monk, the Kings just want to run and play fast. ” It rocks ! » De'Aaron Fox admits about his relationship with Malik Monk. “We played against each other in middle school, then in high school, and then we played together in college, and now we're in the NBA, and it's great to have success. Really, it's fun, even if it's just hanging out together at home or on the road. We’re really enjoying it! »
Unstoppable when they are together on the pitch
Between them, Malik Monk and De'Aaron Fox combined for 21 points in the last quarter! “They can’t stop both when we’re on the pitch” believes Malik Monk. “It’s like choosing between the plague or cholera. Sometimes it's him. Sometimes it's me. But more often than not, it's him. »
For Malik Monk, this victory against Denver is anything but anecdotal because the Kings' 6th man is already planning for the playoffs.
“Even though they're missing a great playmaker (Jamal Murray), it's always good to get rid of those guys early in the season because you know later in the season we'll see them. They will then be at their best, and it’s always good to achieve a victory like this.”
| Shots | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
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| Players | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Bp | Int | Ct | Party | Pts |
| De'aaron Fox | 12 | 36.2 | 48.9 | 36.3 | 73.2 | 1.0 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 30.7 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 17 | 35.0 | 58.7 | 42.9 | 65.0 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 11.6 | 6.9 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 18.7 |
| Malik Monk | 17 | 24.3 | 40.3 | 40.2 | 88.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 13.8 |
| Keegan Murray | 13 | 33.1 | 39.0 | 28.7 | 85.0 | 1.8 | 4.3 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 13.2 |
| Kevin Huerter | 16 | 27.6 | 44.2 | 37.0 | 81.3 | 0.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 12.8 |
| Harrison Barnes | 17 | 31.3 | 47.6 | 37.6 | 84.4 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 12.4 |
| Trey Lyles | 4 | 22.1 | 40.0 | 35.0 | 58.3 | 1.5 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 8.5 |
| Sasha Vezenkov | 14 | 14.6 | 44.2 | 36.5 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 6.4 |
| Javale McGee | 15 | 9.6 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 57.9 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 5.5 |
| Davion Mitchell | 14 | 16.9 | 36.2 | 29.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 5.1 |
| Chris Duarte | 17 | 15.1 | 39.4 | 33.3 | 71.4 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 4.7 |
| Keon Ellis | 10 | 11.5 | 39.3 | 27.3 | 54.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Colby Jones | 9 | 7.8 | 46.4 | 12.5 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| Alex Len | 6 | 6.8 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 42.9 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.5 |
| Philip Petrusev | 2 | 3.3 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Jordan Ford | 5 | 2.7 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 |
| Kessler Edwards | 14 | 6.4 | 28.6 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Jalen Slawson | 4 | 4.4 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
