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The Sacramento Kings took care of business and did exactly what they needed to do as they took down the 14-win Utah Jazz 118-101. Unlike their win over the Charlotte Hornets where Zach LaVine scored 42 points,
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Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
Change. After a 13-18 start, ownership fired head coach Mike Brown, who had led the team since 2022, the year the Kings drafted ex-Iowa and Cedar Rapids Prairie standout Keegan Murray fourth overall. Brown also won NBA Coach of the Year in 2023.
Sacramento forward Keegan Murray's consistency led to a much-needed season-high performance in the Kings' win vs. the Utah Jazz.