On Saturday night, Keegan Murray reminded the world why he was named to last season’s NBA All-Rookie team and why he’s one of the league’s brightest young stars.
The Sacramento Kings forward and former Hawkeye set the NBA world on fire in a record-setting performance during Sacramento’s 125-104 win over the Utah Jazz.
Murray knocked down an NBA-record 11 straight 3-pointers en route to a career-best 47 points. The 6-foot-8, 225 pound forward finished his night with 12 made 3-pointers, two shy of Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson’s single-game NBA record set back in 2018.
Murray’s 26 points in the third quarter were a Sacramento Kings franchise record and he also became the youngest player to score 47. That mark was previously held by the legendary Kobe Bryant.
Afterwards, even Murray was saying that it truly was like his days in the black and gold.
“It kind of reminded me of my last year in college. I’d get hot and I would just black out for a little bit, and so everything would just go in. That’s kind of what happened in the third quarter,” Murray said.
The scary thing for the rest of the league? Kings coach Mike Brown is convinced Murray is only going to keep getting better.
“He’s just barely scratching the surface because he’s been asked to do something that he’s never been asked to do at the highest level. With his work ethic, his determination, his skill set and all that other stuff, he’s got a chance to be a high-level player in a lot of different areas. Everybody’s just seeing a little bit of it now, so there’s a ton of room to grow, for sure,” Brown said.
Naturally, social media was positively glowing about Murray’s historic night.