Watching De’Aaron Fox and Malik Monk dominate a game like they’re wearing a Kentucky jersey in 2017 is the closest thing to basketball bliss Big Blue Nation can achieve in 2023. Just when you thought the Sacramento Kings were going to fold to the Golden State Warriors, Fox and Monk combined for 54 points in a 118-99 Game 6 win, forcing a Game 7.
De’Aaron Fox won the league’s Clutch Player of the Year award, but he didn’t need late-game heroics on Friday, as the reserves were on the floor in the final minutes.