The Sacramento Kings claimed an emphatic victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-110 on Monday night. Despite this being the low hanging fruit of the Western Conference, this felt like a “survive and advance” formatted game for the Kings as they are in what is now a three-team race to the Western Conference play-in tournament for the playoffs. Oklahoma City has remained competitive despite their reputation for being an easy win – splitting the season series thus far with Sacramento.
Tonight, the Thunder were without most of their heavy hitters, sans Shai Gilegous-Alexander, who was great for them yet again.
Interim head coach Alvin Gentry tested a new rotation tonight, adding Trey Lyles in the absence of Richaun Holmes, who did not play again due to a back injury. Lyles had 7 points in his starting stint, propelling the Kings do a generous lead over the Thunder before SGA’s heroics gave this contest an even match.
De’Aaron Fox remained aggressive from the jump -…
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