- ABC News
- November 16, 2024
When De'Aaron Fox saw he had 48 points in the fourth quarter in the Sacramento Kings' 130-126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, teammate Malik Monk told him, "You might as well go get 60." The Kings guard had 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to finish with a franchise-record 60 points, besting Jack Twyman's 59 points for the Cincinnati Royals in 1960 and DeMarcus Cousins' 56-point performance in 2016, which was the most since the franchise moved from Kansas City, Missouri, to Sacramento in 1985. Twyman's had been the longest standing single-game franchise record in the NBA. With Fox breaking the mark, the new longest standing single-game franchise record for points belongs to Bob Pettit in 1961, who co-holds the Hawks record with Dominique Wilkins and Lou Hudson. "I knew I was nice already, so I wouldn't really say so," Fox said when asked if he learned anything about himself. Fox shot...