Malik Monk, the symbol of the Kings’ crazy outfield address

« That’s quite a percentage, that. A cow! “, it seems that he is not coming back Malik Monk when you see the final statistics sheet. Against the LakersThe Kings, still the least prolific team in the league in this area, scored an impressive 17/26 from distance, or 65% success. And the backup quarterback was the master in this matter.

« The shots were coming. That’s really all there is to say. Success was there. I didn’t give up. I won’t lie to you. Even if I miss 10 shots, the circle still feels big. It’s still huge for me. I don’t care if I’m 0 out of 20 or 20 out of 20. To me the circle is always wide open », develop a buttwho would like to play” 48 minutes » every evening.

Proof that his confidence level remains intact. Even if he recently had to go through a phase where his coach preferred to go without him. This streak appears to be over, as after his 15-point game the day before against the Rockets, he followed up with his best output of the year: 26 points (9/15 shooting including 7/9 from distance), along with 8 assists.

« This is our request level. He is talented like no other. His defensive intensity, his reading of the system, his communication with his teammates… Everything about him was top notch. He deserves everything that happens to him. He was our man of the match but apart from his 26 points – as I told him – it was fantastic, especially his 8 assists I thought was really impressive », praises his coach.

Even Makime Raynaud gets in on the fun

Malik Monk, then, is not the only one who found a target in this piece. Russell Westbrook signed 4/8, Zach LaVine 3/4, and even the interior, Maxime Reynaud and Precious Achiuva, contributed from behind the arc.

« It’s simply because we moved the ball better, shared it more, put a little more movement and rhythm into our actions, and that just opened up opportunities for everything else. », analyzes Malik Monk.

A similar speech for his coach, who points out how many times the Kings went into the racket to fix, to draw two-handed catches, to get the ball out better.

« i have to (DeRozan) is a player opponents need to watch, and he has that ability to get the ball out. And that extra pass on the opposite side, sometimes you make it, sometimes you miss, but it’s those details that allow you to get not only shots, but good shots. And the more open the clip, the more likely you are to post a good percentage. And I found that the quality of our recordings was very high tonight », term Doug Christie.