Kings’ Keegan Murray Puts Up Career-High 47 Points

By Mark Haynes | OBSERVER Correspondent The Keegan Murray chant is multiplying in popularity and was utilized frequently on Saturday night inside the Golden 1 Center. While the Sacramento Kings overpowered the Utah Jazz without DeAaron Fox in the lineup, 23-year-old Murray had a career night. The night ended with Murray leaving thousands of fans in awe, but the day peacefully began with a breakfast that gave him the fuel to perform at the highest level. After scoring a career-high 47 points and draining 12 three-pointers, Murray revealed his first meal of the day. “Eggs, bacon, and fruit,” Murray told the media with a smile. “That’s what I eat every single day.” The Murray special was part of the journey to setting multiple franchise records. He scored the most points in a quarter, passing Mitch Richmond, who scored 25 against the Houston Rockets in 1995, and he made the most three-pointers in a single quarter (7), passing his current teammate Harrison Barnes, who shared the record with Omri Casspi who both made six.& Murray’s majestic performance even got the attention of the three-point king of the NBA, Stephen Curry. After the Golden State Warriors defeated the Brooklyn Nets before the...