Coming into Monday night’s game, LaMelo Ball was the story in his first start of the season. Coming out of the game, though, it was Malik Monk who took center stage.
Monk scored a career-high 36 points with nine 3-pointers, none bigger than the one to tie the game at 113 and force overtime. In the extra session, Gordon Hayward and Devonte’ Graham combined for 10 of the team’s 16 points to secure a 129-121 win.
“Give Malik Monk a ton of credit,” head coach James Borrego said. “He’s stayed ready.