Late in the third quarter against the Rockets, head coach Doug Christie finally put Malik Monk in the game for the Sacramento Kings. It only ended up being for a few minutes, but Monk immediately scored. Once again, it raised questions about benching him and what's really going on with Monk.
This whole thing with Malik Monk and Doug Christie started during the Kings' back-to-back games against the Portland Trail Blazers. The Kings ultimately lost both matches, though by incredibly narrow margins. Both games could and should have been wins for Sacramento.
The strange thing about those games was the fact that Monk, one of the best Sixth Men in the business and a key Sacramento player, was benched for both of them.