Mike Brown named February’s Western Conference Coach of the Month

Mar 2, 2023, 2:19 PM | Updated: 3:05 pm

Head coach Mike Brown of the Sacramento Kings talks with Keegan Murray #13 during the second half a...

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Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown has been named Western Conference Coach of the Month after leading the team to an 8-4 record during the month of February.

In his first year with the organization, Brown has been a driving force in Sacramento’s impressive 36-25 start to the season as the Kings sit in third place in the Western Conference standings with just over a month to go until playoff time.

Mike Brown is the first Sacramento Kings head coach to win Coach of the Month honors since Hall of Fame coach Rick Adelman (January 2004) and just the third in franchise history.

TURN THE JETS ON 🗣

Congrats to Coach Brown for being named NBA Western Conference Coach of the Month for February 🙌 pic.twitter.com/P5QSqd9JHU

— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 2, 2023

Brown led the Kings to an 8-4 record (.667) in February, the second-most wins in the Western Conference during the month, as Sacramento is currently on a four-game win streak out of the All-Star break.

In February, the Kings led the NBA with seven games where they scored 120+ points, which included a 176-175 win in double overtime against the LA Clippers on Feb. 24, marking the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.

The Kings ranked first in the NBA in points per game (125.8) and offensive rating (121.2) and went a perfect 7-0 in February in games where they scored 120 points or more.

Sacramento will return to action on Friday night when they face one of the teams beneath them in the standings as Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers come to Golden 1 Center. The Kings will play the first game of a back-to-back before facing the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday.

Be sure to get all of Friday’s Kings vs. Clippers coverage right here on Sactown Sports 1140 beginning at 5:30 PM PST on Game Night with Scott Marsh and Henry ‘The High Flyer’ Turner.