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Welcome in to your morning cup of Kings. Much to the chagrin of the tanking crowd, the Sacramento Kings picked up a 126-110 win over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday night. The victory was the first at Golden 1 Center for the Kings since January 16, a span of nine consecutive losses.

Six Quick Thoughts is below, but this was one of the best team games the Kings have played in a while with a shocking 33-to-4 assist-to-turnover ratio. Everyone was involved, which is a rarity this season.

Here is the latest Locked On Kings where we dive into game coverage.

No. 15. The Kings hosted the Bulls and played one of the best team games we've seen from the squad this season. The end result was a quality 126-110 victory to improve to 15-50 on the season. Here are six quick thoughts:

🏀 1. The ringleader. It was a run of the mill game in March until Malik Monk stepped on the court. He brought all the energy and helped create separation early. Monk scored 30 points on 10-for-24 from the field. He added 5 assists, 4 boards and a block. 

🏀 2. Too big. The Bulls tried to go small at the five and Maxime Raynaud took advantage. The Kings' rookie center missed his first two shots and then settled in to score 26 points on 10-of-20 shooting to go with 11 rebounds and 2 assists. He leads all rookies with 14 double-doubles.

🏀 3. Triple-double King. The Kings moved the ball around the court as well as they have all season long in this one, posting 33 assists for the game. Russell Westbrook led the way with 12 dimes to go with his 23 points and 11 rebounds. That's triple-double No. 208 of Westbrook's career. 

🏀 4. Leave your mark. In just his second NBA start, two-way player Daeqwon Plowden came ready to contribute. He was active on both ends of the court and finished with 16 points on 6-of-13 shooting. Plowden might be in line for a regular roster spot down the stretch. 

🏀 5. Consistency. Precious Achiuwa has gone from a nice find to one of the most consistent performers on the Kings' roster. The 26-year-old settled into a starting job a long time ago. Achiuwa finished with 13 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.  

🏀 6. Jack of all trades. Nique Clifford doesn't need to post big scoring numbers to be impactful. The rookie finished this game with a balanced 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and a block. You can see the work he's done on his 3-point shot. 

In case you missed it, Sean, Brenden and I were able to get together on Friday evening to discuss the Russell Westbrook situation from Thursday. It’s a rarity that we can get all three of us together for one pod, let alone two in one week!