SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Malik Monk scored 31 points, DeMar DeRozan added 29 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Memphis Grizzlies 138-130 on Friday night.

De’Aaron Fox added 23 points for the Kings, who won their third in a row.

Jaylen Wells had 30 and Jarren Jackson Jr. scored 28 for the Grizzlies.

The Kings led 78-72 the half, and 102-100 after three quarters. The Grizzlies took a 110-109 lead on Scottie Pippen Jr.'s two free throws at the 7:56 mark of the fourth quarter.

But the Kings went on a 20-10 run to regain the lead capped with a 3-pointer by Monk with 4:21 remaining.

Zach Edey returned from a two-game absence due to a concussion and had nine points and seven rebounds off the bench.

Ja Morant (right AC joint strain) and Marcus Smart (right index finger) did not play. Keegan Murray missed his second straight game for the Kings (left ankle soreness).

Kings guard Devin Carter, the son of Grizzlies assistant coach Anthony Carter, made his debut with the team in the first quarter. The No. 13 overall selection in the 2024 draft out of Providence underwent left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum last July.

Takeaways

Kings: Dished out 21 assists in the first half. Three players had four or more.

Grizzlies: Down by 15 points early in the third quarter, the Grizzlies surged back to tie the game 100-all on two free throws by Jackson with 1:27 left in the quarter.

Key moments

The teams combined for 150 points in the first half. The Kings made 29 of 59 shots from the field (52.7%) while the Grizzlies knocked down 26 of 50 shots (52%).

Key stats

The teams made 17 3-pointers combined in the first quarter. The Kings were 10 of 18 while the Grizzlies made 7 of 11.

Up next

The Kings travel to San Francisco to play the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. The Grizzlies end their five-game road stretch at the Warriors on Saturday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Domantas Sabonis (Keon Ellis gains possession)	0	0
11:54	Keon Ellis misses driving layup	0	0
11:50	Desmond Bane defensive rebound	0	0
11:46	Desmond Bane bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	0	0
11:41	De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point shot	0	0
11:35	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	0	0
11:32	Domantas Sabonis misses layup	0	0
11:30	Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound	0	0
11:27	Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:27	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:14	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot	0	0
11:09	Brandon Clarke offensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Brandon Clarke bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	0	0
10:56	De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:52	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
10:48	Brandon Clarke misses two point shot	0	0
10:44	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	0	0
10:40	Malik Monk makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	3	0
10:17	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	3	3
10:17	Malik Monk shooting foul	3	3
10:17	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1	3	4
10:06	Malik Monk makes 14-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	5	4
9:55	DeMar DeRozan shooting foul	5	4
9:55	Brandon Clarke makes free throw 1 of 2	5	5
9:55	Brandon Clarke makes free throw 2 of 2	5	6
9:38	Domantas Sabonis makes 22-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	8	6
9:22	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	8	6
9:22	Kings defensive team rebound	8	6
9:10	Keon Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	11	6
9:00	Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	11	9
8:46	De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot pullup jump shot	13	9
8:30	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	13	12
8:17	Malik Monk misses 33-foot three point jumper	13	12
8:13	Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound	13	12
8:05	Jaylen Wells makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)	13	15
7:53	Domantas Sabonis misses 26-foot three point jumper	13	15
7:49	Keon Ellis offensive rebound	13	15
7:39	DeMar DeRozan makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	16	15
7:18	Jaylen Wells misses driving floating jump shot	16	15
7:14	Brandon Clarke offensive rebound	16	15
7:13	Brandon Clarke makes 6-foot two point shot	16	17
6:59	Domantas Sabonis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)	19	17
6:59	Grizzlies Full timeout	19	17
6:59	Zach Edey enters the game for Brandon Clarke	19	17
6:41	Domantas Sabonis blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup	19	17
6:37	Keon Ellis defensive rebound	19	17
6:36	Desmond Bane shooting foul	19	17
6:36	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2	20	17
6:36	Jake LaRavia enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr.	20	17
6:36	Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.	20	17
6:36	Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2	21	17
6:19	Jake LaRavia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)	21	20
6:06	DeMar DeRozan makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	23	20
5:51	Jaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)	23	23
5:44	Zach Edey shooting foul	23	23
5:44	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 2	24	23
5:44	Kevin Huerter enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	24	23
5:44	Trey Lyles enters the game for DeMar DeRozan	24	23
5:44	Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 2	25	23
5:37	Kevin Huerter blocks Luke Kennard 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	25	23
5:33	Luke Kennard offensive rebound	25	23
5:32	Luke Kennard makes two point shot	25	25
5:24	Malik Monk makes 28-foot three point step back jumpshot (Domantas Sabonis assists)	28	25
5:14	Desmond Bane makes driving layup	28	27
5:01	Malik Monk misses 30-foot three point jumper	28	27
4:58	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	28	27
4:54	Keon Ellis makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Kevin Huerter assists)	31	27
4:36	Zach Edey misses 23-foot three point jumper	31	27
4:35	Kings defensive team rebound	31	27
4:23	Trey Lyles makes 26-foot three point jumper (Domantas Sabonis assists)	34	27
4:06	Luke Kennard misses layup	34	27
4:04	Kevin Huerter defensive rebound	34	27
3:53	John Konchar enters the game for Jaylen Wells	34	27
3:53	Scotty Pippen Jr. enters the game for Desmond Bane	34	27
3:53	Grizzlies Full timeout	34	27
3:53	(03:53) [Grizzlies] COACH'S CHALLENGE (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL) [Grizzlies] charged with a timeout	34	27
3:53	Malik Monk out of bounds lost ball turnover	34	27
3:53	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Malik Monk	34	27
3:53	Devin Carter enters the game for Keon Ellis	34	27
3:37	Zach Edey misses 7-foot hook shot	34	27
3:34	Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound	34	27
3:19	Domantas Sabonis misses 26-foot three point jumper	34	27
3:18	Kevin Huerter offensive rebound	34	27
3:18	Kevin Huerter misses 4-foot tip shot	34	27
3:18	Kings offensive team rebound	34	27
3:18	Luke Kennard loose ball foul	34	27
3:10	De'Aaron Fox misses 12-foot pullup jump shot	34	27
3:04	Zach Edey defensive rebound	34	27
2:47	John Konchar bad pass (Kevin Huerter steals)	34	27
2:44	Trey Lyles makes 4-foot dunk (Kevin Huerter assists)	36	27
2:37	John Konchar misses 22-foot three point jumper	36	27
2:33	Devin Carter defensive rebound	36	27
2:33	John Konchar personal foul	36	27
2:33	DeMar DeRozan enters the game for Kevin Huerter	36	27
2:33	Alex Len enters the game for Domantas Sabonis	36	27
2:33	Jay Huff enters the game for Jake LaRavia	36	27
2:33	Jaren Jackson Jr. enters the game for Zach Edey	36	27
2:13	Devin Carter misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	36	27
2:10	John Konchar defensive rebound	36	27
2:10	Scotty Pippen Jr. traveling	36	27
2:03	DeMar DeRozan misses 20-foot pullup jump shot	36	27
2:00	John Konchar defensive rebound	36	27
1:52	Luke Kennard makes 26-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)	36	30
1:39	Devin Carter misses driving floating jump shot	36	30
1:36	Jay Huff defensive rebound	36	30
1:32	Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point shot (Luke Kennard assists)	36	32
1:13	Trey Lyles makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)	39	32
1:02	Devin Carter personal foul	39	32
50.1	John Konchar misses 23-foot three point jumper	39	32
47.1	Devin Carter defensive rebound	39	32
42.1	Trey Lyles makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Carter assists)	42	32
32.0	Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point shot	42	32
27.1	Devin Carter defensive rebound	42	32
20.0	DeMar DeRozan makes driving layup	44	32
20.0	Jay Huff defensive goaltending violation	44	32
2.1	Scotty Pippen Jr. bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)	44	32
0.0	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	46	32
0.0	(00:00) [Grizzlies] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (REPLAY SUPPORTS CALL)	46	32
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	46	32

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Golden 1 Center

Sacramento, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, January 4, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, NBC Sports CA, FanDuel SN SE

Attendance

16,601

Referees

J.T. Orr, Tyler Ford, Suyash Mehta

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

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