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Final

Saturday, January 4 · 3:00 AM

MEM

Grizzlies

133–138

Final

SAC

Kings

Golden 1 Center · Sacramento · NBA League Pass · NBC Sports CA · FanDuel SN SE

Monk scores 31 points in the Sacramento Kings 138-133 win over the Grizzlies

Saturday, January 4 · 3:00 AM

FG%

48 · 49

MEM · SAC

3P%

46 · 45

MEM · SAC

REB

51 · 37

MEM · SAC

Series history

Series tied 1-1

Regular Season Series

SAC@MEM

Final

Fri, Dec 6 · 1:00 AM

110–115

MEM@SAC

Final

Sat, Jan 4 · 3:00 AM

133–138

MEM@SAC

Final

Tue, Mar 18 · 2:00 AM

122–132

Head-to-head production

Game stats

MEMSAC
43-89FG49-99
48Field Goal %49
17-373PT21-47
46Three Point %45
30-36FT19-23
14Offensive Rebounds10
37Defensive Rebounds27
31Assists32
5Steals10
4Blocks8
17Turnovers9
0Technical Fouls0
19Points Conceded Off Turnovers12
12Fast Break Points15
20Fouls23
2Largest Lead15

  • Final score

    MEM 133, SAC 138

  • Top scorer

    Malik Monk (SAC) — 31 pts

  • Largest lead

    2 · 15

Game recap

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

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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Every possession

Play by play

  • 12:00Jaren Jackson Jr. vs. Domantas Sabonis (Keon Ellis gains possession)0–0
  • 11:54Keon Ellis misses driving layup0–0
  • 11:50Desmond Bane defensive rebound0–0
  • 11:46Desmond Bane bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)0–0
  • 11:41De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot three point shot0–0
  • 11:35Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound0–0
  • 11:32Domantas Sabonis misses layup0–0
  • 11:30Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound0–0
  • 11:27Malik Monk misses 27-foot three point jumper0–0
  • 11:27Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound0–0
  • 11:14Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 6-foot two point shot0–0
  • 11:09Brandon Clarke offensive rebound0–0
  • 11:09Brandon Clarke bad pass (De'Aaron Fox steals)0–0
  • 10:56De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper0–0
  • 10:52Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound0–0
  • 10:48Brandon Clarke misses two point shot0–0
  • 10:44Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound0–0
  • 10:40Malik Monk makes 23-foot three point jumper (DeMar DeRozan assists)3–0
  • 10:17Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)3–3
  • 10:17Malik Monk shooting foul3–3
  • 10:17Scotty Pippen Jr. makes free throw 1 of 13–4
  • 10:06Malik Monk makes 14-foot two point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)5–4
  • 9:55DeMar DeRozan shooting foul5–4
  • 9:55Brandon Clarke makes free throw 1 of 25–5
  • 9:55Brandon Clarke makes free throw 2 of 25–6
  • 9:38Domantas Sabonis makes 22-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)8–6
  • 9:22Jaren Jackson Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper8–6
  • 9:22Kings defensive team rebound8–6
  • 9:10Keon Ellis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)11–6
  • 9:00Jaren Jackson Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists)11–9
  • 8:46De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot pullup jump shot13–9
  • 8:30Scotty Pippen Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)13–12
  • 8:17Malik Monk misses 33-foot three point jumper13–12
  • 8:13Jaren Jackson Jr. defensive rebound13–12
  • 8:05Jaylen Wells makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists)13–15
  • 7:53Domantas Sabonis misses 26-foot three point jumper13–15
  • 7:49Keon Ellis offensive rebound13–15
  • 7:39DeMar DeRozan makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)16–15
  • 7:18Jaylen Wells misses driving floating jump shot16–15
  • 7:14Brandon Clarke offensive rebound16–15
  • 7:13Brandon Clarke makes 6-foot two point shot16–17
  • 6:59Domantas Sabonis makes 27-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)19–17
  • 6:59Grizzlies Full timeout19–17
  • 6:59Zach Edey enters the game for Brandon Clarke19–17
  • 6:41Domantas Sabonis blocks Jaren Jackson Jr. 's 4-foot driving layup19–17
  • 6:37Keon Ellis defensive rebound19–17
  • 6:36Desmond Bane shooting foul19–17
  • 6:36Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 220–17
  • 6:36Jake LaRavia enters the game for Scotty Pippen Jr.20–17
  • 6:36Luke Kennard enters the game for Jaren Jackson Jr.20–17
  • 6:36Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 221–17
  • 6:19Jake LaRavia makes 27-foot three point jumper (Desmond Bane assists)21–20
  • 6:06DeMar DeRozan makes 22-foot pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists)23–20
  • 5:51Jaylen Wells makes 23-foot three point jumper (Luke Kennard assists)23–23
  • 5:44Zach Edey shooting foul23–23
  • 5:44Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 1 of 224–23
  • 5:44Kevin Huerter enters the game for De'Aaron Fox24–23
  • 5:44Trey Lyles enters the game for DeMar DeRozan24–23
  • 5:44Domantas Sabonis makes free throw 2 of 225–23
  • 5:37Kevin Huerter blocks Luke Kennard 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot25–23

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