Game ID: 22400329
Sacramento Kings @ Memphis Grizzlies
Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
FedExForum, Memphis, TN
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
MEM 33 30 23 29 115SAC 32 30 24 24 110
MEM vs SAC ScoutingMEM vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
MEM availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 4 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 3 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 23 min since (76% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 18 min since (88% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
MEM availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 5 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 4 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 2 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 23 min since (76% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 19 min since (91% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NEW Huff 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 6 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 5 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 3 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 26 min since (86% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 21 min since (102% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 4 min since (30% of 12)
NEW Huff 12 to 18 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 7 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 6 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 4 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 26 min since (87% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 22 min since (104% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 12)
NEW Huff 12 to 17 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 8 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 7 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 5 since 11/25, out tonight
BACK Morant back 11/25 after 8, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Smart back 11/25 after 4, 23 min since (107% of 21)
BACK Konchar back 11/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 12)
MEM availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Edey missed 9 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 8 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 2 since 12/03, out tonight
OUT Spencer missed 6 since 11/25, out tonight
MEM availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Kennard missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 10 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 9 since 11/20, out tonight
OUT Konchar missed 3 since 12/03, returns tonight: 22 min (178% of 12)
OUT Spencer missed 7 since 11/25, returns tonight: 25 min (249% of 10)
MEM availability going into 12/13 · 4 days' restOUT Kennard missed 3 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Edey missed 11 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Williams Jr. missed 10 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 22 min since (178% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 17 min over the last 5
MEM availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Kennard missed 4 since 12/05, returns tonight: 18 min (82% of 22)
OUT Edey missed 12 since 11/19, returns tonight: 24 min (111% of 22)
OUT Williams Jr. missed 11 since 11/20, out tonight
BACK Konchar back 12/08 after 3, 12 min since (94% of 12)
BACK Spencer back 12/08 after 7, 25 min since (249% of 10)
NEW Huff 12 to 18 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (106% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 26 min since (82% of 32)
NEW Huerter 21 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/29 · 1 day's restBACK DeRozan back 11/22 after 3, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 30 min since (96% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/01 · 1 day's restOUT DeRozan missed 2 since 11/27, returns tonight: 37 min (103% of 36)
OUT Lyles missed 2 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK Sabonis back 11/22 after 2, 37 min since (107% of 35)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 32 min since (102% of 32)
SAC availability going into 12/03 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 37 min since (103% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 33 min since (106% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 20 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 4 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Monk back 11/25 after 7, 34 min since (107% of 32)
NEW Crowder 11 to 18 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Lyles missed 5 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (99% of 36)
NEW Crowder 11 to 17 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 6 since 11/27, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (96% of 36)
SAC availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 7 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 2 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK DeRozan back 12/01 after 2, 34 min since (93% of 36)
SAC availability going into 12/16 · 3 days' restOUT Lyles missed 8 since 11/27, out tonight
OUT Crowder missed 3 since 12/06, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. Without Edey (8 straight), Williams Jr. (7 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 25 and Sabonis at 24 a game. Without Lyles (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Memphis 121, Sacramento 112.
11/27 vs DET 131-111 — MEM notes
MEM won 131-111. MEM shot 55% (51 of 93) to DET's 47%, 17 of 46 from three, and got to the line 16 times to DET's 25. Smart led with 25 (8 of 12, 7 of 11 from three); Pippen Jr. added 19, LaRavia 19. The hinge was Q2, 37-18: MEM came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 18, and the lead reached 30. Smart was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/29 vs NOP 120-109 — MEM notes
MEM won 120-109. MEM shot 49% (47 of 96) to NOP's 42%, 12 of 41 from three, and got to the line 17 times to NOP's 30. Morant led with 27 (10 of 18, 0 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Jackson Jr. added 23, Aldama 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-28: a lead of 4 became 11, and the lead reached 17. Clarke was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
12/01 vs IND 136-121 — MEM notes
MEM won 136-121. MEM shot 53% (49 of 93) to IND's 48%, 16 of 46 from three. MEM turned it over 10 times to IND's 15. Jackson Jr. led with 25 (8 of 14, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Morant added 19, Bane 16. The hinge was Q3, 40-23: MEM came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 11, and the lead reached 17. MEM trailed 62-68 at the half and won the second half 74-53. Bane was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
12/03 @ DAL 116-121 — MEM notes
MEM lost 116-121. MEM took 16 more shots (97 to 81), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to DAL's 48%, 13 of 40 from three, and got to the line 14 times to DAL's 44. MEM turned it over 19 times to DAL's 25. The glass went 39-49 against them. Morant led with 31 (11 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Bane added 19, Jackson Jr. 16. Q3 was theirs, 38-22, turning a 3-point deficit into a 13-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-78 against them. They led by as many as 15.
12/05 vs SAC 115-110 — MEM notes
MEM won 115-110. MEM shot 48% (38 of 80) to SAC's 40%, 13 of 38 from three. MEM turned it over 22 times to SAC's 13, and SAC turned those into 11 steals. Bane led with 18 (6 of 10, 2 of 4 from three); Smart added 18, Aldama 15. The hinge was Q4, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. Huff was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
12/07 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Tatum at 30 and Brown at 26 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 114, shooting 50 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Morant at 21 and Jackson Jr. at 18 a game. Without Edey (9 straight), Williams Jr. (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Boston's 11 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-4 a night and Memphis minus-1. Call it Boston 117, Memphis 116, Memphis keeping it close.
12/08 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Poole at 20 and Brogdon at 17 a game. Without Kuzma (4 straight), George (2 straight), Kispert (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Morant at 23 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. Without Kennard (2 straight), Edey (10 straight), Williams Jr. (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 35 percent from three to Washington's 29 and the defense, Memphis allowing 116 a night to Washington's 123. Call it Memphis 121, Washington 112.
12/13 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Morant at 22 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Kennard (3 straight), Edey (11 straight), Williams Jr. (10 straight). 4 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; C. Johnson at 23 and Schröder at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Thomas (6 straight), Williams (3 straight), Clowney (7 straight). 4 days' rest.
So: Memphis wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been minus-3 a night and Brooklyn minus-7 and the line, where Memphis takes 25 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it Memphis 120, Brooklyn 109, Memphis by 11.
12/15 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 1-4 over their last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 114, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 17 free throws a game; James at 26 and Davis at 22 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without James (2 straight), Hayes (8 straight), Vanderbilt (19 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Morant at 25 and Jackson Jr. at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kennard (4 straight), Edey (12 straight), Williams Jr. (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 39 percent from three to the Lakers' 32 and the glass, where Memphis has been minus-1 a night and the Lakers minus-6. Call it Memphis 118, the Lakers 112.
11/27 @ MIN 115-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 115-104. SAC shot 49% (46 of 94) to MIN's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 27. The glass went 47-33 for them. Monk led with 27 (11 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Sabonis added 27, Fox 26. The hinge was Q4, 34-18: SAC came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 11. Crowder was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
11/29 @ POR 106-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 106-115. SAC shot 45% (35 of 78) to POR's 51%, 15 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 15 — 21 points from the stripe to their 12. SAC turned it over 20 times to POR's 11, and POR turned those into 10 steals. Monk led with 29 (10 of 21, 8 of 15 from three); Fox added 22, Sabonis 21. Q4 was theirs, 34-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 87-72 against them. Ellis's -19 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/01 vs SAS 125-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 125-127. SAC took 19 more shots (101 to 82), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 47% to SAS's 51%, 12 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to SAS's 15. The glass went 51-38 for them. DeRozan led with 28 (10 of 20, 8 of 9 at the line); Sabonis added 25, Fox 23. Q1 was theirs, 42-28, but the other 3 periods went 99-83 against them. They led by as many as 17.
12/03 vs HOU 120-111 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-111. SAC shot 52% (47 of 91) to HOU's 44%, 14 of 30 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to HOU's 15. The glass went 34-53 against them. Sabonis led with 27 (13 of 19); Fox added 22, Monk 17. The hinge was Q3, 42-29: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 15. SAC trailed 54-55 at the half and won the second half 66-56. Monk was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
12/05 @ MEM 110-115 — SAC notes
SAC lost 110-115. SAC took 18 more shots (98 to 80), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to MEM's 48%, 8 of 35 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to MEM's 22. DeRozan led with 26 (6 of 15, 13 of 14 at the line); Monk added 23, Fox 18. Q3 was theirs, 24-23, the deficit cut from 1 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 92-86 against them. They led by as many as 12.
12/06 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 34 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Vassell at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 23 a game. Without Lyles (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 114 a night to San Antonio's 120. Call it San Antonio 115, Sacramento 114, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/08 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (6 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Collins at 18 and Markkanen at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Clarkson (6 straight), Hendricks (19 straight), Williams (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-9 a night and Sacramento minus-1 and the turnovers, Utah giving it away 18 times a game to Sacramento's 13. Call it Sacramento 118, Utah 111.
12/12 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 19 and Murphy III at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Williamson (16 straight), Alvarado (14 straight), Hawkins (6 straight). 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (7 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to New Orleans's 31 and the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-0 a night and New Orleans minus-10. Call it Sacramento 119, New Orleans 111.
12/16 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 109, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 23 and DeRozan at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Lyles (8 straight). 3 days' rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 114, shooting 53 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Jokić at 37 and Porter Jr. at 20 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Denver giving it away 17 times a game to Sacramento's 11 and the arc, Sacramento at 40 percent from three to Denver's 34. Call it Sacramento 119, Denver 114.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
MEMBC B. Clarke
DB D. Bane
JH J. Huff
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JL J. LaRavia
JM J. Morant
JW J. Wells
MS M. Smart
SA S. Aldama
SP S. Pippen Jr.
SACDD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JC J. Crowder
JM J. McLaughlin
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
MEM/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Marcus Smart scores 18 points, hits clinching free throws in Grizzlies' 115-110 win over Kings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- — Marcus Smart scored 18 points — the last two on clinching free throws with 2.9 seconds left — and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night.
Desmond Bane also had 18 points along with seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr . and Santi Aldama scored 15 points each, with Aldama grabbing 10 rebounds as Memphis won its seventh straight at home.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 26 points. Malik Monk had 23 points, De'Aaron Fox added 18 and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 13 rebounds. They have lost seven of nine.
There were 20 lead changes and 11 ties. Memphis took its final lead with 4:29 left on a drive by Jake LaRavia . Sacramento would get within two points in the closing minutes, but never overtook Memphis.
Takeaways Kings: The Kings had a 16-9 edge on offensive rebounds. And while they got strong offensive performances from Monk and DeRozan, the Kings were unable to overtake Memphis in the final minutes.
Grizzlies: Memphis was able to overcome 22 turnovers leading to 29 points.
Key moment Ja Morant 's complaints about calls earned him a pair of technical fouls in the fourth quarter, leading to his ejection with 6:45 left and the score tied at 98. Morant was 2 for 13 from the field for the game, including missing all six of his 3-point attempts.
Key stat The Grizzlies were 13 off 38 from outside the arc to 8 of 35 for the Kings. Memphis is 11-0 when it makes more 3-pointers than its opponent.
Up next The Kings are at San Antonio on Friday. The Grizzlies are at Boston on Saturday.