Memphis Grizzlies @ Sacramento Kings
Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA | Game ID: 22400476
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 46 32 24 36 138MEM 32 40 28 33 133
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Monk scores 31 points in the Sacramento Kings 138-133 win over the Grizzlies
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.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACAL A. Len
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
MEMBC B. Clarke
DB D. Bane
JH J. Huff
JJ J. Jackson Jr.
JK J. Konchar
JL J. LaRavia
JW J. Wells
LK L. Kennard
SP S. Pippen Jr.
ZE Z. Edey
SAC/MEM 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
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