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Memphis Grizzlies at Sacramento Kings

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20-29, 9-14 Away
Final
129 - 125

12-40, 9-17 Home

Grizzlies beat Sacramento 129-125, send Kings to their season-worst 10th straight loss

Westbrook passes Olajuwon on career scoring list

Spencer hit a 3-pointer with 2:08 remaining in the fourth to give Memphis a 122-118 lead. After GG Jackson hit a jumper, Spencer added a 16-foot jumper with 43 seconds left to keep the margin at four points. After the Kings pulled within a point on DeMar DeRozan's 3, Spencer hit a 3-pointer with 18 seconds left to restore the four-point lead and help seal the win.

Jaylen Wells scored 18 points, Jackson added 16 and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 15 as Memphis won its second straight. Santi Aldama, back in the lineup after missing four game with a right knee injury, had 12 points and six rebounds.

The Grizzlies were playing their first game since trading Jaren Jackson Jr. to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday in an eight-player, three-draft-pick deal. Memphis has also been engaged in talks about moving star guard Ja Morant. The trade deadline is Thursday afternoon.

Domantas Sabonis scored 20 of his 24 points in the first half and added 15 rebounds for the Kings, whose last victory came on Jan. 16 against Washington, the final game of a four-game win streak.

DeRozan scored 20 points, Nique Clifford added 14, and Russell Westbrook and Malik Monk had 13 points apiece. Zach LaVine scored 11 and Devin Carter 10 for Sacramento, which also had losing streaks of seven and eight games earlier this season.

Westbrook moved into 14th place on the NBA’s career scoring list with a 3-pointer at the 10:06 mark of the first quarter. He moved past Hakeem Olajuwon (26,946) and has 26,597 career points. Elvin Hayes ranks 13th with 27,313.

De’Andre Hunter, who was acquired by the Kings in a trade with Cleveland on Saturday, started in his Sacramento debut. He hit his first attempt, a 3-pointer, and finished with nine points.

Up next Grizzlies: At Portland on Friday and Saturday night.

Kings: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.

Regular Season Series

MEM leads series 3-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 129 - 125
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 129 - 125
4th 2.4 GG Jackson defensive rebound 129 - 125
4th 4.3 Devin Carter misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 129 - 125
4th 7.8 GG Jackson out of bounds lost ball turnover 129 - 125

Statistics

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45-90 FG 45-100
50 Field Goal % 45
18-41 3PT 11-36
44 Three Point % 31
21-28 FT 24-28
75 Free Throw % 86
44 Rebounds 46
11 Offensive Rebounds 14
33 Defensive Rebounds 32
30 Assists 29
8 Steals 4
4 Blocks 2
13 Turnovers 13
0 Team Turnovers 0
13 Total Turnovers 13
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
17 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 15
24 Fast Break Points 14
42 Points in Paint 58
26 Fouls 21
8 Largest Lead 8
13 Lead Changes 13
38 Percent Led 52
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Micah Peavy, G Day-To-Day Sep 28
Zach Edey, C Day-To-Day Sep 28
Scotty Pippen Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 27
Walter Clayton Jr., G Day-To-Day Jul 19
Karim Lopez, F Day-To-Day Jul 19

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,017 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
LA Clippers - 0 - 0 0
LA Lakers - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Sacramento - 0 - 0 0
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