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Kings Snap 16-Game Skid With 123-114 Win Over Grizzlies

Sacramento remains near the NBA's cellar at 13-46 after its first road victory since December.

Overview

  • Russell Westbrook scored 25 points and Precious Achiuwa posted 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead Sacramento.
  • DeMar DeRozan and two-way wing Daeqwon Plowden added 19 points each, with Plowden scoring 10 in the fourth quarter.
  • Memphis played short-handed with eight players on the injury list, including Ja Morant, and used its 11th straight different starting lineup.
  • Javon Smalls paced the Grizzlies with 21 points and nine assists as the Kings pulled away on a 10-0 burst early in the fourth.
  • The slide surpassed the franchise’s previous worst of 14 straight losses from the Cincinnati Royals era, and the win lifted Sacramento to 13-46.