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.