Despite the return of Ja Morant (34 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists), the Grizzlies fell to a very fit Kings, since Mike Brown’s troops won their seventh consecutive victory in Tennessee!
That hadn’t happened to the Kings since 2005. Those were the days of Chris Webber, Peja Stojakovic and Mike Bibby.
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– Sacramento’s third quarter. Guided by De’Aaron Fox, who scored 13 points there, the Kings took off after returning from the locker room, raising their voices in defense. With Domantas Sabonis as the central tower, and a big general activity in defense, the Californians got their hands on the game.
– A heist just missed… With another ten points ahead at the start of the last three minutes, the Kings seemed to be quietly heading for a seventh success in a row. But De’Aaron Fox and company began to panic in the face of the opposing energy of desperation, losing balls and taking over-complicated shots in order to kill the game. On a final fault by De’Aaron Fox, in the last seconds, Ja Morant even had three throws to snatch the extension. He missed the first and Sacramento could breathe.
– The lack of shooters is felt in Memphis. Desmond Bane injured, it’s almost a third of the 3-pointers that fly away for the Grizzlies. It felt last night with an 8/30 in the exercise (27%) and a lack of alternation which allowed the Kings to limit the damage in their racket.
TOPS/FLOPS
✅ De’Aaron Fox. The Kings point guard confirms game after game that he has joined the elite in his position. He played eye to eye with Ja Morant, even if he lacked control at the very end of the match to bend the case.
✅ Harrison Barnes. At his side, it was Harrison Barnes who was important in the “money-time”, to allow the Kings not to collapse. “He really calmed us down in the home straight”confirmed Mike Brown. “Obviously we lost our minds on the pitch. We were going crazy, and Harrison made some big plays down the stretch. »
⛔ Ja Morant’s free throws. Despite a little waste because he was expected in the racket, the leader almost made the hold-up. He even had the opportunity with three free throws to equalize in the final seconds. But he wasn’t settled on the line, and his first miss ultimately gave the Kings the win. His final 9/15 in the exercise is expensive, while Memphis left 11 free throws on the way…
THE FOLLOWING
Memphis (10-8): Grizzlies host Pelicans Friday (2:00 a.m.)
Sacramento (10-6): Kings go to Hawks back-to-back (1:30 a.m.)
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