Sacramento Kings 123, Memphis Grizzlies 92 — Recap

December 31, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Sacramento Kings 123, Memphis Grizzlies 92. Scoring by quarter: Q1 SAC 34-29 MEM; Q2 SAC 36-29 MEM; Q3 SAC 31-21 MEM; Q4 SAC 22-13 MEM.

Top performers (box score): Malik Monk (SAC) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-13 shooting; De'Aaron Fox (SAC) 24 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-23 shooting; Jaren Jackson Jr. (MEM) 18 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Desmond Bane (MEM) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting; Luke Kennard (MEM) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

Malik Monk

27 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 10-13 FG

Scoring · SAC

De'Aaron Fox

24 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 9-23 FG

Scoring · MEM

Jaren Jackson Jr.

18 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 6-14 FG

Season highs

Malik Monk · Season-high 27 pointsDomantas Sabonis · Season-high 21 reboundsLuke Kennard · Season-high 5 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
SAC	34	36	31	22		123
MEM	29	29	21	13		92

🧮 How They Scored

SACMEM

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

59.7%Effective FG%46.1%

6.7%Turnover %6.4%

10.8%Offensive rebound %3.0%

0.182Free-throw rate0.342

Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
De'Aaron Fox G	34	24	4	4	—	1	1	9-23	3-8	3-5	+20
Domantas Sabonis F	32	13	21	12	1	—	3	5-11	0-1	3-5	+17
Keegan Murray F	26	10	3	1	—	—	1	4-9	2-4	—	+13
Malik Monk G	21	27	4	5	—	—	—	10-13	4-5	3-3	+16
Harrison Barnes F	20	11	2	—	—	1	1	4-8	2-5	1-1	+8
Kevin Huerter G	17	9	—	—	—	—	—	4-9	1-3	—	+16
Davion Mitchell G	14	8	2	4	—	—	—	4-4	—	—	+11
Keon Ellis G	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Desmond Bane G	35	17	7	6	—	—	2	6-14	3-7	2-3	-18
Ja Morant G	31	17	3	3	—	—	—	4-12	2-4	7-8	-9
Marcus Smart G	31	12	1	2	3	—	2	4-11	0-4	4-7	-15
Jaren Jackson Jr. F-C	29	18	3	1	1	—	—	6-14	1-4	5-6	-13
Bismack Biyombo C	22	—	6	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	-14
Luke Kennard G	20	17	3	2	—	—	1	6-9	5-8	—	-7
Vince Williams Jr. G	18	—	6	1	—	—	—	0-4	0-4	—	-16
Santi Aldama F	14	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-6	1-5	0-2	-13
Xavier Tillman F	8	2	2	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-2	—	-9
Ziaire Williams G-F	5	—	1	—	—	—	1	0-2	—	—	-6
John Konchar G-F	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-6

🔬 Advanced Stats

Sacramento KingsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Malik Monk	Bench	21	27	94.3	27.5	+36.4	28.6
De'Aaron Fox	Bench	34	24	47.6	31.7	+27.8	8.7
Domantas Sabonis	Bench	32	13	49.2	21.3	+26.9	21.6
Harrison Barnes	Bench	20	11	65.2	19.6	+20.6	8.6
Keegan Murray	Bench	26	10	55.6	15.9	+24.9	6.3
Kevin Huerter	Bench	17	9	50.0	23.1	+45.7	4.3
Davion Mitchell	Bench	14	8	100.0	10.8	+31.1	15.0
Keon Ellis	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	+50.0	66.7

Memphis GrizzliesTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jaren Jackson Jr.	Bench	29	18	54.1	27.4	-18.1	9.4
Luke Kennard	Bench	20	17	94.4	23.3	-20.6	15.5
Ja Morant	Bench	31	17	54.8	24.6	-12.7	9.9
Desmond Bane	Bench	35	17	55.5	21.5	-22.1	10.1
Marcus Smart	Bench	31	12	42.6	23.5	-25.4	3.1
Santi Aldama	Bench	14	5	36.3	22.6	-47.7	3.8
Xavier Tillman	Bench	8	2	25.0	21.1	-66.3	2.7
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	22	—	0.0	0.0	-27.5	5.2
John Konchar	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	-60.0	0.0
Ziaire Williams	Bench	5	—	0.0	27.3	-60.0	-57.1
Vince Williams Jr.	Bench	18	—	0.0	10.3	-37.6	4.6