Grizzlies 136, Kings 105 — NBA Recap

📰Game Recap

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Grizzlies established an early advantage over the Sacramento Kings, building a lead through the first half of their regular-season matchup. Memphis outscored Sacramento 27-21 in the opening quarter and continued to hold the edge, taking the second quarter 39-34. Cameron Boozer led the Grizzlies' balanced attack with 27 points and nine rebounds, while Darius Acuff Jr. kept the Kings in contention with 38 points, including nine successful three-point attempts.

The Grizzlies then unleashed a dominant offensive display in the third quarter, significantly expanding their lead. Memphis exploded for 42 points against Sacramento's 25, turning a manageable deficit for the Kings into a substantial margin. Isaiah Stewart showcased efficient scoring with 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, and GG Jackson added 21 points with five three-pointers, complementing Boozer's continued strong performance to fuel the surge.

With a commanding lead heading into the final period, Memphis maintained its control, outscoring Sacramento 28-25 in the fourth quarter to close out the contest. Acuff Jr. continued his prolific scoring for the Kings, and De'Andre Hunter added 19 points. Ultimately, the Grizzlies' collective offensive output, which SportsFBI's model had indicated with a 67% likelihood of a Memphis victory, proved too much for Sacramento.

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How the Prediction Fared

✓ Model Hit

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Memphis Grizzlies (67% confidence). It gave a 15% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 31 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · MEM -7.5 MEM covered Won by 31

Total · 228.5 Over 241 combined

Moneyline SAC +240 · MEM -295 MEM favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (MEM) -10.5-7.5 +3

Total 234.5228.5 -6

Moneyline (MEM) -460-295 +165

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAC

Darius Acuff Jr.

38 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 9 3PM · 12-25 FG

Scoring · MEM

Cameron Boozer

27 PTS, 9 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · MEM

Isaiah Stewart

24 PTS, 4 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 8-9 FG

Season highs

Darius Acuff Jr. · Season-high 38 pointsCameron Boozer · Season-high 27 pointsIsaiah Stewart · Season-high 24 pointsGG Jackson · Season-high 21 pointsCam Spencer · Season-high 13 assistsDarius Acuff Jr. · Season-high 9 threesGG Jackson · Season-high 5 threes

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

📊 Game Flow

SAC 7 largest lead Q1 10:00 (SAC 7, MEM 0) · 10-0 run, Q2 6:11–Q2 4:22

MEM 34 largest lead Q4 10:05 (SAC 80, MEM 114) · 13-0 run, Q2 8:58–Q2 6:54

Swings 3 lead changes Tied 1 time

Ahead for good: Isaiah Stewart makes 25-foot three point jumper (Javon Small assists) (Q1 4:57, SAC 11, MEM 14).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
SAC	21	34	25	25		105
MEM	27	39	42	28		136

🧮 How They Scored

SACMEM

36Points in the paint54

13Fast-break points25

11Second-chance points15

21Points off turnovers20

20Bench points81

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

47.1%Effective FG%66.5%

11.6%Turnover %14.9%

15.2%Offensive rebound %18.8%

0.337Free-throw rate0.318

🎯 Shot Chart

Sacramento Kings35/86 FG

55%Restricted Area11 of 20
37%Paint (non-RA)7 of 19
67%Mid-Range6 of 9
25%Left Corner 31 of 4
0%Right Corner 30 of 1
30%Above-break 310 of 33

Memphis Grizzlies47/85 FG

77%Restricted Area20 of 26
47%Paint (non-RA)7 of 15
17%Mid-Range1 of 6
50%Left Corner 31 of 2
83%Right Corner 35 of 6
43%Above-break 313 of 30

● made · ✕ missed, from the official shot log.

Box Score

Sacramento Kings

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Domantas Sabonis F	38	11	14	8	1	0	2	3-5	0-1	5-6	-11
Darius Acuff Jr. G	37	38	5	5	0	0	3	12-25	9-14	5-5	-18
De'Andre Hunter F	32	19	3	0	1	0	0	8-18	2-8	1-3	-12
Precious Achiuwa F	25	6	5	1	1	2	3	2-6	0-0	2-4	-33
Jonathan Mogbo F	25	6	3	3	2	1	0	2-4	0-0	2-2	+9
Emanuel Sharp G	24	2	1	1	1	0	0	1-7	0-5	0-0	-4
Zach LaVine G	21	11	0	1	0	0	2	4-9	0-3	3-3	-23
Malik Monk G	14	8	0	3	2	0	2	1-3	0-1	6-6	-10
Nique Clifford G	11	0	1	2	1	0	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	-28
Alex Karaban F	10	0	1	1	0	0	1	0-2	0-2	0-0	-15
Daeqwon Plowden G-F	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	0-0	-10

Memphis Grizzlies

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Cameron Boozer F	26	27	9	3	0	1	7	8-14	3-7	8-8	-9
Cam Spencer G	25	10	5	13	1	0	0	4-9	2-4	0-0	+23
Jerami Grant F	23	14	2	1	0	2	3	5-10	1-3	3-5	+11
Cedric Coward G	23	10	7	2	2	0	1	3-8	2-5	2-2	+21
Jaylen Wells F	22	4	2	0	1	0	1	2-5	0-3	0-0	-9
Kris Murray F	21	2	1	1	1	1	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	+26
GG Jackson F	21	21	3	2	0	0	1	7-10	5-5	2-2	+21
Isaiah Stewart F-C	21	24	4	0	0	0	0	8-9	2-3	6-6	+5
Javon Small G	20	7	1	5	0	0	1	2-7	2-4	1-2	+3
Zach Edey C	18	4	6	0	0	1	2	2-5	0-0	0-0	+20
Taylor Hendricks F	4	6	1	0	0	0	0	2-2	2-2	0-0	+9
Olivier-Maxence Prosper F	4	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Jahmai Mashack G	4	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Karim Lopez F	4	2	1	0	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+9
Carson Cooper F	3	1	2	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	+7

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Darius Acuff Jr.	Starter	37:04	38	69.9	33.7	-25.7	18.3
De'Andre Hunter	Starter	32:04	19	49.2	25.3	-18.2	5.5
Zach LaVine	Starter	20:57	11	53.3	22.2	-45.1	2.3
Domantas Sabonis	Starter	37:43	11	72.0	11.1	-16.3	14.4
Precious Achiuwa	Starter	25:11	6	38.7	17.2	-58.3	2.5
Malik Monk	Bench	13:44	8	70.9	21.1	-28.6	14.7
Jonathan Mogbo	Bench	24:33	6	61.5	7.9	+20.7	8.3
Daeqwon Plowden	Bench	3:48	4	66.7	33.3	-102.8	4.9
Emanuel Sharp	Bench	24:16	2	14.3	11.7	-10.3	-2.0
Nique Clifford	Bench	10:56	0	0.0	16.0	-114.3	-2.2
Leaky Black	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Alex Karaban	Bench	9:44	0	0.0	11.5	-45.4	-4.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Cameron Boozer	Starter	25:59	27	77.1	38.7	-11.8	21.5
Cam Spencer	Starter	25:00	10	55.6	13.6	+37.6	20.9
Cedric Coward	Starter	22:47	10	56.3	17.5	+44.7	14.5
Zach Edey	Starter	18:02	4	40.0	14.9	+48.8	4.7
Jaylen Wells	Starter	22:23	4	40.0	11.8	-11.7	-0.5
Isaiah Stewart	Bench	20:33	24	103.1	26.7	+14.6	28.8
GG Jackson	Bench	20:56	21	96.5	23.1	+42.9	19.9
Jerami Grant	Bench	23:20	14	57.4	24.1	+23.9	3.4
Javon Small	Bench	19:37	7	44.4	20.5	+7.3	4.0
Taylor Hendricks	Bench	4:15	6	150.0	20.0	+90.0	30.8
Kris Murray	Bench	21:09	2	33.3	5.6	+56.3	0.6
Olivier-Maxence Prosper	Bench	4:15	2	100.0	10.0	+90.0	20.5
Jahmai Mashack	Bench	4:15	2	100.0	10.0	+90.0	15.4
Karim Lopez	Bench	4:15	2	100.0	10.0	+90.0	17.9
Carson Cooper	Bench	3:13	1	56.8	25.0	+76.8	5.4

🎟️ Player Props Results Consensus lines

Player	Prop	Line	Actual	Result
Darius Acuff Jr. SAC	Points	23.5	38	Over
	Rebounds	3.5	5	Over
	Assists	5.5	5	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	9	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	10	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	32.5	48	Over
Cameron Boozer MEM	Points	16.5	27	Over
	Rebounds	8.5	9	Over
	Assists	5.5	3	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	3	Over
	Pts + Reb	24.5	36	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	30.5	39	Over
De'Andre Hunter SAC	Points	12.5	19	Over
	Rebounds	4.5	3	Under
	Assists	1.5	0	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
Zach LaVine SAC	Points	21.5	11	Under
	Rebounds	3.5	0	Under
	Assists	3.5	1	Under
	3-pointers	2.5	0	Under
	Pts + Reb	24.5	11	Under
	Reb + Ast	6.5	1	Under
	Pts + Reb + Ast	27.5	12	Under
Domantas Sabonis SAC	Points	15.5	11	Under
	Rebounds	13.5	14	Over
	Assists	6.5	8	Over
	Pts + Reb	29.5	25	Under
	Reb + Ast	20.5	22	Over
	Pts + Reb + Ast	36.5	33	Under
Cedric Coward MEM	Points	14.5	10	Under
	Rebounds	6.5	7	Over
	Assists	2.5	2	Under
	3-pointers	1.5	2	Over
	Reb + Ast	9.5	9	Under