The Sacramento Kings (9-6, 3-3 Away) travel to face the Memphis Grizzlies (10-7, 6-1 Home) Tuesday in what may turn out to be a shootout. Sacramento defeated the Detroit Pistons 137-129 at Golden 1 Center on Sunday, their sixth straight win. With 33 points, De’Aaron Fox was the scoring leader.
Harrison Barnes added 27 points and nine rebounds. The Kings are the eighth seed in the Western Conference. Memphis lost on Sunday at Barclays Center, falling to the Brooklyn Nets 127-115. Dillon Brooks had 31 points in defeat to lead the team.
The Grizzlies are trailing the Utah Jazz by 0.5 games in the Western Conference, currently sitting in third. It’s the last meeting of the season between the teams. Memphis will be pursuing a season sweep against Sacramento after getting the win in the only previous matchup 125-110 at Golden 1 Center on October 27, their seventh straight head-to-head victory.
Desmond Bane led the Grizzlies with 31 points and six rebounds. Fox had 27 points and six rebounds in the losing effort. The Kings have been led this season by Fox, who is averaging 25.4 points per game, best in the league. Fox also has dished 6.4 assists per game, most in the NBA. Meanwhile, Domantas Sabonis is grabbing 10.9 rebounds.
Ja Morant and Bane have powered the Grizzlies’ offense, averaging 28.6 and 24.7 points per game, respectively. Morant leads the league in scoring, while Bane is first. Morant also has tallied 7.1 assists per game, most in the league. Steven Adams has pulled down 10.6 rebounds per game.
The Kings and the Grizzlies are the top two scoring teams in the NBA, ranking first and second in points per game, respectively. Sacramento is scoring 121.4 per game, while Memphis is averaging 114.4. The Kings have come up short more often than not in recent visits to FedExForum, losing seven of the last 10.
Sacramento is 8-2 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +8.2 (125.0-116.8). Memphis has a 6-4 record over the last 10, scoring 111.8 points per game on average while allowing 108.8 (+3.0 margin).
KINGS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Terence Davis: 16.8 | 12.1 | +4.7
Points per game:
Harrison Barnes: 16.2 | 12.7 | +3.5
Assists per game:
De’Aaron Fox: 8.8 | 6.4 | +2.4
GRIZZLIES HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
John Konchar: 21.4 | 16.0 | +5.4
Points per game:
Dillon Brooks: 21.2 | 16.9 | +4.3
Rebounds per game:
Ja Morant: 8.3 | 6.2 | +2.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Memphis Grizzlies -1.5 (-105)
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