Grizzlies beat Kings 104-98
Mike Conley scored 24 points (10 in the fourth quarter), and the Memphis Grizzlies went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 104-98.
The Kings went on an 11-3 run to lead 91-88 with 5:55 left in the fourth quarter. Zach Randolph’s driving layup put the Grizzlies ahead for good with 4:34 left. They took a 98-91 lead with 3:28 left.
The Kings got within 100-97 on Marco Belinelli’s 19-foot jumper with 1:45 to play, but Conley answered with a 12-foot jumper, and the Kings got no closer than 102-98.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Kings 13-5. Conley scored 5 of the Grizzlies’ 13 on 2 for 2 shooting. Early in the fourth quarter, Mario Chalmers had 2 of his 3 steals, both with the game within five points. In that stretch, Rajon Rondo had 5 of his 17 assists, 1 of them on a basket by Belinelli that tied the game and 1 on a basket by DeMarcus Cousins that put the Kings ahead.
For the Kings, Cousins had 18 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals. Rondo had 6 points, 8 rebounds and 17 assists.
The Grizzlies went 29 for 33 at the line to the Kings’ 11 for 20 and outscored them 54-34 in the paint. The Kings turned it over 25 times, about 9 more than usual for this many possessions.