Jonas Valančiūnas had 24 points (16 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 116-110 for their fourth straight win.
The Grizzlies trailed 110-104 with 3:08 left and scored the last 12 points, going ahead for good on Valančiūnas’ layup with 1:23 left.
Dillon Brooks’ driving layup with 1:04 left made it 114-110, and Desmond Bane’s 2 free throws with 34.8 seconds left put it away at 116-110.
During clutch time, the Grizzlies outscored the Kings 15-8. Valančiūnas scored 4 of the Grizzlies’ 15 on 1 for 1 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Brooks scored 30 points (18 in the paint).
For the Kings, Justin James scored a career-high 31 points on 12 for 17 shooting off the bench. Terence Davis had 16 points and 3 steals off the bench.
The Grizzlies shot 50.0% from the field to the Kings’ 43.8%. The Kings outscored the Grizzlies 56-24 off the bench. The Grizzlies scored the last 12 points of the game. The Grizzlies outscored the Kings 29-17 in 10 minutes with Valančiūnas, Anderson, Brooks, Morant and Bane on the floor together.