Marcus Smart scores 18 points, hits clinching free throws in Grizzlies' 115-110 win over Kings
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Marcus Smart scored 18 points - the last two on clinching free throws with 2.9 seconds left - and the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 115-110 on Thursday night.
Desmond Bane also had 18 points along with seven assists. Jaren Jackson Jr. and Santi Aldama scored 15 points each, with Aldama grabbing 10 rebounds as Memphis won its seventh straight at home.
DeMar DeRozan led the Kings with 26 points. Malik Monk had 23 points, De'Aaron Fox added 18 and Domantas Sabonis had 17 points and 13 rebounds. They have lost seven of nine.
There were 20 lead changes and 11 ties. Memphis took its final lead with 4:29 left on a drive by Jake LaRavia. Sacramento would get within two points in the closing minutes, but never overtook Memphis.
Kings: The Kings had a 16-9 edge on offensive rebounds. And while they got strong offensive performances from Monk and DeRozan, the Kings were unable to overtake Memphis in the final minutes.
Grizzlies: Memphis was able to overcome 22 turnovers leading to 29 points.
Ja Morant's complaints about calls earned him a pair of technical fouls in the fourth quarter, leading to his ejection with 6:45 left and the score tied at 98. Morant was 2 for 13 from the field for the game, including missing all six of his 3-point attempts.
The Grizzlies were 13 off 38 from outside the arc to 8 of 35 for the Kings. Memphis is 11-0 when it makes more 3-pointers than its opponent.
The Kings are at San Antonio on Friday. The Grizzlies are at Boston on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Domantas Sabonis vs. Jaren Jackson Jr. (Brandon Clarke gains possession) | Â |
| 11:45 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving finger roll layup | 0-2 |
| 11:23 |  | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (Malik Monk assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:12 | | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 11:10 | | Â | Jaylen Wells offensive rebound | Â |
| 11:06 | | Â | Ja Morant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:02 | | Â | Malik Monk defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Keegan Murray misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 10:53 | | Â | Desmond Bane defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:48 | | +2 | Ja Morant makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-4 |
| 10:31 | | Â | Ja Morant personal foul (De'Aaron Fox draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | De'Aaron Fox misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 10:21 | | Â | Jaylen Wells defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:16 | | Â | Malik Monk shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-5 |
| 10:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-6 |
| 10:02 | | Â | Desmond Bane personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:53 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point driving finger roll layup (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 4-6 |
| 9:38 | | Â | Desmond Bane misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 9:35 | | Â | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point cutting layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:15 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Ja Morant assists) | 6-8 |
| 9:02 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point layup | 8-8 |
| 8:47 | | +3 | Jaylen Wells makes three point jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point jump shot | 10-11 |
| 8:16 | | Â | Malik Monk shooting foul (Jaylen Wells draws the foul) | Â |
| 8:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-12 |
| 8:16 | | +1 | Jaylen Wells makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-13 |
| 8:00 | | Â | DeMar DeRozan misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | De'Aaron Fox offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:55 | | +2 | De'Aaron Fox makes two point tip layup | 12-13 |
| 7:49 | | +3 | Desmond Bane makes three point jump shot (Ja Morant assists) | 12-16 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point alley-oop layup (Malik Monk assists) | 14-16 |
| 7:27 | | Â | Ja Morant turnover (bad pass) (Keegan Murray steals) | Â |
| 7:23 | | Â | Jaren Jackson Jr. kicked ball violation | Â |
| 7:18 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point pullup jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 17-16 |
| 7:16 | | Â | Grizzlies 60 second timeout | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Jaylen Wells turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 6:52 | | Â | Desmond Bane shooting foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-16 |
| 6:52 | | +1 | Malik Monk makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-16 |
| 6:38 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Jaren Jackson Jr. assists) | 19-19 |
| 6:25 | | Â | Brandon Clarke shooting foul (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:25 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-19 |
| 6:25 | | +1 | Domantas Sabonis makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 21-19 |
| 6:20 | | Â | Ja Morant misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 6:17 | | Â | Brandon Clarke offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Jaylen Wells misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Ja Morant offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Jaylen Wells misses two point cutting finger roll layup | Â |
| 6:03 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:54 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis turnover (traveling) | Â |
| 5:49 | | Â | DeMar DeRozan personal foul (Marcus Smart draws the foul) | Â |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jaylen Wells makes two point layup (Ja Morant assists) | 21-21 |
| 5:23 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point pullup jump shot | 23-21 |
| 5:12 | | Â | Ja Morant misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:08 | | Â | Kevin Huerter defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:04 | | Â | De'Aaron Fox misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 4:57 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:57 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point putback layup | 25-21 |
| 4:41 | | Â | Marcus Smart turnover (out of bounds step) | Â |
| 4:19 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis turnover (lost ball) (Santi Aldama steals) | Â |
| 4:14 | | Â | Jay Huff misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 4:11 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:05 | | +3 | Isaac Jones makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 28-21 |
| 3:48 | | Â | Jay Huff misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:46 | | Â | De'Aaron Fox defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Kevin Huerter misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 3:35 | | Â | Jake LaRavia defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:25 | | +3 | Marcus Smart makes three point jump shot (Scotty Pippen Jr. assists) | 28-24 |
| 3:11 | | Â | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Santi Aldama steals) | Â |
| 3:05 | | Â | Jake LaRavia misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 3:03 | | Â | Santi Aldama offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:01 | | Â | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 2:57 | | Â | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Kings 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:45 | | Â | Keegan Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | Â |
| 2:30 | | Â | Marcus Smart turnover (bad pass) (Jae Crowder steals) | Â |
| 2:24 | | Â | Kevin Huerter turnover (lost ball) (Jake LaRavia steals) | Â |
| 2:11 | | +2 | Scotty Pippen Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot | 28-26 |
| 1:53 | | Â | Isaac Jones misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 1:50 | | Â | Jay Huff defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:37 | | +3 | Santi Aldama makes three point jump shot (Jay Huff assists) | 28-29 |
| 1:20 | | +2 | Kevin Huerter makes two point stepback jump shot | 30-29 |
| 1:12 | | Â | Jordan McLaughlin personal foul (Scotty Pippen Jr. draws the foul) | Â |
| 1:08 | | Â | Scotty Pippen Jr. misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 1:06 | | Â | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:46 | | Â | Kevin Huerter misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:42 | | Â | Marcus Smart defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Jaren Jackson Jr. makes two point driving hook shot (Marcus Smart assists) | 30-31 |
| 0:14 | | +2 | Isaac Jones makes two point turnaround bank jump shot (Jordan McLaughlin assists) | 32-31 |
| 0:00 | | +2 | Marcus Smart makes two point driving floating jump shot | 32-33 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |