Kings snap franchise-worst losing streak, beat Grizzlies late

Russell Westbrook scored 25 points, Precious Achiuwa added 22 points and 12 rebounds and DeMar DeRozan finished with 19 to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 123-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies Monday night to snap a franchise-record 16-game losing streak.

The Kings, who won on the road for only the fourth time in 30 games, won for the first time since Jan. 16.

Daeqwon Plowden contributed 19 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, for the Kings as Maxime Raynaud had 10 points and a game-high 13 boards.

The Grizzlies, who lost for the sixth time in seven games, got 21 points, seven rebounds and nine assists from Javon Small, 17 points from Olivier-Maxence Prosper and 16 points from GG Jackson. Memphis, short-handed and undersized because of injuries, was outrebounded 45-37 and yielded 13 offensive rebounds. Achiuwa had seven offensive boards.

Grizzlies star guard Ja Morant missed his 14th straight game because of an elbow injury and rookie Cedric Coward was out because of a knee injury. Memphis started a different lineup for the 11th straight game.

Sacramento pulled away early in the fourth quarter. Ahead 94-91, the Kings put together a 10-0 run during a 60-second span. Plowden started the run with a four-point play as he was fouled on his 3-point make. Malik Monk followed with a three-point play and Westbrook completed the run with a 3-pointer with 8:45 remaining.

Memphis was able to trim the margin to single digits briefly the rest of the game, cutting the deficit to seven points at 108-101 following a three-point play by Small. The Kings quickly recovered behind consecutive 3-pointers, two from Plowden and another by Westbrook.

Both teams shot 54.2% in the first half, but Sacramento led 63-61 at the break. The Kings outrebounded the Grizzlies 26-14 in the opening half, including grabbing 10 offensive boards. Achiuwa had a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) at halftime.