Kings Vs Grizzlies: Sacramento snaps franchise-worst 16-game skid with 123-114 win in Memphis

Emerson Raymont

Published: February 24, 2026 4:44 AM ET

Kings Vs Grizzlies: Sacramento snaps franchise-worst 16-game skid with 123-114 win in Memphis

kings vs grizzlies ended with the Sacramento Kings breaking a franchise-worst 16-game losing streak as Russell Westbrook scored 25 points and Precious Achiuwa finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 123-114 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night in Memphis, Tenn.

Kings Vs Grizzlies at FedEx Forum

The game, played at FedEx Forum with a tipoff that had been set for 8 p. m. ET on Monday, February 23, closed a painful stretch for Sacramento: the club had not won since beating Washington on Jan. 16 and entered the matchup trying to end that 16-game slide.

Westbrook and Achiuwa finish strong in 123-114 result

Westbrook’s 25 points and Achiuwa’s 22 and 12 rebounds led the Kings to the 123-114 final score; Sacramento led 92-89 entering the fourth quarter and pushed the margin with a 15-4 run capped by a 3-pointer from Westbrook with 8: 45 left. DeMar DeRozan and Daeqwon Plowden each scored 19 points for Sacramento, with Plowden adding 10 of his points in the fourth quarter.

Memphis stars and the in-game swing

Javon Smalls led Memphis with 21 points and nine assists, Olivier-Maxence Prosper scored 17 points and GG Jackson added 16. The Grizzlies took the lead early in the third quarter, but the Kings responded with an 18-6 rally that produced the game’s first double-digit advantage midway through that period.

Injuries left Memphis thin; eight players on injured list

Injuries to key players have forced both teams to pivot; Memphis sat in 11th place in the Western Conference and had played most games with lineups cobbled together from available players, with eight Grizzlies listed as injured for Monday’s matchup. The Grizzlies also lacked an active player taller than 6-foot-9 GG Jackson, a factor that let Achiuwa post 14 points and 11 rebounds before the half as Sacramento led 63-61 at intermission while both teams shot better than 54%.

Odds, model projections and pregame form

Before the game, the Kings (12-46) had been coming off a 139-122 loss at San Antonio while the Grizzlies (21-34) had dropped a 136-120 decision at Miami that same weekend; Sacramento was 3-26 on the road and Memphis 11-15 at home. The Kings had trailed the season series, having lost all three meetings with Memphis that year, even as Sacramento led the all-time series 59-53 and the Grizzlies had won the last three meetings.

The Grizzlies were listed as 3. 5-point favorites in the latest Kings vs. Grizzlies odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, with an over/under of 232. 5. A projection model that simulates every college basketball game 10, 000 times — and that had entered Week 17 on an 11-1 run on top-ranked over/under picks dating back to last year and a 20-11 run on top-rated CBB side picks — had simulated the Kings vs Grizzlies matchup 10, 000 times and had the model going Under on the point total; the model also indicated one side of the spread hit nearly 60% of the time and the model was cited as being on a 38-18 roll on top-rated NBA picks.