Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/3/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Friday, January 3, 2025

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Sacramento Kings (13-19) host the Memphis Grizzlies (22-11) at Golden 1 Center on Friday.

The Grizzlies faced the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 130-106 in their last contest. Memphis finished the game having earned a 38.1% FG percentage (37 of 97) and buried 14 out of their 51 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies buried 18 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled 51 with 16 of them being offensive. They also doled out 30 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Memphis allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the field on 52 out of 103 shooting. Oklahoma City earned 35 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma City collected 45 rebounds (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Oklahoma City finished the game shooting 100.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of 12 tries. They also converted 14 out of their 44 attempts from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 15 and the Thunder totaled 24 fouls.

Desmond Bane is someone who came through for this game. He recorded 22 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. Bane walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the field and also recorded 4 assists.

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Memphis enters this contest with a mark of 22-11 on the year. They currently have an average of 123.4 points per game (1st in the NBA) while going 48.4% from the field. The Grizzlies are shooting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (467 of 1,266) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Memphis is pulling down 48.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,010 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 17.2 times per game and as a group are committing 21.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Grizzlies are forcing their opponents into 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.7 fouls. They currently rank 18th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 836 conceded for the season. The Grizzlies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.2% (1,349 of 3,055) and they surrender 43.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 33.2% on three-point shots and they are 20th in the league in PPG allowed (114.2).

For their last game, the Kings walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-122 when they faced the Lakers. The Kings earned 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for the game. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Lakers were called for 13 fouls for the game which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 73.3%. In regard to 3-pointers, Sacramento buried 11 out of 40 attempts (27.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Kings walked away from this one shooting 50 for 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.0%. The Kings allowed the Lakers to knock down 46 of 77 attempts from the field which had them shooting 59.7% in this matchup. They finished shooting 53.8% from three-point range by going 14 of 26 and finished the contest at 26 out of 33 from the charity stripe (78.8%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Sacramento allowed Los Angeles to get 33 in total (4 offensive).

De'Aaron Fox ended up having an impact for the Kings for this contest. He made 12 of 25 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. Fox scored 29 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 12 assists for this game.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 13-19 so far this year. The Kings have committed 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 25.9 times per contest (13th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.3 times per game. Sacramento has scored 3,679 points for the year (115.0 per game) and they pull down 43.4 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Kings are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 8th in the NBA.

The Sacramento defense surrenders 37.9% on shots from distance (468 of 1,236) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.2 assists and 42.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 7th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive side of the court are 19th in the NBA in points given up per game with 114.2. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (15th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento

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