Mar 30, 2015
Grizzlies top Kings, regain second in West
Mike Conley scored 18 points, Jeff Green added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped their three-game losing streak with a 97-83 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. The Grizzlies moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race by a half-game over the Houston Rockets.
The Canadian Press
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Mike Conley scored 18 points, Jeff Green added 16 and the Memphis Grizzlies snapped their three-game losing streak with a 97-83 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
The Grizzlies moved back into the second spot in the Western Conference playoff race by a half-game over the Houston Rockets, who lost 99-96 at Toronto.
Zach Randolph added 15 for Memphis, while Courtney Lee scored 10. Marc Gasol had eight points and 11 rebounds, while Kosta Koufos grabbed a season-high 12 boards as the Grizzlies outrebounded Sacramento 45-41.
Rudy Gay led the Kings with 24 points before leaving in the third quarter with a head injury. Ray McCallum had 12 points and Derrick Williams finished with 10.
The Kings played without leading scorer DeMarcus Cousins, who was rested by the team.