That about sums up the kind of night it was for the Kings, particularly in the second half where they absolutely fell to pieces.
The first half was actually kind of alright. Sacramento finished with the lead after the first quarter thanks to some decent play from the starters. The ball movement that has been a staple of the Kings' recent success was there and defensively they were doing a pretty good job on the Grizz scorers, particularly Rudy Gay.
Memphis absolutely dominated the fast break points in this game, outscoring Sacramento 27 to 8 there. They also outrebounded Sacramento 44 to 37, a differential that was not particularly reflective of how bad it actually was. Thomas Robinson had a career-high 12 rebounds in the loss, but 10 of those came in the fourth quarter with the game pretty much already decided.
There's not much else to say about this game. The Kings sucked and got their butts handed to them by a very good team that matches up almost perfectly with Sacramento. The Kings need to forget this loss and get back on the right track on Thursday, when Dallas comes into town.
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