The No. 1 power-index Grizzlies host a Kings team searching for its first win after five games.
Memphis brings a 5-0 record and the No. 1 power-index spot into this meeting, while Sacramento arrives 0-5 and ranked No. 30, making the Kings’ first win the clearest stake. Ty Jerome has scored 129 points in five games for Memphis, but his questionable status could put extra weight on Cam Spencer and Cameron Boozer, who have 43 and 79 points, respectively. For Sacramento, Zach LaVine has 130 points and Domantas Sabonis has 81 rebounds and 36 assists through five games, giving the Kings a potent scoring-and-playmaking axis. Memphis scores 118.2 points per game and allows 106.2, while Sacramento averages 110.2 and gives up 126.8, so the key is whether Sabonis can unsettle Memphis’s defense before the Kings’ own defensive gap widens.