Marc Gasol finished with 18 points and four blocks for Memphis, which won for the fourth time in the last five games. Zach Randolph had 16 points and Mike Conley added 11 points and seven assists. Rookie Tyreke Evans led the Kings with 28 points, connecting on 10-of-18 from the field, while Sergio Rodriguez contributed 16 points and seven assists. Omri Casspi, the rookie from Israel, scored 15 points and Donte Greene added 11. Memphis led from start to finish, building their lead to as many as 21 points.
Evans has scored 20 or more points in seven consecutive games he's played. He missed the Kings' loss at Houston on Saturday due to an injured right middle finger. Both teams shot well from the field, with Memphis hitting 54 percent of their shots and Sacramento making 50 percent.
The Grizzlies led by 10 at halftime and extended their advantage to 86-69 in the third quarter. The Kings managed to chip away and used an 11-4 run to make it 103-94, but Rudy Gay answered with a three-pointer and O.J. Mayo added a jumper to seal the win.
The game featured Grizzlies center Hamed Haddadi, the first NBA player from Iran, and Casspi, the first Israeli player in the league. The two shook hands at midcourt before the game. Casspi wouldn't be around at the end; he and Gay received a double technical after getting tangled up late in the first half. Then Casspi was called for a second technical when he got into it with Memphis guard Jamaal Tinsley in the fourth quarter, sending Casspi to the locker room.
**Notes:**
- Evans drew significant pre-game attention from the media and early-arriving fans. Evans played his only season of college basketball for the University of Memphis.
- The game featured the NBA’s least experienced teams. The Grizzlies average 3.13 years of experience, the youngest in the league, while the Kings are second with an average of 3.43 years.
- Jamaal Tinsley scored early in the second quarter, his first points since the middle of the 2007-08 season. Signed by the Grizzlies on November 14, Tinsley had not scored in his first two games with Memphis. He finished with 7 points.
- Late in the first half, the Kings had their International team on the floor with all five players coming from different countries: Casspi from Israel, Andres Nocioni from Argentina, Beno Udrih from Slovenia, Sergio Rodriguez from Spain, and Spencer Hawes from the United States.
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