March 23rd, 2008 
Stephen Rhodes 
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The Sacramento Kings and Memphis Grizzlies have nothing to play for except for lottery positioning, with Sacramento having a decided edge over Memphis there – so if anything, they are playing for pride.? 3 Kings players were out with injuries – Ron Artest, Beno Udrih and Brad Miller – and the Grizzlies took advantage of this Kings predicament, sending the Grizzlies fans home happy with a 117-111 win over the Kings Saturday at FedEx Forum.
Both teams shot well in the first half as Memphis went into halftime with a 67-56 lead; fast-forwarding to late-fourth quarter, 3-pointers by Juan Carlos Navarro and Rudy Gay gave the Grizzlies a 113-104 lead with 1:35 left in the game, basically icing the game for Memphis.? Memphis had 7 players in double-digits, led by Gay with 24 points – including 4 treys – along with 7 rebounds, 3 assists and a block while Navarro scored 22 – with 6three-pointers – from off the bench, along with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal; Darko Milicic added 19 with 10 rebounds, an assist, an steal and 3 blocks.
Sacramento was led by Kevin Martin with 29 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and a steal while Spencer Hawes had his finest game as a pro, scoring a career-high 19 with 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 blocks; Fernando Garcia, from off the bench, added 15 with 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks.? Memphis (18-51) will travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets Monday while Sacramento (31-38) flies to Houston to face the Rockets – also on Monday.???
