Winless Kings Visit the Unbeaten Grizzlies: a Showcase of 19-Year-Old Rookies Acuff and Boozer
Sacramento, Sacramento County, California: The Sacramento Kings visit the Memphis Grizzlies on the night of October 31 at FedExForum, with tip-off at 8 p.m. Eastern, in a matchup of teams headed in opposite directions.
It is the teams' second meeting of the season; Memphis won the first, 123-112 in Sacramento on October 25. The Grizzlies are 5-0, tied for the league's best record, while the Kings are 0-5, the league's only winless team, outscored by 16.6 points per game.
Sacramento's bright spot is 19-year-old rookie Darius Acuff, averaging 24 points and 6.6 assists. At New Orleans on October 29 he scored 34 points with 14 assists, both career highs, becoming just the fourth teenager in NBA history with a game of at least 30 points and 10 assists. Memphis's 19-year-old rookie Cameron Boozer is also starring: at Portland on October 29 he posted 18 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists for his first career triple-double, becoming the second-youngest player in NBA history with a triple-double.
Sacramento is also hit by injuries: Ben Simmons is out after Achilles surgery, and Keegan Murray, Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell are all due for re-evaluation in early November.
Source: GSM News, America
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：孟菲斯联邦快递球馆。 / Photo: FedExForum in Memphis. 来源：Wikimedia Commons 文件页 File:FedExForum.jpg（Public domain），作者：Jspotts。
