Ty Jerome makes all 14 free throws and scores 31 as the Grizzlies beat the Kings to go 3-0

Ty Jerome scored 31 points and went 14 for 14 at the free-throw line as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Sacramento Kings 123-112 on Sunday night at Golden 1 Center. Memphis is 3-0. Sacramento is 0-3.

Jerome has 104 points through three games: 45 in the opener against Utah, 28 at Golden State on Friday and 31 on Sunday. The NBA said Ja Morant, who did it twice, is the only other player in Grizzlies history to score 100 or more through the first three games of a season. Jerome shot 8 of 17 from the field and added six assists.

Sacramento led 28-25 after the first quarter. The game swung in the second. Cam Spencer hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 54-44 lead, and Memphis made 7 of 14 from deep in the quarter, outscoring Sacramento 42-31 to lead 67-59 at halftime.

Sacramento came back. The Kings won the third quarter 31-29, then kept chipping in front of a crowd of 13,076. Domantas Sabonis finished a three-point play with 5:41 left to tie it 106-106. Memphis answered right away: Isaiah Stewart converted a three-point play, Cedric Coward scored, and Jerome hit a 3 to push the lead to eight. The Kings did not get closer, and Memphis took the fourth quarter 27-22.

The free-throw line made a difference. Memphis went 24 of 27 and Sacramento 14 of 22. The Grizzlies also won the glass 54-44 and made five more 3-pointers (15 of 40 against 10 of 33). The Kings made two more field goals and scored more in the paint, 50 to 48.

Rookie Cameron Boozer had 16 points and 11 rebounds on a rough 6-of-21 shooting night. Coward added 15 points and 11 rebounds, Jaylen Wells scored 16 on 6-of-7 shooting, and Stewart and Spencer each had 13. Memphis played without center Zach Edey, held out for left ankle injury management.

Zach LaVine led everyone with 37 points on 13-of-25 shooting and five assists. Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 22 with seven assists but needed 23 shots to get there. Sabonis had 15 points and 15 rebounds, and Precious Achiuwa added 12 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks in 39 minutes. Sacramento was without Keegan Murray, who missed the game with an illness.

Memphis plays at Utah on Monday night. Sacramento visits San Antonio on Tuesday.