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The Sacramento Kings<\/a> completely dismantled the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a> on Monday, winning 133-100.<\/p>\n Although the Grizzlies played without Ja Morant and Steven Adams, it was still an imposing victory for Sacramento. Sacramento took complete control in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Grizzlies 33-10.<\/p>\n Here are three takeaways from Sacramento\u2019s victory:<\/p>\n The beginning of Monday\u2019s win looked like Sacramento turned the shooting difficulty all the way down in NBA 2K. Sacramento made 12 of its first 13 three-pointers, with several of the heat check variety.<\/p>\n Kings GM Monte McNair did really well this past offseason in surrounding star pillars Domantas Sabonis and De\u2019Aaron Fox with shooting. So far, that has looked like a brilliant way to construct a roster. With Harrison Barnes\u2019 recent hot streak from deep, Sacramento has three players shooting at least 39% from beyond the arc on a high volume.<\/p>\n Sure, when the threes aren\u2019t falling, Sacramento can lose to anyone, but with the quality of shooters on this roster, it\u2019s pretty rare that the team will go completely ice-cold from distance.<\/p>\n After a rough start to the season from a shooting perspective, Barnes has been on such a heater recently that he\u2019s returned to his career shooting norms in a matter of weeks.<\/p>\n He was terrific on Monday, especially early on, shooting with confidence every time he touched the ball. <\/p>\n At this point, it is tough to argue Sacramento should move Barnes<\/a> at the NBA trade deadline<\/a>. He\u2019s just too valuable to this team.<\/p>\n Barnes was the leading man in Sacramento\u2019s first-quarter three-point barrage, as he made five of Sacramento\u2019s 12 3-pointers.<\/p>\n Lyles once was great on both sides of the ball coming off the Sacramento bench on Monday. He finished with a season-high 24 points and played strong defense in his time on the court.<\/p>\n Especially given Malik Monk\u2019s shooting woes over the last month, it feels like Lyles has become the most consistent player from game-to-game off Sacramento\u2019s bench.<\/p>\n At this point, Lyles should have a cemented spot as Sacramento\u2019s backup center.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nThe Kings are nearly impossible to beat when they have it cooking from deep<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Harrison Barnes is playing some of the best basketball of his Kings career<\/strong><\/h2>\n
Trey Lyles has been Sacramento\u2019s most consistent bench player recently<\/strong><\/h2>\n