(Best E Casino) - Point guard Mike Bibby missed Sacramento's first 36 games because of a torn ligament in his left thumb. Since his return, the Kings are 8-5 and have improved to 23-26 on the season.
Bibby is averaging 13.2 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game. He is shooting 39.8 percent from the floor, including 37.3 percent from beyond the arc. The Arizona product has scored in double-digits in 11 contests and has logged 30 or more minutes seven times.
The 29-year-old Bibby could be the subject of trade talk at the trade deadline on February 21st.
Kevin Martin leads the Kings in scoring (23.3 ppg), while Brad Miller is averaging a team-best 9.7 rebounds per game. Martin is shooting 42.8 percent from beyond the arc and over 86 percent from the foul line.
The Kings have scored over 100 points in seven of their last eight games and are 5-3 during that span. They fell to Seattle in the game where they failed to score 100 points during the eight-game stretch.
The slumping Memphis Grizzlies attempt to put the brakes on a six-game losing streak when they welcome the Kings on Tuesday to FedExForum.This is the second meeting of the campaign between the clubs. On January 10th, Francisco Garcia's three-pointer with 7.9 seconds left lifted the Kings over Memphis, 116-113, at ARCO Arena.
Sacramento has lost five of its last seven at Memphis.
Sacramento plays the second of a four-game road trip against Memphis. Stephen Jackson scored 26 points, including two late free throws that put the game away, to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Kings, 105-102, on Saturday at ORACLE Arena.
Bibby ended with 24 points and seven assists for the Kings, who dropped two of their last three games overall. Ron Artest chipped in 21 points and 13 rebounds, while John Salmons collected 19 points and eight rebounds in defeat.
Brad Miller registered 10 points and 13 rebounds for Sacramento, which fell to 7-16 on the road this season.
The Kings will visit All-Star Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center.
