"Rudy Gay figured he could provide more leadership.

Mike Conley simply made a plea to play.

And little-used swingman Sam Young wanted to prove the team could count on him.

The Grizzlies showed up for work Tuesday night motivated to wash away the bad taste from their 40-point loss Sunday at Chicago. They also needed to compensate for the absence of power forward Zach Randolph, who missed his first game this season with a bruised right knee.

All of that required teamwork and execution -- both of which the Grizzlies used Tuesday night to overwhelm the Sacramento Kings throughout a 113-96 victory before an announced crowd of 12,391 in FedExForum."