Grizzlies vs. Kings Playoffs Comparison: Summary and Year by Year
Here you can compare, side by side, the all-time postseason performance of the Memphis Grizzlies and the Sacramento Kings, and how far these two NBA teams advanced in Playoffs each year.
The Memphis Grizzlies have been present in the NBA Playoffs 14 times in 31 seasons while the Sacramento Kings did it 30 times in their 78 seasons. The Grizzlies have not won a title so far and the Kings have won 1 of the NBA's 79 Championships.
The Grizzlies and the Kings have never met each other in the NBA Playoffs.
On this page, after a summary of their Playoff history (with championships won, playoff appearances and all-time records), you can see, side by side, how far the Grizzlies and the Kings advanced in the postseason each year. Also, if they met that year, a note with details of the outcome of the series.
Summary of Their Playoff History | ||
Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings | |
| Playoff Appearances: | 14 (46.7%) | 30 (39.0%) |
| Playoffs Missed: | 16 (53.3%) | 47 (61.0%) |
| NBA Titles: | 0  | 1 |
| Finals Lost: | 0 | 0 |
| All-time Playoff Record: | 38 wins 64 losses (.373) | 83 wins 111 losses (.428) |
| Total NBA Seasons: | 31 1995-96 to present | 78 1948-49 to present |
Head-to-Head in Playoffs | ||
Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings | |
| Total Series | 0 Playoff Series | |
| Series Won | none | none |
Teams Comparison | ||
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2024 | DNQ | DNQ (lost Play-in) |
| 2023 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2022 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2021 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2020 | DNQ (lost Play-in) | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 2019 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2018 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2016 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2015 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2014 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2013 | Lost Western Conference Finals | DNQ |
| 2012 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | DNQ |
| 2011 | Lost Western Conference Semis | DNQ |
| 2010 | DNQ | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 2009 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2008 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2007 | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2006 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2005 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 2004 | Lost Western Conference 1st Round | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2003 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2002 | DNQ | Lost Western Conference Finals |
| 2001 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference Semis |
| 2000 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1999 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1998 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | DNQ |
| 1997 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | DNQ |
| 1996 | DNQ (as Vancouver Grizzlies) | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1995 | - | DNQ |
| 1994 | - | DNQ |
| 1993 | - | DNQ |
| 1992 | - | DNQ |
| 1991 | - | DNQ |
| 1990 | - | DNQ |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1989 | - | DNQ |
| 1988 | - | DNQ |
| 1987 | - | DNQ |
| 1986 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round |
| 1985 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1984 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1983 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1982 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1981 | - | Lost Western Conference Finals (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1980 | - | Lost Western Conference 1st Round (as Kansas City Kings) |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1979 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1978 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1977 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1976 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City Kings) |
| 1975 | - | Lost Western Conference Semis (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1974 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1973 | - | DNQ (as Kansas City-Omaha Kings) |
| 1972 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1971 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1970 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1969 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1968 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1967 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1966 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1965 | - | Lost Eastern Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1964 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1963 | - | Lost Eastern Division Finals (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1962 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1961 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1960 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1959 | - | DNQ (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1958 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Cincinnati Royals) |
| 1957 | - | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1956 | - | DNQ (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1955 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1954 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1953 | - | Lost Western Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1952 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1951 | - |  NBA Champions(as Rochester Royals) |
| 1950 | - | Lost Central Division Semis (as Rochester Royals) |
| Playoffs | Memphis Grizzlies | Sacramento Kings |
| 1949 | - | Lost Western Division Finals (as Rochester Royals) |
| 1948 | - | - |
| 1947 | - | - |