Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans

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Sacramento Kings

0-5, 0-3 Away

Final
120 - 132

New Orleans Pelicans

1-4, 1-2 Home

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Jeremiah Fears leads Pelicans past Kings for first win of the season

Darius Acuff Jr. throws down powerful slam dunk for the Kings

Zion Williamson had an efficient night with 22 points on 10 of 12 from the floor, with all of those made shots coming in the paint. Trey Murphy III added 18.

The Pelicans bench outscored the Kings' reserves 41-8 in their first win of the year under new coach Jamahl Mosley.

Darius Acuff Jr. scored 34 points — the most of the rookie's young career — to go along with 12 assists for the Kings. Domantas Sabonis, who entered the night leading the NBA in rebounding at 16.5 per game, had 15 boards to go along with seven assists, but he also turned the ball over seven times.

Those turnovers plagued Sacramento all night, as the Kings gave it up 25 times.

Fears' big night in the backcourt was all the more important for the Pelicans, who were missing Jordan Poole (ankle) and Dejounte Murray (birth of child).

New Orleans never trailed after Murphy's free throws made it 55-54 with 1:45 left in the first half.

The Pelicans took a 63-61 lead into halftime, but the blew the game open with a 16-2 run in the middle of the third quarter that was led by six points from Williamson and five from Murphy in that stretch.

The Kings fell to 0-5.

Up next Kings: At Memphis on Saturday night.

Pelicans: Host Atlanta on Saturday night.

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Regular Season Series

NO leads series 1-0

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	120 - 132
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	120 - 132
4th 11.8	Karlo Matkovic defensive rebound	120 - 132
4th 11.8	Jeremiah Fears blocks Darius Acuff Jr. 's 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	120 - 132
4th 18.9	Karlo Matkovic makes 2-foot alley oop dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)	120 - 132

Statistics

SAC		NO
46-88	FG	50-84
52	Field Goal %	60
12-37	3PT	10-29
32	Three Point %	34
16-20	FT	22-32
80	Free Throw %	69
39	Rebounds	38
7	Offensive Rebounds	5
32	Defensive Rebounds	33
31	Assists	32
12	Steals	18
1	Blocks	6
25	Turnovers	20
0	Team Turnovers	0
25	Total Turnovers	20
0	Technical Fouls	1
0	Total Technical Fouls	1
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
40	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	29
29	Fast Break Points	34
62	Points in Paint	80
22	Fouls	13
8	Largest Lead	19
12	Lead Changes	12
23	Percent Led	74

New Orleans Pelicans Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Jordan Poole, G	Day-To-Day	Oct 29
Dejounte Murray, G	Day-To-Day	Oct 29
Yves Missi, C	Out	Oct 24

Sacramento Kings Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dylan Cardwell, C	Out	Oct 26
Maxime Raynaud, C	Out	Oct 26
Keegan Murray, F	Out	Oct 26
Ben Simmons, G	Out	Oct 20

Game Information

Smoothie King Center

Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,442 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	4	1	.800	-	W1
Golden State	2	3	.400	2	W2
Phoenix	1	2	.333	2	L1
LA Clippers	1	3	.250	2.5	L3
Sacramento	0	5	.000	4	L5

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	-	0	W5	1	5
Memphis	-	0	W5	1	5
San Antonio	2	2	W3	0.6	3
Dallas	2	2	W2	0.6	3
New Orleans	4	4	W1	0.2	1

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