Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans
· National Basketball AssociationJeremiah Fears leads Pelicans past Kings for first win of the season
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.
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 | 50-85 |
| 52 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 12-37 | 3PT | 10-29 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 34 |
| 16-20 | FT | 22-32 |
| 80 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 5 |
| 33 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 31 | Assists | 32 |
| 11 | Steals | 18 |
| 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Trendon Watford, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Trey Murphy III, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Zion Williamson, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Yves Missi, C | Out | Nov 5 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Keegan Murray, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Domantas Sabonis, F | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Ben Simmons, G | Out | Oct 20 |
Game Information
Location: New Orleans, LA
Attendance: 15,442 · Capacity:
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
10 | 2 | .833 | - | W6 |
 Golden State |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1.5 | W8 |
 Phoenix |
3 | 6 | .333 | 5.5 | L1 |
 LA Clippers |
2 | 7 | .222 | 6.5 | W1 |
 Sacramento |
1 | 9 | .100 | 8 | L3 |
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
- | 2 | W9 | 0.8181818 | 9 |
 Houston |
1 | 3 | W1 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
 Memphis |
1.5 | 3 | W1 | 0.7 | 7 |
 Dallas |
2 | 4 | W3 | 0.6363636 | 7 |
 New Orleans |
5 | 7 | L3 | 0.36363637 | 4 |
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