Sacramento Kings vs New Orleans Pelicans: player stats
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Sacramento Kings 120, New Orleans Pelicans 132
Smoothie King Center · New Orleans, LA
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The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 132-120 on October 29, 2026 at Smoothie King Center. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 22 points; Darius Acuff Jr. scored 34 for the Sacramento Kings.
How it happened
- Q4 4:45New Orleans closed on a 10-0 run in 2:09, from 113-106 to 123-106 with 4:45 left in the fourth. Jeremiah Fears scored 4 of the points, with Zion Williamson, Karlo Matkovic and Bryce McGowens adding 2 each.
- Q4 9:44Darius Acuff Jr. hits a 26-foot three to reach 30 points, finishing his night with 32 on 13-of-22 shooting, 3-of-8 from three, to go with 5 rebounds and 10 assists as Sacramento trails New Orleans 108-96 with 9:44 left.
- Q3New Orleans leads Sacramento 102-88 after three quarters, with the Pelicans shooting 37-of-66 from the field and 9-of-22 from three. Sacramento committed 20 turnovers to New Orleans' 13, and the Kings trail by 14.
- Q3 6:35New Orleans closed the third on a 10-0 run, taking an 88-69 lead over Sacramento in 1:19 after trailing 78-69. Trey Murphy III led the burst with 5 points, and Zion Williamson's layup made it 88-69 with 6:35 left in the quarter.
- Q3 6:35New Orleans closes the third on a 10-0 run over 1:19, taking the lead to 88-69 from 78-69 as Trey Murphy III scores 5 of the points. Zion Williamson's 2-footer caps it.
- HalftimeNew Orleans holds a 63-61 lead at the half, going 15-of-21 from the line while Darius Acuff Jr. has 21 points for Sacramento.
| Precious AchiuwaF | 40:36 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 12-17 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Acuff Jr.G | 40:31 | 34 | 6 | 13 | 13-26 | 3-11 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +3 |
| Domantas SabonisF | 40:18 | 9 | 15 | 7 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | -12 |
| Zach LaVineG | 38:49 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 7-17 | 3-10 | 4-6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | -25 |
| De'Andre HunterF | 37:27 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-8 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -9 |
| Emanuel SharpG | 18:12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +13 |
| Alex KarabanF | 12:21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -10 |
| Malik MonkG | 7:52 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -13 |
| Nique CliffordG | 3:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -8 |
| Team | 240 | 120 | 39 | 30 | 46-88 | 12-37 | 16-20 | 12 | 2 | 25 | 22 |
DNP: Jonathan Mogbo, Daeqwon Plowden, Leaky Black, Adam Flagler
| Herbert JonesF | 32:11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | +27 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy IIIF | 31:42 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 6-12 | 2-7 | 5-8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4 |
| Zion WilliamsonF | 30:42 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +5 |
| Jeremiah FearsG | 29:21 | 22 | 8 | 13 | 9-16 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | +3 |
| Karlo MatkovicF-C | 27:31 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +5 |
| Saddiq BeyF | 24:01 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -8 |
| Derik QueenC | 22:14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +8 |
| Bennedict MathurinG-F | 18:39 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +9 |
| Trendon WatfordF | 17:18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +7 |
| Bryce McGowensG | 6:21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 240 | 132 | 38 | 32 | 50-84 | 10-29 | 22-32 | 18 | 6 | 21 | 13 |
DNP: AJ Johnson, DeAndre Jordan, Julian Reese
Recap
Jeremiah Fears had 22 points and 13 assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 132-120 on Thursday, October 29, pulling away with two second-half 10-0 runs.
Fears added 8 rebounds and 4 blocks as New Orleans shot 59.5 percent. Zion Williamson scored 22 on 10-of-12 shooting and stole the ball 5 times.
Keel projection
How the projections do →Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.
- Expected margin
- NOP by 3.1
- Result: NOP by 12
- The projection called it.
Season series
SAC 0, NOP 1- Oct 29 · this gameSacramento Kings 120, New Orleans Pelicans 132
- Nov 30New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings
- Dec 13New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings
- Dec 18Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans
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