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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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NOP

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.

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How it happened

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
Sacramento Kings box score
Sacramento Kings
Precious AchiuwaF40:36249212-170-20-13015+1
Darius Acuff Jr.G40:313461313-263-115-52164+3
Domantas SabonisF40:1891574-70-01-22174-12
Zach LaVineG38:4921357-173-104-63032-25
De'Andre HunterF37:2724517-134-86-60031-9
Emanuel SharpG18:120000-20-20-01002+13
Alex KarabanF12:216002-32-30-01033-10
Malik MonkG7:522111-30-10-00020-13
Nique CliffordG3:530010-00-00-00001-8
Team240120393046-8812-3716-201222522

DNP: Jonathan Mogbo, Daeqwon Plowden, Leaky Black, Adam Flagler

New Orleans Pelicans box score
New Orleans Pelicans
Herbert JonesF32:1116417-120-32-32034+27
Trey Murphy IIIF31:4219536-122-75-81002+4
Zion WilliamsonF30:42226210-120-02-45130+5
Jeremiah FearsG29:21228139-163-51-32432+3
Karlo MatkovicF-C27:3112414-71-43-43122+5
Saddiq BeyF24:0110433-61-23-30020-8
Derik QueenC22:149234-71-20-01040+8
Bennedict MathurinG-F18:3910323-62-42-20020+9
Trendon WatfordF17:188122-30-14-53013+7
Bryce McGowensG6:214122-30-10-010100
Team240132383250-8410-2922-321862113

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.

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Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.

SAC 40%NOP 60%
Expected margin
NOP by 3.1
Result: NOP by 12
The projection called it.

The projected margin was 8.9 pts from the result. Its largest input: Rest (back-to-backs), 2.2 pts toward SAC. 5 more inputs are in Pro

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