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New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings

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25-53, 9-30 Away
Final
113 - 117

21-57, 14-25 Home

Raynaud scores 28 points to help the Kings beat the Pelicans

New Orleans Pelicans vs. Sacramento Kings: Game Highlights

Raynaud was 11 of 14 from the field and made 6 of 7 free throws. He also had eight rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

Nique Clifford added 23 points and seven assists, and Daeqwon Plowden had 17 points. The Kings have won two in a row to improve to 21-57, while New Orleans has lost seven straight to fall to 25-53.

Jeremiah Fears had 28 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Pelicans. Siddiq Bey added 20 points, and Zion Williamson and Trey Murphy III each had 13.

Bey’s 3-pointer gave the Pelicans a 55-38 lead at the 4:25 mark of the second quarter. New Orleans made 9 of 19 shots beyond the arc in the first 24 minutes and had a 66-55 advantage at the break. Fears scored 18 points in the half.

The Pelicans led by seven points after three quarters, and the Kings took the lead on Daeqwon Plowden's three free throws with 2:27 remaining.

Up next Pelicans: Host Orlando on Sunday night.

Kings: Host the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

Regular Season Series

NO wins series 2-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 113 - 117
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 113 - 117
4th 0.1 Pelicans offensive team rebound 113 - 117
4th 0.2 Saddiq Bey misses heave jump shot 113 - 117
4th 2.2 Devin Carter makes free throw 2 of 2 113 - 117

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/no.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNO https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
40-84 FG 46-90
48 Field Goal % 51
14-34 3PT 10-33
41 Three Point % 30
19-21 FT 15-20
90 Free Throw % 75
36 Rebounds 46
7 Offensive Rebounds 12
29 Defensive Rebounds 34
24 Assists 29
12 Steals 7
3 Blocks 6
13 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 1
13 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
22 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 20
26 Fast Break Points 10
48 Points in Paint 62
18 Fouls 16
17 Largest Lead 4
3 Lead Changes 3
87 Percent Led 7
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Keegan Murray, F Day-To-Day Jul 31
Zach LaVine, G Day-To-Day Jun 29
De'Andre Hunter, F Day-To-Day Jun 25
New Orleans Pelicans New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bryce McGowens, G Day-To-Day Jun 16

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,422 · Capacity:

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New Orleans 0 0 .000 - -
Dallas 0 0 .000 - -
Houston 0 0 .000 - -
San Antonio 0 0 .000 - -
Memphis 0 0 .000 - -

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State - 0 - 0 0
LA Clippers - 0 - 0 0
LA Lakers - 0 - 0 0
Phoenix - 0 - 0 0
Sacramento - 0 - 0 0
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