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Pelicans Beat Kings 132-120 for First Win as Kings Fall to 0-5

Zion Williamson scored 22 points on 10 of 12 shooting and Jeremiah Fears added 22 points and 13 assists as New Orleans won the meeting of the league's last two winless teams.

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Pelicans Beat Kings 132-120 for First Win as Kings Fall to 0-5

Key points

  • The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 132-120 at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday night, in a game between the league's last two winless teams.
  • Sacramento led the first quarter 30-24, behind a strong start from rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr., who scored 21 points in the first half.
  • New Orleans shot 59.5 percent from the field, scored 80 points in the paint, recorded 18 steals and led by as many as 19.

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 132-120 at the Smoothie King Center on Thursday night, in a game between the league's last two winless teams. Both clubs arrived at 0-4. New Orleans leaves at 1-4, and Sacramento falls to 0-5.

How the game turned

Sacramento led the first quarter 30-24, behind a strong start from rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr., who scored 21 points in the first half. New Orleans answered with 39 points in the second quarter to lead 63-61 at halftime, then scored 39 again in the third to take a 102-88 lead into the fourth. Sacramento won the fourth quarter 32-30 but never got close enough to threaten the result.

New Orleans shot 59.5 percent from the field, scored 80 points in the paint, recorded 18 steals and led by as many as 19. Zion Williamson scored 22 points on 10 of 12 shooting, with 6 rebounds and 5 steals. Jeremiah Fears matched him with 22 points and added 13 assists, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks. Trey Murphy III scored 19 points and Herbert Jones 16.

Acuff's big night was not enough

Acuff finished with 34 points and 13 assists for Sacramento in the best game of his young career. De'Andre Hunter and Precious Achiuwa scored 24 points each, Zach LaVine added 21, and Domantas Sabonis collected 15 rebounds. The Kings still lost their fifth straight to open the season, and they remain the league's only winless team.

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