New Orleans Pelicans at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball Association
Sabonis had 27 and Kings rally from 20 down to beat Pelicans 123-118
Zach LaVine added 22 points in his best game for the Kings since being Chicago Bulls last week. Keegan Murray had 19 points with eight rebounds.
Zion Williamson scored a season-high 40 points for New Orleans, CJ McCollum had 31 points while Trey Murphy III scored 20.
The game began as if it might be a blowout but ended in a flourish.
New Orleans, which led 29-9 less than nine minutes into the first quarter, trailed most of the fourth quarter and got within 121-118 on a pair of free throws by McCollum with 15.2 seconds remaining.
Jonas Valanciunas, acquired by the Kings at the trade deadline, made two free throws to help secure the win.
Kings: It was another shaky night as coach Doug Christie tries to integrate the newcomers into his system. On the plus side, LaVine was more aggressive and on the attack than he was in his first two games with Sacramento.
Kings: Face the Mavericks in Dallas on Monday night.
Regular Season Series
SAC leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 118 - 123 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 118 - 123 |
| 4th 3.1 |  |
Zach LaVine defensive rebound | 118 - 123 |
| 4th 3.1 |  |
Trey Murphy III misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot | 118 - 123 |
| 4th 8.1 | |
Keon Ellis enters the game for DeMar DeRozan | 118 - 123 |
Statistics
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| 43-90 | FG | 43-91 |
| 47.8 | Field Goal % | 47.3 |
| 14-36 | 3PT | 11-41 |
| 38.9 | Three Point % | 26.8 |
| 18-25 | FT | 26-33 |
| 72.0 | Free Throw % | 78.8 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 40 |
| 27 | Assists | 24 |
| 12 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 7 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 18 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 27 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 23 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 58 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 24 | Fouls | 22 |
| 20 | Largest Lead | 18 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jake LaRavia, F | Out | Apr 15 |
| Malik Monk, SG | Out | Apr 9 |
New Orleans Pelicans Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Boston, SG | Out | Apr 28 |
| Kelly Olynyk, PF | Out | Apr 28 |
| Bruce Brown, SF | Out | Apr 12 |
| Karlo Matkovic, C | Out | Apr 12 |
| Jordan Hawkins, G | Out | Apr 12 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 17,832 · Capacity:
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