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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pelicans | 31 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 118 |
 Kings | 24 | 30 | 45 | 24 | 123 |
NOPTeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 43-9047.8% | 14-3638.9% | 18-2572.0% | 39 | 27 | 16 |
| SAC | 43-9147.3% | 11-4126.8% | 26-3378.8% | 51 | 24 | 18 |
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Sacramento Kings123| 37 | 22 | 7-14 | 1-7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 36 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-8 | 0 | 3-3 | −4 | +0.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 27 | 10-18 | 1-3 | 6-10 | 0 | 0 | −13 | +2.7 | ||||||
| 32 | 13 | 5-14 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 11 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −7 | −6.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 32 | 13 | 4-6 | 3-5 | 2-4 | 0 | +14 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | +18 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 12 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +9 | +4.1 | ||||||||
| 10 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.9 | ||||
| Team | 123 | 43-9147.3% | 11-4126.8% | 51 | 24 | 18 | 22 | 26-3378.8% | 11 | 10 | 7 | |||
Bench 31 points on 10 for 18 shooting
Did not play: Mason Jones, Jae Crowder, Isaiah Crawford, Devin Carter, Doug McDermott and Daishen Nix (coach’s decision).
New Orleans Pelicans118| 38 | 20 | 7-18 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 33 | 31 | 10-19 | 6-11 | 5-6 | 0 | +5 | +6.3 | |||||||
| 32 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +17 | −5.4 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +1.1 | |||||
| 28 | 40 | 16-21 | 0-0 | 8-11 | 0 | +4 | +12.7 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −8.3 | ||
| 17 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −22 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −18 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 15 | 11 | 3-8 | 3-5 | 0 | 2-4 | −10 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 14 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −1.8 | ||||
| Team | 118 | 43-9047.8% | 14-3638.9% | 39 | 27 | 16 | 24 | 18-2572.0% | 5 | 12 | 8 | |||
Bench 20 points on 7 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Jeremiah Robinson-Earl and Keion Brooks Jr. (coach’s decision).
Kings123Pelicans118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Domantas Sabonis had 27 points (18 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings rallied from 20 points down in the first quarter to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 123-118.
The Kings trailed 29-9 with 3:29 left in the first quarter and 65-54 at halftime. They outscored the Pelicans 114-89 the rest of the way.
During clutch time, the Kings outscored the Pelicans 14-9. DeMar DeRozan (No. 3 in clutch wins added, 2024-25) scored 4 of the Kings’ 14 on 2 for 5 shooting.
Zach LaVine scored 22 points (12 in the paint), and Keon Ellis added 13 points and 3 steals off the bench.
For the Pelicans, Zion Williamson scored 40 points on 16 for 21 shooting, and CJ McCollum added 31 points with 6 3-pointers. Trey Murphy III had 20 points and 7 assists. The Pelicans had 2 30-point scorers.
The Pelicans got 5 offensive rebounds, about 7 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Kings outscored the Pelicans 27-14 off turnovers. The Kings’ starters were outscored 46-36 in 15 minutes together. Sabonis fouled out.
Sacramento KingsNew Orleans PelicansPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Kings’ chance bottomed out at 14% (2nd quarter, 9:29 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
97 points from the field on 91 shots: 6.0 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-33 | 72.7% | 66% |
| In the paint | 4-9 | 44.4% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-11 | 36.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-30 | 23.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi | 46 | 10 | 3-8 | −3 |
| Karlo Matković | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Zion Williamson | 6 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Trey Murphy III | 6 | 8 | 4-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trey Murphy III | 37 | 4 | 2-3 | −9 |
| Jose Alvarado | 13 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| CJ McCollum | 11 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| Zion Williamson | 7 | 7 | 1-1 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 8 | 3-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 86 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ McCollum | 26 | 5 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Trey Murphy III | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Jose Alvarado | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Yves Missi | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 85 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
NOP
50/50
SAC
Highest Leverage Moments
McCollum 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (30 PTS)
Q4 4:08
18.7%
77→59
Sabonis Tip Layup Shot (27 PTS)
Q4 2:23
16.4%
62→79
Williamson 2' Cutting Layup Shot (37 PTS) (Alvarado 9 AST)
Q4 2:41
14.3%
73→59
Murray 3PT Running Jump Shot (19 PTS) (LaVine 3 AST)
Q3 3:50
13.7%
49→62
Sabonis 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (DeRozan 2 AST)
Q1 5:03
12.5%
21→34
