New Orleans
Pelicans
133
–
123
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Thursday, March 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOP | 26 | 41 | 38 | 28 | 133 |
| SAC | 30 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 123 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Trey Murphy III
NOP
21
PTS
7
REB
4
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections8
Contested Shots4
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite88.5
Hustle: 22.0Defense: 64.4Impact: 2.2
4-6 from 38 deflections+13 plus/minusheld opponents to 25.0% FGonly 5 pts allowed on 43.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Zion Williamson
NOP
23
PTS
9
REB
5
AST
+5
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-14 (71.4%)
3PT0-0
FT3-5
TS%71.0%
eFG%71.4%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG123
DRTG116
NET+8
71.4% FG4 deflections6 contested shotsonly 14 pts allowed on 45.8 possessions
Box Score
| NOP | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yves Missi | 15:44 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -7 |
| Trey Murphy III | 31:53 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 3-4 | 75% | +13 |
| Zion Williamson | 28:50 | 23 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +5 |
| Herbert Jones | 24:24 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 33% | 2-9 | 22% | 2-2 | 100% | -6 |
| Saddiq Bey | 32:47 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-5 | 60% | 5-6 | 83% | +6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bryce McGowens | 26:31 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-3 | 100% | +10 |
| Derik Queen | 26:08 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-3 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | 0 |
| Jeremiah Fears | 27:46 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6-14 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Micah Peavy | 0:39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Karlo Matković | 25:18 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 52 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 49-98 | 50% | 12-34 | 35% | 23-27 | 85% | — |
Kevon Looney —
Jordan Hawkins —
DeAndre Jordan —
Jordan Poole —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | 40:53 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-16 | 75% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-6 | 67% | -1 |
| Nique Clifford | 21:20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 27:19 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 38% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 33:33 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | -4 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 26:27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Drew Eubanks | 21:33 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 78% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -5 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 17:41 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| Malik Monk | 30:06 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 2-8 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -13 |
| Killian Hayes | 10:54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Doug McDermott | 4:19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | 5:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| TOTAL | — | 123 | 42 | 10 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 50-99 | 51% | 8-31 | 26% | 15-23 | 65% | — |
Devin Carter —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
NOP49/98 (50%)
Paint
34/57 (60%)
Mid
6/21 (29%)
3PT
12/34 (35%)
Paint 44%ATB3 37%RA 81%Corner 3 25%Mid 0%
SAC50/99 (51%)
Paint
36/55 (65%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
8/31 (26%)
RA 74%Paint 54%ATB3 27%Mid 44%Corner 3 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Precious Achiuwa
defended Zion Williamson
8.3 min • 6 pts • 60%
Best Defender
Drew Eubanks
held Karlo Matković
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Precious Achiuwa
vs Derik Queen
2.6 min • 7 pts • 100%
| SAC Defense | Bryce McGowens | Derik Queen | Herbert Jones | Jeremiah Fears | Karlo Matković | Saddiq Bey | Trey Murphy III | Yves Missi | Zion Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precious Achiuwa | — | 2.6m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 4pts 67% | — | 8.3m 6pts 60% |
| Russell Westbrook | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | 3.2m 3pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Malik Monk | 2.9m 2pts 25% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 7pts 75% | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| DeMar DeRozan | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 4.2m 4pts 50% | 2.0m 2pts 25% | — | — |
| Maxime Raynaud | — | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.3m 2pts 50% | — |
| Drew Eubanks | — | 2.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Nique Clifford | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Daeqwon Plowden | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Patrick Baldwin Jr. | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Killian Hayes | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.1m 4pts 40% | 4.1m 6pts 25% | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 3.4m 15pts 67% | 3.6m 8pts 43% | 5.5m 9pts 80% | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 1.9m 4pts 29% | 3.2m 7pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = NOP leads
SAC Largest Lead
9
Q1 7:10
NOP Largest Lead
17
Q3 9:54
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NOP 8-0 run
Q2 9:46 – Q2 10:49
+1 → -6
SAC 8-0 run
Q3 3:34 – Q3 5:25
-4 → +2
NOP 8-0 run
Q3 6:16 – Q3 7:27
-1 → -7
NOP 11-0 run
Q3 6:16 – Q3 7:59
-1 → -10