Field Level Media
10 Feb 2026, 09:25 GMT+10
(Photo credit: Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images)
Trey Murphy III produced 21 points and seven assists, Zion Williamson added 18 points, six assists and five rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans knocked off the visiting Sacramento Kings 120-94 on Monday.
The Kings took their 13th defeat in a row, setting a club record since the team moved to Sacramento ahead of the 1985-86 season. The franchise-worst skid is 14 games, recorded by the Cincinnati Royals in both 1959-60 and 1971-72.
Jeremiah Fears added 20 points off the bench for the Pelicans, who won their second straight game while posting their biggest win of the season in terms of margin of victory. Saddiq Bey put up 12 points as the team shot 54% (47 of 87) from the field, including 41% (16 of 39) from beyond the arc.
The Kings led for the majority of the first quarter before a 3-pointer from Murphy and a bucket from Fears gave New Orleans the lead for good. The Pelicans stretched their advantage in each of the next three quarters.
Murphy and Williamson combined to score 14 of the Pelicans' 31 third-quarter points, and the hosts went up by 30 points late in the period on a Yves Missi dunk.
Rookie Maxime Reynaud totaled 21 points and a career-high 19 rebounds to lead Sacramento. Russell Westbrook scored eight of his 17 points in the third quarter, Devin Carter had 12 points off the bench, and Dylan Cardwell grabbed 11 rebounds. Rookie Nique Clifford chipped in with 10 points.
The Kings were ultimately done in by a hellacious night from 3-point range. They shot just 12.9% (4 of 31) from beyond the arc. The Kings finished shooting just 40.4% (40 of 99) from the field.
The Pelicans had 30 assists to 13 turnovers, while Sacramento had 19 assists and 17 turnovers.
Karlo Matkovic scored 12 points, hitting two 3-pointers, to go with a team-high nine rebounds off the bench for the Pelicans, whose reserves outscored Sacramento's 53-30.
--Field Level Media
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