Pelicans Beat Kings 132-120 for First Win: Fears Has 22 Points and 13 Assists, Williamson Adds 22
The New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Sacramento Kings 132-120 on Oct. 29 at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, for their first win of the season, improving to 1-4. Sacramento fell to 0-5.
Jeremiah Fears had 22 points, a career-high 13 assists and eight rebounds for New Orleans, finishing two rebounds short of a triple-double, with four blocks and two steals. Zion Williamson also scored 22 points on 10-of-12 shooting, with all of his made shots coming in the paint, and had five steals. Trey Murphy III added 18 points and Herbert Jones 16, and the Pelicans bench outscored the Kings reserves 41-8.
Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. scored 34 points for Sacramento, a season best. De'Andre Hunter and Precious Achiuwa had 24 points apiece and Zach LaVine had 21. Domantas Sabonis led all players with 15 rebounds to go with nine points and seven assists, but Sacramento committed 25 turnovers.
Sacramento led 30-24 after the first quarter before New Orleans took a 63-61 halftime lead. The Pelicans pulled away in the third quarter, and after the Kings closed to 113-106 in the fourth, New Orleans scored the next 10 points. New Orleans played without Jordan Poole and Dejounte Murray.
Source: GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 鹈鹕球员锡安·威廉姆森（资料图）。Erik Drost 摄，CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (file photo). Photo by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
