National Basketball Association
Sacramento 112, New Orleans 99
When: 10:00 PM ET, Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials: #83 Andy Nagy, #33 Sean Corbin, #25 Tony Brothers
Attendance: 12480

Harrison Barnes scored 23 points to lead seven Sacramento scorers in double figures as the host Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 112-99 on Wednesday night.

Tyrese Haliburton added 20 points, De'Aaron Fox scored 19, Richaun Holmes, Alex Len and Davion Mitchell had 12 each and Buddy Hield had 11 for the Kings, who beat the Pelicans for the second time in six days.

Devonte' Graham and Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 16 points each, Jonas Valanciunas had 14 points and 11 rebounds, Kira Lewis Jr. scored 14 and Garrett Temple had 12 for the Pelicans, who lost their fifth game in a row.

The visitors committed 17 turnovers while the Kings gave the ball away just eight times.

New Orleans, playing without three injured players -- Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Herbert Jones -- pulled within one point on Josh Hart's 3-pointer early in the third quarter.

Sacramento built the lead to seven before Temple's put-back completed a 13-0 run and gave the Pelicans a 74-68 lead.

Barnes ended the run by making two free throws, and he added two 3-pointers to pull the Kings even at 78.

The score was tied twice more before Mitchell scored six points to help Sacramento take a 92-87 lead at the end of the period.

New Orleans scored the first four points of the fourth quarter, but the Kings scored the next 14 to take command with a 106-91 lead.

The Pelicans scored the first six points of the game and led by as many as eight before the Kings made a push.

Len's basket gave Sacramento its first lead at 19-18, and the margin grew to five before New Orleans regained the lead on Lewis' basket.

Holmes' basket gave the Kings a 27-26 lead at the end of the period.

Naji Marshall's 3-pointer started the second-quarter scoring and gave the Pelicans a two-point lead before Sacramento scored the next eight points.

New Orleans got within one point on two occasions before Haliburton made two free throws to give Sacramento a 56-52 halftime lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Sacramento
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 16 Scoring Harrison Barnes 23
Devonte' Graham 7 Assists Davion Mitchell 8
Jonas Valanciunas 11 Rebounds Harrison Barnes 8
Willy Hernangomez 4 Free Throws Made Harrison Barnes 9
Nickeil Alexander-Walker 1 Steals Tyrese Haliburton 4
Garrett Temple 2 Blocks Alex Len 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 99 43.0 12-34 13-15 24 40 3 1 17
Sacramento 112 52.5 10-30 18-22 27 37 7 8 8
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game at home against Charlotte. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game on the road against Golden State. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .125 after a loss.