At ten o'clock in the morning on April 12, Beijing time, in a key card game of the 23-24 NBA regular season, the Kings hosted the Pelicans.
The Pelicans will have to give it their all to secure a sixth-place spot this time, and the Kings have a theoretical chance to escape the play-in zone.
A brief description of the competition
At the beginning of the game, the Pelicans were determined to win, and the Kings were always slow to heat up, at the end of the first quarter, the Pelicans led the Kings by 11 points at 34:23, the Kings regained some touch in the second quarter, trailing the Pelicans by 6 points at 58:64, the Kings trailed by 20 points at 100:120 in the last six minutes of the fourth quarter, and the Kings chased a 12-point gap at 115:127 in the last three minutes.
Pelicans player stats
Tre Murphy: 1-of-2 from two-point range, 6-of-12 from three-point range, 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, 27 points, five rebounds and four assists
Zion: 13-of-20 two-pointers, 0-of-1 three-pointers, 5-of-5 free throws, 31 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists
CJ McCollum: 2-of-6 from two-point range and 9-of-12 from three-point range, finishing with 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists
Valranjonas: 5-of-8 from two-point range and 3-of-5 from the free-throw line, finishing with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
Herbert Jones: 1-of-3 two-pointers, 1-of-4 three-pointers, 5 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists
Kings player stats
Fox: 8-of-11 two-pointers, 3-of-7 three-pointers, 8-of-10 free throws, 33 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists
Barnes: 7-of-9 from two-point range, 2-of-6 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, finishing with 22 points, five rebounds and four assists
Sabonis: 8-of-12 from two-point range and 2-of-4 from the free-throw line, finishing with 18 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists
Keegan Murray: 1-of-4 from two-point range, 5-of-10 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, 19 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist
Another match report
The Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors 92-100
Curry had 22 points, seven rebounds, eight assists, one steal and two steals on 8-of-22 shooting, Kuminga had 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and Wiggins had 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting, while Ayton of the Trail Blazers had 25 points and 11 rebounds on 12-of-24 shooting and Henderson had 18 points and 12 assists on 7-of-20 shooting.
The latest standings after the end of this game
The Kings, Warriors, and Lakers have the same number of points, and the Kings are likely to drop to tenth in the next game against the Suns