NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Trey Murphy III scored 21 points and rookie Jeremiah Fears added 20 more as the New Orleans Pelicans routed the Sacramento Kings, 120-94, Monday (Feb. 9) at the Smoothie King Center.
Following last Friday’s upset of the Timberwolves in Minnesota, the Pelicans (15-40) have won two games in a row, for only the fourth time this season.
The Pelicans shot 54 percent from the floor to the Kings’ 40 percent. New Orleans trailed by five points early in the first quarter, before steadily building a lead as massive as 32 points in cruising to victory.
The Kings (12-43) are one of just three NBA teams with a worse record than the Pelicans. The loss was Sacramento’s 13th in a row, dropping them beneath Indiana for the worst record in the league.
Zion Williamson added 18 points for New Orleans, while Saddiq Bey and Karlo Matkovic added 12 each.
French 7-footer Maxime Raynaud led the Kings with 21 points and 19 rebounds.
Russell Westbrook (17 points), Devin Carter (12) and Nique Clifford (10) were the only other Kings scoring in double figures.
The Pelicans’ five-game homestand continues Wednesday with a 7 p.m. game against the Miami Heat.
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