{"id":596217,"date":"2026-02-11T06:35:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/596217\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T06:35:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:35:25","slug":"pelicans-rout-kings-120-94-for-second-straight-victory-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/596217\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans rout Kings, 120-94, for second straight victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Following last Friday\u2019s upset of the Timberwolves in Minnesota, the Pelicans (15-40) have won two games in a row, for only the fourth time this season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Pelicans shot 54 percent from the floor to the Kings\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Kings (12-43) are one of just three NBA teams with a worse record than the Pelicans. The loss was Sacramento\u2019s 13th in a row, dropping them beneath Indiana for the worst record in the league.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Zion Williamson added 18 points for New Orleans, while Saddiq Bey and Karlo Matkovic added 12 each.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">French 7-footer Maxime Raynaud led the Kings with 21 points and 19 rebounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Russell Westbrook (17 points), Devin Carter (12) and Nique Clifford (10) were the only other Kings scoring in double figures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The Pelicans\u2019 five-game homestand continues Wednesday with a 7 p.m. game against the Miami Heat. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">See a spelling or grammar error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox10tv.com\/2026\/02\/10\/pelicans-rout-kings-120-94-second-straight-victory\/mailto:WVUE-digitalcontent@gray.tv\" title=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here<\/a> to report it. 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