{"id":695597,"date":"2026-04-03T08:40:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695597\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T08:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T08:40:09","slug":"pelicans-look-to-bounce-back-against-kings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/695597\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans Look to Bounce Back Against Kings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"AThe chaotic, fragmented visual style captures the back-and-forth nature of a close NBA matchup between two struggling teams.Today in Sacramento<\/p>\n

The New Orleans Pelicans (25-51) will travel to Sacramento to take on the Kings (20-57) on Friday night. The Pelicans are coming off a blowout loss to the Rockets, while the Kings are fresh off a win over the Raptors. Both teams have struggled mightily this season and will be looking to pick up a much-needed victory.<\/p>\n

Why it matters<\/p>\n

This game features two of the worst teams in the Western Conference, as both the Pelicans and Kings have already been eliminated from playoff contention. However, a win could provide a small morale boost for either squad as they look to finish the season on a high note.<\/p>\n

The details<\/p>\n

In their last game, the Pelicans were blown out by the Rockets 134-102. They struggled defensively, allowing Houston to shoot 46.7% from the field. Offensively, the Pelicans converted 18 of their 44 three-point attempts. Dejounte Murray led the way for New Orleans with 19 points, 4 rebounds, and 6 assists. The Kings, on the other hand, defeated the Raptors 123-115 in their previous outing. Precious Achiuwa had a big game for Sacramento, scoring 28 points and grabbing 19 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The game will take place on Friday, April 3, 2026.Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 PM local time at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

The players<\/p>\n

Dejounte Murray<\/p>\n

A key player for the Pelicans, Murray scored 19 points and dished out 6 assists in the team’s last game.<\/p>\n

Precious Achiuwa<\/p>\n

The Kings’ big man had a dominant performance in their previous outing, recording 28 points and 19 rebounds.<\/p>\n

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\n What they\u2019re saying<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have to play better defense if we want to have a chance to win games down the stretch.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Dejounte Murray, Pelicans Guard<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was great to get a win against a tough opponent like the Raptors. We need to build on this momentum heading into our next game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2014 Precious Achiuwa, Kings Forward<\/p>\n

What\u2019s next<\/p>\n

The Pelicans and Kings will meet again on April 5th in New Orleans, giving both teams another chance to pick up a victory before the season ends.<\/p>\n

The takeaway<\/p>\n

This matchup features two teams that have struggled mightily this season, but a win could provide a much-needed boost of confidence as they look to finish the year on a high note. Both the Pelicans and Kings will be fighting hard to come out on top in this battle of Western Conference also-rans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a The chaotic, fragmented visual style captures the back-and-forth nature of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":695598,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3792],"tags":[7,4056,6,986,477,4055],"class_list":{"0":"post-695597","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento-kings","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-kings","10":"tag-nba","11":"tag-sacramento","12":"tag-sacramento-kings","13":"tag-sacramentokings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116339881358912220","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695597","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=695597"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/695597\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/695598"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=695597"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=695597"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=695597"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}