{"id":697594,"date":"2026-04-04T11:13:29","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697594\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T11:13:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T11:13:29","slug":"pelicans-squander-big-lead-lose-seventh-straight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/697594\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelicans Squander Big Lead, Lose Seventh Straight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"submission-link-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Sacramento%2C+CA&amp;city=Sacramento&amp;type=Update+Existing+Story&amp;headline=Pelicans+Squander+Big+Lead%2C+Lose+Seventh+Straight&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fca%2Fsacramento%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Fpelicans-squander-big-lead-lose-seventh-straight%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69d0c8d76e094.jpg\" alt=\"A dynamic, fragmented painting featuring overlapping geometric shapes and planes in the colors of the Pelicans and Kings uniforms, capturing the energy and movement of a basketball game.\" width=\"1344\" height=\"768\" class=\"news-image\"\/>A cubist interpretation of the Pelicans&#8217; collapse and the Kings&#8217; comeback victory.Today in Sacramento<\/p>\n<p>The New Orleans Pelicans blew a 17-point first-half lead and lost 117-113 to the Sacramento Kings on Friday night. Rookie Maxime Raynaud scored 28 points to lead the Kings&#8217; comeback effort, handing the Pelicans their seventh consecutive defeat.<\/p>\n<p>      Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans&#8217; struggles this season have been a disappointment for fans, as the team was expected to contend for a playoff spot. This latest loss extends their losing streak and raises further questions about the team&#8217;s direction and ability to turn things around.<\/p>\n<p>            The details<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans raced out to a 17-point lead in the first half, but the Kings chipped away at the deficit and eventually took control in the second half. Raynaud, a promising young Kings player, had a standout performance with 28 points to lead the comeback.<\/p>\n<p>      The game took place on Friday, April 4, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>        The players<\/p>\n<p>        Maxime Raynaud<\/p>\n<p>A rookie player for the Sacramento Kings who scored 28 points to lead his team&#8217;s comeback win.<\/p>\n<p>New Orleans Pelicans<\/p>\n<p>The NBA team that blew a 17-point lead and lost their seventh straight game.<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento Kings<\/p>\n<p>The NBA team that overcame a large deficit to defeat the struggling Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.nationaltoday.com\/news?location=Sacramento%2C+CA&amp;city=Sacramento&amp;type=Upload+Story+Photos&amp;headline=Pelicans+Squander+Big+Lead%2C+Lose+Seventh+Straight&amp;page=https%3A%2F%2Fnationaltoday.com%2Fus%2Fca%2Fsacramento%2Fnews%2F2026%2F04%2F04%2Fpelicans-squander-big-lead-lose-seventh-straight%2F\" class=\"submission-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Got photos? Submit your photos here. \u203a<\/a>      <\/p>\n<p>        The takeaway<\/p>\n<p>The Pelicans&#8217; inability to hold onto a big lead and their continued losing streak raise concerns about the team&#8217;s direction and competitiveness this season. The Kings, meanwhile, showed resilience in fighting back from a large deficit for the victory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Got story updates? Submit your updates here. \u203a A cubist interpretation of the Pelicans&#8217; collapse and the Kings&#8217;&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":697595,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3796],"tags":[7,6,478,470,4073,4072,675],"class_list":{"0":"post-697594","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-orleans-pelicans","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-new-orleans","11":"tag-new-orleans-pelicans","12":"tag-neworleans","13":"tag-neworleanspelicans","14":"tag-pelicans"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116346147378832731","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697594","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=697594"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/697594\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/697595"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=697594"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=697594"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=697594"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}