120-132FinalThursday 29 October 2026

Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans Box Score

The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Sacramento Kings 132-120 on Thursday 29 October 2026, a margin of 12. Darius Acuff Jr. led the Sacramento Kings with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. The lead changed hands 12 times.

Score by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	T
SAC0-5	30	31	27	32	120
NOP1-4	24	39	39	30	132

Lead changes: 12
Times tied: 5
Largest lead: NOP +19
Best run: NOP 12-0

Game leaders

Darius Acuff Jr.34 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST
34
Points
Zion Williamson22 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST
22
Domantas Sabonis9 PTS, 15 REB, 7 AST
15
Rebounds
Jeremiah Fears22 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST
8
Darius Acuff Jr.34 PTS, 6 REB, 13 AST
13
Assists
Jeremiah Fears22 PTS, 8 REB, 13 AST
13

Game flow

NOP ahead

SAC ahead

+20

Q1Q2Q3Q4

Player
Darius Acuff Jr.G	40	34	6	13	2	1	6	4	13-26	3-11	5-5	1	5	+3
Precious AchiuwaF	40	24	9	2	3	0	1	5	12-17	0-2	0-1	2	7	+1
Domantas SabonisF	40	9	15	7	2	1	7	4	4-7	0-0	1-2	2	13	-12
Zach LaVineG	38	21	3	5	3	0	3	2	7-17	3-10	4-6	2	1	-25
De'Andre HunterF	37	24	5	1	0	0	3	1	7-13	4-8	6-6	0	5	-9
Emanuel SharpG	18	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	+13
Alex KarabanF	12	6	0	0	1	0	3	3	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0	-10
Malik MonkG	7	2	1	1	0	0	2	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	1	-13
Nique CliffordG	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	-8
Team		120	39	30	12	2	25	22	46-88 52.3%	12-37 32.4%	16-20 80.0%	7	32

Did not play:Jonathan Mogbo, Daeqwon Plowden, Leaky Black, Adam Flagler

Team stats

SACNOP

46-88 (52.3%)Field goals50-84 (59.5%)
12-37 (32.4%)Three-pointers10-29 (34.5%)
16-20 (80.0%)Free throws22-32 (68.8%)
59.1%Effective FG%65.5%
62.0%True shooting67.3%
39 (7)Rebounds38 (5)
30Assists32
25Turnovers21
12Steals18
2Blocks6
22Fouls13
104.5Offensive rating115.7

Pace 111.7 possessions per 48 minutes.

Against the line

Spread: NOP -6.5; NOP covered (NOP by 12)
Total: 235; 252 scored: Over
Our projection: NOP by 7.5; Total 237.1

First basket, rebound and assist

First basketTrey Murphy IIITrey Murphy III makes running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
NOPQ1 11:14
First reboundTrey Murphy IIITrey Murphy III defensive rebound
NOPQ1 11:48
First assistJeremiah FearsTrey Murphy III makes running dunk (Jeremiah Fears assists)
NOPQ1 11:14

Props: line, projection and result

Player	Line	Proj	Actual
Domantas SabonisSAC	17.5	20	9
Darius Acuff Jr.SAC	22.5	17.9	34
Precious AchiuwaSAC	10.5	13.9	24
Zach LaVineSAC	21.5	23.9	21
De'Andre HunterSAC	11.5	11.1	24
Herbert JonesNOP	7.5	6.1	16
Trey Murphy IIINOP	17.5	19.6	19
Zion WilliamsonNOP	22.5	21.4	22
Jeremiah FearsNOP	12.5	11.7	22
Saddiq BeyNOP	12.5	17.6	10
Derik QueenNOP	11.5	9.6	9
Bennedict MathurinNOP	11.5	15.1	10

The over landed on 6 of 12 main lines. Our projection was on the right side of 4 of 12.

Game preview and odds →Sacramento Kings →New Orleans Pelicans →

Quick answers3 questions

What was the final score of Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans?

Sacramento Kings 120, New Orleans Pelicans 132 on Thursday 29 October 2026. The New Orleans Pelicans won by 12. By quarter: Q1 30-24, Q2 31-39, Q3 27-39, Q4 32-30 (away first).

Who led the Sacramento Kings and the New Orleans Pelicans?

Darius Acuff Jr. led the Sacramento Kings with 34 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. Zion Williamson led the New Orleans Pelicans with 22 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. Every player's line, with the shooting splits, plus-minus and the advanced figures, is in the two team tables.

Did the New Orleans Pelicans cover the spread?

The market had the New Orleans Pelicans as 6.5-point favourites with a total of 235. The New Orleans Pelicans covered. The 252 points scored went over the total.