Game ID: 22400785
Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
NOP 28 32 38 29 13 140SAC 29 36 30 32 6 133
NOP vs SAC ScoutingNOP vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NOP availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 12 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 28 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Theis missed 2 since 1/31, not on tonight's roster
BACK Williamson back 1/25 after 2, 28 min since (96% of 29)
BACK Boston back 1/29 after 5, 25 min since (107% of 24)
BACK Hawkins back 2/03 after 2, 14 min since (61% of 24)
BACK Matković back 1/31 after 2, 23 min since (120% of 19)
BACK Robinson-Earl back 1/31 after 2, 11 min since (57% of 19)
BACK Reeves back 1/25 after 7, 8 min since (55% of 15)
BACK Cain back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 14)
NOP availability going into 2/08 · 2 days' restOUT Jones missed 13 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 15 min (64% of 24)
OUT Payton missed 29 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 2/03 after 2, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Matković back 1/31 after 2, 25 min since (133% of 19)
BACK Robinson-Earl back 1/31 after 2, 12 min since (63% of 19)
BACK Reeves back 2/03 after 3, 10 min since (65% of 15)
BACK Cain back 1/31 after 3, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NOP availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 14 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 30 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Boston back 1/29 after 5, 22 min since (93% of 24)
BACK Hawkins back 2/03 after 2, 19 min since (81% of 24)
BACK Matković back 1/31 after 2, 23 min since (122% of 19)
BACK Robinson-Earl back 1/31 after 2, 12 min since (63% of 19)
BACK Reeves back 2/03 after 3, 11 min since (75% of 15)
BACK Cain back 1/31 after 3, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NOP availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 15 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 31 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Boston back 2/08 after 2, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Hawkins back 2/03 after 2, 21 min since (89% of 24)
BACK Matković back 1/31 after 2, 25 min since (131% of 19)
BACK Robinson-Earl back 1/31 after 2, 13 min since (69% of 19)
BACK Reeves back 2/03 after 3, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Cain back 1/31 after 3, 10 min since (72% of 14)
NOP availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 16 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 2 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 32 since 12/05, out tonight
BACK Hawkins back 2/03 after 2, 19 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Reeves back 2/03 after 3, 15 min since (103% of 15)
NEW Matković 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Jones missed 17 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Olynyk missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 24 min (93% of 25)
OUT Brooks Jr. missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 3 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 33 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 2 since 2/12, out tonight
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Matković 19 to 24 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 18 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Brooks Jr. missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 4 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 34 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 3 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Olynyk back 2/21 after 2, 24 min since (93% of 25)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 19 since 1/10, out tonight
OUT Brooks Jr. missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 5 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 35 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 4 since 2/12, out tonight
BACK Olynyk back 2/21 after 2, 24 min since (96% of 25)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NOP availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 20 since 1/10, not on tonight's roster
OUT Brooks Jr. missed 5 since 2/12, out tonight
OUT Boston missed 6 since 2/10, out tonight
OUT Payton missed 36 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Cain missed 5 since 2/12, returns tonight: 10 min (73% of 14)
BACK Olynyk back 2/21 after 2, 24 min since (94% of 25)
NEW Alvarado 24 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 10 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 11 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 12 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 13 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 2/08, out tonight
NEW Ellis 24 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 14 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 2/08, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Crowder missed 15 since 1/16, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 4 since 2/08, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 39 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/24 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 16 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 3 min since (27% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 17 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 37 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 18 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/21 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 11)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 130, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Williamson at 26 and Murphy III at 26 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Jones (16 straight), Boston (2 straight), Payton (32 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and New Orleans minus-8 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 119 a night to New Orleans's 130. Call it Sacramento 119, New Orleans 116, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/05 @ DEN 119-144 — NOP notes
NOP lost 119-144. NOP shot 46% (43 of 93) to DEN's 57%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to DEN's 15 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 38-51 against them. Williamson led with 28 (11 of 19, 6 of 9 at the line); Murphy III added 25, McCollum 19. Q1 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 108-83 against them. Murphy III's -23 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ SAC 118-123 — NOP notes
NOP lost 118-123. NOP shot 48% (43 of 90) to SAC's 47%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 25 times to SAC's 33. The glass went 39-51 against them. Williamson led with 40 (16 of 21, 8 of 11 at the line); McCollum added 31, Murphy III 20. Q1 was theirs, 31-24, but the other 3 periods went 99-87 against them. They led by as many as 20. Matković's -22 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/10 @ OKC 101-137 — NOP notes
NOP lost 101-137. NOP shot 44% (36 of 82) to OKC's 52%, 10 of 27 from three, and went to the line 28 times to OKC's 16 — 19 points from the stripe to their 12. NOP turned it over 22 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 15 steals. Murphy III led with 23 (7 of 15, 4 of 7 from three); Williamson added 17, Hawkins 12. Q3 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 107-73 against them. Matković's -39 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/12 vs SAC 111-119 — NOP notes
NOP lost 111-119. NOP shot 47% (44 of 94) to SAC's 47%, 8 of 32 from three, and got to the line 18 times to SAC's 29. Williamson led with 33 (13 of 18, 6 of 9 at the line); Murphy III added 19, Alvarado 18. Q2 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 88-74 against them. McCollum's -23 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 vs SAC 140-133 — NOP notes
NOP won 140-133 in 1 overtime. NOP shot 50% (46 of 92) to SAC's 44%, 21 of 50 from three, and went to the line 34 times to SAC's 21 — 27 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 45-58 against them. McCollum led with 43 (16 of 25, 7 of 12 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Murphy III added 18, Alvarado 18. The hinge was Q3, 38-30: NOP came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 3. NOP trailed 60-65 at the half and won the second half 80-68. Matković was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
2/21 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Irving at 26 and Thompson at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Washington (3 straight), Davis (3 straight), Lively II (16 straight). 7 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 131, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 30 and McCollum at 27 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Jones (17 straight), Olynyk (2 straight), Brooks Jr. (2 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 115 a night to New Orleans's 131 and the arc, Dallas at 42 percent from three to New Orleans's 36. Call it Dallas 123, New Orleans 113, Dallas by 10.
2/23 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 125, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 30 and McCollum at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Jones (18 straight), Brooks Jr. (3 straight), Boston (4 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and Wembanyama at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 117 a night to New Orleans's 125 and the line, where New Orleans takes 26 free throws a game to San Antonio's 21. Call it San Antonio 117, New Orleans 115, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/25 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 25 and McCollum at 21 a game. Without Jones (19 straight), Brooks Jr. (4 straight), Boston (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Johnson at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: New Orleans wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New Orleans has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-11 and the turnovers, New Orleans giving it away 14 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it New Orleans 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/27 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 127, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 26 and Durant at 25 a game. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Williamson at 26 and McCollum at 20 a game. Without Jones (20 straight), Brooks Jr. (5 straight), Boston (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, New Orleans allowing 112 a night to Phoenix's 127 and the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to New Orleans's 32. Call it Phoenix 117, New Orleans 116, New Orleans keeping it close.
2/06 @ POR 102-108 — SAC notes
SAC lost 102-108. SAC shot 42% (37 of 88) to POR's 43%, 10 of 30 from three. DeRozan led with 22 (9 of 16, 1 of 4 from three); LaVine added 22, Monk 21. Q3 was theirs, 27-25, the deficit cut from 4 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 83-75 against them. Lyles's -14 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 vs NOP 123-118 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-118. SAC shot 47% (43 of 91) to NOP's 48%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 33 times to NOP's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 51-39 for them. Sabonis led with 27 (10 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); LaVine added 22, Murray 19. The hinge was Q3, 45-22: SAC came in trailing by 11 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 18. SAC trailed 54-65 at the half and won the second half 69-53. Valančiūnas was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/10 @ DAL 129-128 — SAC notes
SAC won 129-128 in 1 overtime. SAC shot 55% (53 of 96) to DAL's 52%, 9 of 26 from three. SAC turned it over 20 times to DAL's 11, and DAL turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 50-33 for them. DeRozan led with 42 (15 of 22, 4 of 6 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Monk added 17, LaVine 17. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: SAC came in trailing by 8 and left it level.
2/12 @ NOP 119-111 — SAC notes
SAC won 119-111. SAC shot 47% (41 of 87) to NOP's 47%, 16 of 45 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. Ellis led with 27 (10 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); DeRozan added 24, LaVine 23. The hinge was Q1, 34-26: from level to 8 ahead, and the lead reached 16. LaVine was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/13 @ NOP 133-140 — SAC notes
SAC lost 133-140 in 1 overtime. SAC took 20 more shots (112 to 92), fed by 21 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to NOP's 50%, 17 of 47 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NOP's 34. The glass went 58-45 for them. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 24, 5 of 12 from three); Monk added 24, Sabonis 22. Q2 was theirs, 36-32, but the other 4 periods went 108-97 against them.
2/21 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (21 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 121 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and Golden State plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
2/24 vs CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 126, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and LaVine at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. 2 days' rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 113, shooting 39 percent and 29 from three, 20 free throws a game; Bridges at 22 and Ball at 12 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Gra. Williams (39 straight), Simpson (4 straight), Jeffries (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-11 a night and Charlotte minus-10 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 126. Call it Sacramento 117, Charlotte 110.
2/26 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; George at 21 and Collins at 20 a game. Without Collins (2 straight), Sexton (9 straight), Clarkson (2 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 120, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and LaVine at 25 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. One day's rest.
So: Utah wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-11 a night and Utah plus-2. Call it Utah 119, Sacramento 118, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/01 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without VanVleet (11 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 115, Sacramento 112, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDD D. DeRozan
DS D. Sabonis
JL J. LaRavia
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
VA Valanciunas
ZL Z. LaVine
NOPAR A. Reeves
BB B. Brown
CM C. McCollum
JA J. Alvarado
JG J. Green
JH J. Hawkins
JR J. Robinson-Earl
KM K. Matković
MA Matkovic
TM T. Murphy III
YM Y. Missi
SAC/NOP the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
McCollum scores 43 points to lift Pelicans over the Kings 140-133 in overtime
NEW ORLEANS -- — CJ McCollum scored 37 of his 43 points after halftime — including 11 points in overtime — and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a 10-game losing streak with a 140-133 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night.
Jose Alvarado and Trey Murphy III each scored 18 points for New Orleans, which beat Sacramento for the first time in four meetings. Reserves Jordan Hawkins and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl each scored 16 points, while Karlo Matkovic added a career-high 13 points and blocked three shots.
New Orleans played without Zion Williamson , who scored 33 points on Wednesday and got Thursday off as he continues to work his way back into form from a left hamstring injury.
Zach LaVine had 32 points and 10 assists for Sacramento, while Domantas Sabonis had 22 points and tied a career high with 28 rebounds. Malik Monk scored 24 points and DeMar DeRozan added 20.
The Pelicans were trying protect a three-point lead late in regulation when they purposely fouled Sabonis with 8 seconds left. Sabonis missed his second free throw, but Monk rebounded, was fouled by Bruce Brown , and hit two free throws to force overtime.
Takeaways Kings: Sabonis has grabbed 20 or more rebounds seven times this season. Former No. 1 overall draft pick Markelle Fultz , signed on Thursday to provide depth at guard in the wake of the De'Aaron Fox trade, did not play.
Pelicans: McCollum has scored 40 or more three times this season, the first Pelicans player since Anthony Davis in the 2018-19 season to do that.
Key moment McCollum hit three 3-pointers in a span of just more than two minutes in overtime.
Key stat Lacking Williamson's inside presence, the Pelicans hit 21 of 50 (42%) 3-point shots, with McCollum hitting seven, and Alvarado and Robinson-Earl each hitting four.
Up next The Kings host Golden State on Feb. 21, when the Pelicans also resume play at Dallas. ------