National Basketball Association
New Orleans 125, Sacramento 95
When: 8:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Where: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Officials: #77 Karl Lane, #14 Ed Malloy, #87 Danielle Scott
Attendance: 15490

Brandon Ingram finished with 33 points to lead six New Orleans scorers in double figures as the host Pelicans routed the Sacramento Kings 125-95 on Wednesday night.

Ingram made 15 of 19 shots from the floor, Jonas Valanciunas had 17 points and 14 rebounds, CJ McCollum and Naji Marshall scored 17 each, Herbert Jones had 14 points, and Jaxson Hayes scored 13 as the Pelicans improved to 3-0 since the All-Star break.

New Orleans, which began the streak with road wins against the Suns and the Lakers, have won the three games by an average of 24.3 points.

De'Aaron Fox scored 25 points, Harrison Barnes had 19, Domantas Sabonis added 15 points and 14 rebounds, and Jeremy Lamb scored 12 to lead the Kings, who lost for the fifth time in six games.

The Pelicans extended their four-point halftime lead to 79-70 on a dunk by Valanciunas.

Barnes made two free throws, but Jones made a 3-pointer to start a 13-1 run that gave New Orleans a 92-75 lead.

Sacramento made a brief run before Tony Snell's basket gave the Pelicans a 96-82 lead at the end of the third quarter.

Marshall scored seven of New Orleans' first nine points of the fourth quarter as the lead grew to 21 points.

The Pelicans outscored the Kings 60-34 in the second half as they won for the first time in three meetings between the teams this season. The series concludes April 5 in Sacramento.

The Pelicans led by seven points early in the first quarter, then the Kings led by six points twice before Hayes' three-point play helped pull New Orleans within 33-31 at the end of the period.

Marshall's 3-pointer started the second-quarter scoring and produced the first of 10 lead changes before Ingram's jumper tied the score at 51.

Sabonis' layup broke the tie before Ingram had 11 points and an assist as the Pelicans opened a 65-58 lead.

Fox scored the final three points of the quarter to cut the lead to 65-61 at halftime.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   New Orleans
De'Aaron Fox 25 Scoring Brandon Ingram 33
Domantas Sabonis 7 Assists CJ McCollum 9
Domantas Sabonis 14 Rebounds Jonas Valanciunas 14
De'Aaron Fox 6 Free Throws Made Jaxson Hayes 3
Donte DiVincenzo 4 Steals Herbert Jones 2
Damian Jones 2 Blocks Herbert Jones 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 95 39.3 8-35 17-25 20 38 4 9 11
New Orleans 125 59.1 11-29 10-12 30 50 5 5 16
Upcoming Games
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Utah. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .440 after a win and .405 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against San Antonio. The Kings have a W/L % of .375 after a win and .350 after a loss.