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Ellis' 27 points off the bench helps the Kings hold on to beat Williamson and the Pelicans 119-111
NEW ORLEANS (AP) Keon Ellis hit seven 3-pointers during a 27-point performance, Zach LaVine scored 20 of his 23 points in the second half, and the Sacramento Kings beat the New Orleans Pelicans 119-111 on Wednesday night.
DeMar DeRozan scored 24 points and Malik Monk added 17 for the Kings, who broke open a close game in the last five minutes with an 11-2 run that began with LaVine's 3 and ended with DeRozan's 16-foot turnaround.
Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 15 rebounds - his 48th double-double in 51 games this season - for Sacramento, which has won three straight.
Zion Williamson scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed nine rebounds for the Pelicans, who've lost 10 straight for the second time this season.
Trey Murphy III scored 19 points, Jose Alvarado added 18 and CJ McCollum 14 for the Pelicans, who were competitive for much of a game that had 13 lead changes and 12 ties before fading late.
Kings: Sacramento won despite being outscored 70-40 in the paint. The Kings outrebounded New Orleans 48-40, shot better from outside and outscored New Orleans 21-15 from the foul line
Pelicans: Bruce Brown was the first reserve off the bench in what also was his debut for New Orleans. He scored four points in 26 minutes. Newly acquired center Kelly Olynyk did not play. Reserve center Karlo Matkovic fouled out after playing just 15 minutes.
Soon after rookie Antonio Reeves' corner 3 had pulled the Pelicans to 104-102 with 5:36 left, LaVine responded with his 3 from the right wing to spark the Kings' decisive run.
Sacramento shot 16 for 45 (35.6%) from 3-point range, while New Orleans went just 8 of 32 (25%) from deep.
The teams meet again in New Orleans on Thursday. ---
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Domantas Sabonis vs. Yves Missi (Zach LaVine gains possession) | ||
| 11:49 |  | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Zion Williamson steals) | ||
| 11:45 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point running pullup jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Malik Monk makes two point driving floating jump shot | 2-3 |
| 11:08 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | CJ McCollum shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:03 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 3-3 |
| 11:03 | | +1 | Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-3 |
| 10:41 | | Trey Murphy III misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:38 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Keegan Murray turnover (lost ball) (Yves Missi steals) | ||
| 10:35 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 10:35 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 4-4 |
| 10:35 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 4-5 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 6-5 |
| 9:58 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:39 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (lost ball) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 9:37 | | Keegan Murray shooting foul (Trey Murphy III draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 6-8 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | Trey Murphy III makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 6-9 |
| 9:19 | | Malik Monk misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:18 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 8-9 |
| 9:04 | | Zion Williamson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:04 | | Zion Williamson offensive rebound | ||
| 9:04 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point putback layup | 8-11 |
| 8:58 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Yves Missi defensive rebound | ||
| 8:46 | | Keegan Murray blocks Zion Williamson's two point driving layup | ||
| 8:44 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +3 | Malik Monk makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 11-11 |
| 8:14 | | Jose Alvarado misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Malik Monk defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Domantas Sabonis misses two point putback layup | ||
| 7:58 | | Domantas Sabonis offensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point tip layup | 13-11 |
| 7:44 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point cutting dunk (Jose Alvarado assists) | 13-13 |
| 7:27 | | Domantas Sabonis turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:14 | | Keon Ellis blocks CJ McCollum's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:12 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | +2 | Domantas Sabonis makes two point driving layup (Zach LaVine assists) | 15-13 |
| 6:50 | | Yves Missi turnover (lost ball) (Keon Ellis steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | Zach LaVine turnover (bad pass) (Jose Alvarado steals) | ||
| 6:44 | | CJ McCollum turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:44 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | DeMar DeRozan turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:10 | | Keon Ellis personal foul (Jose Alvarado draws the foul) | ||
| 6:03 | | CJ McCollum turnover (lost ball) (Domantas Sabonis steals) | ||
| 5:59 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point running reverse dunk (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 17-13 |
| 5:43 | | Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Domantas Sabonis defensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | +2 | DeMar DeRozan makes two point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 19-13 |
| 5:17 | | Domantas Sabonis personal foul (CJ McCollum draws the foul) | ||
| 5:10 | | Trey Murphy III misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:06 | | Kings defensive rebound | ||
| 4:49 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 22-13 |
| 4:37 | | CJ McCollum misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:34 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | +3 | DeMar DeRozan makes three point pullup jump shot (Keegan Murray assists) | 25-13 |
| 4:21 | | Pelicans 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:01 | | CJ McCollum misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:00 | | CJ McCollum offensive rebound | ||
| 3:59 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point tip layup | 25-15 |
| 3:39 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 28-15 |
| 3:30 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:30 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 31-15 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | CJ McCollum makes two point driving layup | 31-17 |
| 2:41 | | Malik Monk turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 2:20 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (lost ball) (Jonas Valanciunas steals) | ||
| 2:18 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Malik Monk draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:07 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 2:05 | | Jake LaRavia turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:59 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running finger roll layup | 31-19 |
| 1:48 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 1:30 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Antonio Reeves assists) | 31-21 |
| 1:25 | | Karlo Matkovic shooting foul (Jake LaRavia draws the foul) | ||
| 1:25 | | Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:25 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Jake LaRavia misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:24 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Karlo Matkovic personal foul (Loose ball) (Jonas Valanciunas draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:24 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +1 | Jonas Valanciunas makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-21 |
| 1:12 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup | 32-23 |
| 0:58 | | Malik Monk misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:53 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | +2 | Keon Ellis makes two point driving layup (Malik Monk assists) | 34-23 |
| 0:35 | | +3 | Zion Williamson makes three point jump shot (Jordan Hawkins assists) | 34-26 |
| 0:15 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:12 | | Zion Williamson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Jordan Hawkins misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Trey Lyles defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:37 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point stepback jump shot | 34-29 |
| 11:15 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Pelicans defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving floating jump shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 34-31 |
| 10:52 | | Jake LaRavia misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:52 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Jonas Valanciunas makes two point putback layup | 36-31 |
| 10:33 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point driving layup (Jose Alvarado assists) | 36-33 |
| 10:27 | | Trey Lyles misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Trey Lyles offensive rebound | ||
| 10:23 | | Karlo Matkovic blocks Trey Lyles's two point driving dunk | ||
| 10:22 | | Jake LaRavia offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | Keon Ellis misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:11 | | Jonas Valanciunas offensive rebound | ||
| 10:10 | | Jonas Valanciunas misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:09 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Karlo Matkovic shooting foul (Trey Lyles draws the foul) | ||
| 10:02 | | +1 | Trey Lyles makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-33 |
| 10:02 | | Trey Lyles misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:59 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Jake LaRavia personal foul (Yves Missi draws the foul) | ||
| 9:41 | | +3 | Jose Alvarado makes three point pullup jump shot | 37-36 |
| 9:21 | | Jonas Valanciunas turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:12 | | Domantas Sabonis shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 9:12 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-37 |
| 9:12 | | Zion Williamson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:07 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 9:07 | | Yves Missi misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:07 | | Yves Missi offensive rebound | ||
| 8:59 | | +2 | Yves Missi makes two point driving hook shot (Zion Williamson assists) | 37-39 |
| 8:34 | | Zach LaVine misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Kings offensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Yves Missi personal foul (Loose ball) (Domantas Sabonis draws the foul) | ||
| 8:17 | | DeMar DeRozan misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:13 | | Antonio Reeves defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Zion Williamson makes two point running layup (Antonio Reeves assists) | 37-41 |
| 8:12 | | DeMar DeRozan shooting foul (Zion Williamson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:12 | | +1 | Zion Williamson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 37-42 |
| 7:56 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (Zach LaVine assists) | 40-42 |
| 7:42 | | Keon Ellis blocks Jose Alvarado's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Keon Ellis defensive rebound | ||
| 7:29 | | +2 | Zach LaVine makes two point driving layup (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 42-42 |
| 7:29 | | Javonte Green shooting foul (Zach LaVine draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | +1 | Zach LaVine makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 43-42 |
| 7:17 | | Trey Murphy III turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 6:58 | | +3 | DeMar DeRozan makes three point jump shot (Domantas Sabonis assists) | 46-42 |
| 6:43 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:40 | | Keegan Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 6:30 | | Keon Ellis misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | Javonte Green defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | +2 | Jose Alvarado makes two point driving floating jump shot | 46-44 |
| 6:08 | | +3 | Keon Ellis makes three point jump shot (DeMar DeRozan assists) | 49-44 |
| 5:48 | | Javonte Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 |