Fox, Kings Hold Off Pelicans 113-109

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 23 points, Richaun Holmes added 21 and the Sacramento Kings bushed the New Orleans Pelicans 113-109 connected Friday nighttime to triumph their 2nd consecutive and stay unbeaten connected the roadworthy this season.

Harrison Barnes had 18 points and 12 rebounds, and Buddy Hield scored 20 points for Sacramento, which has started the play with 3 roadworthy victories and 2 location losses.

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Jonas Valanciunas had 24 points and 13 rebounds for the Pelicans, who concisely led precocious successful the 3rd 4th earlier Hield scored six consecutive points to springiness the Kings the pb for good.

Brandon Ingram had 22 points and Devonte’ Graham added 16. Graham’s 4th 3 of the crippled pulled the Pelicans to 107-104 with 23 seconds to go. But the Pelicans had to commencement fouling aboriginal successful Kings possessions aft that, and Sacramento made went 6 of 6 from the foul enactment to adjacent it out.

Playing without prima guardant Zion Williamson, who is recovering from offseason ft surgery, the Pelicans person dropped 5 of their archetypal six games.

The Kings led 59-48 astatine halftime acknowledgment to an 11-0 tally to adjacent retired the 2nd quarter. Barnes started the surge with a reverse layup, and Hield added a driving layup and a 3 earlier Fox’s driving layup closed retired the half.

Sacramento led by arsenic galore arsenic 13 erstwhile Fox dunked aboriginal successful the third. But New Orleans rallied aboriginal successful the play erstwhile 3 consecutive mid-range jumpers by Ingram ignited a 13-2 tally that included a 3 by rookie Trey Murphy III for a 70-69 lead.

Ingram capped the spurt with a layup, but momentum turned again erstwhile Hield deed a 3 and past was fouled by Murphy connected different changeable from deep.

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The foul was ruled a flagrant-1, and aft Hield made each 3 escaped throws, Davion Mitchell converted wrong to springiness the Kings an 8-0 tally and 77-72 pb heading to the 4th quarter.

TIP-INS

Kings: Tyrese Haliburton had 17 points and 8 assists. … Sacramento made 24 of 25 escaped throws, with Holmes hitting each 7 of his. … Shot 33.3% (9 of 27) from 3-point range.

Pelicans: Rookie Herbert Jones, a second-round prime retired of Alabama, scored a career-high 12 points successful 25 minutes. … The Pelicans changeable 26.5% from 3-point scope (9 of 34) and besides missed 9 of 25 escaped throws. … Turned 13 violative rebounds into 17 second-chance points. … Dropped to 0-3 astatine home.

UP NEXT

Kings: Visit Dallas connected Sunday for the 3rd halt connected a four-game roadworthy trip.

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Pelicans: Host New York connected Saturday nighttime to adjacent retired a three-game homestand.