2024-04-12 17:32:21
Today, the Kings are scheduled to face the Phoenix Suns in the playoffs, but if they lose one more game, Sacramento could drop to the tenth position and face LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers.
In Thursday’s match, both J. Valančiūnas and D. Sabonis collected double doubles.
J. Valančiūnas scored 13 points (5/8 doubles, 3/5 penalty), rebounded 10 balls, made 3 assists for the winners in 33 minutes of the game.
Meanwhile, D. Sabonis scored 18 points (8/12 doubles, 2/4 penalties), grabbed 10 rebounds, and made 4 assists for the losers in 34 game minutes.
The “Pelicans” team started a three-match series against the teams of the Western Conference, specifically against the “Sacramento Kings”.
New Orleans has climbed to the sixth position in the conference after two straight wins, which guarantees a direct ticket to the playoffs, but each stumble could become decisive and push the Pelicans only to the playoff zone.
In addition to the confrontation with the Kings, J. Valančiūnas’ team will also play a match against the Golden State Warriors of San Francisco and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Before this duel, the Kings had lost all four confrontations with the Pelicans this season, and the last time, on January 7, J. Valančiūnas and his team managed to beat D. Sabonis’s army even 133:100.
New Orleans beat Sacramento four times in the championship and once in the NBA Cup.
In Thursday’s match, after three quarters, the Pelicans were ahead 98:89, and J. Valančiūnas already had a double-double in his account – 11 points and 10 rebounds.
D. Sabonis was also close to this statistic – he scored 14 points and rebounded 9 balls under the baskets.
In the fourth quarter, New Orleans basketball players shot ahead 115:98.
Less than 2 minutes left in the fight. that gap between the teams decreased – 134:123, but the Kings were unable to create anything more serious.
Pelicans: CJ McCollum (2/6 doubles, 9/12 triples, 4 rpg, 7 rpg) and Zion Williamson (13/20 double, 4 rpg, 6 rpg) assists) each 31, Trey Murphy 27 (6/12 triples), Jose Alvarado 14 (4/6 triples, 6 rebounds), Jonas Valančiūnas 13 (5/8 doubles, 10 rebounds) , Dyson Daniels 10.
Kings: De’Aaron Fox 33 (8/11 doubles, 3/7 triples, 5 rebounds, 8 assists), Harrison Barnes 22, Keegan Murray 19 (5/10 triples), Domantas Sabonis 18 (8/12 doubles, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 fouls), Davion Mitchell 13.
2024-04-12 17:32:21