With 5:35 minutes remaining in tonight’s game against the Kings, the Pelicans had only scored four points. In that time, Sacramento scored 14 points of their own, increasing their lead to 15 and ensuring that New Orleans wouldn’t have time to claw back into it. The Kings would walk away with a 112-99 victory.
It is a shame, too, because once again, a Pels team without Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram was on the cusp of stealing a game on the road. Instead, Willie Green and company find themselves on a 5-game losing streak and a league-worst 1-8 record.