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National Basketball Association
New Orleans 123, Sacramento 109
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Where: Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, California
Officials: #64 Justin Van Duyne, #40 Leon Wood, #29 Mark Lindsay
Attendance: 16047

CJ McCollum and Jaxson Hayes scored 23 points apiece Tuesday night as the New Orleans Pelicans clinched a Western Conference play-in berth with a 123-109 victory over the host Sacramento Kings.

Hayes, with 12 rebounds, and Willy Hernangomez, with 12 points and 12 rebounds, put up double-doubles for the Pelicans (35-44) who remained one game ahead of the 10th-place San Antonio Spurs (34-45), who won at Denver.

Davion Mitchell had 15 points and 17 assists for the Kings (29-51), who were formally eliminated from the Western postseason race two nights earlier.

Immediately following a tight first half after which the Pelicans took a 60-57 advantage to the locker room, Brandon Ingram, Herbert Jones and Hayes nailed consecutive 3-pointers in a nine-point flurry that increased the margin to 12 in the second minute of the third period.

In losing for just the third time in their past seven games, the Kings got as close as four later in the third quarter and were down just 105-99 after a Chimezie Metu hoop with 7:23 remaining in the game.

However, McCollum hit two baskets in a 8-3 burst that broke the game open and allowed the visitors to coast home with a fourth triumph in the past five games.

McCollum shot 10-for-19 and Hayes 10-for-14 en route as the Pelicans converted 51.1 percent of their shots.

Ingram finished with 17 points, seven rebounds and a team-high eight assists for New Orleans. Devonte' Graham and Trey Murphy III chipped in with 14 apiece while Larry Nance Jr. had 10.

The Kings lost despite shooting 51.3 percent. En route to a team-high 22 points, Damian Jones was the most accurate of the hosts, shooting 8-for-10.

Jeremy Lamb matched Mitchell with 15 points for the Kings, while Metu and Harrison Barnes added 12 apiece.

Barnes pulled down six rebounds for Sacramento, which split the season series with the Pelicans 2-2.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Orleans   Sacramento
Jaxson Hayes 23 Scoring Damian Jones 22
Brandon Ingram 8 Assists Davion Mitchell 17
Jaxson Hayes 12 Rebounds Harrison Barnes 6
Brandon Ingram 6 Free Throws Made Damian Jones 5
Herbert Jones 4 Steals Donte DiVincenzo 1
Willy Hernangomez 1 Blocks Damian Jones 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
New Orleans 123 51.1 12-25 21-26 26 44 2 13 13
Sacramento 109 51.3 11-30 20-22 28 34 3 4 15
Upcoming Games
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against L.A. Clippers. The Kings have a W/L % of .367 after a win and .360 after a loss.
  • New Orleans will play their next game at home against Portland. The Pelicans have a W/L % of .441 after a win and .444 after a loss.