[Game] 26/82: Kings @ Pelicans 12 DEC 2024, 5pm PT/8pm ET

Best thing about New Orleans?

  • Bourbon Street

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • Café du Monde

    Votes: 8 66.7%

  • Jazz Museum

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Musical Legends Park

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • St. Louis Cemetery

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • NOMA

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Backstreet Cultural Museum

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Mardi Gras

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • The New Orleans Pelicans

    Votes: 1 8.3%
  • Total voters
    12
  • Poll closed .
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Mr. S£im Citrus

Mr. S£im Citrus

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Sacramento Kings 12-13 (6-6 away) @ New Orleans Pelicans 5-20 (4-8 home)
12 December 2024, 5pm PT/8pm ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana​


Game Preview:
High-Scoring Kings, Hot From Long Range, Face Skidding Pelicans (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass (NBC Sports California)
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

Team Homepage
Twitter
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Injury Report (as of 10am ET):
Kings:
Trey Lyles - OUT (calf)

Pelicans:
Javonte Green - QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Jose Alvarado - OUT (hamstring)
Jordan Hawkins - OUT (back)
Brandon Ingram - OUT (ankle)
Karlo Matković - OUT (back)
Zion Williamson - OUT (hamstring)


Referee Assignments:
Curtis Blair (#74 - Crew Chief), Kevin Cutler (#34), Tom Washington (#49)



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iowamcnabb

iowamcnabb

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A lot of the Kings media have been saying we will be playing a 5 win team tonight but this is a totally different team. Murphy, CJ, Herb and Murray have all missed most of the season and they are all back.

CJ shoots in the high 30s from three against the rest of the league but shoots 120 percent against the kings. He makes all he takes and then they just tack on a few more because we didn’t draft him.
 
HndsmCelt

HndsmCelt

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Mr. S£im Citrus said:


Sacramento Kings 12-13 (6-6 away) @ New Orleans Pelicans 5-20 (8-5 home)
12 December 2024, 5pm PT/8pm ET
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana​


Game Preview:
High-Scoring Kings, Hot From Long Range, Face Skidding Pelicans (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass (NBC Sports California)
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

Team Homepage
Twitter
Instagram
YouTube


Injury Report (as of 10am ET):
Kings:
Trey Lyles - OUT (calf)

Spurs:
Javonte Green - QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Jose Alvarado - OUT (hamstring)
Jordan Hawkins - OUT (back)
Brandon Ingram - OUT (ankle)
Karlo Matković - OUT (back)


Referee Assignments:
Curtis Blair (#74 - Crew Chief), Kevin Cutler (#34), Tom Washington (#49)



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You left Tripitina’s out of the poll
 
gunks

gunks

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I didn't think it possible to harbor so much fear in my heart for a five win team, but here we are.

Expecting a turrible blow out. Hoping we actually win against the Pels for what would feel like the first time in a decade.
 
iowamcnabb

iowamcnabb

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gunks said:
I didn't think it possible to harbor so much fear in my heart for a five win team, but here we are.

Expecting a turrible blow out. Hoping we actually win against the Pels for what would feel like the first time in a decade.
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I’m trying to adjust my fan mentality from living and dying with every game to looking at the team through Brown’s five games at a time lense. It’s a more accurate assessment and it takes some pressure and stress off of a single game.

There are a bit over eleven 5 game stretches left. If we go 3-2 in 6 of them, 1-4 in one, 2-3 in two and 4-1 in two we would have a floor of 44 wins. The last two games would decide if we finish with 44-46 wins. Given how we started that would probably be a good outcome.
 
pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

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Despite my last few visits to New Orleans including a pick pocket and COVID I am having a hard time choosing in the poll because there really is so much neat stuff to do there and some great food as well.
 
gunks

gunks

Hall of Famer
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#12
iowamcnabb said:
I’m trying to adjust my fan mentality from living and dying with every game to looking at the team through Brown’s five games at a time lense.
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Normally this is how I roll too, but I don't think I have enough emotional resiliency to not get annoyed if we let a 5 win team inch one game closer to a double digit win streak over us (I believe they're sitting at 8 straight)!
 
funkykingston

funkykingston

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Mr. S£im Citrus said:
Steeeeeeerike Two!
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Not to pile on, but the Pelicans aren't 8-5 at home considering they only have five wins so far. I believe they are 4-8 at home so far this season.

Which means they are *checks notes* 1-12 on the road this season? Yeesh.

Yep - just checked. They beat the Blazers in their 2nd game and were 2-0 at that point. They haven't won on the road since.
 
Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

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funkykingston said:
Not to pile on, but the Pelicans aren't 8-5 at home considering they only have five wins so far. I believe they are 4-8 at home so far this season.

Which means they are *checks notes* 1-12 on the road this season? Yeesh.

Yep - just checked. They beat the Blazers in their 2nd game and were 2-0 at that point. They haven't won on the road since.
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Didn't you realize that when you call strike three that -- tag! -- you're it?
 
C

Caccia

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The Kings staff have had enough time to compile a full scouting report on all the unknown players that will don the Pelicans uniform tonight. That should help tamp down any fires that start.
 
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