NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Trey Murphy III made five 3-pointers and finished with 21 points, Jeremiah Fears scored 14 of his 20 in the second half and the New Orleans Pelicans sent the Sacramento Kings to their 13th straight loss Monday night, 120-94.
The Kings have their most consecutive losses since the franchise moved from Kansas City to Sacramento ahead of the 1985-86 season.
Murphy has made 23 3-pointers on 40 attempts (72.5%) in the last three games. Zion Williamson scored 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting and had six assists for New Orleans.
Maxime Raynaud had 21 points and career-high 20 rebounds — the 7-foot-1 rookie’s eighth double-double this season — for Sacramento. Russell Westbrook added 17 points, Devin Carter scored 12 and Nique Clifford 10.
Westbrook became the 14th player in league history to score at least 27,000 career points. The 18-year NBA veteran has 27,001 career points, 312 behind Elvin Hayes for 13th place on the league's career points list.
DeMar DeRozan made a driving layup with 4:08 left in the first quarter that gave the Kings a 20-15 lead, but Bryce McGowen and Murphy made back-to-back 3-pointers to give New Orleans the lead for good and spark a 25-6 run. Williamson scored eight points in the spurt.
Westbrook made a step-back jumper that trimmed the deficit to nine points with 7:36 left in the first half, but Sacramento got no closer.
Zach LaVine (finger), Keegan Murray (ankle), Malik Monk (illness) and Domantas Sabonis (lower back) did not play for Sacramento. The quartet combines to average 62 points this season.
The Pelicans snapped a string of 14 consecutive games in which they have not won or lost by more than 10 points.
Kings: Play Wednesday at Utah.
Pelicans: Host Miami on Wednesday.
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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears (0) shoots against Sacramento Kings guard Devin Carter (22) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Trey Murphy III (25) is congratulated after making a 3-point basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson (1) slam dunks over Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Anthony Edwards scored 21 of his 30 points in the first half as the Minnesota Timberwolves used a dominant second quarter to cruise to a 138-116 win against the short-handed Atlanta Hawks on Monday night.
Edwards led seven Minnesota players scoring in double figures, pushing the Timberwolves to a commanding win after a pair of disappointing losses to New Orleans and the Los Angeles Clippers. Julius Randle has 18 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists for Minnesota, which had lost three of four.
A game without much intensity changed early in the fourth when Atlanta’s Mouhamed Gueye appeared to trip up Wolves center Naz Reid. The two came together in an altercation that included a crowd of people trying to break up the two players. Both players were ejected.
Newcomer Ayo Dosunmu, playing his second game after being acquired in a trade from Chicago, had 21 points off the bench as Minnesota led by as many as 31.
CJ McCollum had 38 points for the Hawks, who have lost four of five and were playing without Jalen Johnson (left knee inflammation), Dyson Daniels (right ankle inflammation) and newly acquired Jonathan Kuminga (left knee bone bruise).
Johnson was just named the Eastern Conference player of the week for the second time this season. Kuminga hasn’t played since the trade from Golden State for Kristaps Porzingis.
McCollum had 18 of his points in the first quarter, but Minnesota used a 40-18 run from the end of the first to midway through the second for a 79-52 advantage. Atlanta got no closer than 16 the rest of the way.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the Hawks against his former team.
Hawks: Play at Charlotte on Wednesday.
Timberwolves: Host Portland on Wednesday.
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu (13) scores while Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) defends during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum, left, drives while Minnesota Timberwolves guard Ayo Dosunmu, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Atlanta Hawks guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker (7) goes up for a 3-point shot while Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) and forward Jaden McDaniels, left, defend during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Bones Hyland (8) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jaylen Clark (22) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Atlanta Hawks, Monday, Feb. 9, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Bailey Hillesheim)
