Sacramento Kings @ New Orleans Pelicans

9-5, 5-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Kings SAC	27	22	26	24	99
Pelicans NO	16	33	21	19	89

New Orleans PelicansPelicansNO

7-6, 4-2 Home

Matchups

SAC

Season tied

1-1

100

Game 1@ SAC

Final

106

Game 2@ NO

Final

Game 3@ NO

Final

102

Game 4@ SAC

Final

101

Western Conference

Pacific	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	53	29	.646	-	W3
Phoenix	45	37	.549	8	W1
LA Clippers	42	40	.512	11	W1
Golden State	37	45	.451	16	L3
Sacramento	22	60	.268	31	L1

Southwest	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Antonio	62	20	.756	-	L1
Houston	52	30	.634	10	W1
New Orleans	26	56	.317	36	L2
Dallas	26	56	.317	36	W1
Memphis	25	57	.305	37	L8

NBA News

Sources: No plans for NBA Middle East games due to war

The NBA will not play any preseason games in the Middle East for the first time in five years, sources told ESPN, due to the ongoing war in the region.

The Warriors are standing pat as the Curry era reaches another crossroads

LeBron James chose elsewhere, major upgrades never materialized and Golden State is again banking on continuity.

Egusi, Nigerians, and Ewing - Washington feels like home for Wizards rookie Felix Okpara

For 22-year-old center Felix Okpara, Washington is going to mean way more than the city where his NBA career begins. It is also home to one of the largest Nigerian and African communities in the United States.

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