For the third time in less than a week, the Sacramento Kings and New Orleans Pelicans will go head-to-head on Thursday night. The Pelicans will host the Kings for a second night in a row, and Sacramento scored a 119-111 victory on Wednesday as 6-point favorites.

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This is the second of a back-to-back in the Big Easy between these teams. The Kings won 119-111 last night. Keon Ellis had a team-high 27 points off the bench for Sacramento. The Pelicans lost their tenth in a row despite 33 points from Zion Williamson.

Zion Williamson was HISTORICALLY efficient despite the Pelicans' loss. 💪 40 PTS (season-high) 💪 4 REB 💪 4 AST 💪 2 STL 💪 16-21 FGM He's the FIRST player in Pelicans history and the 11th player EVER to score 40+ PTS in under 28 MIN! pic.twitter.com/oXyRc3efqe Each team has released their injury reports for Thursday's matchup.

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The Pelicans trailed 65-63 at the break. Unlike their loss to the Kings on Saturday night, the Pelicans didn’t collapse in the third quarter. On Saturday, the Pels got outscored 45-22 in the third quarter. This time, they were outscored 27-23 and trailed just 92-86 heading into the fourth quarter.