Pelicans Roll in Sacramento, Cap Five-Game, Season-Series Sweep

New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (C) slaps hands with teammates CJ McCollum and Herbert Jones during an NBA game in Sacramento, Calif., on April 11, 2024 Benjamin Fanjoy/AP Photo

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson each scored 31 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat Sacramento 135–123 on Thursday night to complete a five-game season sweep of the Kings.

Williamson went to the locker room late in the second quarter with an apparent left-wrist injury but returned to score 23 points in the second half.