Without Williamson, Pelicans guard CJ McCollum led all scorers with 43 points, including 37 points in the second half and overtime. McCollum had a chance to win the game in regulation, but his floater missed at the buzzer sounded.

New Orleans looks to end its 10-game skid when the New Orleans Pelicans play Sacramento. Thursday's meeting is the first of the season between the squads.

The long losing streak that has lingered since Jan. 20 finally came to a halt, despite how the Pelicans played at times down the stretch Thursday night as if they wanted to keep the skid going. CJ McCollum made sure this one didn’t get away.

Pelicans win for the first time since Jan. 20th, beating the Kings 140-133 to snap a 10 game losing skid. A 43-point outing from CJ McCollum, who scored all but 6 of his points in