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NBA podcast Charlie O:LeBron still out has missed 13 games so far; Pelicans Green was first coach fired this season; plus more news

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LeBron James (left) and Bronny James (right) watch a game this season. LeBron is out with a sciatic nerve on his right side and has missed all 13 Lakers games this season but could be returning soon according to reports as he’s been rehabbing in the G League (AP file photo)

NBA podcast Charlie O:

#1 Sciatica on his right side is keeping LeBron James out of the game for the Los Angeles Lakers he’s missed 13 games so far?

#2 Willie Green former New Orleans Pelicans head coach was fired Nov 15 following a 2-10 start to the season, marking the first coaching change of the 2025-26 campaign?

#3 Stephen Curry scored 49 points and delivered the win for the Golden State Warriors 109-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs Friday?

#4 With LaMelo Ball upgraded to “probable” for his return from an injury, he’ll be back with the Charlotte Hornets and he and the Hornets will face the Toronto Raptors Mon Nov 17?

#5 Ex NBA player Patrick Beverley facing assault after his recent arrest, Beverly found his sister with a man in the middle of the night and was concerned. Beverly was accused of felony assault.

Charlie O does the NBA podcasts each Sunday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor: Warriors take on Pelicans in the Big Easy Smoothie King Arena Friday

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Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler (right) and the Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (left) embrace before the game on Tue Mar 25, 2025 in Miami at the Kaseya Arena in Miami. (AP News photo)

Golden State Warriors podcast David Zizmor:

#1 The Miami Heat’s Bam Adebayo scored 27 points and Tyler Herro chalked up 20 points as the Miami Heat turned back the return of former Heat Jimmy Butler to Miami as the Heat Beat Golden State 112-86 on Tuesday night.

#2 The Warriors without Stephen Curry whose suffering from a pelvic contusion missed his second game. Butler scored 11 points, Jonathan Kuminga scored 15 points, Brandin Podziemski scored 14 and Gui Santos had 13 for the Warriors scoring.

#3 The Warriors head to New Orleans for game 2 of this six game road trip on Friday night a 5:00pm PDT tip off. The Pelicans are dead last in the NBA Eastern Conference at 14th place at 20-53. The Warriors are coming off two straight loses how do you see this Warriors-Pelicans match up at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans?

Join David Zizmor for the Warriors podcasts Wednesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Kings resume second half of season against Golden State Friday at Golden 1

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Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk shoots a fade away jumper over New Orleans Pelicans center Karlo Matkovic (17) in first half action at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Thu Feb 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The only way the New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) were going to end their nine game losing streak was to score lost of points and that’s what they did to split a two game set with the Sacramento Kings (28-27) on Thursday night 140-133 at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

#2 The Kings made an all out effort to get this game but the Pelicans were on a mission to avoid losing a tenth straight game and it was a game of pride for them for this win.

#3 The Kings leading scorer Zach LaVine went all out with 32 points, two rebounds, and two assists in spite of the loss the Kings looked like they got what they bargained for in obtaining a player like LaVine.

#4 Malik Monk has been a big help he was second in scoring for the Kings with 24 points, six rebounds and nine assists. In some of the Kings wins Monk has been right there in the offensive tally.

#5 Next up for the Kings they’ll face Golden State at Sacramento. The Warriors have won six of their last ten games are are just behind the ninth place Kings in tenth place. Can the Kings fend off Jimmy Butler and the Warriors on Fri Feb 21st?

Barbara Mason does the Warriors podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Pelicans split with Kings end 9 game skid in 140-133 OT win

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The New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCullom (left) rolls past the Sacramento Kings forwards Keegan Murray (13) and Domantas Sabonis (11) for a layup in the first half at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Thu Feb 13, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The only way the New Orleans Pelicans (13-42) were going to end their nine game losing streak was to score lost of points and that’s what they did to split a two game set with the Sacramento Kings (28-27) on Thursday night 140-133 at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

#2 The Kings made an all out effort to get this game but the Pelicans were on a mission to avoid losing a tenth straight game and it was a game of pride for them for this win.

#3 The Kings leading scorer Zach LaVine went all out with 32 points, two rebounds, and two assists in spite of the loss the Kings looked like they got what they bargained for in obtaining a player like LaVine.

#4 Malik Monk has been a big help he was second in scoring for the Kings with 24 points, six rebounds and nine assists. In some of the Kings wins Monk has been right there in the offensive tally.

#5 Next up for the Kings they’ll face Golden State at Sacramento. The Warriors have won six of their last ten games are are just behind the ninth place Kings in tenth place. Can the Kings fend off Jimmy Butler and the Warriors on Fri Feb 21st?

Jeremiah Salmonson does the Warriors podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kings Beat Pelicans In Game One of Their Back-to-Back Series 119-111

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Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis (23) shoots a three pointer over the New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum (3) in the first half at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Wed Feb 12, 2025 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Last Saturday night the Sacramento Kings (28-26) won a close game over the New Orleans Pelicans (12-42) and Wednesday night the Kings

The Kings won the first of a back to back series with New Orleans 119-111. They will be looking to sweep the Pelicans Thursday night in their fourth matchup this season. Keon Ellis had a banner night off the bench hitting 27 points with five rebounds.

Domantas Sabonis had his 48th double double of the season with 15 rebounds and 16 points. DeMar DeRozan finished with 24 points and Zach LaVine with 23. Keegan Murray did not have a great shooting night but showed up defensively with seven rebounds having the unenviable task of guarding Zion Williamson who had the Pelican high with 33 points. The loss was the Pelicans tenth loss in a row.

Game recap: Sacramento did get a nice start going on a 12-0 run leading after the first 12 minutes 34-26. The Pelicans fought hard to cut the deficit to a single point in the second quarter and the Kings had loosened up letting the Pelicans back into the game.

Sacramento had at one time led by 16 points. Mid-way through the second quarter, Domantas Sabonis committed his third personal creating a shaky situation for the point forward. At 8:53 the Pelicans took their first lead of the game going on a 24-6 run.

The Sacramento offense had drastically cooled off in a wild turnaround. New Orleans had taken a 42-37 lead. The Kings answered going on a 9-0 run taking the lead back 46-37. Sacramento’s Keon Ellis was on a tear with 22 points in 14 minutes of play leading both teams in scoring.

The Kings kept letting the Pelicans challenge and with two minutes left in the half, New Orleans trailed by three points 57-54. Sacramento was having a rough time putting any distance between themselves and the feisty Pelicans. With 1:11 left in the half the game was tied at 59. At the half the Kings had broken the tie leading 65-63.

This was a wild second quarter with the Kings letting the Pelicans dictate the pace when they had it all going in the opening quarter. They would have some work to do in the second half and that would have to come from Zach LaVine and Keegan Murray who had been quiet in the first half only scoring three points each.

Among the starters, DeMar DeRozan had the high with 16 points but it was Keon Ellis who was really playing hard scoring 22 points in fifteen minutes of play. Sacramento had a lot of turnovers in the first half with ten and did not want a repeat of the 21 turnovers in their last game against the Mavericks Monday night. (They would finish the game with only 11 turnovers)

The Pelicans had three starters in double figures with Zion Williamson leading hitting 19 points. Trey Murphy III and Jose Alvarado also had a good first half chipping in 13 points apiece.

The third quarter remained close and with under three minutes left the Kings pushed out a 90-81 lead. They went on a 8-0 run hitting a number of three’s having hit 14 so far in the game. Zach LaVine got into double digits in the quarter now scoring a total of 12 points. Sacramento would have to hang tight in the fourth quarter with the Pelicans nipping at their heels. The Kings took a 92-86 lead into the final quarter.

The fourth quarter remained fairly close into the final minutes of the game. Sacramento began to string together stops and with under three minutes left on the clock the Kings had a 113-104 lead. Sacramento continued to extend their lead and with under a minute left in the game had a 115-107 lead and this game was a wrap. The final was 119-111.

Beating a team four times in one season is not easy and Sacramento will have their work cut out for them in the final game with the Pelicans this season. They have all the weapons to do it but need to execute Thursday night. They will have to contain Zion Williamson, a tough assignment.

Game recap: Wednesday night, the Kings traveled to New Orleans for a matchup with the Pelicans in the first of a double-header. The Kings were focused on a far different start than the one they had in their last contest with New Orleans back on Sat Feb 8th which was less than a week ago.

In the first quarter of that game the Pelicans had taken a 29-9 lead and the Kings had to fight hard to make up that deficit. Thanks to a lopsided third quarter in which the Kings overwhelmed the Pelicans 45-22, which had a lot to do with the eventual 123-118 win for Sacramento, they do not want a repeat of the first quarter in that game. They got a strong start in Wednesday night’s game.

The two teams will be back at it Thursday night at Smoothie King Center with tipoff scheduled for 5:00 PM. Sacramento will be looking for their third win over New Orleans in less than a week.

Sacramento Kings podcast with Tony Renteria: Kings take on struggling Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena tonight

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Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (center left) tries to take a shot on the Dallas Mavericks Kessler Edwards (20) who defends in the first half at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas on Tue Feb 11, 2025 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Tony Renteria:

#1 Sacramento Kings DeMar DeRozan led with 42 points on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks 129-128 at American Airlines Arena in Dallas. DeRozan even had a baseline floater with just two seconds left for the winning basket.

#2 The Kings Zach LaVine and Malik Monk scored 17 points each to start the Kings three game road trip.

#3 Domantas Sabonis continues to roll and has been a huge help for the Kings and leads the NBA with 47 double doubles but was not selected this weekend’s All Star game.

#4 The Kings are now 14-8 going into tonight’s game in New Orleans under head coach Doug Christie since taking over after former Kings head coach Mike Brown was was 13-18 was fired Dec 27th.

#5 The Kings take on the Western Conference last place New Orleans Pelicans. The Pelicans have lost nine straight games. The Kings are in ninth in the Western Conference have won their last two games. How do you see this match up tonight.

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Join Tony Renteria Tuesdays at http://www.sportsradioservice.com for the Kings podcasts

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings host Pelicans Saturday look to get back in win column

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Portland Trail Blazers guard Scoot Henderson (00) and the Sacramento Kings guard Keon Ellis (23) battle for the basketball in the first half at the Moda Center in Portland on Thu Feb 6, 2025 (AP News photo)

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson:

#1 The Portland Trail Blazers Anfernee Simons scored 30 points and shot for eight 3 pointers as the Portland Trailblazers picked up their sixth win in a row at the Moda Center in Portland over the Sacramento Kings in a 108-102 win on Thursday night.

#2 Matching up scorers for the Trail Blazers Shaedon Sharpe hit 24 points and helped the Blazers win their tenth game out of their last 11 games. The Kings DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points and the Kings continue to suffer losing five of their last six games.

#3 In spite of the loss the Kings had a one point lead on the Blazers after DeRozan hit a jumper an added a free throw with 6:36 remaining in the game. Sharpe scored a three pointer after that and the Blazers never looked back.

#4 The Kings Zach Levine who made his debut on Wednesday finishing third in scoring and finished with DeRozan for first in scoring with 22 points. How is Levine looking so far?

#5 The Kings return back to Sacramento to host the New Orleans Pelicans for a 7:00pm tip on Saturday. The Pelicans are in dead last in the Western Conference at 12-39 and have lost seven straight games. Jeremiah this might be the Kings best chance to get back in the win column after losing their last two games.

Jeremiah Salmonson does the Kings podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

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Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason: Nuggets pay Kings a visit tonight at Golden 1

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The Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) goes to the basket against the New Orleans Pelicans guard Dejounte Murray (5) in the first half at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Sun Dec 15, 2024 (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Barbara Mason:

#1 The Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis scored a season high of 32 points on Thursday night and grabbed a season best 20 rebounds as the Kings defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 111-109.

#2 The Kings DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Keegan Murray and De’Aaron Fox each scored 18 points no doubt Murray and De’Aaron are a big part of the starting line up.

#3 The Kings are rolling they have won four of their last five games. So their getting some consistency.

#4 The Pelicans CJ McCullom did the heavy lifting hitting six 3 pointers and finished with a team leading 36 points but not good enough to beat the Kings.

#5 The Kings have now not scored less than 115 points in any of their last eight wins. The Kings 111 points against the Pelicans were their lowest score this season.

Barbara Mason covers Sacramento Kings basketball at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah Salmonson: Kings just get past Pelicans 111-109 in the Big Easy

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Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) passed the ball past the New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi, left, and guard CJ McCullum (3) in second half action at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans (AP News photo)

On the Sacramento Kings podcast with Jeremiah:

#1 The New Orleans Pelicans couldn’t keep the Sacramento Kings Domantas Sabonis down he led the Kings with 32 points and had 20 rebounds in the Kings win 111-109 against the Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans.

#2 DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and the Kings De’Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray each scored 18 points that help contribute to the offense.

#3 Jeremiah the win give the Kings three in a row and they have now won five of their last six games and have improved over the last two weeks.

#4 The Pelicans CJ McCullom scored six 3 pointers and tallied 36 points. One the remarkable shots that McCullom took was a shot that hit off the glass while he was falling for three points as he got fouled by Fox with 1:20 remaining in the game.

#5 The Kings will return to Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. The Nuggets are seventh in the Western Conference and have been playing .500 ball winning five of their last ten games. Tip off is 7:00pm PST on Mon Dec 16, 2024.

Join Jeremiah for the Kings podcasts each Friday at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

Kings Beat Pelicans 111-109 Extending Win Streak to Three

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The Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) and guard Malik Monk (0) celebrates Sabonis’ 3 point shot against the New Orleans Pelicans at Smoothie King Arena in New Orleans on Thu Dec 12, 2024 (AP News photo)

By Barbara Mason

Thursday night the Sacramento Kings (13-13) beat the New Orleans Pelicans (5-21) in the final seconds of the fourth quarter. It was not easy by any means but they discouraged two straight Pelican stops closing out the game and sealing the deal.

Domantas Sabonis had a season-high 32 points with 20 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan finished the game with 29 points and De’Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray each had 18 points. Sacramento now has a .500 record at 13-13.

Game recap: After the first 12 minutes of play the Kings held a slim lead 28-26 and as play wore on the Pelicans, despite being short-handed, were going to be a handful. New Orleans outscored the Kings in the second quarter 29-25 and led at the half 55-53. Sacramento would be looking for a dominating second half as they’ve seen in the past.

The Kings were dominant in the third quarter outscoring the Pelicans 38-28 and taking an eight point lead 91-83 going into the fourth quarter. Neither team was able to score in the opening 1 1/2 minutes of play.

New Orleans was able to outscore the Kings in the final quarter 26-20 but came up just short unable to make up the eight point lead Sacramento had established. The Kings took as much as a 14 point lead in the fourth quarter.

With under five minutes left in the game, the Pelicans began to chip away at the Sacramento lead. With under two minutes left in the game the Kings were clinging to a three-point lead 109-106. Sacramento was unable to score at all in the final 1:41 left in the game.

The Pelicans had a huge opportunity with two straight defensive stops with under a minute left on the clock but could not score. Malik Monk blocked a Dejounte Murray shot that was rebounded by Domantas Sabonis and that was the ball game 111-109.

The 111 points scored by the KIngs tied their season low in this very tight contest. Domantas Sabonis really stepped up for this game scoring a season high 32 points and another double double with 20 rebounds. DeMar DeRozan chipped in 29 points.

De’Aaron Fox and Keegan Murray each scored 18 points. Murray also had a great defensive game with 10 rebounds. Sacramento had a great night at the line shooting at 93% a vast improvement. Ball protection was also a part of this win with only 11 turnovers. Sacramento hung on for dear life but came out on top in this game pushing their season record to 13-13.

Game notes: The Kings had a great start to the 2024-25 season. Through the first seven games the Kings were holding down sixth place in net rating. This was a significant improvement over last season when they finished in 17th in the net rating.

The Kings went on to finish with a 46-36 record exiting in the Play-In Tournament. Back in early November, they were fifth in offensive rating and 12th in defensive rating both an improvement over last season.

Things got a bit spotty going into the second week of November. They really fell on hard times around mid-November dropping four games in a row. They have seemed to have pulled it all together recently beating the highly rated Houston Rockets and winning three of four games.

Thursday night they played the struggling Pelicans and got their third win in a row and getting back to a decent .500. The Pelicans Brandon Ingram is out until Jan. 3rd and of course they will also be without Zion WIlliamson.

The days of beating Sacramento every time they met up is over for New Orleans with the loss tonight for the Pelicans. Last season the Kings lost all six games in their matchups. The Kings are now getting back to good health after a tough time dealing with injuries.

With only Trey Lyles listed as out, the Kings have everyone on board. There is also Devin Carter, the Kings first round draft pick who has not seen any action due to an offseason shoulder injury. The win tonight was ideal but going forward how do the King’s bounce back after losses: that is equally important. Right now the win Thursday night was big for Sacramento and taking it one game at a time.

The Pelicans are reeling from the second most players lost to injury this season. Only the Memphis Grizzlies have more. They were without Karlo Matkovic, Jordan Hawkins, Brandon Ingram, Jose Alvarado, and Javonte Green who is listed as questionable. Zion Williamson missed his 17th game.

The Kings will now have another three days off before taking on the Denver Nuggets at Golden 1 Center next Monday evening. Tipoff for that game is scheduled for 7:00 PM as Sacramento seeks their fourth win in a row.