Jeremiah Fears had 22 points, a career-high 13 assists and 8 rebounds as New Orleans won at the Smoothie King Center.

New Orleans is 1-4 and won for the first time under coach Jamahl Mosley. Sacramento fell to 0-5.

Zion Williamson scored 22 on 10-of-12 shooting, every basket in the paint, and had 5 steals. Trey Murphy III added 19.

Leading 67-65, the Pelicans scored 21 of the next 25 points in under four minutes and went up 88-69.

New Orleans scored 80 points in the paint, had 18 steals and scored 40 off 25 Kings turnovers. Its bench outscored Sacramento's 41-8.

Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. set career highs with 34 points and 14 assists for the Kings. De'Andre Hunter and Precious Achiuwa each scored 24.

Sacramento visits Memphis on Saturday at 8 p.m. ET. New Orleans hosts Atlanta on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET.

Jeremiah Fears' highlights from the Mavericks win in Dallas. Photo credit: New Orleans Pelicans / YouTube video still.

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