Kings erupt for Sacramento-era record 49 first-quarter points against Pelicans
The Kings erupted for 49 points in the first quarter of Thursday’s game at Walt Disney World Resort’s HP Field House in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, setting a Sacramento-era record for points in a quarter.
Kings guard Bogdan Bogdanovic led the scoring barrage, going 7 of 7 from the field and 5 of 5 from 3-point range for 19 points before finally missing a half-court heave at the buzzer. Bogdanovic missed his first 14 shots in Tuesday’s loss to the Dallas Mavericks and did not make a basket until there were 6.3 seconds remaining in overtime.
This time, Bogdanovic had the hot hand right from the start. He made two 3-pointers in the opening minute, one from the left wing and another from the right corner.
The Kings led 49-39 at the end of the first quarter. The previous Sacramento-era record for points in a quarter was 46, which has been done four times, but not since March 20, 2001, against the Houston Rockets.
The Kings shot 78.3% from the field and 77.8% from 3-point range in the opening period, making 18 of 23 field-goal attempts and 7 of 9 from beyond the arc.
This story was originally published August 6, 2020 at 12:16 PM.
