Sacramento Kings face New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA on Saturday 19 December 2026 at Smoothie King Center, New Orleans. Start time is 8pm EST / 1am GMT.
Confirmed broadcast details and any schedule changes are updated here as they are announced.
BASKETBALL · MATCH
Sacramento Kings at New Orleans Pelicans
Date
18 December 2026Friday
Venue
New Orleans, United States
Status
Scheduled
Format
Match · Basketball
Schedule contextNBA · rest, travel and time zones from the published schedule
Sacramento Kings Away
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Wed at Thunder
- Travel
- 927 km (576 mi) · 2 h ahead · game 2 of 4-game road trip
- Schedule
- 2 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm (5pm at home)
Time zonesRoad trip
New Orleans Pelicans Home
- Rest
- 1 day
- Last game
- Wed v Knicks
- Travel
- No travel · game 2 of 5-game home stand
- Schedule
- 3 in last 7 days
- Body clock
- Tip 7pm
Home stand
IndoorConference
The Kings have had 1 day off since Wednesday's game in Oklahoma City, game 2 of a 4-game road trip, with 927 km (576 miles) of travel, playing 2 hours ahead of their home clock.
The Pelicans have had 1 day off since Wednesday's game against the Knicks, game 2 of a 5-game home stand.
Conference game indoors.
NBA teams playing two or more hours from their home time zone have won 45% of regular-season games since 2015 (3,644 team-games).
From the published schedule, computed 6 Sep 2026. No odds or predictions. All NBA games this week
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