The Kings finally (!) (barely) beat the Pelicans

It's been a week, folks.

Good morning. Let’s basketball.

Art (Caress of the Sphinx); Fernand Khnopff; 1896

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Scores

Raptors 104, Heat 114 — One of the funniest plays of the year: with Ochai Agbaji ripping down the lane, Bam Adebayo pushes Agbaji’s teammate Jakob Poltl into the way to get posterized.

Pistons 99, Celtics 123 — Another high-scoring game for Payton Pritchard (27). We’re getting closer to Pritchard being one of the most cost-efficient players not on a rookie deal. (He’s in the $7-8 million range for the next three seasons.)

Kings 111, Pelicans 109 — Sacramento really tried to choke this one away, C.J. McCollum got very hot down the stretch.