The Sacramento Kings will travel to New Orleans on Friday to take on the Pelicans at Smoothie King Center.

The Pelicans (1-0) got off to an electric start to the season Wednesday night, beating the Rockets 131-112 in Houston. It was an incredible offensive display, with New Orleans shooting 53.1 percent from the field and 40 percent from behind the arc. The familiar faces on the Pelicans picked up right where they left off, with Anthony Davis posting 32 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and three steals, and Nikola Mirotic dropping 30 points of his own on 6-of-8 shooting from behind the arc.

However, it was the performances from the team's newest members that really stood out. Julius Randle came off the bench and put on an impressive offensive showcase, recording 25 points (8-15 FG, 2-4 3Pt), eight rebounds and three assists in just 24 minutes, while starting point guard Elfrid Payton opened up the regular season with a triple-double of 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.

Put it all together, and the Pelicans displayed how dangerous they could be on the offensive end this season.

Meanwhile, the Kings (0-1) put up a good fight against one of the Western Conference's best teams in the Jazz on Wednesday night, but they ultimately fell 123-117. Willie Cauley-Stein had a coming out party offensively, scoring a team-high 23 points on a very efficient 10-of-15 shooting against First-Team All-Defense center Rudy Gobert. It won't get any easier Wednesday night, however, as Cauley-Stein will be matched up with fellow Kentucky alum Davis.

And there is more where that came from, as former Kentucky star De'Aaron Fox was also impressive against the stingy Utah defense. Fox put together a great all-around effort, recording 21 points, seven assists, four rebounds and three steals in 38 minutes.