Hornets rally from 17 down in the first quarter, win on Daniels’ 3-pointer with 9.0 seconds left in double overtime
Troy Daniels made a 3-pointer on a pass from Jeremy Lin with 9.0 seconds left in the second overtime, and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 17 points down in the first quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 129-128 in double overtime.
The Hornets trailed 31-14 with 25 seconds left in the first quarter and 56-46 at halftime. They outscored the Kings 115-97 the rest of the way.
The Kings had the ball down 1 after a timeout, but Darren Collison missed a 13-foot jumper at the buzzer that would have put them ahead.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Kings 30-26. Daniels scored 17 of the Hornets’ 30 on 6 for 7 shooting. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Rajon Rondo had 8 of his 20 assists, 2 of them on baskets by DeMarcus Cousins that tied the game. In that stretch, Collison had 2 steals, both with the game within five points, and the Kings scored 2 points off them.
Daniels scored a season-high 28 points on 10 for 15 shooting off the bench. Kemba Walker added 24 points (12 in the fourth quarter), 8 assists and 4 steals but shot 5 for 25. Marvin Williams added a season-high 21 points (16 in the third quarter), and Lin had 20 points and a season-high 11 assists. Walker scored 12 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Hornets had 4 20-point scorers.
For the Kings, Cousins had a season-high 56 points and 12 rebounds on 21 for 30 shooting, and Rudy Gay added 20 points and 9 rebounds. Rondo had 7 points, 10 rebounds and 20 assists.
The Hornets made 20 3-pointers, 8 of them by Daniels and 4 by Spencer Hawes. The Kings forced 10 turnovers, about 8 fewer than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Hornets 74-30 in the paint. Williams, Hawes and Tyler Hansbrough fouled out for the Hornets, and Cousins for the Kings.