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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hornets | 30 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 118 |
 Kings | 33 | 33 | 18 | 27 | 111 |
CHATeam statsSAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 46-8454.8% | 16-3250.0% | 10-1471.4% | 46 | 30 | 20 |
| SAC | 44-9645.8% | 14-4630.4% | 9-1275.0% | 39 | 26 | 15 |
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Charlotte Hornets118| 36 | 23 | 10-13 | 2-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +7.6 | |||||
| 35 | 22 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 5-7 | −5 | +4.2 | ||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | −1 | −1.5 | ||||||||
| 25 | 3 | 1-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −9.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 12 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.2 | |||||
| 20 | 18 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | +3.8 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-3 | 0 | +1 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 118 | 46-8454.8% | 16-3250.0% | 46 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 10-1471.4% | 10 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 41 points on 15 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Willy Hernangomez, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Caleb Martin and Bismack Biyombo (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings111| 40 | 22 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +1 | +2.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-22 | 7-16, Ties the NBA season high | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 3-3 | +2 | −1.0 | ||||||||
| 35 | 17 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 | +4.4 | ||||||||
| 25 | 11 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +0.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 12 | 4-14 | 2-11 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −7 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 21 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −1.9 | |||||
| 12 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.7 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +8 | +0.2 | |||||
| Team | 111 | 44-9645.8% | 14-4630.4% | 39 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 9-1275.0% | 10 | 11 | 5 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Justin James, Caleb Swanigan and Yogi Ferrell (coach’s decision).
Hornets118Kings111ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
P.J. Washington scored 23 points (16 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 118-111.
Devonte' Graham’s 32-foot pull-up 3-pointer put the Hornets ahead for good with 6:01 left in the third quarter.
Terry Rozier had 22 points (10 in the third quarter), 6 assists and 3 steals. The Hornets had 7 players in double-digit scoring. Graham assisted on 5 of Washington’s 10 baskets.
For the Kings, Buddy Hield scored 23 points with 7 3-pointers, and Harrison Barnes added 22 points and 3 steals. Richaun Holmes had 17 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks on 8 for 10 shooting. Hield scored 12 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter.
The Hornets shot 54.8% from the field and 50.0% from 3 to the Kings’ 45.8% and 30.4%. The Kings outscored the Hornets 29-17 off turnovers. The Hornets outscored the Kings 21-5 in 7 minutes with Williams, Monk, Bacon, Graham and Washington on the floor together.
Charlotte HornetsSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. The Hornets’ chance bottomed out at 15% (2nd quarter, 7:52 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
108 points from the field on 84 shots: 16.1 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-34 | 64.7% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-15 | 53.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 0-3 | 0.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 3-5 | 60.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-27 | 48.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemanja Bjelica | 30 | 9 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 20 | 5 | 2-2 | +1 |
| Richaun Holmes | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Buddy Hield | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 17 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 38 | 5 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Buddy Hield | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Richaun Holmes | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Harrison Barnes | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 1-4 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bogdan Bogdanović | 17 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Buddy Hield | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Cory Joseph | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 45 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
CHA
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Graham 32' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
Q3 6:01
11.5%
60→49
Monk 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Graham 5 AST)
Q3 3:04
11.1%
49→37
Fox 4' Running Layup (10 PTS)
Q3 7:57
10.4%
62→73
Rozier 25' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
Q3 7:42
10.4%
73→62
Hield 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Fox 4 AST)
Q1 3:41
9.5%
68→77
