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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 37 | 30 | 29 | 20 | 116 |
 Hornets | 32 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 122 |
SACTeam statsCHA| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 48-8655.8% | 9-3129.0% | 11-1764.7% | 44 | 28 | 10 |
| CHA | 45-9447.9% | 12-3040.0% | 20-2580.0% | 46 | 30 | 8 |
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Charlotte Hornets122| 36 | 25 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +1 | +8.7 | ||||||
| 34 | 26 | 7-18 | 4-11 | 0 | 0 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.8 | |||
| 26 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.3 | |||||
| 25 | 16 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −0.2 | |||||
| 19 | 3 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −0.6 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.9 | |||||
| 22 | 12 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +19 | −1.6 | |||||
| 20 | 6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | +5 | +1.7 | |||||
| 16 | 9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.9 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +8 | −0.2 | ||||||
| Team | 122 | 45-9447.9% | 12-3040.0% | 46 | 30 | 8 | 15 | 20-2580.0% | 10 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 42 points on 17 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Jalen McDaniels, Vernon Carey Jr., Nate Darling, Caleb Martin and Nick Richards (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings116| 41 | 17 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | −7 | +7.4 | ||||||||
| 37 | 29 | 11-22 | 1-5 | 6-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +1.1 | |||||
| 37 | 23 | 8-14 | 5-11 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +5.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −4 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 16 | 12 | 6-9 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −5.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 4 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.1 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 116 | 48-8655.8% | 9-3129.0% | 44 | 28 | 10 | 19 | 11-1764.7% | 4 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 22 points on 10 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Jahmi'us Ramsey, DaQuan Jeffries and Kyle Guy (coach’s decision).
Hornets122Kings116ClickTap 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.
Gordon Hayward scored 25 points (14 in the paint), and the Charlotte Hornets rallied from 15 points down in the third quarter to beat the Sacramento Kings 122-116 for their fourth straight win.
The Hornets trailed 82-67 with 9:17 left in the third quarter. They outscored the Kings 55-34 the rest of the way.
Terry Rozier’s 2 free throws with 26.1 seconds left made it 118-113 and put it away.
During clutch time, the Hornets outscored the Kings 16-5. Hayward scored 6 of the Hornets’ 16 on 2 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line. With 1:36 left, Hayward stole the ball from Harrison Barnes, and his driving dunk off it put the Hornets ahead 112-111.
Rozier scored 26 points (11 in the first quarter). Rozier and Hayward set each other up for 5 baskets and 12 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Kings, De'Aaron Fox had 29 points and 8 assists, and Buddy Hield added 23 points with 5 3-pointers. Richaun Holmes had 17 points, 15 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 blocks.
The Kings got 4 offensive rebounds, about 6 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Hornets outscored the Kings 42-22 off the bench.
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 14% (3rd quarter, 9:44 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
102 points from the field on 94 shots: 2.9 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-40 | 60.0% | 64% |
| In the paint | 3-14 | 21.4% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-10 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddy Hield | 19 | 3 | 1-4 | −3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 18 | 8 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Harrison Barnes | 11 | 4 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Barnes | 28 | 5 | 2-2 | −3 |
| Buddy Hield | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Richaun Holmes | 11 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | 19 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 10 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Buddy Hield | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cory Joseph | 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 4-7 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
CHA win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
SAC
50/50
CHA
Highest Leverage Moments
Rozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Hayward 3 AST)
Q4 0:54
31.3%
55→86
Hayward 1' Running Dunk (22 PTS) (Rozier 3 AST)
Q4 1:33
28.2%
37→66
Hayward 2' Layup (20 PTS) (Rozier 2 AST)
Q4 3:04
19.6%
34→53
Hield Driving Layup (20 PTS)
Q4 1:02
17.7%
73→55
Graham 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Hayward 2 AST)
Q4 3:45
16.2%
21→37
