Charlotte
Hornets
117
–
109
FINAL
Sacramento
Kings
Date
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 30 | 21 | 31 | 27 | 117 |
| SAC | 34 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 109 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kon Knueppel
CHA
24
PTS
7
REB
3
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite43.9
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 32.2Impact: 2.3
5-8 from 3+15 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 67.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
LaMelo Ball
CHA
30
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-22 (45.5%)
3PT6-13
FT4-4
TS%63.1%
eFG%59.1%
STL1
TOV3
ORTG138
DRTG116
NET+23
30 points6-13 from 3+16 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 46.2 possessions
Box Score
| CHA | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LaMelo Ball | 30:37 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-22 | 46% | 6-13 | 46% | 4-4 | 100% | +16 |
| Brandon Miller | 32:46 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-5 | 40% | 4-4 | 100% | +12 |
| Miles Bridges | 31:17 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11-15 | 73% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | +14 |
| Kon Knueppel | 34:17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 5-8 | 63% | 5-5 | 100% | +15 |
| Moussa Diabaté | 33:59 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Coby White | 19:54 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -4 |
| Pat Connaughton | 8:10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Josh Green | 10:44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Xavier Tillman | 14:01 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Sion James | 24:15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 41 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 41-90 | 46% | 19-40 | 48% | 16-17 | 94% | — |
Ryan Kalkbrenner —
Tre Mann —
Tosan Evbuomwan —
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxime Raynaud | 24:57 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Nique Clifford | 40:49 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | -4 |
| Killian Hayes | 30:47 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 40:49 | 39 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17-22 | 77% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +3 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 29:30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -22 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Doug McDermott | 28:12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Drew Eubanks | 14:44 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +9 |
| Daeqwon Plowden | 30:12 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 109 | 35 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 45-83 | 54% | 8-25 | 32% | 11-14 | 79% | — |
Keegan Murray —
Dylan Cardwell —
Devin Carter —
Patrick Baldwin Jr. —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
CHA41/90 (46%)
Paint
22/50 (44%)
Mid
4/8 (50%)
3PT
19/40 (48%)
RA 43%ATB3 46%Paint 50%Corner 3 67%
SAC45/83 (54%)
Paint
30/41 (73%)
Mid
15/29 (52%)
3PT
8/26 (31%)
RA 78%ATB3 26%Paint 53%Mid 54%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Killian Hayes
defended LaMelo Ball
8.9 min • 3 pts • 25%
Best Defender
Maxime Raynaud
held Moussa Diabaté
5.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
DeMar DeRozan
vs Sion James
5.4 min • 14 pts • 88%
| SAC Defense | Brandon Miller | Coby White | Josh Green | Kon Knueppel | LaMelo Ball | Miles Bridges | Moussa Diabaté | Pat Connaughton | Sion James | Xavier Tillman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeMar DeRozan | 2.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.7m 9pts 75% | — | 4.0m 8pts 80% | 1.4m 12pts 86% | — | 5.4m 14pts 88% | — |
| Nique Clifford | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 33% | — | 5.5m 2pts 33% | — | 1.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Killian Hayes | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | 8.9m 3pts 25% | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Precious Achiuwa | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 4.7m 6pts 67% | 2.9m 4pts 67% | — | — | — |
| Daeqwon Plowden | — | 4.7m 6pts 40% | 1.9m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Doug McDermott | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Maxime Raynaud | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 5.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Drew Eubanks | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.1m 2pts 100% |
| Other | — | — | 0.9m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 33% | 3.8m 7pts 50% | 1.7m 6pts 100% | 1.4m 7pts 43% | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = SAC leads, negative = CHA leads
SAC Largest Lead
9
Q2 4:36
CHA Largest Lead
12
Q4 6:17
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
SAC 8-0 run
Q1 7:26 – Q1 9:23
-6 → 0
SAC 10-0 run
Q1 7:26 – Q1 9:58
-6 → +2
SAC 12-0 run
Q1 7:26 – Q1 10:53
-6 → +4
CHA 8-0 run
Q2 7:28 – Q2 8:33
+4 → -1