Sacramento Kings @ Charlotte Hornets
Friday, April 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, NC | Game ID: 22401118
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
CHA 18 31 23 30 102SAC 26 42 30 27 125
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Kings beat Hornets 125-102 to maintain hold on 10th spot in the West
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- — Zach LaVine had 25 points and 10 rebounds, Domantas Sabonis added 24 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists and the Sacramento Kings rolled past the Charlotte Hornets 125-102 on Friday night to remain in 10th place in the Western Conference standings.
DeMar DeRozan added 22 points to help the Kings win for only the second time in their last nine games.
Sabonis was on pace for his 68th career triple-double before leaving the game with three minutes left in the third quarter after taking a knee to his right thigh. He did not return for his normal rotation in the third quarter with the Kings well in control and the team did not announce any injury.
Miles Bridges had 22 points, and Moussa Diabate added 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Hornets.
The Kings held a 1/2-game lead over Phoenix Suns for the final spot in the play-in tournament entering the game and wasted little time with the injury-riddled Hornets. Sacramento built a 19-point lead at halftime behind Sabonis, who had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists at the break.
Takeaways Kings: Malik Monk scored 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting off the bench against his former team.
Hornets: Bridges was the only opening night starter still on the floor for Charlotte. LaMelo Ball and Brandon Miller have already been ruled out for the season, and were joined on the bench by Mark Williams (thoracic muscle spasms) and Josh Green (shoulder soreness).
Key moment After falling behind 10-4 early, the Kings closed the first quarter on a 22-8 run to take control of the game and were never seriously challenged again.
Key stat Charlotte's starters were 5 of 24 from 3-point range.
Up next Both teams are in action Sunday with the Kings visiting the Cavaliers and the Hornets hosting the Bulls.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
IJ I. Jones
JC J. Crowder
JV J. Valančiūnas
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
MF M. Fultz
MM M. Monk
TL T. Lyles
ZL Z. LaVine
CHADJ D. Jeffries
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Sims
KS K. Simpson
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
NU Nurkic
SC S. Curry
SA Salaun
TG T. Gibson
TS T. Salaün
SAC/CHA the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur