Game ID: 22500951
Charlotte Hornets @ Sacramento Kings
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 34 28 23 24 109CHA 30 29 31 27 117
CHA @ SAC ScoutingCHA @ SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
SAC availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 2 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 9 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 9 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 4 since 2/23, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/26 after 2, 27 min since (144% of 18)
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 3 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 10 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 10 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 7 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 5 since 2/23, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 15)
OUT Stevens missed 7 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/26 after 2, 21 min since (113% of 18)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 4 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 11 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 11 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 8 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 8 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Carter back 2/26 after 2, 21 min since (113% of 18)
BACK McDermott back 3/05 after 5, 4 min since (28% of 15)
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 5 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 12 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 12 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 9 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 9 since 2/19, not on tonight's roster
BACK Carter back 2/26 after 2, 17 min since (93% of 18)
BACK McDermott back 3/05 after 5, 4 min since (28% of 15)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 36 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 6 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 13 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 13 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 10 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 2 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK McDermott back 3/05 after 5, 4 min since (27% of 15)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/14 · 2 days' restOUT Murray missed 7 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 14 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 14 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Cardwell missed 11 since 2/19, returns tonight: 12 min (61% of 21)
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 3 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK McDermott back 3/05 after 5, 12 min since (81% of 15)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 34 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/15 · back-to-backOUT Murray missed 8 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 15 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 15 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 2 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 4 since 3/08, out tonight
BACK Cardwell back 3/14 after 11, 12 min since (61% of 21)
BACK McDermott back 3/05 after 5, 13 min since (83% of 15)
NEW Clifford 25 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/17 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 9 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 16 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 16 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 3 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 3 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 5 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 2 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Cardwell back 3/14 after 11, 14 min since (69% of 21)
NEW Plowden 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Hayes 18 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Murray missed 10 since 2/26, out tonight
OUT LaVine missed 17 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Hunter missed 17 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 4 since 3/11, returns tonight: 16 min (70% of 22)
OUT Carter missed 4 since 3/11, out tonight
OUT Baldwin Jr. missed 6 since 3/08, out tonight
OUT Eubanks missed 3 since 3/14, out tonight
BACK Cardwell back 3/14 after 11, 16 min since (76% of 21)
NEW Raynaud 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Clifford 25 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Hayes 18 to 24 min over the last 5
CHA availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT McNeeley missed 14 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Bridges back 2/24 after 4, 27 min since (88% of 31)
BACK Diabaté back 2/24 after 4, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK White back 2/24 after 7, 18 min since (92% of 19)
BACK Salaün back 3/03 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 16)
CHA availability going into 3/06 · 1 day's restOUT McNeeley missed 15 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Bridges back 2/24 after 4, 28 min since (90% of 31)
BACK Diabaté back 2/24 after 4, 29 min since (112% of 26)
BACK White back 2/24 after 7, 18 min since (95% of 19)
BACK Salaün back 3/03 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 16)
CHA availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 16 since 1/29, out tonight
CHA availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 3 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 17 since 1/29, out tonight
CHA availability going into 3/11 · back-to-backOUT Salaün missed 4 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 18 since 1/29, out tonight
CHA availability going into 3/14 · 2 days' restOUT Salaün missed 5 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 2 since 3/10, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 19 since 1/29, out tonight
CHA availability going into 3/17 · 2 days' restOUT Salaün missed 6 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Mann missed 3 since 3/10, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
OUT McNeeley missed 20 since 1/29, out tonight
CHA availability going into 3/19 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 7 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 21 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/17 after 3, 4 min since (28% of 13)
CHA availability going into 3/21 · 1 day's restOUT Salaün missed 8 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT McNeeley missed 22 since 1/29, out tonight
BACK Mann back 3/17 after 3, 5 min since (41% of 13)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 29 from three, 22 free throws a game; Raynaud at 18 and Westbrook at 18 a game. Without Murray (6 straight), LaVine (13 straight), Hunter (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 104, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Miller at 18 and Ball at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Salaün (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 104 a night to Sacramento's 119 and the arc, Charlotte at 37 percent from three to Sacramento's 29. Call it Charlotte 116, Sacramento 111.
3/03 vs PHX 103-114 — SAC notes
SAC lost 103-114. SAC shot 46% (41 of 90) to PHX's 46%, 7 of 27 from three. SAC turned it over 14 times to PHX's 19. The glass went 40-53 against them. Raynaud led with 22 (10 of 12); Achiuwa added 18, DeRozan 17. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-73 against them. Monk's -19 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/05 vs NOP 123-133 — SAC notes
SAC lost 123-133. SAC shot 51% (50 of 99) to NOP's 50%, 8 of 31 from three. The glass went 42-52 against them. Achiuwa led with 29 (12 of 16, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 6 at the line); Westbrook added 19, Monk 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-26, but the other 3 periods went 107-93 against them. Plowden's -16 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 vs CHI 126-110 — SAC notes
SAC won 126-110. SAC shot 45% (47 of 105) to CHI's 42%, 11 of 29 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CHI's 34. SAC turned it over 3 times to CHI's 14. Monk led with 30 (11 of 24, 3 of 10 from three); Raynaud added 26, Westbrook 23. The hinge was Q2, 35-26: a lead of 5 became 14, and the lead reached 17. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/10 vs IND 114-109 — SAC notes
SAC won 114-109. SAC shot 46% (41 of 90) to IND's 41%, 7 of 20 from three, and went to the line 30 times to IND's 22 — 25 points from the stripe to their 20. Carter led with 24 (9 of 13, 3 of 4 from three); Raynaud added 18, Westbrook 16. The hinge was Q4, 44-27: SAC came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 5. SAC trailed 42-59 at the half and won the second half 72-50. Carter was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
3/11 vs CHA 109-117 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-117. SAC shot 54% (45 of 83) to CHA's 46%, 8 of 25 from three. DeRozan led with 39 (17 of 22); Clifford added 18, Achiuwa 14. Q1 was theirs, 34-30, but the other 3 periods went 87-75 against them. Achiuwa's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/14 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 30 free throws a game; Leonard at 32 and Garland at 22 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Collins (7 straight), Bogdanović (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 21 and Westbrook at 18 a game. Without Murray (7 straight), LaVine (14 straight), Hunter (14 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 39 percent from three to Sacramento's 31 and the line, where the Clippers take 30 free throws a game to Sacramento's 22. Call it the Clippers 120, Sacramento 113.
3/15 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 23 and Westbrook at 18 a game. Without Murray (8 straight), LaVine (15 straight), Hunter (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 22 and Collier at 18 a game. Without Konchar (2 straight), Mykhailiuk (6 straight), Hinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 14 times a game to Sacramento's 11. Call it Sacramento 119, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/17 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 30 and Westbrook at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (9 straight), LaVine (16 straight), Hunter (16 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Harper (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 111 a night to San Antonio's 118 and the arc, San Antonio at 40 percent from three to Sacramento's 36. Call it San Antonio 118, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/19 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and Raynaud at 17 a game. Without Murray (10 straight), LaVine (17 straight), Hunter (17 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Grimes at 22 and Edgecombe at 15 a game. Without Maxey (6 straight), George (22 straight), Embiid (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 36 percent from three to Philadelphia's 24 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-2 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it Sacramento 116, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/04 @ BOS 118-89 — CHA notes
CHA won 118-89. CHA shot 46% (41 of 89) to BOS's 38%, 19 of 49 from three. CHA turned it over 4 times to BOS's 15. Knueppel led with 20 (7 of 14, 4 of 8 from three); Miller added 18, Ball 18. The hinge was Q1, 35-23: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 29. Knueppel was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
3/06 vs MIA 120-128 — CHA notes
CHA lost 120-128. CHA shot 43% (41 of 96) to MIA's 46%, 19 of 52 from three. CHA turned it over 12 times to MIA's 6. Knueppel led with 27 (9 of 14, 6 of 10 from three); Miller added 22, Ball 21. Q2 was theirs, 34-28, turning a 3-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 100-86 against them. Knueppel's -15 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/08 @ PHX 99-111 — CHA notes
CHA lost 99-111. CHA took 9 more shots (88 to 79), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to PHX's 46%, 15 of 45 from three, and got to the line 15 times to PHX's 26. CHA turned it over 11 times to PHX's 6. Ball led with 22 (9 of 19, 4 of 12 from three); Bridges added 16, Knueppel 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-69 against them. Kalkbrenner's -21 in 19 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/10 @ POR 103-101 — CHA notes
CHA won 103-101. CHA shot 39% (34 of 88) to POR's 42%, 14 of 38 from three, and went to the line 25 times to POR's 18 — 21 points from the stripe to their 15. The glass went 52-42 for them. Miller led with 23 (7 of 18, 3 of 7 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Knueppel added 15, Ball 14. The hinge was Q4, 25-19: CHA came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 2. CHA trailed 46-55 at the half and won the second half 57-46. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/11 @ SAC 117-109 — CHA notes
CHA won 117-109. CHA shot 46% (41 of 90) to SAC's 54%, 19 of 40 from three. Ball led with 30 (10 of 22, 6 of 13 from three); Bridges added 26, Knueppel 24. The hinge was Q3, 31-23: CHA came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 5. CHA trailed 59-62 at the half and won the second half 58-47. Ball was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
3/14 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 118, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 33 and Fox at 24 a game. One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ball at 21 and Knueppel at 20 a game. Without Salaün (5 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to San Antonio's 118 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Charlotte's 20. Call it San Antonio 118, Charlotte 113.
3/17 vs MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 113, shooting 41 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 21 and Knueppel at 20 a game. Without Salaün (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Miami comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 33 free throws a game; Adebayo at 34 and Herro at 23 a game. Without Wiggins (5 straight), Jović (11 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the line, where Miami takes 33 free throws a game to Charlotte's 19. Call it Charlotte 117, Miami 116, Miami keeping it close.
3/19 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ball at 23 and Knueppel at 19 a game. Without Salaün (7 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Banchero at 24 and Bane at 22 a game. Without Fra. Wagner (15 straight), Black (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to Orlando's 121 and the line, where Orlando takes 28 free throws a game to Charlotte's 19. Call it Charlotte 117, Orlando 113, Orlando keeping it close.
3/21 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Ball at 22 and Knueppel at 20 a game. Without Salaün (8 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jerome at 19 and Small at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Rupert (2 straight), Mashack (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-3 a night and Memphis minus-14 and the defense, Charlotte allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 123. Call it Charlotte 121, Memphis 110, Charlotte by 11.
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 5 16 +3 1 2 50 4 7 57 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClDeHaRa 5 13 -3 4 5 80 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 4 1 1 0 1 0
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, Raynaud
in Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, Raynaud
out ---
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrMi 3 9 +3 2 3 67 2 2 100 1 1 100 1 1 3 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, Miller
in Green
out Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcHaMcPlRa 3 6 -3 3 4 75 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1
SAC Achiuwa, Hayes, McDermott, Plowden, Raynaud
in McDermott, Plowden
out Clifford, DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiGrWh 1 0 -5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Green, White
in White
out Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeEuMcPl 7 19 +11 5 10 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 7 5 1 0 1 1
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks, McDermott, Plowden
in Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks
out Achiuwa, Hayes, Raynaud
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJaKnTiWh 3 5 -5 1 3 33 1 2 50 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 2 3
CHA Green, James, Knueppel, Tillman, White
in James, Knueppel, Tillman
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeEuMcPl 7 19 +11 5 10 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 7 5 1 0 1 1
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks, McDermott, Plowden
in Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks
out Achiuwa, Hayes, Raynaud
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJaKnTiWh 4 5 -1 0 3 0 1 4 25 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 1 2 0
CHA Connaughton, James, Knueppel, Tillman, White
in Connaughton
out Green
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeEuMcPl 7 19 +11 5 10 50 2 3 67 3 4 75 0 7 5 1 0 1 1
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks, McDermott, Plowden
in Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks
out Achiuwa, Hayes, Raynaud
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BrDiJaKnMi 1 4 -3 0 1 0 1 2 50 3 3 100 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Bridges, Diabaté, James, Knueppel, Miller
in Bridges, Diabaté, Miller
out Connaughton, Tillman, White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcDeHaPlRa 2 11 +2 4 4 100 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 2
SAC Achiuwa, DeRozan, Hayes, Plowden, Raynaud
in Hayes
out Clifford
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiMiWh 3 12 +6 2 3 67 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Miller, White
in Ball, White
out James, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClHaPlRa 2 2 -5 1 4 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, Hayes, Plowden, Raynaud
in Clifford
out DeRozan
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiJaMi 3 4 -2 0 3 0 1 3 33 3 4 75 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, James, Miller
in James
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeHaMcRa 2 6 +2 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, McDermott, Raynaud
in DeRozan, McDermott
out Achiuwa, Plowden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaDiJaKnMi 2 4 +1 1 5 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2
CHA Ball, Diabaté, James, Knueppel, Miller
in Knueppel
out Bridges
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeEuHaMc 2 3 -1 2 3 67 0 0 0 1 1 100 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks, Hayes, McDermott
in Eubanks
out Raynaud
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 8 25 +12 7 8 88 3 6 50 4 4 100 2 6 6 4 0 3 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Bridges
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClDeHaRa 6 11 -8 4 8 50 0 1 0 3 3 100 2 2 1 2 0 5 2
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, Raynaud
in Achiuwa, Raynaud
out Eubanks, McDermott
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 8 25 +12 7 8 88 3 6 50 4 4 100 2 6 6 4 0 3 2
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Bridges
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcEuHaMcPl 2 2 -4 1 3 33 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
SAC Achiuwa, Eubanks, Hayes, McDermott, Plowden
in Eubanks, McDermott, Plowden
out Clifford, DeRozan, Raynaud
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
GrJaMiTiWh 3 6 -1 3 4 75 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1
CHA Green, James, Miller, Tillman, White
in Green, James, Tillman, White
out Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeEuMcPl 4 10 +4 2 3 67 2 2 100 0 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, Eubanks, McDermott, Plowden
in Clifford, DeRozan
out Achiuwa, Hayes
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
CoJaKnTiWh 4 9 0 1 8 12 2 2 100 1 1 100 2 3 3 1 0 1 0
CHA Connaughton, James, Knueppel, Tillman, White
in Connaughton, Knueppel
out Green, Miller
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
ClDeMcPlRa 4 9 -2 2 4 50 1 3 33 2 2 100 0 5 3 0 3 2 2
SAC Clifford, DeRozan, McDermott, Plowden, Raynaud
in Raynaud
out Eubanks
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiJaKn 2 4 +2 2 2 100 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, James, Knueppel
in Ball
out White
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClDeHaMc 3 4 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, McDermott
in Hayes
out Plowden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 4 7 -1 1 2 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Miller
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClDeHaMc 3 4 0 2 2 100 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, McDermott
in Hayes
out Plowden
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
BaBrDiKnMi 4 7 -1 1 2 50 1 3 33 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0
CHA Ball, Bridges, Diabaté, Knueppel, Miller
in Miller
out James
Lineup MIN PTS PM 2PM 2PA 2P% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OR DR AST STL BLK TO PF
AcClDeHaPl 4 11 +2 4 4 100 1 3 33 0 0 0 1 1 5 0 0 1 2
SAC Achiuwa, Clifford, DeRozan, Hayes, Plowden
in Plowden
out McDermott
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
CHABM B. Miller
CW C. White
DI Diabate
JG J. Green
KK K. Knueppel
LB L. Ball
MB M. Bridges
MD M. Diabaté
PC P. Connaughton
SJ S. James
XT X. Tillman
SACDD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DM D. McDermott
DP D. Plowden
KH K. Hayes
MR M. Raynaud
NC N. Clifford
PA P. Achiuwa
CHA/SAC 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
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
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
LaMelo Ball scores 30 as Hornets beat Kings 117-109
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — LaMelo Ball scored 20 of his 30 points in the first half and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Sacramento Kings 117-109 on Wednesday night.
Miles Bridges had 26 points as Charlotte won at Sacramento for the first time in more than two years. Standout rookie Kon Knueppel added 24 points and Brandon Miller scored 20.
DeMar DeRozan scored 39 points for the Kings and moved past Hall of Famer Tim Duncan into 18th place on the NBA's career scoring list with 26,505 points. Duncan, a 15-time All-Star, had 26,496 points in 19 seasons.
Ball shot 10 of 22 and made six 3-pointers. He had six rebounds and five assists.
The Hornets trailed much of the first half but began taking control in the third quarter. Bridges' alley-oop pass to Miller gave Charlotte an 88-83 lead, and White’s three-point play early in the fourth made it 99-88.
After the Kings got within 108-100 with three minutes remaining, Bridges made a floater. Ball then hit his sixth 3-pointer of the night and added a pair of free throws to help Charlotte close it out.
Nique Clifford had 18 points and seven assists for the Kings, who were attempting to win their third straight for the first time since early January.
Precious Achiuwa added 14 points and eight rebounds for Sacramento and Daeqwon Plowden scored 13 points.
The Kings played without Russell Westbrook (quad bruise).
Ball and Bridges combined for six 3-pointers and 31 points in the first half but Charlotte committed eight turnovers and trailed 62-57 at the break.
Up next Hornets: At San Antonio on Saturday.
Kings: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.