Charlotte Hornets snapped a five-game losing streak Saturday when they defeated the Sacramento Kings 99-85. The Kings had won five of their previous six games before today, while the Hornets ended their 12-game road skid. Starting center Cody Zeller (quad contusion), backup center Miles Plumlee (calf strain) and backup point guard Ramon Sessions (left knee) were all out for the Hornets this game. Charlotte Hornets took the lead late in the first quarter and led the rest of the game, for the second win in 14 games. Hornets held the Kings to 18 points in the third quarter to gain a 23-point lead. The Kings would cut the lead to 12 late in the fourth quarter, but a Kemba Walker layup, then Marvin Williams followed that up with a dagger three with less than a minute in the game.
The MVP for the Hornets this game would be Frank Kaminsky who scored 23 points and grabbed 13 rebounds. Frank has been playing fantastic lately, over last three games Frank has average 22 points per game. Frank hit 5 threes in today’s game, who been taking Cody’s place in the starting lineup. After blowing double-digits leads in two straight games, the Hornets took a large early and held that lead, which is a great thing to see. The leading scorers for the Hornets this game was Marvin Williams with 16 points, Nicolas Batum with 15 points, Marco Belinelli with 13 points 6 assists, Kemba Walker with 12 points 6 assists and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist who grabbed 12 rebounds. The leading scorers for the Kings this game was Ben McLemore with 18 points, Buddy Hield with 15 points in his second game as a King since being traded from the New Orleans, Tyreke Evans with 11 points and Anthony Tolliver with 11 points. Charlotte Hornets (25-33) play again tomorrow against the Los Angeles Clippers.
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