National Basketball Association
Charlotte 113, Sacramento 103
When: 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 4, 2014
Where: Sleep Train Arena, Sacramento, California
Officials:
#40 Leon Wood, #68 Marat Kogut, #48 Scott Foster
Attendance:
16410
By SportsDirect Inc.
Bobcats 113, Kings 103: Kemba Walker scored 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting to lead visiting Charlotte past Sacramento.
Al Jefferson finished with a season-high 27 points for the Bobcats, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Gerald Henderson added 16 points, Ramon Sessions had 12 and Chris Douglas-Roberts pitched in with 10.
DeMarcus Cousins totaled 26 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Kings, who lost their second straight game. Isaiah Thomas collected 21 points and dished out a game-high eight assists for Sacramento and Jason Thompson added 15 points and led all players with 14 rebounds.
Charlotte built a 32-27 lead after the first quarter and, after Sacramento battled back to pull ahead 50-48 with 4:37 remaining until halftime, the Bobcats ran off 17 straight points in a four-minute spurt as the second quarter drew to a close to establish a 65-52 advantage. Jefferson had 15 points to lead Charlotte at intermission as the Bobcats connected at a 64.3 percent clip in the first half.
The Kings outscored Charlotte 30-24 in the third quarter to pull to within 89-82 to begin the final stanza. Sacramento pulled to within one possession on four separate occasions in the fourth but had trouble getting the key stops it needed and shot 2-of-10 while committing three turnovers in the final 5:36 to seal the win for the Bobcats.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sacramento committed just 15 turnovers after recording 20 or more giveaways in three of its last five games. ... Charlotte, which entered the game averaging 92.6 points, ahead of only only Milwaukee and Chicago leaguewide, became the ninth straight team to score 100 or more against the Kings. ... Thomas shot 2-of-5 from 3-point range, extending his streak with at least one or more from beyond the arc to 26 consecutive games - the fifth-longest streak in team history.
Top Game Performances
Charlotte |
|
Sacramento |
Kemba Walker 30 |
Scoring |
DeMarcus Cousins 26 |
Kemba Walker 6 |
Assists |
Isaiah Thomas 8 |
Josh McRoberts 11 |
Rebounds |
Jason Thompson 14 |
Al Jefferson 5 |
Free Throws Made |
DeMarcus Cousins 10 |
Al Jefferson 2 |
Steals |
DeMarcus Cousins 4 |
Chris Douglas-Roberts 1 |
Blocks |
Quincy Acy 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Charlotte
|
113 |
54.2 |
9-15 |
14-23 |
22 |
38 |
4 |
5 |
12 |
Sacramento
|
103 |
45.7 |
6-17 |
13-19 |
17 |
52 |
5 |
8 |
15 |
Upcoming Games
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Sacramento will play their next game at home against Portland. The Kings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Charlotte will play their next game at home against Washington. The Hornets have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.