On November 6, Beijing time, the NBA regular season played another game, the Sacramento Kings hosted the Charlotte Hornets at home, and the Kings established a 19-point lead in the first quarter, and finally won a big victory 140-110, while giving the Hornets three consecutive defeats.
The Kings scored in double figures for seven from the team, with Holmes scoring 23 points and a career-high 20 rebounds, Hield 26 points and eight three-pointers, and Fox 21 points and nine assists.
For the Hornets, Lamelo Ball had 24 points and 13 assists, Hayward 25 points and Bridges had 10 points and five rebounds.
Game review
In the first quarter, Halliburton counter-attacked, three goals and Barnes paired for three points, Hayward scored five consecutive points, the Hornets began with an 8-5 lead. Then the Kings hit a three-pointer to make it 9-0, Rozier made a layup, the Kings scored seven more points, Bridges stopped bleeding with three points, and the Hornets trailed 13-21. Mitchell and Hield hit three straight three-pointers, followed by Davis hitting two consecutive three-pointers to extend the 20-point gap 35-15. Hayward hit a jumper, Mitchell responded with a layup, Bridges and Rozier hit consecutive free throws, Mitchell sent a three-pointer, Smith pressed the whistle to time out the layup, and the Kings led 41-22 into the second quarter.
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Kings opened with eight consecutive points to open the 27-point gap, Oubre three-pointers to stop the bleeding, Richards played 2+1, three balls to send three points, the Hornets trailed 33-54. Richards then hooked up, hitting all three of them and making two free throws, and the Hornets trailed to 17 points. Hield sent a whistle-blowing three-pointer, Holmes was also hit by a foul plus a free throw, Martin and Hayward scored consecutive points, and the Hornets trailed 43-60. Barnes sent three points, the Hornets scored four straight points, and then the Kings responded with a wave of 5-0, Hayward hit two free throws, and the Hornets trailed 53-68. In the final stages of the quarter, the Kings blasted a 6-0 lead into the second half with a 74-53 lead.
In the re-fight, Haliburton broke through, Bridges hit a strong attack, Fox scored 2+1, three-point three-point chase into the point difference, Haliburton returned the three-pointer, the Kings led 86-64. Hayward threw a shot, three-ball throw and then a three-ball throw, and then Holmesbu hit a layup to give the Kings a 24-point lead. Holmes made two free throws and one to extend the point gap, Hayward sent a three-pointer, Fox made two free throws, Hayward sent another three-pointer, McDaniels continued to fire on three points, Hayward threw a shot, and the Hornets chased to 14 points. Hield's three-pointer stabilized the situation, Hayward responded with a jumper, Barnes hit two free throws, Oubre made a basket, Thompson sent a dunk, and the Kings led 107-89.
In the final quarter, the Hornets began with a wave of 7-1 to close the point difference to 12 points. Mitchell then hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, a three-ball layup, and Hield continued to hit a three-pointer to give the Kings a 117-98 lead. A three-ball throw was thrown, Fox broke through, Mitchell hit another three-pointer and the Kings stopped the Hornets 122-100. Plumlee sent a dunk, Mitchell hit two free throws, and then Fox hit two more free throws before the Kings stretched the gap to 25 points. The two sides gradually withdrew the main force, and the game completely lost suspense.
Both sides started
Hornets: Lamelo Bauer, Rozier, Hayward, Bridges, Plumlee
Kings: Fox, Halliburton, Barnes, Harkless, Holmes
Source: NBA official website