Charlotte Hornets at Sacramento Kings
· National Basketball AssociationLaMelo Ball scores 30 as Hornets beat Kings 117-109
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.
Kings: Visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.
Regular Season Series
CHA leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 109 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 109 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
LaMelo Ball enters the game for Josh Green | 117 - 109 |
| 4th 22.8 |  |
DeMar DeRozan steps out of bounds turnover | 117 - 109 |
| 4th 23.8 | |
Josh Green enters the game for LaMelo Ball | 117 - 109 |
Statistics
 CHA |
 SAC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 41-90 | FG | 45-83 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 54 |
| 19-40 | 3PT | 8-25 |
| 47 | Three Point % | 32 |
| 16-17 | FT | 11-14 |
| 94 | Free Throw % | 79 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 27 |
| 29 | Assists | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 24 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 56 |
| 12 | Fouls | 18 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 9 |
| 8 | Lead Changes | 8 |
| 62 | Percent Led | 32 |
Sacramento Kings Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Keegan Murray, F | Out | May 13 |
| Isaiah Stevens, G | Out | Apr 12 |
| DeMar DeRozan, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Malik Monk, G | Out | Apr 11 |
| Russell Westbrook, G | Out | Apr 11 |
Charlotte Hornets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Miller, F | Out | May 6 |
| PJ Hall, C | Out | Apr 9 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 15,597 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southeast Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Atlanta |
46 | 36 | .561 | - | L1 |
 Orlando |
45 | 37 | .549 | 1 | L1 |
 Charlotte |
44 | 38 | .537 | 2 | W1 |
 Miami |
43 | 39 | .524 | 3 | W2 |
 Washington |
17 | 65 | .207 | 29 | L10 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 29 | W3 | 0.64634144 | 53 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 37 | W1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 LA Clippers |
11 | 40 | W1 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Golden State |
16 | 45 | L3 | 0.4512195 | 37 |
 Sacramento |
31 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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