The Kings won their 22nd game of the season with a big win over the Pistons, a team that is the belly of the East, and currently sits in fifth place in the West. They will continue their road trip to the East against another fish belly team, the Hornets. The Hornets have been plagued by injuries this season, with a number of big players missing for a long time, and the team's record has also suffered. After losing two games in a row to the Bulls, the record has improved to 8-26 and is currently in the bottom 3 of the East.
In the first quarter of the game, the Kings were full of firepower, leading the Hornets in both interior and exterior shooting percentage, and gradually established an advantage. The Kings hit four 3-pointers from the outside in the quarter, shot 8-of-11 from the inside, and scored 33 points in a single quarter; The Hornets were 3-of-8 from the outside and 7-of-16 from the inside, scoring 28 points in a single quarter; In this quarter, Murray continued the excellent touch of the previous game, scoring 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting; Xiao Sa's hand is also excellent, all 3 shots in this quarter are under the basket, none of them miss, and he scored 9 points in a single quarter! Fox also scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting, and the three generals combined for 29 points!
In the second quarter, the Hornets improved, but the Kings continued to work inside and outside to widen the difference. In this section, the Kings went crazy on the outside, hitting 7 of 11 shots! 6 of 10 inside, with a fairly high shooting percentage, and another 38 points in a single quarter! The Hornet's outside feel has been significantly improved, hitting 6 times out of 10 shots, and the shooting rate is as high as 60%, and the inside score is basically in the paint area, hitting 6 times out of 10 shots; At halftime, the Kings led by 12 points at 71-59;
Yibian fought again, and the Hornets obviously lost power in this section, but the Kings also felt a cliff-like slide, and the score difference widened slightly. The Kings experienced what it means to feel cold in this section, and only 1 of 8 3-pointers were shot! Fortunately, the interior efficiency was unsatisfactory, and he continued to score 24 points in a single quarter; The Hornets hit four 3-pointers, but the interior was dumb, scoring only 21 points in a single quarter; At 95-80 in the third quarter, the Kings led by 15 points;
At the beginning of the last quarter, Fox hit a layup to open up the difference, and then Monk scored 6 points in a row to continue the firepower, and a wave of 8-0 stretched the difference to 23 points, directly stopping the Hornets! After the timeout, the Kings continued to pull the gap away, and the two sides pulled off their starters one after another, and the game went into garbage time. In the end, the Kings defeated the Hornets 123-98 to win two in a row.
Statistics: Kings: Murray 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Barnes 6 points and 2 boards, Sabonis 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Fox 19 points and 3 assists, Monk 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Lyles 8 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, Anderson 2 points and 3 boards, Lane 8 points and 10 boards, McGee 8 points and 6 boards;
Hornets: McGovins 4 points, Bridges 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, Richards 8 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Miller 15 points and 2 assists, Rozier 22 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists, Smith 11 points and 3 boards, Burknight 8 points. Sports Warm Winter Creation Season