3 THINGS TO LOOK FOR

3. Charlotte doesn't make a ton of mistakes, ranking lowest in the league in amount of turnovers. The Kings will need to take advantage of the few they do make so as not to fall behind, given that the Kings commit a TON of mistakes on a nightly basis.

MATCHUP OF THE GAME

With DeMarcus Cousins likely out once more, the scoring burden once again falls on Rudy Gay. While Rudy got the best of him in their last matchup, MKG was no slouch, scoring a team-leading 23 points on a very efficient 9-12 from the field. Most of those points came from attacking the paint. Rudy needs to do a better job of containing his man and preventing turnovers from becoming easy fast break points.

PREGAME LIMERICK

I remember dearly wanting MKG,
a real SF that could play stifling D.
But the lotto's evil, man
unless your a Cavs fan.
Still, I'm quite happy with Rudy.

PREDICTION

Kings 119, Hornets 108 after DeMarcus Cousins makes a Willis Reed-like emergence from the tunnel at the start of the fourth quarter.