A Few Things to Consider:

Speak of the Devil: This will be a horse that is beat into the ground well after it has died, but DeMarcus Cousins is having an absolutely fantastic January. After Saturday night's game against the Pacers, DeMarcus is now up to third in the NBA in scoring at 26.7 points per game, and is 4th in the NBA in rebounding at 12.1 a game. Here's another stat that is as equally nitpicky as it is slobber worthy. In the month of January alone, DeMarcus is averaging 32.5 points per game. With the Kings at 8-3 on the month, DeMarcus is finally proving that he can be the leading scorer on a winning team. Let's hope that his great month is more a sign of what DMC looks like when healthy, than another (albeit long) flash in the pan.

Odds and Ends:

This game sees the return of former Sacramento King, Spencer Hawes. Once upon a time, this preview writer I know was told that his hair cut, facial hair and style of basketball play looked "exactly like Spencer Hawes!". Less than 4 hours later, his hair was cut and his face was clean shaven. His reputation for being a big guy with a bad three pointer percentage, however, remained intact. I loved my long hair, Spencer.

Prediction:

Charlotte gets led into Sacramento like a lamb to the slaughter, DeMarcus gets through the Hornets defense like a wooden horse at the gates of Troy, and to be quite frank, the Kings kick the snot out of the struggling Hornets: KIngs 115, Hornets 95.

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