{"id":32177,"date":"2021-03-16T01:16:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/articles\/sacramento-kings-vs-hornets-final-score-game-recap-stats-deaaron-fox-tyrese-haliburton\/"},"modified":"2021-03-16T01:16:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T08:16:47","slug":"sacramento-kings-vs-hornets-final-score-game-recap-stats-deaaron-fox-tyrese-haliburton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingsherald.com\/str-archive\/sacramento-kings-vs-hornets-final-score-game-recap-stats-deaaron-fox-tyrese-haliburton\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings bully Hornets in the paint, but can\u2019t hold onto lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>They came close, but the Sacramento Kings still haven\u2019t figured out how to beat the Charlotte Hornets. After leading by as much as 15 points on Monday, the Kings fell to the Hornets for the fifth consecutive time \u2014 this time by a margin of 122-116.<\/p>\n<p>The Hornets went into Monday night\u2019s ranked 15th in the NBA in defense rating while the Kings were ranked last. However, you couldn\u2019t tell that there were 13 teams separating them on Monday. The Hornets let the Kings get just about anything they wanted in the paint and the Kings took advantage of that matchup, outscoring the Hornets 68-54 in the paint.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the Kings, they lost some of that size in the front court took a hit when Marvin Bagley III exited the game with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sactownroyalty.com\/2021\/3\/15\/22333024\/sacramento-kings-marvin-bagley-iii-exits-horntes-game-left-hand-injury-update\">left hand injury at halftime<\/a>. Is Bagley\u2019s injury the sole reason the Kings lost on Monday? Of course not \u2014 the Kings turned the ball over way too much in the fourth quarter and didn\u2019t hit enough 3-pointers to make their advantage in the paint worth anything, but it\u2019s worth noting, as is the huge over-and-back call that the referees missed late in the game.<\/p>\n<p>Monday marked the Kings\u2019 first consecutive loss since Feb. 25. They\u2019ll look to avoid extending their losing streak past two games when they visit the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>They came close, but the Sacramento Kings still haven\u2019t figured out how to beat the Charlotte Hornets. After leading by as much as 15 points on Monday, the Kings fell to the Hornets for the fifth consecutive time \u2014 this time by a margin of 122-116. 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