Bobcats 113, Kings 103
Kemba Walker scored 30 points on 12-of-19 shooting to lead visiting Charlotte past Sacramento.
Al Jefferson finished with a season-high 27 points for the Bobcats, who snapped a five-game losing streak. Gerald Henderson added 16 points, Ramon Sessions had 12 and Chris Douglas-Roberts pitched in with 10.
DeMarcus Cousins totaled 26 points to go with 11 rebounds for the Kings, who lost their second straight game. Isaiah Thomas collected 21 points and dished out a game-high eight assists for Sacramento and Jason Thompson added 15 points and led all players with 14 rebounds.
Charlotte built a 32-27 lead after the first quarter and, after Sacramento battled back to pull ahead 50-48 with 4:37 remaining until halftime, the Bobcats ran off 17 straight points in a four-minute spurt as the second quarter drew to a close to establish a 65-52 advantage. Jefferson had 15 points to lead Charlotte at intermission as the Bobcats connected at a 64.3 percent clip in the first half.
The Kings outscored Charlotte 30-24 in the third quarter to pull to within 89-82 to begin the final stanza. Sacramento pulled to within one possession on four separate occasions in the fourth but had trouble getting the key stops it needed and shot 2-of-10 while committing three turnovers in the final 5:36 to seal the win for the Bobcats.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Sacramento committed just 15 turnovers after recording 20 or more giveaways in three of its last five games. ... Charlotte, which entered the game averaging 92.6 points, ahead of only only Milwaukee and Chicago leaguewide, became the ninth straight team to score 100 or more against the Kings. ... Thomas shot 2-of-5 from 3-point range, extending his streak with at least one or more from beyond the arc to 26 consecutive games - the fifth-longest streak in team history.