Hornets 127-126 Kings (1 Mar, 2021) Play-by-Play

Charlotte Hornets

16-17, 7-9 away

127

	1	2	3	4	T
CHA	36	30	22	39	127
SAC	39	28	29	30	126

Sacramento Kings

13-21, 7-12 home

126

Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Buddy Hield makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 7-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield makes two point shot
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Jalen McDaniels blocks Marvin Bagley III 's 3-foot layup
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 16-foot jumper
Marvin Bagley III misses hook shot
Marvin Bagley III makes hook shot
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Harrison Barnes makes dunk (Richaun Holmes assists)
Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 5-foot hook shot
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III makes layup
Marvin Bagley III makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)
Marvin Bagley III makes 5-foot hook shot (Cory Joseph assists)
Buddy Hield makes step back jumpshot
Richaun Holmes makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes two point shot
De'Aaron Fox misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington blocks Cory Joseph 's 3-foot driving layup
De'Aaron Fox misses 12-foot step back jumpshot
De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
DaQuan Jeffries misses 25-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes makes dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Marvin Bagley III makes alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Richaun Holmes misses 9-foot jumper
Richaun Holmes makes layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup (Buddy Hield assists)
Marvin Bagley III makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox makes driving dunk
DaQuan Jeffries misses three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
De'Aaron Fox misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
Harrison Barnes misses 26-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
Marvin Bagley III misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jalen McDaniels blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 3-foot driving layup
Marvin Bagley III makes dunk
De'Aaron Fox misses 23-foot jumper
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Buddy Hield misses 27-foot three point jumper
Richaun Holmes misses 7-foot hook shot
De'Aaron Fox misses two point shot
Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup
Nemanja Bjelica makes finger roll layup
De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup
Marvin Bagley III makes hook shot
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III makes 23-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)
Cody Martin blocks Harrison Barnes 's 2-foot two point shot
Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper
Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper
De'Aaron Fox misses jumper
Cory Joseph misses 23-foot three point jumper
Nemanja Bjelica makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Nemanja Bjelica makes 19-foot two point shot
Richaun Holmes makes layup (Cory Joseph assists)
De'Aaron Fox misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Nemanja Bjelica misses driving layup
Richaun Holmes makes 12-foot two point shot (Buddy Hield assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists)
P.J. Washington blocks Richaun Holmes 's 25-foot three point jumper
Buddy Hield makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Marvin Bagley III makes 26-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)
Harrison Barnes makes driving layup
Marvin Bagley III misses 23-foot three point jumper
Marvin Bagley III makes 1-foot alley oop dunk shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)
Marvin Bagley III misses 4-foot two point shot
Harrison Barnes makes driving dunk (Buddy Hield assists)
LaMelo Ball blocks Marvin Bagley III 's 7-foot driving layup
De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
Buddy Hield misses 51-foot three point shot
Jalen McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Terry Rozier misses 7-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses layup
P.J. Washington misses two point shot
LaMelo Ball makes 12-foot pullup jump shot
Richaun Holmes blocks Jalen McDaniels 's 3-foot driving dunk
P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jalen McDaniels misses two point shot
LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)
Malik Monk misses two point shot
Bismack Biyombo misses tip shot
Malik Monk makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)
Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
Cody Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)
Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
P.J. Washington makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
P.J. Washington misses 5-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington misses layup
P.J. Washington makes 7-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)
Malik Monk misses 35-foot three point jumper
Miles Bridges misses driving layup
Malik Monk makes 3-foot layup (Cody Martin assists)
Cody Martin makes layup (Terry Rozier assists)
Cody Martin makes layup
Miles Bridges makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Terry Rozier assists)
P.J. Washington makes 24-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
P.J. Washington makes dunk (Cody Martin assists)
P.J. Washington misses 24-foot three point jumper
Caleb Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes 15-foot jumper (Caleb Martin assists)
Caleb Martin misses 22-foot jumper
P.J. Washington misses jumper
P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Terry Rozier misses 21-foot jumper
Malik Monk makes driving layup (P.J. Washington assists)
P.J. Washington makes jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point shot
Malik Monk makes 7-foot two point shot
P.J. Washington makes layup (Malik Monk assists)
Jalen McDaniels makes 4-foot layup (P.J. Washington assists)
Terry Rozier makes driving layup
P.J. Washington makes layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Terry Rozier misses layup
Jalen McDaniels makes 9-foot two point shot
LaMelo Ball makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (Miles Bridges assists)
Jalen McDaniels misses 23-foot three point shot
Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses 20-foot jumper
P.J. Washington misses tip shot
Malik Monk makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
P.J. Washington makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)
Malik Monk misses three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses two point shot
P.J. Washington makes dunk (Miles Bridges assists)
Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
LaMelo Ball makes driving layup
Miles Bridges makes 25-foot three point jumper (Cody Martin assists)
LaMelo Ball misses driving layup
Terry Rozier misses 25-foot three point jumper
Cody Martin makes two point shot (Malik Monk assists)
Miles Bridges misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes 5-foot jumper
Malik Monk makes layup (Miles Bridges assists)
Malik Monk makes driving floating jump shot
Cody Martin misses 25-foot three point jumper
LaMelo Ball misses three point jumper
Malik Monk misses 26-foot three point jumper
P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)
Marvin Bagley III blocks Malik Monk 's 3-foot driving layup
Terry Rozier makes 26-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)
P.J. Washington makes 25-foot three point jumper (Malik Monk assists)
Malik Monk makes driving layup

HORNETS

KINGS

TIME		CHA	SAC
12:00	Bismack Biyombo vs. Richaun Holmes (De'Aaron Fox gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Harrison Barnes makes driving layup	0	2
11:17	Jalen McDaniels misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	2
11:16	Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound	0	2
11:16	Buddy Hield shooting foul	0	2
11:16	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 1 of 2	1	2
11:16	Bismack Biyombo makes free throw 2 of 2	2	2
11:01	Buddy Hield makes 24-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	2	5
10:48	LaMelo Ball lost ball turnover (Marvin Bagley III steals)	2	5
10:37	Buddy Hield makes 23-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	2	8
10:24	Terry Rozier traveling	2	8
10:03	Marvin Bagley III misses 7-foot two point shot	2	8
9:59	Terry Rozier defensive rebound	2	8
9:55	LaMelo Ball makes 26-foot three point jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	5	8
9:46	Buddy Hield makes two point shot	5	10
9:39	Terry Rozier misses 7-foot two point shot	5	10
9:34	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	5	10
9:32	Harrison Barnes bad pass (P.J. Washington steals)	5	10
9:32	P.J. Washington makes 26-foot three point jumper	8	10
9:22	Jalen McDaniels personal foul	8	10
9:14	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marvin Bagley III assists)	8	13
8:59	LaMelo Ball misses layup	8	13
8:57	Richaun Holmes defensive rebound	8	13
8:46	De'Aaron Fox makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	8	16
8:46	Hornets Full timeout	8	16
8:35	P.J. Washington misses two point shot	8	16
8:32	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	8	16
8:29	Jalen McDaniels blocks Marvin Bagley III 's 3-foot layup	8	16
8:28	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	8	16
8:27	P.J. Washington lost ball turnover (Richaun Holmes steals)	8	16
8:19	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper	8	16
8:17	P.J. Washington defensive rebound	8	16
8:11	LaMelo Ball makes 12-foot pullup jump shot	10	16
8:11	De'Aaron Fox shooting foul	10	16
8:11	LaMelo Ball misses free throw 1 of 1	10	16
8:07	Richaun Holmes defensive rebound	10	16
8:03	Harrison Barnes makes 26-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	10	19
7:48	Terry Rozier bad pass (Richaun Holmes steals)	10	19
7:41	De'Aaron Fox misses 16-foot jumper	10	19
7:35	LaMelo Ball defensive rebound	10	19
7:31	Richaun Holmes blocks Jalen McDaniels 's 3-foot driving dunk	10	19
7:31	Hornets offensive team rebound	10	19
7:25	P.J. Washington misses 25-foot three point jumper	10	19
7:23	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	10	19
7:17	Marvin Bagley III misses hook shot	10	19
7:15	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	10	19
7:13	Marvin Bagley III makes hook shot	10	21
6:58	Jalen McDaniels misses two point shot	10	21
6:56	Harrison Barnes defensive rebound	10	21
6:52	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point shot (De'Aaron Fox assists)	10	24
6:38	Richaun Holmes personal foul	10	24
6:38	Nemanja Bjelica enters the game for Marvin Bagley III	10	24
6:38	Malik Monk enters the game for P.J. Washington	10	24
6:38	Miles Bridges enters the game for Terry Rozier	10	24
6:23	LaMelo Ball makes driving layup	12	24
6:14	De'Aaron Fox misses driving layup	12	24
6:10	Jalen McDaniels defensive rebound	12	24
6:05	De'Aaron Fox shooting foul	12	24
6:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 3	13	24
6:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 3	14	24
6:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 3 of 3	15	24
5:49	De'Aaron Fox makes driving layup	15	26
5:47	Jalen McDaniels inbound turnover	15	26
5:47	Cody Martin enters the game for Jalen McDaniels	15	26
5:41	Harrison Barnes makes dunk (Richaun Holmes assists)	15	28
5:24	Bismack Biyombo makes dunk (LaMelo Ball assists)	17	28
5:14	Harrison Barnes out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	28
4:58	Malik Monk misses two point shot	17	28
4:57	Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound	17	28
4:57	Bismack Biyombo misses tip shot	17	28
4:57	Hornets offensive team rebound	17	28
4:52	Malik Monk makes 5-foot pullup jump shot (LaMelo Ball assists)	19	28
4:44	Buddy Hield traveling	19	28
4:33	Miles Bridges makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	21	28
4:26	Kings Full timeout	21	28
4:26	Cory Joseph enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	21	28
4:26	Marvin Bagley III enters the game for Richaun Holmes	21	28
4:12	Nemanja Bjelica makes layup (Buddy Hield assists)	21	30
4:00	Malik Monk misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	30
3:56	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	21	30
3:44	Marvin Bagley III misses 25-foot three point jumper	21	30
3:41	Malik Monk defensive rebound	21	30
3:23	LaMelo Ball misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	21	30
3:20	Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound	21	30
3:17	Cody Martin makes 26-foot three point jumper (Miles Bridges assists)	24	30
2:59	Buddy Hield makes 25-foot three point jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	24	33
2:41	Miles Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (LaMelo Ball assists)	27	33
2:24	Marvin Bagley III misses 5-foot hook shot	27	33
2:21	Miles Bridges defensive rebound	27	33
2:05	Cory Joseph shooting foul	27	33
2:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 1 of 2	28	33
2:05	P.J. Washington enters the game for Bismack Biyombo	28	33
2:05	LaMelo Ball makes free throw 2 of 2	29	33
1:47	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point jumper	29	33
1:44	Marvin Bagley III offensive rebound	29	33
1:42	Marvin Bagley III makes layup	29	35
1:35	P.J. Washington makes driving layup (LaMelo Ball assists)	31	35
1:35	Marvin Bagley III shooting foul	31	35
1:35	Terry Rozier enters the game for LaMelo Ball	31	35
1:35	P.J. Washington makes free throw 1 of 1	32	35
1:19	Marvin Bagley III makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot (Nemanja Bjelica assists)	32	37
1:06	P.J. Washington misses 5-foot two point shot	32	37
1:06	Hornets offensive team rebound	32	37
1:02	P.J. Washington misses layup	32	37
1:00	Marvin Bagley III defensive rebound	32	37
45.1	Marvin Bagley III makes 5-foot hook shot (Cory Joseph assists)	32	39
35.2	P.J. Washington makes 7-foot jumper (Terry Rozier assists)	34	39
25.6	Nemanja Bjelica lost ball turnover (Cody Martin steals)	34	39
2.9	Buddy Hield shooting foul	34	39
2.9	Malik Monk makes free throw 1 of 2	35	39
2.9	Malik Monk makes free throw 2 of 2	36	39
0.9	Cory Joseph out of bounds lost ball turnover	36	39
0.9	LaMelo Ball enters the game for Cody Martin	36	39
0.0	Malik Monk misses 35-foot three point jumper	36	39
0.0	Hornets offensive team rebound	36	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	36	39

Regular Season Series

CHA leads 1-0

Hornets
127
Kings
126

Game 1

1/3

Kings
116
Hornets
122

Game 2

15/3

Golden 1 Center

3:00 AM, 1 March 2021

Sacramento, CA

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Lauren Holtkamp
Tyler Ford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Orlando	47	35	.573	-	W1
Miami	46	36	.561	1	W2
Atlanta	36	46	.439	11	L6
Charlotte	21	61	.256	26	W1
Washington	15	67	.183	32	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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