After a 1-4 road trip, the Sacramento Kings returned home to host the Charlotte Bobcats today on Sunday, March 3.
The Bobcats held the NBA's worst record of 13-45 while the Kings had the Western Conference's worst record of 20-40.
With an even start by both teams, the Bobcats went on a 13-4 run to lead 25-16 with 3:17 left in the first quarter. The Kings answered with an 11-2 run to tie the game at 27 at the end of the period.
The Kings outscored the Bobcats 27-13 in the second quarter, capped off with a putback dunk by DeMarcus Cousins and a buzzer-beating three-point shot to end the half to give them the 54-40 lead.
With the Bobcats out of the game early, John Salmons scored 19 of the team's 43 points in the quarter to help give the Kings a 97-59 lead through three quarters. His third quarter scoring output matched the Bobcats' scoring in that quarter.
Leading by as much as 43 points, their largest lead of the season, the Kings swept the season series with the Bobcats 2-0 with a 119-83 win.
Salmons finished with a game-high 22 points after three quarters of play. Jason Thompson had 18 points and a game-high 14 rebounds and Marcus Thornton scored 18 points off the bench.
Kemba Walker finished with 11 points and a team-high six assists for the Bobcats. Gerald Henderson and Byron Mullens finished with a team-high 12 points.
After the Kings acquired three players from the Houston Rockets, Patrick Patterson and Toney Douglas made their home debut while Cole Aldrich played his first game for the team.
The Kings will play the Denver Nuggets at home on Tuesday, March 5 at 7 p.m. PST.
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