The Sacramento Kings nearly escaped Time Warner Cable Arena without having turned a big second-half lead into a loss. Instead, they proved yet again just how much they depend on a healthy DeMarcus Cousins.
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Up 22 with 2:24 remaining in the third period and 17 heading into the fourth, the Kings surrendered 38 points to the Charlotte Hornets over the final quarter. The majority of them came from point guard Kemba Walker, who put up the last two of his 21 points in the quarter on this lay-in with 0.