Even with injuries stacking up, the Charlotte Hornets have consistently fought and battled in recent weeks, despite the small margin for error. For whatever reason, their intensity and readiness were sorely lacking in Wednesday night’s 123-98 home loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Miles Bridges had a team-high 24 points on 10-of-21 shooting, seven rebounds and a season-high-tying six assists in the loss, marking his fifth straight outing with at least 24 points. Terry Rozier added 22 points, moving him into fourth place on the franchise’s all-time 20-point game leaderboard (158) and two away from tying Glen Rice for third (160), per Basketball Reference.