Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Sacramento Kings
10 p.m., Sleep Train Arena
TV: Fox Sports Southeast Radio: WFNZ-AM 610.
Projected Starters
Hornets | ||||||
Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | Pos, Player | PPG | RPG | |
G K. Walker | 20.4 | 4.2 | G R. Rondo | 11.7 | 6.4 | |
TBD | G B. McLemore | 7.6 | 2.0 | |||
F P. Hairston | 6.1 | 2.7 | F R. Gay | 17.9 | 6.9 | |
F M. Williams | 9.6 | 6.6 | F O. Caspi | 12,6 | 6.5 | |
C S. Hawes | 5.7 | 4.1 | C D. Cousins | 26.1 | 11.4 | |
Matchup to Watch
DeMarcus Cousins vs. Spencer Hawes: Hawes might need some help defensively against as good a low-post scorer as there is in the NBA.
Observations
▪ This is the start of a four-game West Coast trip for the Hornets. They lost all four games of their previous West Coast trip this season.
▪ The Hornets have lost two of their past three games in Sacramento.
Tap-ins
▪ The Hornets have brought back undrafted rookie Aaron Harrison from a brief stint in the development league.
▪ The Hornets played Saturday against the New York Knicks without Nic Batum (sprained toe), Cody Zeller (shoulder strain) and Jeremy Lamb (sprained toe).
Did you know?
The Kings’ Nancy Lieberman is one of two female assistant coaches in the NBA. The other is San Antonio’s Becky Hammon.
Rick Bonnell
This story was originally published January 25, 2016 at 1:40 AM with the headline "Charlotte Hornets Gameday: at Sacramento Kings."