An NBA season is 82 games long. There’s bound to be ups and downs along the schedule.
It’s safe to say Thursday was a down for the Kings.
A rough second quarter proved too much to recover from in a 114-95 loss to the Charlotte Hornets at Spectrum Center to start a season-long six-game trip.
Despite the Kings leading by 13 in the second quarter, the hosts were able to avenge a 104-97 loss five days prior in Sacramento.
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“I think we got lulled to sleep a little bit by making some shots early and the rest of the game they just lined it up and went straight at us,” Kings coach Dave Joerger said.