Sacramento Kings at Charlotte Hornets
Team Totals: Kings 117.5, Hornets 121
Injury Report: Hassan Whiteside (O, protocols)
Kings projected starters: De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, Harrison Barnes, Marvin Bagley, Richaun Holmes
Hornets projected starters: LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier, Gordon Hayward, P.J. Washington, Cody Zeller
Walton quotes: Said the team just needs to get better at playing defense, said he likes his starting lineup and his closing lineups, said he’s fine with Fox taking 3-pointers to help his development (did mention he’d prefer not early in the shot clock), said any 3-pointer Buddy takes is fine almost regardless, said communication and effort are the biggest issues on defense (smaller lineups need to be more connected).
Borrego quotes: Said Devonte’ looked great in his return, said there will be an adjustment for Graham coming off the bench but said he’s not worried about it, said all of his guards can play off the ball and on the ball, said he liked seeing LaMelo take corner 3s, said team’s offensive ball movement has started with LaMelo, said having fans back was helpful, said team was getting great shots in the last game (despite turnovers).
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