KINGS 113, HORNETS 106

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Ben McLemore scored 27 points, Rudy Gay added 26 and Sacramento beat Charlott to snapp a four-game losing streak.

DeMarcus Cousins had 20 points and 14 rebounds for the Kings.

Charlotte’s Kemba Walker had six points in 16 minutes off the bench after missing 18 games following knee surgery, but the Hornets lost centre Al Jefferson to a strained right calf late in the third quarter. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist led Charlotte with 23 points.