Sacramento Kings' interim coach Doug Christie was not surprised by Zach LaVine's season-high points tally in their rout of the Charlotte Hornets. (More Sports News)
LaVine starred for the Kings, scoring 42 points, hitting eight 3-pointers and shooting 16 of 19 overall as the Kings earned their first home win over the Hornets since 2021.
He also scored in double figures in all eight games for Sacramento, while also becoming the first King with a 40-point game on at least an 80 FG% since Wayman Tisdale in 1993.
DeMar DeRozan also had 18 points and seven rebounds for the Kings, while바카라 웹사이트Malik Monk scored 13, Keegan Murray added 10 and Domantas Sabonis finished with seven points, 10 rebounds and seven assists.
But LaVine set the foundations for the win,바카라 웹사이트hitting four 3-pointers and shooting eight바카라 웹사이트for nine바카라 웹사이트in the first half as the Kings built a 20-point lead which proved too바카라 웹사이트big for the Hornets.바카라 웹사이트
In his eighth game since being acquired from the Chicago Bulls as part of a multi-team trade, LaVine showed his quality, with Christie highlighting the 29-year-old had been focused on trying to blend in with the new system rather than just letting his own flow.
"I've known Zach and the way that he plays and what he's capable of,"바카라 웹사이트Christie said. "To his credit, I thought that he's been trying to fit in.
"We need him to be himself so that we can figure out how to best support him.
"That doesn’t mean he's going to come out and get 42 every night. But stay aggressive.
"Once one [shot] went in then another, I was like, 'He's probably going to heat check here.'바카라 웹사이트It was really good to see."
LaVine echoed the thoughts of Christie when asked about his performance, suggesting he has now found his feet with his new team.바카라 웹사이트
"For me, everything is just timing, rhythm and comfortability,"바카라 웹사이트LaVine said. "Deebo's been telling me to be yourself for the longest.
"Obviously, I'm coming in trying to figure out where I'm at, what to do. But the more I get familiar, I'm starting to get it."
After being teammates for nearly three years with the Bulls,바카라 웹사이트DeRozan has witnessed some of LaVine's best games in the NBA, finally seeing that quality with the Kings.바카라 웹사이트
"I was just waiting. It took long enough,"바카라 웹사이트DeRozan joked as he sat next to LaVine during their postgame press conference. "I kept telling him the whole game, 'Just shoot it.'바카라 웹사이트That's the outcome. Nothing new for me."
