Two common themes emerged from the Sacramento Kings' blowout victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday night. For one, the Kings liked how they responded while playing with "a sense of urgency." For another,

The Kings withstood an ugly stretch of basketball in the third quarter and still had 18 turnovers, but the intensity and effort was there from the jump. Tonight was a game where the good heavily outweighed the bad and was a step in the right direction against the struggling Hornets.

In Monday's game against Charlotte, LaVine became the 4th player this season to reach the 40-point mark while attempting less than 20 shots.