Lonzo Ball (30), the Hornets downed the Kings with a 3-second blitz.

Miles Bridges scored 9 of his 26 points in a key third quarter, LaMelo Ball and Kon Kneuppel combined for 11 3-pointers and 54 points, and the visiting Charlotte Hornets rallied from a halftime deficit to beat the Sacramento Kings 117-109 on Wednesday night.

In a matching team match won 24 hours earlier, Ball scored a team-high 30 points, Knueppel had 24 and Brandon Miller added 20 for Charlotte, which earned its eighth win in its last 10 games.

DeMar DeRozan poured in a season-high 39 points for the Kings, who ended a rare two-game winning streak.

After trailing by 5 points in the first half, the Hornets tied the score at 73 6 minutes into the third period and took the lead with an 11-2 lead. Bridges kept things going with a layup and a 3-pointer, eventually extending the visitors’ lead to 84-75 with a pair of layups.

The Kings got within five points early in the fourth quarter before Knueppel’s layup and 3-pointer cut the lead to double digits with 8:20 still remaining, making it 99-94. The Hornets held on for most of the rest of the game.

Ball shot 6 of 13 on 3-pointers and Knueppel made 5 of 8 to help the Hornets connect on 19 of 40 (47.5%) and outscore the hosts 57-24 from beyond the arc.

Bridges, Ball, Kneuppel and Miller combined for 100 of Charlotte’s 117 points.

Moussa Diabate was the game’s leading rebounder with 10 and six on the offensive end.

DeRozan’s 39 points are two more than he scored against the Detroit Pistons last December. He made 17 of 22 shots on a night in which the Kings outshot the visitors 54.2% to 45.6%.

Nique Clifford assisted DeRozan with 18 points to complement a game-high seven assists, while Precious Achiuwa scored 14 points and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. Daequon Plowden chipped in with 13 points and Killian Hayes had 11 for Sacramento, which is looking for its third straight win for the second time this season.

–Field level media