NBA head-to-headModern Rivalry

Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings Head-to-Head

Charlotte Hornets lead the all-time record 40-32 across 72 recorded meetings.

Matchup fact

A one-point margin decided 6 of 72 games between these two (8.3%).

By Stats synced Apr 16, 2026
CHA
40
vs
SAC
32
72 meetings
All-time

CHA lead 40-32

Recent form

CHA 5-5 over the latest 10

Last meeting

CHA won 134-90 on Mar 24, 2026

Closeness

8 wins separate the teams

Series context

The average winning margin is 11.4 points across decided games.

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Mar 24, 26
CHA 134-90 SAC
CHA
Mar 11, 26
SAC 109-117 CHA
CHA
Apr 4, 25
CHA 102-125 SAC
SAC
Feb 24, 25
SAC 130-88 CHA
SAC
Jan 10, 24
CHA 98-123 SAC
SAC
Jan 2, 24
SAC 104-111 CHA
CHA
Dec 19, 22
SAC 119-125 CHA
CHA
Oct 31, 22
CHA 108-115 SAC
SAC
Dec 10, 21
CHA 124-123 SAC
CHA
Nov 5, 21
SAC 140-110 CHA
SAC
Last Meeting
Mar 24, 2026Final
CHA
134
HOME
SAC
90
AWAY
Hornetswon by44
Hornets' 2nd straight in this series·Game 72 of all-time series

Matchup context

The latest 10 scored meetings are split 5-5. Charlotte Hornets lead the complete decided record 40-32. The 11.4-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.

History span
1989 to 2026
36 seasons
Average margin
11.4 points
Across decided games
Playoff history
0
No playoff meeting is present in the source

All-Time Record

Win Percentage
40W
32W
CHA
SAC
56%44%
Charlotte HornetsSacramento Kings
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season72 games
40
32
These teams have never met in the playoffs.
Charlotte Hornets Biggest Win
134–90+44
Mar 24, 2026
Sacramento Kings Biggest Win
130–88+42
Feb 24, 2025
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
Season ↓CHA ↕SAC ↕Games ↕
2025–26202
2024–25022
2023–24112
2022–23112
2021–22112
2020–21202
2019–20202
2018–19112
2017–18202
2016–17112

Matchup Insights

Home / Away Split
23-13CHA HOME19-17SAC HOME
AWAY
17-19
CHA
AWAY
13-23
SAC
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Charlotte Hornets: 2 consecutive wins
2
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.4 pts on average
11.4pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
CHA-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time55.6%
SAC-Neutral
Last 1050%
All-Time44.4%
Last 10 Results
CHA / SAC

Advanced Stats

1996-presentBased on 40 of 72 all-time meetings that have play-by-play data

Overtime History

Total OT Games
4
CHA OT Wins
3
SAC OT Wins
1
Biggest OT Game
128-129 on Jan 25, 2016 (2OT)

Largest Leads

CHA Biggest Leads
+33pts
Jan 4, 1998
#2:+30 pts·Nov 5, 2021
#3:+28 pts·Nov 29, 2005
SAC Biggest Leads
+35pts
Apr 22, 2012
#2:+24 pts·Feb 25, 2009
#3:+22 pts·Nov 23, 2015

Lead Changes

Most in a Game
16
Mar 11, 2015
Average per Game
5.8
per game

Times Tied

Most Ties in a Game
14
Dec 19, 2005
Average Ties per Game
4.8
per game

Attendance Records

Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
24,042
Feb 6, 1997
Lowest
2,861
Mar 15, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
15,138

Shooting Percentages

Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
CHA46.7%
SAC46.7%
Even
3P%
CHA36.2%
SAC37.3%
SAC +1.1 pp
FT%
CHA72.4%
SAC75.0%
SAC +2.6 pp
TS%
CHA54.9%
SAC55.0%
SAC +0.1 pp

Top Scorers (1996-present)

Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
CHA Top 15 Scorers
CHA top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
Kemba Walker2341121.339
Gerald Wallace2301023.038
David Wesley124815.524
Marvin Williams1141011.416
Raymond Felton110813.822
Gerald Henderson107715.321
P.J. Washington106521.242
Gordon Hayward100520.025
Baron Davis98616.326
Anthony Mason96616.024
Michael Kidd-Gilchrist94811.823
Miles Bridges94811.823
Nicolas Batum93615.521
Glen Rice88422.030
Emeka Okafor87712.416
SAC Top 15 Scorers
SAC top scorers in this matchup (1996-present): total points, games played, average, and best single game
PlayerPtsGAvgBest
De'Aaron Fox2291120.837
Buddy Hield1971019.730
DeMarcus Cousins192824.035
Kevin Martin160820.036
Chris Webber144624.030
Harrison Barnes126815.828
Jason Thompson1141110.415
Rudy Gay108521.633
Mike Bibby104714.930
Mitch Richmond102425.537
Brad Miller93518.627
Marvin Bagley III91615.224
Tyreke Evans90518.034
Corliss Williamson89811.118
Peja Stojakovic89517.830

Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)

Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
42pts
P.J. Washington
CHAvsSAC
Feb 28, 2021
39pts
Kemba Walker
CHAvsSAC
Nov 23, 2015
38pts
Gerald Wallace
CHAvsSAC
Jan 30, 2010
37pts
De'Aaron Fox
SACvsCHA
Dec 19, 2022
37pts
Mitch Richmond
SACvsCHA
Feb 6, 1997
Free nbadb sourceCC BY-SA 4.01996 to 2023

Rivalry Fingerprint

Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.

Quarter scoring pulse

44 games with complete quarter lines

CHASAC

How they create points

36 games with complete style splits

Selected comparison

Points in paint: SAC +3.0 points36 games

CHA highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 28.2

SAC highest-scoring quarter

Q1 · 27.9

Widest fingerprint gap

SAC +3.0 points in paint

Questions about this record: Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings

How do recent Charlotte Hornets vs Sacramento Kings results compare with the complete record?

The latest 10 decided meetings are split 5-5. Charlotte Hornets lead the complete decided record 40-32. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.

Methodology & Data Sources

Last updated

Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.

Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.

Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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