In the end, the Hornets had lost their pillar in the paint, and LaMelo Ball had lost his mental support. He no longer dared to try so many moves.
Meanwhile, Wang Yi's Death Dunk had sent the Kings' morale soaring to its peak.
In just four minutes of the third quarter, the Kings had widened the lead to 20 points.
Danny's three-pointers were falling, too.
Little Danny threw down a fast-break dunk, while Bond kept scoring in the paint.
Even Tures grabbed three offensive rebounds in a row during one scramble beneath the basket, then finished with a putback dunk.
That left the already silent Spectrum Center looking even more desolate.
In the fourth quarter, the Kings brought in Wiggins and Rose. They even sent out Wei Shao, who hadn't played in a long time.
Those three were currently the oldest trio in the league.
But even so, with the Kings' morale at its peak and the Hornets' at rock bottom, Charlotte had no chance of closing the gap.
The Kings won the game 127–100, beating the Hornets by 27 points.
It was an absolutely dominant victory.
Looking back at the game afterward, Wang Yi had put up 39 points, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists.
Another rock-solid triple-double.
And he'd done it in just three quarters.
If he'd played in the fourth, those numbers would have been even higher.
As for Wemby, foul trouble had limited him to just 16 points and 7 rebounds.
It was probably his worst game of the season.
With Wemby struggling, LaMelo Ball had also drawn extra defensive attention. He finished with just 18 points and 6 assists.
When the game was over, Wemby headed into the Player Tunnel without looking back.
LaMelo Ball wasn't in the mood to say goodbye to the Kings' players,