Kings beat Bobcats 97-93

DeMarcus Cousins scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Sacramento Kings held off a late fourth-quarter rally to beat the Charlotte Bobcats 97-93 on Saturday night at Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, N.C.

Marcus Thornton came off the bench to add 18 points for the Kings (16-25), who led by as many as 10 points only to see the Bobcats rally and take a 90-88 lead on Gerald Henderson's layup with 3:34 remaining. ButTyreke Evans scored the next six points to put Sacramento ahead to stay.

Evans finished with 16 points for the Kings, who also got 15 points from Isaiah Thomas and 11 from Jason Thompson.

Ramon Sessions led the Bobcats (10-30) with 16 points. Henderson, battling a sore back, added 15 points;Kemba Walker had 14 points and 10 assists, and Hakim Warrick and Ben Gordon put in 12 points apiece.