Charlotte pulled off the surprise 121-98 win over Sacramento, thanks to a great game by Dubose. "Take away Dubose from this team, and we couldn't have done it," said Charlotte coach Bob after the game. "He deserves the credit for this win." Sacramento coach Bob agreed, "We didn't really think Dubose had that kind of game in him after watching the films, but he showed us wrong."

Charlotte was led by Dubose (21 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 4 blocks), Lawson (17 points, 8 assists, a steal), Homen (26 points, 5 boards, 0 assists). Sacramento was led by Kaplan (17 points, 0 assists, a steal, 4 blocks), Braziel (13 points, 6 boards, 2 assists, a steal, a block), Gould (10 points, 1 assists, a steal, 4 blocks).

After this win, Charlotte improve to 13-15. They stay at #4 in the Southeast and remain at #10 overall in the Eastern Conference. Sacramento stand at 21-8 and 15-3 at home. They remain at #1 in the Pacific and remain at #1 overall in the Western Conference.

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