SACRAMENTO, Calif. — John Salmons has had some memorable games during his 10-year career. With his strong shooting against the Charlotte Bobcats, he added another to the list.

Salmons scored 19 of his 22 points in the third quarter and Jason Thompson had 18 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Kings in a 119-83 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Sunday.

Salmons got the Kings going in the third quarter when they outscored the Bobcats 43-19 and took a 97-59 lead The point total was the most allowed in a quarter in Charlotte franchise history.

"Anything he (Salmons) threw at the basket it went in," Charlotte coach Mike Dunlap said.

Salmons scored all 19 points in the third in a four-minute stretch that included a four-point play. Salmons made 4 of 7 three-pointers in the quarter and connected on all five free throws.

"When my teammates find me open and I'm in a rhythm, I have a lot of confidence that I'm going to knock the shots down," Salmons said.

According to Elias Sports Bureau, the last time the Kings won by 36 points or more was on Nov. 15, 2005, in a 119-83 win over Utah.

CHARLOTTE		fg	ft
min		m-a	m-a	or-t	a	pf	pts
Kidd-Gilchrist	28:12	4-8	2-2	1-6	1	0	10
Biyombo	6:10	1-1	0-0	0-2	0	2	2
Mullens	19:29	5-11	0-0	0-2	2	4	12
Walker	26:22	2-7	6-9	0-0	6	0	11
Henderson	27:32	4-9	4-4	0-3	3	2	12
Diop	24:26	1-2	0-0	1-5	1	2	2
Sessions	17:17	0-5	4-4	0-0	2	1	4
Taylor	19:12	3-8	2-4	0-0	0	2	9
Adrien	16:06	0-3	3-4	2-5	0	2	3
Gordon	13:25	1-5	0-0	0-1	1	2	3
McRoberts	29:49	3-12	0-0	0-6	2	1	6
Williams	12:00	4-6	0-0	0-1	2	0	9
Totals		28-77	21-27	4-31	20	18	83

Percentages: FG .364, FT .778. Three-point goals: 6-23, .261 (Mullens 2-5, Gordon 1-1, Taylor 1-3, Williams 1-3, Walker 1-4, Henderson 0-1, Sessions 0-1, McRoberts 0-5). Team rebounds: 5. Team turnovers: 13 (21 PTS). Blocked shots: 3 (McRoberts 2, Kidd-Gilchrist). Turnovers: 13 (Diop 3, McRoberts 3, Henderson 2, Kidd-Gilchrist 2, Walker 2, Taylor). Steals: 6 (Walker 2, Diop, McRoberts, Mullens, Taylor).

SACRAMENTO		fg	ft
min		m-a	m-a	or-t	a	pf	pts
Salmons	30:25	6-13	5-5	2-3	2	3	22
Thompson	27:46	6-8	6-6	4-14	0	4	18
Cousins	23:20	6-14	2-4	3-9	1	4	14
IThomas	26:50	4-10	0-0	0-2	7	2	10
Evans	23:44	3-6	5-7	0-7	4	1	13
Thornton	19:43	7-11	2-2	1-2	3	2	18
Patterson	16:57	2-4	0-0	1-2	0	0	5
Fredette	19:22	3-11	0-0	0-3	1	2	7
Hayes	20:32	3-5	0-1	4-12	4	3	6
Douglas	15:29	0-4	2-2	2-3	2	1	2
Johnson	8:27	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	2
Aldrich	7:25	1-2	0-0	1-3	1	1	2
Totals		42-90	22-27	18-60	26	23	119

Percentages: FG .467, FT .815. Three-point goals: 13-33, .394 (Salmons 5-10, Evans 2-3, Thornton 2-4, I.Thomas 2-5, Patterson 1-2, Fredette 1-6, Douglas 0-1, Cousins 0-2). Team rebounds: 12. Team turnovers: 18 (18 PTS). Blocked shots: 4 (Aldrich, Cousins, Evans, Patterson). Turnovers: 18 (Cousins 3, Johnson 3, Fredette 2, I.Thomas 2, Thompson 2, Thornton 2, Douglas, Evans, Patterson, Salmons). Steals: 8 (Salmons 2, Thompson 2, Thornton 2, Evans, Fredette).

Charlotte	27	13	19	24 — 83
Sacramento	27	27	43	22 — 119

Attendance: 14,555 (17,317). Time: 2:10. Officials: T. Washington, V. Palmer, G. Zielinski.