CHARLOTTE, N.C. _ This game failed to entertain, but Hornets guard Kemba Walker sure did.
Two-time All-Star Walker hit his 1,000th career 3-pointer and many more Thursday while leading the Charlotte Hornets to a 140-79 blowout of the tank-tastic Memphis Grizzlies at Spectrum Center.
This was the largest margin of victory in Charlotte NBA history. The original Hornets beat the Philadelphia 76ers by 52 in the 1991-92 season.
Walker scored 35 points in the first half alone, finishing with 46. He broke his own single-game franchise record for 3-pointers with his 10th with about four minutes left in the third quarter.
The Hornets led 75-42 after two quarters, the largest halftime lead in franchise history.
The 19-53 Grizzlies stopped playing for keeps a long time ago this season. They sat out Marc Gasol and Chandler Parsons, listing them as "resting."
Walker left the game late in the third quarter. The Hornets entered the fourth quarter leading 112-57, and played both of their two-way players _ Marcus Paige and Mangok Mathiang _ extensively that last quarter.
