SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ The Sacramento Kings' bench was run off the court Tuesday night and outplayed in a blowout loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
Vince Carter wasn't having that again Wednesday.
The 20-year veteran scored a season-high 24 points off the bench as the Kings rebounded for a 109-95 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden 1 Center.
The bench scored 68 points, led by Carter. Wille Cauley-Stein had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic finished with 16 points and a career-high eight assists for Sacramento (12-22).
Kevin Love led the Cavaliers (24-11) with 23 points. LeBron James had a triple-double with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists.
Here are three takeaways from the game: