Charlotte Hornets point guard Kemba Walker put on a show through three quarters against a hapless Memphis Grizzlies team, banged up and unwilling to fight back against a Hornets squad that didn't hesitate to put their feet on the throat of these Grizzlies.

Despite being without center Dwight Howard who was serving a one-game suspension for amassing 16 technical fouls, the Hornets totally outclassed the Grizzlies from start to finish — and in huge ways. While the Grizzlies are widely perceived as the worst team this season, losing in such fashion fires up questions about the players' desire to win. Memphis' perceived tanking isn't helping either.

Walker didn't need a lot of shot attempts to reach the mark, going 13-of-18 from the field, 10-of-14 from deep, and a perfect 10-of-10 from the foul line, becoming only the third player in NBA history to make 10 threes and 10 free throws in a game, according to Justin Kubatko of StatMuse.

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The Bronx native also became the first Hornets player to make 10 threes in a game and to reach 1000 made threes in his career with the franchise.

This was Walker's ninth career 40-point game, which puts him one shy of Glen Rice for the all-time franchise mark, which he surpassed in all-time 30-point games with 55 to his name.

The Hornets' 61-point margin of victory was the largest in the NBA since the Indiana Pacers beat the Portland Trail Blazers by a whopping 65 points on Feb. 27, 1998.

Surely the day was filled with history, as Charlotte has now won the last two games, likely headed for three straight against the struggling Dallas Mavericks on Saturday.