(My Sportsbook) - The lowly Sacramento Kings resume a three-game homestand tonight, when they welcome the Charlotte Bobcats to ARCO Arena.

The Kings dropped the opener of the residency on Monday, when Chris Paul scored 27 points and dished out 13 assists and New Orleans welcomed center Tyson Chandler back to the lineup with a 112-105 win over Sacramento.

Chandler, who had been sidelined the last 16 games with a sprained ankle, had 15 points and 10 rebounds. He was traded last week to Oklahoma City but failed the physical, necessitating his return to the Hornets.

Sacramento's Kevin Martin scored 24 of his game-high 32 points in the final quarter, but the Kings lost for the eighth time in nine games. The 24 points were an ARCO Arena record for most in a single quarter.

Spencer Hawes had 13 points and tied a career-high with 14 rebounds for the Kings, who fell to 8-19 as the host on the year.

Sacramento will finish its residency by welcoming the Los Angeles Clippers to town on Friday.

The Bobcats, meanwhile, fell to 0-2 on a five-game road trip on Tuesday, when Steve Nash had 22 points and five assists to lead the Phoenix Suns past Charlotte, 112-102, at US Airways Center.

Boris Diaw, who was traded from the Suns to the Bobcats earlier this season, chipped in a season-high 27 points, 10 boards and six helpers for the Bobcats, who have dropped three in a row overall. Raymond Felton totaled 14 points and nine helpers in defeat and Gerald Wallace had 13 points for Charlotte.

Raja Bell, who also was traded from the Suns to the Bobcats earlier this season, had 23 points against his former team.

The Bobcats, who have lost seven straight on the road and are now a miserable 6-20 as the visitor on the year, will finish their trek with visits to Sacramento, Golden State and the LA Clippers.

The home team has won seven of the eight all-time meetings between the two clubs and the Bobcats have never won in Sacramento, losing all four of their trips to California's capital.