Sydney have demolished struggling rivals Illawarra in Wollongong, the Kings securing a dominant 108-82 win over the Hawks.
An 11-0 run just before halftime put the Kings in control at WIN Entertainment Centre before a horror third-quarter by the home team sealed the Hawks' fate as Kendric Davis steered Sydney to their fifth win from seven games to keep up the pressure on ladder-leaders Tasmania with the 26-point victory.
The defeat will be a bitter blow to the last-placed Hawks, who came into the match hoping to build on their win over Melbourne United last time out.
Davis ran the show for the Kings with 23 points and 14 assists, picking up a double-double before halftime, while Torrey Craig had 22 points for the visitors in a performance in which six players hit double figures.
The Kings' dominance was displayed emphatically by Andrew Carr's 20 rebounds, as the Hawks were simply outfought in the rebounding contest.
Tyler Harvey was a bright spot for the hosts with 17 points, of which 15 came in the first quarter, while Makur Maker led scorers for the Hawks with 24 points including two triples.
The Hawks had a real concern, though, with imports Kelan Martin and Milton Doyle delivering a poor shooting display, hitting just two of 15 from the field combined.
Doyle ended the game with four points while Martin's sole field goal from 10 attempts was a far cry from his 14-point showing against United on Sunday.
Harvey's hot start included the Hawks' first 12 points as the Kings ended the first quarter holding on to a narrow one-point advantage.
The scores stayed tight until late in the second when Craig's shooting from the three-point line and Davis's creativity sparked an 11-point run and a double-digit halftime lead for the Kings.
That margin blew out to 30 points as the Hawks failed to come out of the locker room after the break, with the Kings simply running riot on their opponent's home floor in a dominant 34-16 term.
From there the contest was done, with Kings coach Brian Goorjian turning to his bench for the closing minutes.
Jayden Stone's alley-oop finish in the dying seconds put an exclamation mark on Sydney's impressive performance.