Sacramento 100, Houston 95
Kings Slip Past Rockets
http://www.nba.com/games/20040321/HOUSAC/recap.html
SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 21 (Ticker) -- With one of their All-Stars
on the bench, the Sacramento Kings needed Vlade Divac to expand his
game.
Divac scored 17 points and buried his first 3-pointer of the season
with 41 seconds left as the Kings overcame the loss of Brad Miller
and rallied for a 100-95 victory over Houston Rockets.
Sacramento already was without injured guard Bobby Jackson and played
most of the fourth quarter without Miller, who was limited to 18 minutes
due to bursitis in his right elbow.
Without their All-Star center, the Kings turned to Divac, who made
5-of-7 shots and collected six assists and five rebounds in 34 minutes
- five more than his season average.
"For me, it takes time to get a feeling for the game. Rick knows what
he's doing though," Divac said, referring to coach Rick Adelman. "He
tries to keep me fresh for the playoffs. It's hard, but we are winning
. That's the most important thing."
Divac put Sacramento ahead for good, 92-91, on a layup with 1:46 left
and Peja Stojakovic followed with a 3-pointer from the left corner 31
seconds later.
After Houston's Maurice Taylor buried a jumper, Sacramento point guard
Mike Bibby got caught in a double-team with the shot clock running down
and called a timeout. Anthony Peeler inbounded to an unguarded Divac,
who buried a 3-pointer from the left wing.
"When I shot the ball, I felt pretty good," Divac said. "Most of the
time, I don't feel good about those shots, usually airballs."
It was just the 10th 3-point attempt of the season for Divac, who is a
career 23 percent shooter from the arc.
Stojakovic scored 29 points and Bibby added 20 for the Kings, who moved
one-half game ahead of Indiana for the best record in the NBA.
Taylor scored 23 points and Steve Francis had 17 for the Rockets, who
have lost 10 straight visits to Arco Arena since March 28, 1999.
"We were not at our best when we needed our best," Houston coach Jeff
Van Gundy said. "We had chances to win, but we just missed. We have to
play better."
Jim Jackson collected 13 points and 11 rebounds and Cuttino Mobley scored
16 points. But Houston got a subpar effort from All-Star center Yao Ming,
who had 11 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 2:13 left.
The Kings dominated the second half, erasing a 17-point deficit for the
second time in as many games.
"I think it says we are a capable team, even when we struggle," Stojakovic
said. "But we have to be more focused for the full 48 minutes."
"Playing on the road against a championship-caliber team, when you've
got them, you have to make sure you keep them down," Jim Jackson said.
"We have to learn to close out games."
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Kings struggle but top Rockets 100-95
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/
8599374p-9527609c.html
Published 8:31 p.m. PST Sunday, March 21, 2004
Chris Webber and the Kings struggled and stumbled all night -- until it
really mattered.
Peja Stojakovic scored 29 points, and Webber capped a terrible shooting
game with a key assist and a steal in the Kings' 100-95 come-from-behind
victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night at Arco.
Mike Bibby had 18 points and seven assists for the Kings (51-19), who
nudged ahead of Indiana (50-19) for the NBA's best record despite trailing
for most of the first 3 1/2 quarters. The Kings closed with an 18-7 run
in their sixth straight home victory.
Vlade Divac scored five of his 17 points in the final two minutes,
including his first 3-pointer of the season with 41 seconds left. The
long jumper beat the shot clock and caused Stojakovic to leap into the
Serbian center's arms with joy.
Maurice Taylor scored 23 points and Steve Francis had 17 for the Rockets,
who lost their 10th straight game in Sacramento and third straight overall
. Yao Ming had 11 points and nine rebounds before fouling out midway
through the fourth quarter.
Webber played 42 subpar minutes and the fans let him have it with several
choruses of boos. He went 4-for-18, made several bad passes and struggled
to defend Taylor, his friend and fellow Michigan alum.
The Kings got a new injury worry: Brad Miller scored just two points in
18 minutes, before sitting out most of the fourth quarter with acute
bursitis in his right elbow.
The Kings took an 89-88 lead on Anthony Peeler's 3-pointer with 4:27 left,
capping a 9-2 run. Houston went back ahead on Jim Jackson's 3-pointer, but
Webber made one free throw, then hit Divac with a wraparound pass for a
layup with 1:46 left, giving the Kings the lead for good.
As in many of their home games over the past two months, the Kings started
slowly and never got going in the first half. Webber and Miller combined
to shoot 2-for-14 as the Rockets took an early 17-point lead.
Miller, the Kings' two-time All-Star who's been a reserve since Webber's
return, was held scoreless until a dunk in the opening minute of the fourth
quarter. Moments later, Miller came out of the game for good.
Francis also had an eventful night. He got his NBA-leading 17th technical
foul in the second quarter for shoving Doug Christie after a foul, though
he didn't appear to mean anything malicious by it.
Moments before halftime, Francis was knocked into the front row while
attempting a layup. He remained on the court for several moments, but
no foul was called.
Notes: Kings guard Bobby Jackson missed his 17th straight game with a
strained abdominal muscle. There's still no definite timetable for Jackson
, the NBA's top sixth man last season despite missing 21 games with a
broken hand. ... Both coaches essentially used seven-man rotations.
Charles Oakley played just one minute, but got his second rebound since
signing with Houston on Thursday. ... Divac had just six 3-pointers
last season.
-- Associated Press
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