Sacramento 96, Golden State 92
Warriors Miss Golden Opportunity
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 9 (Ticker) -- The Golden State Warriors
may have overtaken the Sacramento Kings if they hadn't started
shooting like Chris Webber.
The Kings overcame awful shooting by Webber and held on for a 96-92
victory over the Warriors, who missed seven straight shots down the
stretch and suffered their sixth straight loss.
Sacramento defeated Golden State for the 16th time in the last 17
meetings. It did so with virtually no help from Webber, who played
by far his worst game since returning to action five games ago.
The superstar forward made just 2-of-21 shots, with most of his misses
coming on mid-range jumpers. As has been the case since his return,
he was not on the floor in the final minutes.
"It was nothing knee-related. Just me -- just wrist-related," Webber
said. "(The) wrist wasn't clicking or something like that. You know,
it's just something you've got to live with."
"It's not like he hasn't been out nine months and he's only been back
a week," Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "I think it's a matter of him
just fighting through it and getting to the point where he feels
comfortable."
The Warriors never led in the second half but closed to 83-82 with 4:21
left on a 3-pointer by Clifford Robinson, who scored 15 points. But
Golden State did not score again from the field until Rusty LaRue made
a 3-pointer with 17 seconds to go.
By that time, Mike Bibby had gotten loose for a jumper and layup and
Vlade Divac tipped in a miss by Bibby before adding a free throw for a
90-82 lead.
"We missed a lot of shots down the stretch," said Warriors center Erick
Dampier, who had a season-high 26 points and 18 rebounds.
"It's very frustrating to just not finish it off," said Mike Dunleavy,
who scored 17 points.
Doug Christie scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, Bibby
added 21 and Peja Stojakovic 20 for the Kings, who have won five of
their last six games.
"I don't know if it was the worst (that we've played)," Adelman said.
"It probably was because we had no energy at all and I think a lot of
what happened was because of that. I don't think we moved the ball well
at all."
The Kings took the lead for good at 45-42 on a 3-pointer by Bibby in the
final minute of the first half. The Warriors got within one point at
halftime, then again early in the third quarter.
In the final period, Golden State closed to 73-72 with 8:23 left on a
three-point play by Jason Richardson, who scored 18 points. Stojakovic
responded with a 3-pointer.
"At one point, it seemed like everything was bouncing their way,"
Dunleavy said.
Two free throws by Dampier made it 78-77 with 5:46 left, but Divac hit
a jumper and Christie had a three-point play.
"A lot of rebounds and loose balls got away from us," Dampier said. "If
we would have got those it could have been a totally different game for
us. We competed."
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Kings beat Warriors 96-92
Published 9:56 p.m. PST Tuesday, March 9, 2004
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Doug Christie scored 23 points, Mike Bibby added 21 and Peja Stojakovic
had 20 Tuesday night to lead the Kings past the stubborn Golden State
Warriors 96-92.
Christie also had six assists and five rebounds, and Bibby scored four
of his points in a key 40-second span with just under three minutes
remaining.
With the Kings ahead 83-82, Bibby hit a jumper from the top of the key,
then scored on a right-handed scoop layup while driving left.
Nearly a minute later, Bibby missed on another drive attempt, but his
shot was tipped in by Vlade Divac for a 89-82 lead with 1:23 to go.
Sacramento improved to 3-1 with Chris Webber, the team's All-Star forward
who returned March 2 from left knee surgery. But after averaging 24 points
and nine rebounds in his first three games back, Webber looked like a
player who had been out of action for 10 months. He scored just five
points and missed 19 of his 21 shots.
Erick Dampier had 26 points and 18 rebounds for Golden State, which had
two good opportunities to take the lead just prior to Bibby's late spurt.
But both Cliff Robinson (15 points) and Jason Richardson (18 points, seven
rebounds) missed drives in traffic on consecutive possessions.
Mike Dunleavy added 17 points and Calbert Cheaney 11 for the Warriors.
The Kings started lethargically, missing their first six shots and turning
the ball over at a rapid rate. Webber, in particular, looked tentative and
uncomfortable. He finished the half with three points after making just one
of eight shots.
Golden State used a 10-0 run to take a 12-2 lead and had a 16-5 advantage
before Sacramento responded.
Stojakovic scored six points and reserve Anthony Peeler hit a 3-pointer
just before the end of the period to give the Kings a 23-22 lead. Dampier
continued to keep the Warriors in contention by dominating in the paint.
He finished the first half with 15 points on 7-of-8 shooting with eight
rebounds.
Notes: Tuesday's win was the Kings' 11th straight in Sacramento over the
Warriors. Sacramento had won 15 in a row overall against Golden State
before losing to the Warriors 98-91 on December 26 in Oakland. Prior to
that, Golden State's last win over Sacramento came on December 20, 1999
. . . Sacramento entered the game having doled out a league-high 1,656
assists (26.7 apg). Brad Miller and Divac (626 assists, 10.1 apg) had
more assists than the opponents' starting guards combined (565 assists,
9.1 apg) . . . With two more wins, Kings coach Rick Adelman can tie Les
Harrison for the most victories in franchise history (295). Harrison
coached the Rochester Royals for seven seasons (1948-1955).
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