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  Sacramento 124, Milwaukee 117
  Kings Offense a Little Bit Hotter

  MILWAUKEE, Feb. 10 (Ticker) --  There are many similarities between the
  Sacramen to Kings and Milwaukee Bucks. One big difference is the Kings'
  ability to win on the road.

  Peja Stojakovic scored 31 points  and teamed with Vlade Divac to make big
  plays down the stretch as the Kings outgunned the Bucks 124-117 for their
  sixth win in seven games.

  The Bucks don't fit the mold of a typical  Eastern Conference team.  Like
  the Kings, they play at a heightened pace and shoot plenty of 3-pointers.
  Part of that comes  from their personnel  and part of it comes from coach
  Terry Porter,  who last season served  as an assistant  under Kings coach
  Rick Adelman.

  "They're a high-scoring team," Stojakovic said. "Going against an Eastern
  team and seeing 120 points was amazing."

  "It was strange. The teams are very similar," Divac said. "They're running
  our plays and we're running their plays. You'd think you'd be able to stop
  them, but it was a shootout."

  Also like Sacramento,  Milwaukee has established  some dominance at home,
  winning five straight games at the Bradley Center  to run its home mark to
  21-5, the best in the East. But the Kings have shown this season that they
  are pretty tough on the road, too.

  Sacramento closed the game with a 10-2 run in the final minute. Divac, who
  had 14 points and 11 assists,  sank a jumper that  gave the Kings the lead
  for good at 116-115 with 42 seconds left before Stojakovic and Brad Miller
  each sank four free throws to secure Sacramento's fourth straight road win.

  "Winning here was about focus and matching their energy," said Stojakovic,
  who made 9-of-18 shots. "They're an energy team and they made their run in
  the second quarter.  We came back in the third and fourth and were able to
  come up big when we needed to."

  Mike Bibby had 24 points and 11 assists,  Miller scored 21 points and Doug
  Christie added 13 and nine assists for the Kings, who shot a blistering 58
  percent (45-of-78) and had an astounding 39 assists.

  "It's amazing the way  the other team shot and passed the ball," Porter
  said. "You can see why they have probably the best passing and shooting
  team in the league."

  Reserves Toni Kukoc  and Desmond Mason scored 21 points each and All-Star
  Michael Redd added 20 for the Bucks, who shot 53 percent (47-of-88) after
  a slow start.

  Bibby scored 10 points  in the first quarter  as Sacramento  built a 37-24
  lead. But Kukoc was 7-of-7 for 18 points in the second period as Milwaukee
  closed to 65-62 at halftime.

  "They shoot the ball so well,  especially  when they get  in a transition
  game a little bit, get a little energy and before you know it, everything
  is falling," Divac said.

  The Bucks inched ahead in the third quarter  before the Kings took a 91-88
  lead into the  final period,  which had  five ties  and six lead  changes.
  Former King Damon Jones made a layup and shot a look at Sacramento's bench
  before Joe Smith's two free throws gave Milwaukee a 113-111 lead with 2:07
  to go.

  Bibby responded with a 3-pointer before Redd's drive gave the Bucks their
  last lead with 1:02 left.  After Divac's basket,  Redd missed a 3-pointer
  and Stojakovic rebounded  and was fouled,  sinking both free throws for a
  118-115 lead with 20 seconds to play.

  After a dunk by Redd and two more free throws by Stojakovic, the Bucks had
  a chance to tie,  but Mason forced a 3-pointer that clanged out of bounds.
  Miller sealed it with two from the line.

  "Those guys execute their plays so well, they shoot extremely well," Jones
  said. "Everyone was making shots tonight.  Those guys did a fantastic job.
  ... They're definitely the best team in the league."