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Sacramento 108, Phoenix 94
Kings Win in Miller's Return
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 29 (Ticker) -- Brad Miller wasted no time getting
back into the flow.
Miller scored 10 of his 16 points in the first quarter and Doug Christie
fell just shy of a triple-double with a season-high 28 points, nine assists
and eight rebounds as the Kings cruised to a 108-94 victory over the Phoenix
Suns.
Miller missed the previous seven games with a sprained right foot but hardly
looked rusty, making 5-of-7 shots and grabbing six rebounds in the opening
12 minutes.
"I started off good," he said. "I could tell that I hadn't played in a while.
I felt pretty comfortable tonight. I just wanted to get into a rhythm and not
try to do too much."
"It's good to have Brad back," Sacramento coach Rick Adelman said. "I wasn't
worried about him fitting him. He's a smart player and he had a lot of energy
to start the game. He had a typical game, typical of him."
The Kings never trailed and pulled away midway through the third quarter.
They had a 63-55 edge before scoring 12 of the next 16 points, highlighted
by five from Mike Bibby.
Miller buried a jumper during the spurt and Peja Stojakovic capped it with
a pair of free throws for a 75-59 cushion with 4:06 remaining.
Stojakovic scored 10 points in the third quarter and added five during a 7-0
run early in the fourth, finishing with 32 points. He made 9-of-21 shots,
including 5-of-13 from 3-point range.
Christie made 10-of-17 shots, including 3-of-6 3-pointers. He is averaging
19.3 points in his last three games -- more than twice his season average.
"I really just tried to be aggressive," he said. "When I caught it, I was
just making sure I was looking at the basket, trying to be aggressive,
getting guys involved, rebounding, whatever it took. Tonight all of those
things just happened to click."
Bibby added 17 points and seven assists for Sacramento, which has won eight
consecutive regular-season home games against Phoenix dating to April 9,2000.
The Kings avoided their first losing streak since January 23-25, winning for
the 13th time in 16 games. They moved one-half game ahead of the Indiana
Pacers for the league's best record.
"It was a win we needed to get after the other night," Adelman said. "I
thought we did a pretty good job throughout the whole game."
Amare Stoudemire tied a season high with 33 points and grabbed 17 rebounds
for the Suns, who had a two-game winning streak snapped and fell to 7-25 on
the road this season.
"Amare had a monster game," Phoenix coach Mike D'Antoni said. "He's improving
all the time. (The Kings) are just a better team than we are right now. They
just played better than we did."
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Kings top Suns 108-94
Published 8:56 p.m. PST Sunday, February 29, 2004
Peja Stojakovic scored 32 points Sunday night as the Kings never trailed
in defeating the Phoenix Suns 108-94 at Arco.
The return of Brad Miller had the balanced Kings offense running with its
typical efficiency. Sidelined the previous seven games with a sprained right
foot, Miller had 16 points and 10 rebounds.
With Miller back in the lineup, the Kings can look forward to Tuesday's home
game against the Los Angeles Clippers, when Chris Webber is expected to play
for the first time this season.
Webber, who has been out with a knee injury most of the season, missed the
last eight games while on suspension.
Doug Christie did not let a cut near his right eye bother his shooting. Known
more for his defense, he scored a season-high 28 points and adding eight
rebounds and nine assists.
Mike Bibby had 17 points and seven assists for the Kings, who are a league-
best 26-5 at home. Vlade Divac had six points, eight rebounds and nine
assists.
Amare Stoudemire fouled out late in the game, but had 33 points and 17
rebounds for the Suns, who had their two-game winning streak snapped. Leandro
Barbosa and Shawn Marion both scored 14 points and Joe Johnson had 12.
Despite Stoudemire's 20 first-half points, the Kings took a 54-47 lead into
the break. Stojakovic scored 10 points in the third quarter, helping the
Kings build their lead to 82-73.
Notes: The NBA's leading free-throw shooter, Stojakovic missed two straight
in the opening quarter, but finished 9-for-11. ... Stoudemire has led the Suns
in scoring the past nine games, getting 20 points or more each time. ...
The Suns have lost eight straight games in Sacramento. ... The Kings' bench
had a combined nine points.
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(1) Doug Christie did not let a cut near his right eye bother his shooting.
Christie 比賽後來皆貼著繃帶，不過似乎沒什麼影響:)
(2) Joe Maloof 據說剛在賭場贏了一百萬美金，希望我們一路旺下去:)
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