Sacramento 105, Atlanta 89
Stojakovic Guides Kings to Win
SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 6 (Ticker) -- The Sacramento Kings gave the
Atlanta Hawks a lesson in passing.
The Kings had 32 assists, increasing their league-leading total, and rode
another big game from Peja Stojakovic to an easy 105-89 victory over the
Hawks.
The best passing team in the NBA, the Kings average better than 27 assists
per game and ran a clinic on the Hawks en route to their fourth straight
win. They never trailed, shot 48 percent (41-of-85) after a searing start
and committed just eight turnovers.
"It was a good night for us passing," said Kings guard Mike Bibby, who had
19 points and six assists.
"Everybody contributed, the ball was hopping -- we're so hard to guard when
we do that," Kings coach Rick Adelman said.
By contrast, the Hawks rank 23rd with just under 20 assists per game. They
commit 18.2 turnovers per game, third highest in the league.
It was more of the same in this one as they accumulated 23 turnovers,
leading to 33 points for Sacramento. Guards Jason Terry and Jacque Vaughn
had five apiece and rookie guard Boris Diaw committed four.
"It's been killing us all year long," said Hawks swingman Stephen Jackson,
who scored 19 points. "That is what Sacramento lives off of -- turnovers
and easy baskets."
"We didn't have the proper focus tonight," added Atlanta forward Shareef
Abdur-Rahim, who also had 19 points. "Turnovers, mistakes, lack of
concentration, you just have different guys. One time it might be me, one
time another guy, and it just boils over."
Stojakovic scored 28 points to lead five Kings in double figures. He was
on the receiving end of passes all game as center Vlade Divac had a season
-high 10 assists, guard Doug Christie had six and forward Brad Miller had
five with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
"We move the ball really well," Divac said. "Offensively, it makes it very
easy for us."
The Kings sped to a 38-23 lead after one quarter, shooting 71 percent
(15-of-21) from the field while forcing seven turnovers by the Hawks.
Sacramento led by double digits the rest of the way.
"You can't turn the ball over in the beginning and expect to get back in
it," Jackson said. "It was a hard climb to try to get back in it and we
just couldn't do it."
The Hawks fell to 2-2 on a six-game road trip.
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