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A look back: This week in Kings history
Nov. 23, 1999
By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Sunday, November 21, 2004
Chris Webber rarely has been better than he was on this night, and the Kings had their official first sizzling Sacramento start.
Webber had a triple double, his second with the Kings, who clobbered the New Jersey Nets 105-92 to start a franchise-best 8-1.
Webber, in his second season with the Kings, had 26 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists. The rebounds marked a career high to that point before Webber set a Sacramento-era record with 26 rebounds on Jan. 5, 2001, against Indiana.
Webber was checked by Jim McIlvaine, Jamie Feick and Gheorghe Muresan in a no-contest affair of stiffs taking on an All-Star on top of his game.
"Chris Webber is the best power forward in the league," Nets guard Stephon Marbury said then. "He always has been. He's just been overshadowed by Karl Malone, and he doesn't get that respect.
"He's a dog. But he's a point guard's dream. He makes music with his game. He's a beast."
Vlade Divac, laboring with the flu, caught a nifty behind-the-back pass for a score to complete Webber's triple double.
"I did that for him?" Divac said. "Thank you for telling me. Now he owes me something." Webber played 75 games that season and averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists. The Kings closed out the regular season by losing seven of eight games and finished with a 44-38 record, their best record since the 1982-83 Kansas City Kings went 45-37.
A look back: This week in Kings history
Nov. 23, 1999
By Joe Davidson -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Sunday, November 21, 2004
Chris Webber rarely has been better than he was on this night, and the Kings had their official first sizzling Sacramento start.
Webber had a triple double, his second with the Kings, who clobbered the New Jersey Nets 105-92 to start a franchise-best 8-1.
Webber, in his second season with the Kings, had 26 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists. The rebounds marked a career high to that point before Webber set a Sacramento-era record with 26 rebounds on Jan. 5, 2001, against Indiana.
Webber was checked by Jim McIlvaine, Jamie Feick and Gheorghe Muresan in a no-contest affair of stiffs taking on an All-Star on top of his game.
"Chris Webber is the best power forward in the league," Nets guard Stephon Marbury said then. "He always has been. He's just been overshadowed by Karl Malone, and he doesn't get that respect.
"He's a dog. But he's a point guard's dream. He makes music with his game. He's a beast."
Vlade Divac, laboring with the flu, caught a nifty behind-the-back pass for a score to complete Webber's triple double.
"I did that for him?" Divac said. "Thank you for telling me. Now he owes me something." Webber played 75 games that season and averaged 24.5 points, 10.5 rebounds and 4.6 assists. The Kings closed out the regular season by losing seven of eight games and finished with a 44-38 record, their best record since the 1982-83 Kansas City Kings went 45-37.
