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Bucks snagged late by a Webb
Down 10 during the fourth, the Kings win at the buzzer on Chris Webber's 3-pointer from 26 feet.
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Kings forward Chris Webber dances his way to the locker room after his three-pointer beats Milwaukee at the buzzer.
MILWAUKEE - It's easy to point to the 26-foot, three-point shot by Chris Webber as time ran out at Bradley Center on Tuesday night and say that's what gave the Kings their 89-86 victory over the luckless Milwaukee Bucks.
Those points obviously were the margin of victory for the Kings (15-6), who won for the 14th time in 16 games and for the sixth time in their last seven on the road. But there was more to it than that.
The Kings received timely, if not major, contributions from everyone who played. Darius Songaila knew the clock was winding down when he picked up a loose ball during a miserable offensive possession and calmly stuck a 20-footer. Greg Ostertag had the ball poked away at his own foul line but then "raced" to the other end to block a drive by Milwaukee's Kendall Gill.
Webber, who missed seven consecutive shots midway through the contest, wouldn't have had the game-winning opportunity had his team not shown the defensive prowess it's allegedly missing.
Webber had received big help from Bucks reserve point guard Mike James, whom Webber fouled with 4.5 seconds left and the Kings holding an 86-85 lead. James, who scored 12 of his 15 points during the second half, missed the second of two free-throw attempts to give Sacramento the ball at the end.
With a foul to give, Joe Smith disrupted the Kings' flow with 3.4 seconds left. Then Mike Bibby, who narrowly missed a triple double, inbounded the ball to Webber.
Kings coach Rick Adelman said Webber had options on each side of the floor but also had little time to make decisions.
"He got forced out further than we wanted," Adelman said of Webber. "It was one of those things when you get the ball and you know you have to get it up, you just take what they give you. But he had his legs under him."
The shot, from the left of the top of the circle, rattled in.
The Kings created their own breaks, rallying from a 77-67 deficit with 7:23 left by making defensive stops.
"I know when (the comeback) started," Webber said. "It was the play when Doug (Christie) dove out of bounds (to save a ball), and when Greg hustled down and blocked that shot. I think those plays got us into the game and helped us win."
Bobby Jackson and Christie overlooked missed shots and made huge baskets during the 10-0 run that tied the score with 4:01 left.
Although Bucks scorer extraordinaire Michael Redd was on the floor, Zendon Hamilton and Gill looked to be offensive minded, leaving Milwaukee coach Terry Porter flabbergasted.
"Tonight, we had a 10-point lead that evaporated as (quickly) as I have ever seen a 10-point lead evaporate," said Porter, whose team is 4-10 against teams with .500 records or better. "We were there. We just have to make plays."
Porter's team, which missed countless layups and drives, fell to 6-13 overall and 5-5 at home.
Instead of the Bucks making plays, Jackson and Christie - who began the fourth quarter a combined 0 of 11 from the field with six turnovers - combined to score eight of the 10 points during the Kings' tying run.
They helped afford Webber the chance to stick the winning three, leading to a skip dance he confessed was stolen from Jackson. He debuted the dance after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Kings in Japan in 1999. "Yeah, that was straight biting off Bobby, and I told him," Webber said. "I'm glad I didn't have the chance to do any thinking about what I should have done."
Bucks snagged late by a Webb
Down 10 during the fourth, the Kings win at the buzzer on Chris Webber's 3-pointer from 26 feet.
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Kings forward Chris Webber dances his way to the locker room after his three-pointer beats Milwaukee at the buzzer.
MILWAUKEE - It's easy to point to the 26-foot, three-point shot by Chris Webber as time ran out at Bradley Center on Tuesday night and say that's what gave the Kings their 89-86 victory over the luckless Milwaukee Bucks.
Those points obviously were the margin of victory for the Kings (15-6), who won for the 14th time in 16 games and for the sixth time in their last seven on the road. But there was more to it than that.
The Kings received timely, if not major, contributions from everyone who played. Darius Songaila knew the clock was winding down when he picked up a loose ball during a miserable offensive possession and calmly stuck a 20-footer. Greg Ostertag had the ball poked away at his own foul line but then "raced" to the other end to block a drive by Milwaukee's Kendall Gill.
Webber, who missed seven consecutive shots midway through the contest, wouldn't have had the game-winning opportunity had his team not shown the defensive prowess it's allegedly missing.
Webber had received big help from Bucks reserve point guard Mike James, whom Webber fouled with 4.5 seconds left and the Kings holding an 86-85 lead. James, who scored 12 of his 15 points during the second half, missed the second of two free-throw attempts to give Sacramento the ball at the end.
With a foul to give, Joe Smith disrupted the Kings' flow with 3.4 seconds left. Then Mike Bibby, who narrowly missed a triple double, inbounded the ball to Webber.
Kings coach Rick Adelman said Webber had options on each side of the floor but also had little time to make decisions.
"He got forced out further than we wanted," Adelman said of Webber. "It was one of those things when you get the ball and you know you have to get it up, you just take what they give you. But he had his legs under him."
The shot, from the left of the top of the circle, rattled in.
The Kings created their own breaks, rallying from a 77-67 deficit with 7:23 left by making defensive stops.
"I know when (the comeback) started," Webber said. "It was the play when Doug (Christie) dove out of bounds (to save a ball), and when Greg hustled down and blocked that shot. I think those plays got us into the game and helped us win."
Bobby Jackson and Christie overlooked missed shots and made huge baskets during the 10-0 run that tied the score with 4:01 left.
Although Bucks scorer extraordinaire Michael Redd was on the floor, Zendon Hamilton and Gill looked to be offensive minded, leaving Milwaukee coach Terry Porter flabbergasted.
"Tonight, we had a 10-point lead that evaporated as (quickly) as I have ever seen a 10-point lead evaporate," said Porter, whose team is 4-10 against teams with .500 records or better. "We were there. We just have to make plays."
Porter's team, which missed countless layups and drives, fell to 6-13 overall and 5-5 at home.
Instead of the Bucks making plays, Jackson and Christie - who began the fourth quarter a combined 0 of 11 from the field with six turnovers - combined to score eight of the 10 points during the Kings' tying run.
They helped afford Webber the chance to stick the winning three, leading to a skip dance he confessed was stolen from Jackson. He debuted the dance after the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Kings in Japan in 1999. "Yeah, that was straight biting off Bobby, and I told him," Webber said. "I'm glad I didn't have the chance to do any thinking about what I should have done."
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