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Kings suppress Rockets' fire
Published 9:45 pm PST Tuesday, November 23, 2004
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Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and Bobby Jackson got 10 of his 18 in the fourth quarter to help the Sacramento Kings complete a perfect five-game homestand with a 102-96 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Brad Miller scored 13 points and played gritty last-minute defense on Yao Ming in the Kings' sixth straight victory overall.
Except for Chris Webber, both teams played superbly in their fourth meeting on two continents in the last six weeks. Houston lost despite making 52 percent of its shots and getting 29 points and nine rebounds from Yao.
Webber scored 11 points on 3-of-17 shooting, but the Kings made just seven turnovers and had 30 assists. They clung to a small lead in the tense final minutes before Miller's three-point play with 2:17 left.
Tracy McGrady scored 25 points -- none in the final six minutes -- for the Rockets, who lost in Sacramento for the 11th straight time since 1999. Houston played without starting point guard Charlie Ward, a last-minute scratch with a sore right knee.
Sacramento's preseason was thrown into upheaval by a weeklong trip to China for two games against the Rockets. But since opening the regular season with three straight road losses in Texas, the Kings have won seven of eight and stayed perfect at Arco Arena.
Houston took its first lead on Tyronn Lue's 3-pointer midway through the third quarter. Sacramento went back ahead in the fourth on back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson, who hasn't looked comfortable for most of the new season after missing last year's playoff run with an abdominal injury.
Mike Bibby had 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Kings, who had seven players scoring in double figures. Reserves Jackson and Darius Songaila carried Sacramento through the fourth quarter, with Songaila hitting all four of his shots and finishing with 10 points.
Lue started in place of Ward, and rookie guard Andre Barrett played 18 minutes in his NBA debut. Barrett, a former star at Seton Hall, scored six points on two 3-pointers and didn't make a turnover for the Rockets, who have played eight of their first 13 games on the road.
Notes: Before the game, Houston placed F Ryan Bowen on the injured list with left knee tendinitis and activated Barrett. Bowen played sparingly in the Rockets' first 12 games. ... Greg Ostertag blocked Yao's shot in the second quarter, forcing a jump ball. He finished with five points, doubling his field goal total from his first 10 games with the Kings.
-- The Associated Press
Kings suppress Rockets' fire
Published 9:45 pm PST Tuesday, November 23, 2004
Get the latest news in sacbee.com's Kings Alert newsletter. Sign up here.
Peja Stojakovic scored 22 points and Bobby Jackson got 10 of his 18 in the fourth quarter to help the Sacramento Kings complete a perfect five-game homestand with a 102-96 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night.
Brad Miller scored 13 points and played gritty last-minute defense on Yao Ming in the Kings' sixth straight victory overall.
Except for Chris Webber, both teams played superbly in their fourth meeting on two continents in the last six weeks. Houston lost despite making 52 percent of its shots and getting 29 points and nine rebounds from Yao.
Webber scored 11 points on 3-of-17 shooting, but the Kings made just seven turnovers and had 30 assists. They clung to a small lead in the tense final minutes before Miller's three-point play with 2:17 left.
Tracy McGrady scored 25 points -- none in the final six minutes -- for the Rockets, who lost in Sacramento for the 11th straight time since 1999. Houston played without starting point guard Charlie Ward, a last-minute scratch with a sore right knee.
Sacramento's preseason was thrown into upheaval by a weeklong trip to China for two games against the Rockets. But since opening the regular season with three straight road losses in Texas, the Kings have won seven of eight and stayed perfect at Arco Arena.
Houston took its first lead on Tyronn Lue's 3-pointer midway through the third quarter. Sacramento went back ahead in the fourth on back-to-back 3-pointers by Jackson, who hasn't looked comfortable for most of the new season after missing last year's playoff run with an abdominal injury.
Mike Bibby had 10 points, nine rebounds and eight assists for the Kings, who had seven players scoring in double figures. Reserves Jackson and Darius Songaila carried Sacramento through the fourth quarter, with Songaila hitting all four of his shots and finishing with 10 points.
Lue started in place of Ward, and rookie guard Andre Barrett played 18 minutes in his NBA debut. Barrett, a former star at Seton Hall, scored six points on two 3-pointers and didn't make a turnover for the Rockets, who have played eight of their first 13 games on the road.
Notes: Before the game, Houston placed F Ryan Bowen on the injured list with left knee tendinitis and activated Barrett. Bowen played sparingly in the Rockets' first 12 games. ... Greg Ostertag blocked Yao's shot in the second quarter, forcing a jump ball. He finished with five points, doubling his field goal total from his first 10 games with the Kings.
-- The Associated Press
