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Old standby delivers
Bibby strikes in fourth as Sacramento struggles to victory
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Mike Bibby drives around Orlando's Jameer Nelson. Bibby scored 11 of his 21 points in a 2:23 fourth-quarter stretch.
If this was fishing, Kings coach Rick Adelman would have thrown this one back into the lake.
But this is the NBA, and Adelman will take any victory despite his team's self-inflicted problems.
That's how it is these days for Adelman's new-look crew, which ended its homestand 4-1 with a 105-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, and Mike Bibby scored 11 of his 21 points during a 2:23 stretch early in the fourth quarter to help the Kings get out of their own way.
Bibby made three three-pointers during that fourth-quarter span to stave off the Magic, which committed a season-high 25 turnovers, the most by a Sacramento opponent this season. Many of those turnovers were caused by carelessness, as were most of the Kings' 19 ballhandling errors.
Before taking over the game in the fourth quarter, Bibby had gone 0 of 3 from the field in the third and turned the ball over three times. He recovered and recorded his third consecutive double double, handing out 10 assists in 43 minutes.
"Mike was unbelievable," Adelman said. "Those threes he hit really won the game, I thought, because (the Magic was) coming back on us."
Bibby was not available for comment after the game because he was receiving treatment and an examination on what was believed to be a slight hyperextension of his left knee.
Orlando had trimmed an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to 75-71 with 35.8 seconds left in the period. But the Magic couldn't contain Bibby.
"I think Bibby hit a couple of threes and turned the game back into Sacramento's favor," Orlando coach Johnny Davis said.
Magic guard Steve Francis agreed.
"Mike Bibby came down here with huge shots for their team," said Francis, who battled against his best friend, Cuttino Mobley, and had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists but committed eight turnovers.
Bibby and Francis were among six players to commit at least four turnovers. Sacramento was credited with 13 steals, tying its season high, but most of those were giveaways rather than the result of hard work defensively or wizardry.
The third quarter was especially brutal for the Kings. They turned the ball over nine times and did not make a basket in the final 6:19, missing their last seven attempts and winding up 4 for 14 for the period.
That stretch showed just how badly their offense can get out of sync, with their new players attempting to familiarize themselves and the veterans trying to establish harmony.
'What we started doing was just standing around," Adelman said. "I think the offense consisted of Mike dribbling to the wing and then him picking (the ball) up and throwing it. There was just no movement."
How the Kings scored only 14 points off those 25 Magic turnovers speaks to their poor execution on the fast break, but that's another story.
Two newcomers, Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner, figured prominently in Tuesday's victory. Thomas came off the bench to score 16 points, grab 11 rebounds and hand out a season-high seven assists in 30 minutes. Thomas also combined with starting power forward Darius Songaila to control Magic rookie Dwight Howard, who burned Sacramento for 20 points and 16 rebounds in Orlando's 114-111 victory March 2. Howard had only four points, all on free throws, and five rebounds. He also had to deal with Skinner, who patrolled the middle and contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots in 36 minutes.
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if mike has to miss games, we're dead. so please, i hope it's nothing serious. god, i have 2 more good knees left, take MINE instead!!!!!
Old standby delivers
Bibby strikes in fourth as Sacramento struggles to victory
By Martin McNeal -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Mike Bibby drives around Orlando's Jameer Nelson. Bibby scored 11 of his 21 points in a 2:23 fourth-quarter stretch.
If this was fishing, Kings coach Rick Adelman would have thrown this one back into the lake.
But this is the NBA, and Adelman will take any victory despite his team's self-inflicted problems.
That's how it is these days for Adelman's new-look crew, which ended its homestand 4-1 with a 105-94 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.
Peja Stojakovic led Sacramento with 27 points, and Mike Bibby scored 11 of his 21 points during a 2:23 stretch early in the fourth quarter to help the Kings get out of their own way.
Bibby made three three-pointers during that fourth-quarter span to stave off the Magic, which committed a season-high 25 turnovers, the most by a Sacramento opponent this season. Many of those turnovers were caused by carelessness, as were most of the Kings' 19 ballhandling errors.
Before taking over the game in the fourth quarter, Bibby had gone 0 of 3 from the field in the third and turned the ball over three times. He recovered and recorded his third consecutive double double, handing out 10 assists in 43 minutes.
"Mike was unbelievable," Adelman said. "Those threes he hit really won the game, I thought, because (the Magic was) coming back on us."
Bibby was not available for comment after the game because he was receiving treatment and an examination on what was believed to be a slight hyperextension of his left knee.
Orlando had trimmed an 18-point deficit in the third quarter to 75-71 with 35.8 seconds left in the period. But the Magic couldn't contain Bibby.
"I think Bibby hit a couple of threes and turned the game back into Sacramento's favor," Orlando coach Johnny Davis said.
Magic guard Steve Francis agreed.
"Mike Bibby came down here with huge shots for their team," said Francis, who battled against his best friend, Cuttino Mobley, and had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists but committed eight turnovers.
Bibby and Francis were among six players to commit at least four turnovers. Sacramento was credited with 13 steals, tying its season high, but most of those were giveaways rather than the result of hard work defensively or wizardry.
The third quarter was especially brutal for the Kings. They turned the ball over nine times and did not make a basket in the final 6:19, missing their last seven attempts and winding up 4 for 14 for the period.
That stretch showed just how badly their offense can get out of sync, with their new players attempting to familiarize themselves and the veterans trying to establish harmony.
'What we started doing was just standing around," Adelman said. "I think the offense consisted of Mike dribbling to the wing and then him picking (the ball) up and throwing it. There was just no movement."
How the Kings scored only 14 points off those 25 Magic turnovers speaks to their poor execution on the fast break, but that's another story.
Two newcomers, Kenny Thomas and Brian Skinner, figured prominently in Tuesday's victory. Thomas came off the bench to score 16 points, grab 11 rebounds and hand out a season-high seven assists in 30 minutes. Thomas also combined with starting power forward Darius Songaila to control Magic rookie Dwight Howard, who burned Sacramento for 20 points and 16 rebounds in Orlando's 114-111 victory March 2. Howard had only four points, all on free throws, and five rebounds. He also had to deal with Skinner, who patrolled the middle and contributed 13 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high three blocked shots in 36 minutes.
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if mike has to miss games, we're dead. so please, i hope it's nothing serious. god, i have 2 more good knees left, take MINE instead!!!!!
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