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Tormenting his former team
Chris Webber has 20 points and 16 rebounds as the 76ers post an easy win at Arco Arena.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
His feet had set there before, countless times during games that counted much more than the present affair.
Philadelphia forward Chris Webber took his position above the left elbow with less than four minutes remaining, received a pass from Allen Iverson and assumed his trademark form. His 18-foot jumper fell through, putting his 76ers up by 14 points and all but burying the team that once was his in a 111-98 Kings loss at Arco Arena on Tuesday night.
In his second visit back to Arco Arena, Webber received a welcome just as warm as his first return. The cheers were loud enough during his introduction to drown out the next name called. Webber made his way to the Kings' bench before tipoff, giving a hug to coach Rick Adelman and saying hello to the entire coaching staff.
Webber, who was traded to Philadelphia last February after six-plus seasons in Sacramento, had started making the rounds the night before, when he spent the evening with Kings point guard Mike Bibby. It continued until the moment he left, when a Kings fan painted in purple and holding a sign in his honor waited for Webber in the wings of his news conference.
"There's one lady; she sits right by the Kings' bench, to the left," Webber said. "When I played here, I never really got a chance to say thank you to her for all the great (signs) that she had. ... It's great to see the ball kids, the coaches, the scorekeepers."
Even greater after a win.
"I'm definitely glad tonight is over," Webber said. "I love visiting here. But as far as playing, there's so much put on it. You just want to bow down so you can keep the great memories you have. The memories that I have at this place are wonderful."
This was hardly all about Webber, though, even between the fanfare and his 20-point, 16-rebound output that helped beat his old team for the first time in three tries. It was about Webber-like numbers being posted by most of Philadelphia's starting five, which erased the Kings' 14-point first-half lead to break Sacramento's two-game winning streak and stop a two-game slide of their own.
The Kings had problems with the lesser-known A.I. on Philadelphia's roster, as Iverson was held to a quiet 19 points on 8-of-25 shooting. Andre Iguodala (22 points, 10 rebounds) teamed with center Samuel Dalembert (20 points and 14 rebounds) to go over and through the Kings' defense for most of the night, never more so than in a 32-point third quarter that put the 76ers up 83-75 entering the fourth.
For the Kings, the timing couldn't have been worse. By the time the final period arrived, Brad Miller couldn't carry the Kings anymore. Miller had scored 36 points and grabbed all 11 of his rebounds through three quarters, nearing his career high of 38 points and hitting 13 of 20 shots in the process.
But Miller had four fouls, so Adelman sat him for the first 5:15 of the fourth. By the time he returned, the 76ers' lead was nine points. Miller went scoreless in the fourth.
"He got shots because of our pick and roll, and it left him open," Adelman said. "They started switching the pick and roll and not leaving him open. ... When they start switching, they take that away, and someone else has got to step up at that point, but we didn't have anybody else step up."
Bibby chief among them. Bibby, who had a season-high 11 assists, scored just 10 points on 4-of-20 shooting. Peja Stojakovic had just 11 points through three quarters, finishing with 19. Forward Kenny Thomas had 11 points and 14 rebounds against his former team. The Kings shot just 40.7 percent (37 of 91).
"It was great for Chris to come in here and get the win," Iverson said. "It also felt good for me, because I have not had a victory here in quite a while. I just wanted this one so bad."
Related audio:
Chris Webber news conference, part 1 - Returning to Sacramento (1:19)
Webber, part 2 - Seeing his old coaches and teammates (2:12)
Webber, part 3 - Asked if he is exactly what the this year's Kings are missing 
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Rick Adelman: "We have to have everybody playing well." 56)
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glad chris had fun last night and recieved a very warm welcome.
question: does anyone know how to save audio files (they're played in real player) because there are some nice audio of cwebb's postgame comments that i really would like to save on my computer.
Tormenting his former team
Chris Webber has 20 points and 16 rebounds as the 76ers post an easy win at Arco Arena.
By Sam Amick -- Bee Staff Writer
His feet had set there before, countless times during games that counted much more than the present affair.
Philadelphia forward Chris Webber took his position above the left elbow with less than four minutes remaining, received a pass from Allen Iverson and assumed his trademark form. His 18-foot jumper fell through, putting his 76ers up by 14 points and all but burying the team that once was his in a 111-98 Kings loss at Arco Arena on Tuesday night.
In his second visit back to Arco Arena, Webber received a welcome just as warm as his first return. The cheers were loud enough during his introduction to drown out the next name called. Webber made his way to the Kings' bench before tipoff, giving a hug to coach Rick Adelman and saying hello to the entire coaching staff.
Webber, who was traded to Philadelphia last February after six-plus seasons in Sacramento, had started making the rounds the night before, when he spent the evening with Kings point guard Mike Bibby. It continued until the moment he left, when a Kings fan painted in purple and holding a sign in his honor waited for Webber in the wings of his news conference.
"There's one lady; she sits right by the Kings' bench, to the left," Webber said. "When I played here, I never really got a chance to say thank you to her for all the great (signs) that she had. ... It's great to see the ball kids, the coaches, the scorekeepers."
Even greater after a win.
"I'm definitely glad tonight is over," Webber said. "I love visiting here. But as far as playing, there's so much put on it. You just want to bow down so you can keep the great memories you have. The memories that I have at this place are wonderful."
This was hardly all about Webber, though, even between the fanfare and his 20-point, 16-rebound output that helped beat his old team for the first time in three tries. It was about Webber-like numbers being posted by most of Philadelphia's starting five, which erased the Kings' 14-point first-half lead to break Sacramento's two-game winning streak and stop a two-game slide of their own.
The Kings had problems with the lesser-known A.I. on Philadelphia's roster, as Iverson was held to a quiet 19 points on 8-of-25 shooting. Andre Iguodala (22 points, 10 rebounds) teamed with center Samuel Dalembert (20 points and 14 rebounds) to go over and through the Kings' defense for most of the night, never more so than in a 32-point third quarter that put the 76ers up 83-75 entering the fourth.
For the Kings, the timing couldn't have been worse. By the time the final period arrived, Brad Miller couldn't carry the Kings anymore. Miller had scored 36 points and grabbed all 11 of his rebounds through three quarters, nearing his career high of 38 points and hitting 13 of 20 shots in the process.
But Miller had four fouls, so Adelman sat him for the first 5:15 of the fourth. By the time he returned, the 76ers' lead was nine points. Miller went scoreless in the fourth.
"He got shots because of our pick and roll, and it left him open," Adelman said. "They started switching the pick and roll and not leaving him open. ... When they start switching, they take that away, and someone else has got to step up at that point, but we didn't have anybody else step up."
Bibby chief among them. Bibby, who had a season-high 11 assists, scored just 10 points on 4-of-20 shooting. Peja Stojakovic had just 11 points through three quarters, finishing with 19. Forward Kenny Thomas had 11 points and 14 rebounds against his former team. The Kings shot just 40.7 percent (37 of 91).
"It was great for Chris to come in here and get the win," Iverson said. "It also felt good for me, because I have not had a victory here in quite a while. I just wanted this one so bad."
Related audio:
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glad chris had fun last night and recieved a very warm welcome.
question: does anyone know how to save audio files (they're played in real player) because there are some nice audio of cwebb's postgame comments that i really would like to save on my computer.
