GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: SAN ANTONIO (12-2) at SACRAMENTO (4-9)

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 92
SACRAMENTO 103 3:09 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 96
SACRAMENTO 112 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA SAN ANTONIO 99
SACRAMENTO 112 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SAN ANTONIO 23 25 25 26 99
SACRAMENTO 22 30 34 26 112 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SAS - TIM DUNCAN 15, FABRICIO OBERTO 13, TONY
PARKER 12
SAC - BENO UDRIH 27, RON ARTEST 20, MIKKI
MOORE 17</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Beno Udrih had plenty ofmotivation against his old team. As a result, he deliveredhis finest performance since joining the Sacramento Kings.

Udrih scored a career-high 27 points to lead six players indouble figures as the Kings surprised the defending NBA championSan Antonio Spurs, 112-99, at Arco Arena on Monday night.

Brad Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento, whichbounced back from a 96-80 loss at San Antonio on November 2.

It also was a rare win against the Spurs for the Kings, who haddropped their last five regular-season meetings with San Antonioand seven overall - including the final two games of theWestern Conference first round in 2005-06 season.


Ironically, Sacramento broke through thanks to Udrih, who was alittle-used reserve on two of San Antonio's championship teamsin three seasons with the team. He shot 8-of-12 from the field,including 2-of-2 from the arc, on Monday.


First-round pick Spencer Hawes scored seven second-quarterpoints on 3-of-4 shooting to push the Kings in front. FranciscoGarcia's 15-foot jumper gave the Kings a nine-point advantagewith less than a minute remaining in the half.


But the Spurs scored the last five points as Sacramento settledfor a 52-48 lead at the break.


The first half showing was a vast improvement from Sacramento'sfranchise-low 23-point debacle in San Antonio on November 2.

San Antonio rallied with a 13-2 burst bridging the second andthird quarters to take a 56-54 lead. But Udrih answered with a3-pointer and Kevin Martin followed with three consecutivebaskets to ignite a 14-0 run by Sacramento.


The lead ballooned to 18 after Udrih nailed another shot fromthe arc and Martin scored on a driving layup to push the Kingsahead by 18 points.


Spurs reserve guard Darius Washington hit a long 3-pointer astime expired, closing the gap to 86-73 heading to the fourth.

The Spurs, playing their fifth game in seven nights, closed thedeficit to eight midway through the fourth. Michael Finley hitconsecutive 3-pointers to make it 97-89 with 5:42 remaining.

But Ron Artest hit a 15-foot baseline jumper as the shot clockexpired to push the Kings lead to 99-89.


Duncan had 15 points and five rebounds for San Antonio.

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SAN ANTONIO 99
SACRAMENTO 112 FINAL</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Beno Udrih had plenty ofmotivation against his old team. As a result, he deliveredhis finest performance since joining the Sacramento Kings.

Udrih scored a career-high 27 points to lead six players indouble figures as the Kings surprised the defending NBA championSan Antonio Spurs, 112-99, at Arco Arena on Monday night.

Brad Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento, whichbounced back from a 96-80 loss at San Antonio on November 2.

It also was a rare win against the Spurs for the Kings, who haddropped their last five regular-season meetings with San Antonioand seven overall - including the final two games of theWestern Conference first round in 2005-06 season.


Ironically, Sacramento broke through thanks to Udrih, who was alittle-used reserve on two of San Antonio's championship teamsin three seasons with the team. He shot 8-of-12 from the field,including 2-of-2 from the arc, on Monday.


First-round pick Spencer Hawes scored seven second-quarterpoints on 3-of-4 shooting to push the Kings in front. FranciscoGarcia's 15-foot jumper gave the Kings a nine-point advantagewith less than a minute remaining in the half.


But the Spurs scored the last five points as Sacramento settledfor a 52-48 lead at the break.


The first half showing was a vast improvement from Sacramento'sfranchise-low 23-point debacle in San Antonio on November 2.

San Antonio rallied with a 13-2 burst bridging the second andthird quarters to take a 56-54 lead. But Udrih answered with a3-pointer and Kevin Martin followed with three consecutivebaskets to ignite a 14-0 run by Sacramento.


The lead ballooned to 18 after Udrih nailed another shot fromthe arc and Martin scored on a driving layup to push the Kingsahead by 18 points.


Spurs reserve guard Darius Washington hit a long 3-pointer astime expired, closing the gap to 86-73 heading to the fourth.

The Spurs, playing their fifth game in seven nights, closed thedeficit to eight midway through the fourth. Michael Finley hitconsecutive 3-pointers to make it 97-89 with 5:42 remaining.

But Ron Artest hit a 15-foot baseline jumper as the shot clockexpired to push the Kings lead to 99-89.


Duncan had 15 points and five rebounds for San Antonio.

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (99) AT SACRAMENTO (112)

SAN ANTONIO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

B BOWEN F 25:38 4-6 1-3 0 3 3 1 1 0 1 10
T DUNCAN F 33:25 6-11 3-5 1 4 5 3 3 3 3 15
F OBERTO C 26:42 6-7 1-3 3 3 6 0 4 1 0 13
M FINLEY G 26:41 3-11 0-0 1 3 4 1 2 0 0 9
T PARKER G 31:10 5-13 2-3 2 5 7 7 1 0 4 12
M BONNER 13:41 3-5 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 0 0 6
E GINOBILI 26:57 3-12 2-2 1 5 6 7 5 0 2 9
J VAUGHN 9:21 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
F ELSON 5:34 1-2 0-0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 2
B BARRY 23:29 2-7 2-2 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 8
D WASHINGTON JR 9:48 3-7 1-2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 8
I UDOKA 7:34 3-4 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 7

TOTALS 240:00 39-87 12-20 14 29 43 24 21 6 12 99
(.448) (.600) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 12 (16 PTS)

SACRAMENTO

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

R ARTEST F 38:30 8-14 3-4 1 5 6 4 3 2 1 20
M MOORE F 30:23 8-9 1-1 1 3 4 0 4 0 2 17
B MILLER C 34:22 7-12 3-3 2 8 10 7 2 2 0 17
K MARTIN G 32:49 4-12 2-3 0 7 7 1 3 2 2 10
B UDRIH G 44:31 8-12 9-9 1 3 4 5 1 1 3 27
J SALMONS 27:22 4-9 3-3 1 5 6 0 4 2 0 12
F GARCIA 15:09 1-3 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 2
S HAWES 10:40 3-6 0-0 0 3 3 0 1 0 2 7
Q DOUBY 4:42 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J WILLIAMS 1:00 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D WATKINS 0:32 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 43-78 21-23 6 36 42 18 20 9 10 112
(.551) (.913) TEAM REBS: 1 TOTAL TO: 10 (16 PTS)

SAN ANTONIO 23 25 25 26 - 99
SACRAMENTO 22 30 34 26 - 112

BLOCKED SHOTS: SAN ANTONIO - T DUNCAN, M BONNER, F OBERTO. SACRAMENTO -
B MILLER 2, M MOORE 2, R ARTEST, J SALMONS, B UDRIH, S HAWES.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SAN ANTONIO 9-25 (.360), B BOWEN 1-2, M FINLEY 3-
6, T PARKER 0-1, M BONNER 0-1, E GINOBILI 1-6, B BARRY 2-5, D WASHINGTON JR 1-
2, I UDOKA 1-2. SACRAMENTO 5-12 (.417), R ARTEST 1-2, B MILLER 0-1,
K MARTIN 0-2, B UDRIH 2-2, J SALMONS 1-1, F GARCIA 0-1, S HAWES 1-
2, Q DOUBY 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SAN ANTONIO - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, RODNEY MOTT, SCOTT FOSTER.
A - 12,587. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: SAN ANTONIO at SACRAMENTO

<div class="pre">SAN ANTONIO (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
B Bowen 25:38 4-6 1-3 0-3 1 1 10
T Duncan 33:25 6-11 3-5 1-5 3 3 15
F Oberto 26:42 6-7 1-3 3-6 0 4 13
M Finley 26:41 3-11 0-0 1-4 1 2 9
T Parker 31:10 5-13 2-3 2-7 7 1 12
M Bonner 13:41 3-5 0-0 2-4 0 2 6
E Ginobili 26:57 3-12 2-2 1-6 7 5 9
J Vaughn 9:21 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0
F Elson 5:34 1-2 0-0 3-3 0 0 2
B Barry 23:29 2-7 2-2 1-2 1 1 8
D Washington Jr 9:48 3-7 1-2 0-2 1 0 8
I Udoka 7:34 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 0 7

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-87 12-20 14-43 24 21 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
9-25, .360 (B Bowen 1-2, M Finley 3-6, T
Parker 0-1, M Bonner 0-1, E Ginobili 1-6, B
Barry 2-5, D Washington Jr 1-2, I Udoka 1-2).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:3 (T Duncan,
M Bonner, F Oberto). Turnovers:12 (T Parker
4, T Duncan 3, E Ginobili 2, B Barry, B
Bowen, I Udoka). Steals: 6 (T Duncan 3, I
Udoka, F Oberto, D Washington Jr).


SACRAMENTO (112)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Artest 38:30 8-14 3-4 1-6 4 3 20
M Moore 30:23 8-9 1-1 1-4 0 4 17
B Miller 34:22 7-12 3-3 2-10 7 2 17
K Martin 32:49 4-12 2-3 0-7 1 3 10
B Udrih 44:31 8-12 9-9 1-4 5 1 27
J Salmons 27:22 4-9 3-3 1-6 0 4 12
F Garcia 15:09 1-3 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
S Hawes 10:40 3-6 0-0 0-3 0 1 7
Q Douby 4:42 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
J Williams 1:00 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D Watkins 0:32 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
K Thomas DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 43-78 21-23 6-42 18 20 112
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.551, FT-.913. 3-Point Goals:
5-12, .417 (R Artest 1-2, B Miller 0-1, K
Martin 0-2, B Udrih 2-2, J Salmons 1-1, F
Garcia 0-1, S Hawes 1-2, Q Douby 0-1). Team
Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots:8 (B Miller 2, M
Moore 2, R Artest, J Salmons, B Udrih, S
Hawes). Turnovers:10 (B Udrih 3, M Moore 2, K
Martin 2, S Hawes 2, R Artest). Steals: 9 (B
Miller 2, R Artest 2, K Martin 2, J Salmons
2, B Udrih).

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SAN ANTONIO 23 25 25 26 - 99
SACRAMENTO 22 30 34 26 - 112
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: San Antonio - 1 (Defensive
Three, 9:12 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 12,587. T: 2:17.
Officials: Eric Lewis, Rodney Mott, Scott
Foster.</div>

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Beno Udrih had plenty ofmotivation against his old team. As a result, he deliveredhis finest performance since joining the Sacramento Kings.

Udrih scored a career-high 27 points to lead six players indouble figures as the Kings surprised the defending NBA championSan Antonio Spurs, 112-99, at Arco Arena on Monday night.

Brad Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento, whichbounced back from a 96-80 loss at San Antonio on November 2.

Kings coach Reggie Theus raved about his team's performance.

"I thought it could have been our best 48 minutes of the seasonso far," Theus said. "An absolute total win. We had a lot ofguys do a lot of nice things. Everybody just came in and didwhat their supposed to do from top to bottom."


It also was a rare win against the Spurs for the Kings, who haddropped their last five regular-season meetings with San Antonioand seven overall - including the final two games of theWestern Conference first round in 2005-06 season.


Ironically, Sacramento broke through thanks to Udrih, who was alittle-used reserve on two of San Antonio's championship teamsin three seasons with the team. He shot 8-of-12 from the field,including 2-of-2 from the arc, on Monday.


"I don't like to talk about my game," Udrih said. "I know how Ihad a good game, but team effort is more important. We had(six) players score double-digits. Team basketball won thatgame, for sure. It was special, but I can't take it just formyself."


"Before the game I told Beno he has to let the game come tohim," Theus said. "Be aggressive and just remember that it'snot personal. If you let the game come to you, you'll have agood night. And he did."


First-round pick Spencer Hawes scored seven second-quarterpoints on 3-of-4 shooting to push the Kings in front. FranciscoGarcia's 15-foot jumper gave the Kings a nine-point advantagewith less than a minute remaining in the half.


But the Spurs scored the last five points as Sacramento settledfor a 52-48 lead at the break.


The first half showing was a vast improvement from Sacramento'sfranchise-low 23-point debacle in San Antonio on November 2.

San Antonio rallied with a 13-2 burst bridging the second andthird quarters to take a 56-54 lead. But Udrih answered with a3-pointer and Kevin Martin followed with three consecutivebaskets to ignite a 14-0 run by Sacramento.


The lead ballooned to 18 after Udrih nailed another shot fromthe arc and Martin scored on a driving layup to push the Kingsahead 82-64.


"Beno did a great job," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "He hitbig shots and made good decisions. We were not ready to playtoday. We kind of let this game go."


Spurs reserve guard Darius Washington hit a long 3-pointer astime expired, closing the gap to 86-73 heading to the fourth.

The Spurs, playing their fifth game in seven nights, closed thedeficit to eight midway through the fourth. Michael Finley hitconsecutive 3-pointers to make it 97-89 with 5:42 remaining.

But Ron Artest hit a 15-foot baseline jumper as the shot clockexpired to push the Kings' lead to 99-89.


"We tried to put it together, but just couldn't find the energyto get it done," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We ran outof juice and couldn't get over the hump."


"We knew they were going to try to make that one run, and theydid," said Kings forward Mikki Moore, who scored 17 points on8-of-9 shooting in his best performance since coming toSacramento. "But Beno came out and controlled the tempo of thegame, and we went right back to what was working. Coach calledsome good plays and the veterans on the squad knew how to stepup."


Duncan had 15 points and five rebounds for San Antonio.

"They had a great team effort," Duncan said. "They moved theball really well and played good defense. Beno did well and wasthe head of that effort."

 

By Tom Galland
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Beno Udrih had plenty ofmotivation against his old team. As a result, he deliveredhis finest performance since joining the Sacramento Kings.

Udrih scored a career-high 27 points to lead six players indouble figures as the Kings surprised the defending NBA championSan Antonio Spurs, 112-99, at Arco Arena on Monday night.

Brad Miller had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Sacramento, whichbounced back from a 96-80 loss at San Antonio on November 2.

Kings coach Reggie Theus raved about his team's performance.

"I thought it could have been our best 48 minutes of the seasonso far," Theus said. "An absolute total win. We had a lot ofguys do a lot of nice things. Everybody just came in and didwhat they're supposed to do from top to bottom."


It also was a rare win against the Spurs for the Kings, who haddropped their last five regular-season meetings with San Antonioand seven overall - including the final two games of theWestern Conference first round in 2005-06 season.


Ironically, Sacramento broke through thanks to Udrih, who was alittle-used reserve on two of San Antonio's championship teamsin three seasons with the team. He shot 8-of-12 from the field,including 2-of-2 from the arc, on Monday.


"I don't like to talk about my game," Udrih said. "I know how Ihad a good game, but team effort is more important. We had(six) players score double-digits. Team basketball won thatgame, for sure. It was special, but I can't take it just formyself."


"Before the game I told Beno he has to let the game come tohim," Theus said. "Be aggressive and just remember that it'snot personal. If you let the game come to you, you'll have agood night. And he did."


First-round pick Spencer Hawes scored seven second-quarterpoints on 3-of-4 shooting to push the Kings in front. FranciscoGarcia's 15-foot jumper gave the Kings a nine-point advantagewith less than a minute remaining in the half.


But the Spurs scored the last five points as Sacramento settledfor a 52-48 lead at the break.


The first half showing was a vast improvement from Sacramento'sfranchise-low 23-point debacle in San Antonio on November 2.

San Antonio rallied with a 13-2 burst bridging the second andthird quarters to take a 56-54 lead. But Udrih answered with a3-pointer and Kevin Martin followed with three consecutivebaskets to ignite a 14-0 run by Sacramento.


The lead ballooned to 18 after Udrih nailed another shot fromthe arc and Martin scored on a driving layup to push the Kingsahead 82-64.


"Beno did a great job," Spurs guard Manu Ginobili said. "He hitbig shots and made good decisions. We were not ready to playtoday. We kind of let this game go."


Spurs reserve guard Darius Washington hit a long 3-pointer astime expired, closing the gap to 86-73 heading to the fourth.

The Spurs, playing their fifth game in seven nights, closed thedeficit to eight midway through the fourth. Michael Finley hitconsecutive 3-pointers to make it 97-89 with 5:42 remaining.

But Ron Artest hit a 15-foot baseline jumper as the shot clockexpired to push the Kings' lead to 99-89.


"We tried to put it together, but just couldn't find the energyto get it done," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "We ran outof juice and couldn't get over the hump."


"We knew they were going to try to make that one run, and theydid," said Kings forward Mikki Moore, who scored 17 points on8-of-9 shooting in his best performance since coming toSacramento. "But Beno came out and controlled the tempo of thegame, and we went right back to what was working. Coach calledsome good plays and the veterans on the squad knew how to stepup."


Duncan had 15 points and five rebounds for San Antonio.

"They had a great team effort," Duncan said. "They moved theball really well and played good defense. Beno did well and wasthe head of that effort."