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Suns hand Rockets fifth straight loss
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-24 12:04 Scoring on a variety of shots inside and on the perimeter, Wells scored 19
points in the second half for the Kings, who snapped a two-game losing streak.
Sacramento Kings
guard Mike Bibby, right, tries to drive past New Jersey Nets guard Jason
Kidd during the first quarter in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 23,
2005. [AP] | After shooting 55 percent in the
first half, New Jersey went cold in the third period, when the Kings used a 19-4
run over a 5-minute span to take control. Wells made a buzzer-beating jumper and
scored 11 points in the third, when the Kings outscored the Nets 35-20 for a
94-78 lead.
Brad Miller had 20 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds for Sacramento.
Kevin Martin, who has struggled in the early season, scored a career-high 18
points, including a steal and dunk early in the fourth quarter, giving the Kings
a 100-78 lead with 10:08 remaining.
Shareef Abdur-Rahim added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Kings, who
played without Peja Stojakovic, their leading scorer who missed his second
straight game with a sprained finger.
Marc Jackson had a season-high 21 points and nine rebounds and Nenad Krstic
scored 19 points for the Nets, who have lost consecutive games to open a
five-game road trip. New Jersey played without leading scorer Vince Carter, who
has a strained back muscle.
Richard Jefferson had 16 points and Jason Kidd had 11 points and 11 assists,
but he was ineffective in the second half when Sacramento pulled away.
Miller had 15 points and Bibby scored 10 in the first half, helping the Kings
to a 59-58 lead. Kidd had 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Despite Iverson's 45, Bucks Win 108-97
MILWAUKEE -
Allen Iverson scored an NBA season-high 45 points, but Michael Redd had 32 for
Milwaukee and the Bucks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-97 Wednesday night.
Iverson, who was 13-of-30 from the floor and 17-of-19 from the line,
surpassed the 43 points Kobe Bryant had for the Los Angeles Lakers against
Chicago three days ago. Gilbert Arenas also had 43 for Washington against San
Antonio on Nov. 12.
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