Saturday, January 08, 2005
Baron Davis leads Hornets in 121-117 OT win over Kings
Published 8:39 pm PST Saturday, January 8, 2005
NEW ORLEANS - Baron Davis had his first triple-double in more than two seasons, helping the New Orleans Hornets end their 10-game losing streak with a 121-117 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
Davis scored 26 points, tied a career high with 17 assists and grabbed his 10th rebound late in overtime to ice the Hornets' third win of the season.
Davis' final rebound came after a missed free throw by teammate P.J. Brown with 17 seconds left and with the Hornets leading 119-115. Davis then drew a foul -- waving his arms to the delight of a crowd that had stood since late in the fourth quarter -- and hit a pair of free throws with 13 seconds to go.
Rookie J.R. Smith tied a career high with 23 points for New Orleans, hitting four 3-pointers to go with several acrobatic inside moves. Dan Dickau and Rodney Rogers each scored 15, while Bostjan Nachbar tied a career high with 14 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Brown had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Seven of the Hornets' last 12 field goals were 3-pointers and they finished 13-of-26 from that range.
Peja Stojakovic scored 37 points on 13-of-23 shooting, with 22 points coming after halftime. Chris Webber had 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Brad Miller had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Bibby, who had scored more than 30 points in his previous two games, struggled with his shooting through most of regulation but finished with 20 points and was nearly the star for the Kings.
New Orleans had a 102-99 lead when Davis missed on a drive inside the last 20 seconds of regulation. Sacramento casually brought the ball upcourt and Webber took a 3-pointer that missed, but the rebound was tapped out to Bibby, who had shot only 3-of-16 to that point. Bibby, who had hit a decisive shot in the Kings' win a night earlier in Atlanta, had no choice but to unload a 3 -- and he nailed it with 2.5 seconds left to tie it at 102. The Hornets could not score on their final possession when Davis, inbounding the ball, could only find Brown for a tough turnaround jumper that missed.
Sacramento opened overtime with a 3 by Maurice Evans (11 points) and a jumper by Bibby to go up 107-102. Bibby had a big smile on his face and it looked like another late-game collapse for the Hornets, who wasted a second-half lead in a loss at Memphis on Friday. But Brown hit a pair of free throws, then Davis made a 3 to tie it.
The Hornets would then get two more 3-pointers from Smith and another from Dickau, who also tossed in a fast-break layup set up by Davis' fourth steal.
Stojakovic's fadeaway jumper and free throws a possession later gave Sacramento a 70-60 lead midway through the third quarter. Then the Kings failed to score on their next five possessions while the Hornets went on a 10-0 run, highlighted by Chris Andersen's alley-oop dunk from Davis, to tie the score, and the game remained close the rest of the way.
Notes: Andersen finished with 12 points. ... In the first half, Dickau hit a 3 from the corner as he was fouled by Bibby, then hit the ensuing free throw for his second four-point play of the season. ... Webber had a first-quarter double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. ... The Kings missed all six of their 3-pointers in the first half and started 0-for-7 on 3s and finished 5-of-18.
--Associated Press
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/11970274p-12848369c.html
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NEW ORLEANS - Baron Davis had his first triple-double in more than two seasons, helping the New Orleans Hornets end their 10-game losing streak with a 121-117 overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
Davis scored 26 points, tied a career high with 17 assists and grabbed his 10th rebound late in overtime to ice the Hornets' third win of the season.
Davis' final rebound came after a missed free throw by teammate P.J. Brown with 17 seconds left and with the Hornets leading 119-115. Davis then drew a foul -- waving his arms to the delight of a crowd that had stood since late in the fourth quarter -- and hit a pair of free throws with 13 seconds to go.
Rookie J.R. Smith tied a career high with 23 points for New Orleans, hitting four 3-pointers to go with several acrobatic inside moves. Dan Dickau and Rodney Rogers each scored 15, while Bostjan Nachbar tied a career high with 14 points before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. Brown had 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Seven of the Hornets' last 12 field goals were 3-pointers and they finished 13-of-26 from that range.
Peja Stojakovic scored 37 points on 13-of-23 shooting, with 22 points coming after halftime. Chris Webber had 22 points and 13 rebounds, while Brad Miller had 14 points and 16 rebounds. Bibby, who had scored more than 30 points in his previous two games, struggled with his shooting through most of regulation but finished with 20 points and was nearly the star for the Kings.
New Orleans had a 102-99 lead when Davis missed on a drive inside the last 20 seconds of regulation. Sacramento casually brought the ball upcourt and Webber took a 3-pointer that missed, but the rebound was tapped out to Bibby, who had shot only 3-of-16 to that point. Bibby, who had hit a decisive shot in the Kings' win a night earlier in Atlanta, had no choice but to unload a 3 -- and he nailed it with 2.5 seconds left to tie it at 102. The Hornets could not score on their final possession when Davis, inbounding the ball, could only find Brown for a tough turnaround jumper that missed.
Sacramento opened overtime with a 3 by Maurice Evans (11 points) and a jumper by Bibby to go up 107-102. Bibby had a big smile on his face and it looked like another late-game collapse for the Hornets, who wasted a second-half lead in a loss at Memphis on Friday. But Brown hit a pair of free throws, then Davis made a 3 to tie it.
The Hornets would then get two more 3-pointers from Smith and another from Dickau, who also tossed in a fast-break layup set up by Davis' fourth steal.
Stojakovic's fadeaway jumper and free throws a possession later gave Sacramento a 70-60 lead midway through the third quarter. Then the Kings failed to score on their next five possessions while the Hornets went on a 10-0 run, highlighted by Chris Andersen's alley-oop dunk from Davis, to tie the score, and the game remained close the rest of the way.
Notes: Andersen finished with 12 points. ... In the first half, Dickau hit a 3 from the corner as he was fouled by Bibby, then hit the ensuing free throw for his second four-point play of the season. ... Webber had a first-quarter double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. ... The Kings missed all six of their 3-pointers in the first half and started 0-for-7 on 3s and finished 5-of-18.
--Associated Press
Sacramento Bee
http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/11970274p-12848369c.html
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