Kings beat Jazz, 107-93
By Greg Beacham (Agencies)
Updated: 2005-01-14 14:29

Peja Stojakovic scored 27 points and Chris Webber had 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Sacramento Kings' 107-93 victory over the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozerw, right, tries to steal the ball from Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber , during the first quarter in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 13 ,2005.[AP]

Brad Miller had 21 points on 9-of-10 shooting for the Kings, who had just nine players in uniform for the second straight game when Mike Bibby sat out with a sprained ankle. The Kings then lost Greg Ostertag and Maurice Evans to injuries during the game, but hung on through a physical game featuring plenty of hard contact and confrontations.

Matt Harpring landed a hard foul on Stojakovic in the third quarter, and Stojakovic responded with a one-handed shove. Both players got technical fouls, but their teammates prevented a serious scuffle.

With 2:09 to play, Utah's Carlos Boozer committed a flagrant foul against Evans, who fell hard to the ground while attempting a dunk. Evans remained on the court for a moment before walking to the locker room, and Webber got a technical foul for attempting to challenge Boozer.

Ostertag left the court in the second quarter with a towel over his face after getting hit by an elbow from Utah's Curtis Borchardt. He received stitches in his upper lip and returned to the bench for the second half, but didn't play.

Boozer had 15 points, nine rebounds and seven assists for the Jazz, who followed up surprising victories over Phoenix and San Antonio earlier this week with their 10th loss in 12 games.

Utah had an eight-point lead in the second quarter before the Kings made a 26-2 run led by 10 points from Webber. Sacramento maintained the lead through the second half, with Utah never getting closer than six points.

Bibby sat on the sidelines next to new acquisitions Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley. The Sacramento newcomers were unable to play while awaiting Doug Christie's physical with Orlando, which will complete the clubs' trade.

Webber, who missed Tuesday's win over Denver to rest his sore knee, returned with a strong game on both ends, including a two-handed, behind-the-head dunk in the second quarter.

Miller also grabbed nine rebounds, and he capped his outstanding shooting with a 3-pointer with 15.3 seconds left.

Harpring scored 16 points for the Jazz, and Raja Bell had 11.

The Jazz will be without Andrei Kirilenko for at least another week, with coach Jerry Sloan deciding to give the All-Star forward another week of rehabilitation on his sprained knee.

Utah G Carlos Arroyo, who's in a dispute with coach Jerry Sloan over playing time, didn't leave the Jazz's bench for the second straight game. ... Eddie House, Bibby's brother-in-law, took Bibby's starting spot in just his second game with the Kings. House got his first points on the opening possession of the second half and finished with six points.

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