Box Score

 

SACRAMENTO (97)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
P Stojakovic        32  2-10   4-6   2-5   0   3   10
C Webber            43  9-26  6-11  5-19  10   2   24
V Divac             24   2-8   0-0   2-5   3   2    4
D Christie          24   0-3   0-0   0-3   2   3    0
M Bibby             36 11-19   6-6   2-6   4   2   30
K Clark             25   5-8   1-2   1-5   1   1   11
J Jackson           23   3-6   0-0   1-3   1   2    8
H Turkoglu          17   2-4   4-4   0-3   1   1    8
D Jones             12   1-4   0-0   0-2   0   1    2
S Pollard            4   0-1   0-0   0-1   0   2    0
M Cleaves          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
G Wallace          DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 35-89 21-29 13-52  22  19   97
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Percentages: FG-.393, FT-.724. 3-Point Goals:
6-12, .500 (P Stojakovic 2-5, C Webber 0-1, M
Bibby 2-2, J Jackson 2-2, D Jones 0-2). Team 
Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:7 (C Webber 3, V 
Divac, K Clark, P Stojakovic, H Turkoglu). 
Turnovers:10 (C Webber 3, D Christie 2, J 
Jackson, D Jones, M Bibby, P Stojakovic, H 
Turkoglu). Steals: 2 (D Christie, C Webber).


TORONTO (101)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
M Peterson          43  7-20   2-3   3-5   5   1   17
J Williams          33  5-12   2-5  3-14   4   3   12
A Davis             31   2-9   3-4   1-4   2   4    7
V Carter            23  8-16   5-6   1-3   2   3   22
A Williams          29   4-9   0-1   0-3   4   3    8
V Lenard            29  6-13   0-0   1-6   2   5   13
R Alston            19   1-4   0-0   0-3   7   3    2
J McCoy             22   4-8   2-4   2-4   1   1   10
M Bradley           11   5-5   0-0   2-7   2   1   10
L Hunter           DNP  - SORE LOWER BACK                                
A Long             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
M N'diaye          DNP  - RIGHT HEEL INJURY                              
C Jefferies        DNP  - LOWER BACK INJURY                              
  
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TOTALS             240 42-96 14-23 13-49  29  24  101
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Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.609. 3-Point Goals:
3-14, .214 (M Peterson 1-6, V Carter 1-3, A 
Williams 0-1, V Lenard 1-3, R Alston 0-1). 
Team Rebounds: 14. Blocked Shots:3 (A Davis 
2, J McCoy). Turnovers:7 (V Lenard 3, A 
Williams, V Carter, R Alston, M Bradley). 
Steals: 6 (J Williams 2, J McCoy 2, R Alston 
2).

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SACRAMENTO           21  26  27  23   -  97
TORONTO              27  23  24  27   -  101
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Technical fouls: Sacramento - 1 (COACH 
Adelman, 2:34 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,800. T: 2:18. 
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Mike Callahan, Monty
McCutchen.

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SACRAMENTO (97) AT TORONTO (101)

SACRAMENTO

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
P STOJAKOVIC      F    32    2-10     4-6      2   3   5    0   3   0   1   10
C WEBBER          F    43    9-26     6-11     5  14  19   10   2   1   3   24
V DIVAC           C    24    2-8      0-0      2   3   5    3   2   0   0    4
D CHRISTIE        G    24    0-3      0-0      0   3   3    2   3   1   2    0
M BIBBY           G    36   11-19     6-6      2   4   6    4   2   0   1   30
K CLARK                25    5-8      1-2      1   4   5    1   1   0   0   11
J JACKSON              23    3-6      0-0      1   2   3    1   2   0   1    8
H TURKOGLU             17    2-4      4-4      0   3   3    1   1   0   1    8
D JONES                12    1-4      0-0      0   2   2    0   1   0   1    2
S POLLARD               4    0-1      0-0      0   1   1    0   2   0   0    0
M CLEAVES             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
G WALLACE             DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   35-89    21-29    13  39  52   22  19   2  10   97
                            (.393)  (.724)  TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 10 (17 PTS)    

TORONTO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
M PETERSON        F    43    7-20     2-3      3   2   5    5   1   0   0   17
J WILLIAMS        F    33    5-12     2-5      3  11  14    4   3   2   0   12
A DAVIS           C    31    2-9      3-4      1   3   4    2   4   0   0    7
V CARTER          G    23    8-16     5-6      1   2   3    2   3   0   1   22
A WILLIAMS        G    29    4-9      0-1      0   3   3    4   3   0   1    8
V LENARD               29    6-13     0-0      1   5   6    2   5   0   3   13
R ALSTON               19    1-4      0-0      0   3   3    7   3   2   1    2
J MCCOY                22    4-8      2-4      2   2   4    1   1   2   0   10
M BRADLEY              11    5-5      0-0      2   5   7    2   1   0   1   10
L HUNTER              DNP  - SORE LOWER BACK                                          
A LONG                DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
M N'DIAYE             DNP  - RIGHT HEEL INJURY                                        
C JEFFERIES           DNP  - LOWER BACK INJURY                                        
  
TOTALS                240   42-96    14-23    13  36  49   29  24   6   7  101
                            (.438)  (.609)  TEAM REBS: 14 TOTAL TO: 8 (10 PTS)     
  
   SACRAMENTO         21   26   27   23   -   97
   TORONTO            27   23   24   27   -   101
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - C WEBBER 3, V DIVAC, K CLARK, P STOJAKOVIC,
H TURKOGLU.  TORONTO - A DAVIS 2, J MCCOY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 6-12 (.500), P STOJAKOVIC 2-5, C WEBBER 0-
1, M BIBBY 2-2, J JACKSON 2-2, D JONES 0-2. TORONTO 3-14 (.214), M PETERSON 1-
6, V CARTER 1-3, A WILLIAMS 0-1, V LENARD 1-3, R ALSTON 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SACRAMENTO - COACH ADELMAN.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, MIKE CALLAHAN, MONTY MCCUTCHEN.
A - 19,800. T - 2:18.

Game Story

TORONTO (Ticker) -- The Sacramento Kings' road trip was more 
painful than Vince Carter's knee.

Carter, who had missed 23 games with a strained right knee,
scored 22 points in his return as the Toronto Raptors snapped a
five-game losing streak with a 101-97 victory over the Kings.

"I just love to play," Carter said.  "That's what it's all
about, not about anything else.  It's not about the money, it's
not about who has a name, who has this.  I've grow up playing
basketball.  I've grown up loving to play basketball, watching
it and studying it, and there's no better feeling that going out
there and playing."

"Getting a guy back who averages 19 points a game, you start
winning some of these games we've been losing by three or four
points," Raptors forward Jerome Williams said.  "Today he showed
how important he is.  He came in and we won."

Sacramento, the Pacific Division leader, capped a 1-2 road trip
with back-to-back losses to Eastern Conference lightweights
Atlanta and Toronto.

"We're just not playing the way we are capable of playing,"
Sacramento coach Rick Adelman said.  "It's pretty obvious and
frustrating when you lose by four and you don't play even close
to what you are capable of.  I don't know the reason; it seems
like we have no energy."

"It is alarming," said Kings forward Peja Stojakovic, who scored
just 10 points on 2-of-10 shooting.  "We haven't lost three in
a row this year, so we have to go home and play a Kings game
against Utah on Tuesday."

The Raptors led, 91-80, after a running jumper by Voshon Lenard
with 5:51 to play before the Kings closed to 95-91 on two free
throws by Chris Webber with 1:50 remaining.

After Carter, who was celebrating his 26th birthday, hit a
jumper 15 seconds later to give the Raptors a six-point
advantage, Webber hit only 1-of-2 free throws with 1:13 to play
and missed a pair with 56 seconds left.

Mike Bibby and Carter exchanged pairs of free throws before
Jimmy Jackson nailed a 3-pointer to get the Kings within 99-97
with 8.9 seconds left.  But Carter calmly sank two from the
stripe a second later to cap the scoring.

"I felt that (Carter) was so pumped up that he'd make a good
move to the basket and get fouled, or if they did start fouling,
that he'd make his free throws," said Raptors coach Lenny
Wilkens, who joined Philadelphia's Larry Brown as the only
coaches in NBA history to record 100 wins with four different
teams.  "We felt real good about it and we wanted to have guys
on the floor that could do that."

Mo Peterson contributed 17 points and Williams 12 and 14
rebounds for the Raptors, who shot 44 percent (42-of-96) from
the field and limited the Kings to 39 percent (35-of-89).

"I'm excited to beat a team like Sacramento, and words can't
even express (it)," Peterson said.  "Everybody played hard,
everybody played together and I'm real proud of our team."

Bibby scored a season-high 30 points and Webber added 24, 19
rebounds and 10 assists for his third triple-double of the
season and 17th career.

"It was just rally frustrating for me because I am part of the
team and we are all struggling," said Webber, whose team has
lost all three games this season in which he has posted a
triple-double.  "It was a team effort, so it hurts."

The Raptors led by nine points on two occasions early in the
third quarter before the Kings rallied to tie the game, 74-74,
entering the fourth quarter.

Toronto reserve Michael Bradley, who had 10 points and seven
rebounds in just 11 minutes, put the Raptors ahead for good,
78-76, on a running jumper 1:21 into the final period.  Bradley
had missed the team's previous 11 games with a disk injury in
his lower back.

"Michael's had some really good practices and we knew we were
going to limit his minutes, but he's been very aggressive in
practice," Wilkens said.  "I've been really pleased."

The Raptors recorded a season-high 29 assists and committed just
just eight turnovers. The Kings were almost as sharp with 22
assists and only 10 turnovers.

Kings center Vlade Divac, who scored just four points on 2-of-8
shooting, left the game with 6:14 remaining and did not return.