Box Score

 

SACRAMENTO (111)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
P Stojakovic        39  7-12 11-11   1-4   1   4   28
D Songaila          35  7-13   1-1   1-7   1   3   15
B Skinner           34  6-10   0-0   1-5   2   1   12
C Mobley            39  6-14   1-2   2-4   4   2   14
M Bibby             44 11-26   2-3   0-4  10   3   26
K Thomas            21   3-4   2-2   3-5   2   4    8
C Williamson        18   4-6   0-1   2-4   1   4    8
M Evans              6   0-1   0-0   0-0   1   1    0
E House              4   0-0   0-0   0-0   1   0    0
G Ostertag         DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
B Miller           DNP  - RIGHT CALF CONTUSION                           
K Martin           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 44-86 17-20 10-33  23  22  111
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Percentages: FG-.512, FT-.850. 3-Point Goals:
6-20, .300 (P Stojakovic 3-7, C Mobley 1-4, M
Bibby 2-9). Team Rebounds: 6. Blocked Shots:5
(B Skinner 3, M Bibby, D Songaila). 
Turnovers:12 (C Mobley 3, M Bibby 3, P 
Stojakovic 3, C Williamson, K Thomas, D 
Songaila). Steals: 7 (P Stojakovic 2, D 
Songaila 2, C Mobley, E House, M Bibby).


ORLANDO (114)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Hill              35  9-14   2-2   0-2   3   5   20
D Howard            35  6-12   8-8  8-16   2   1   20
K Cato              34   5-8   3-4  3-12   4   2   13
S Francis           38 12-20   5-9   1-4  10   0   29
J Nelson            40  9-17   1-1   0-1   6   2   19
T Battie            22   2-4   1-2   2-5   0   1    5
D Christie           6   0-1   0-0   1-1   1   0    0
P Garrity            5   0-1   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
H Turkoglu          12   3-5   0-0   0-0   1   2    6
S Augmon            13   1-3   0-0   0-1   1   2    2
D Stevenson        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
B Hunter           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 47-85 20-26 15-42  28  16  114
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Percentages: FG-.553, FT-.769. 3-Point Goals:
0-7, .000 (D Howard 0-1, S Francis 0-1, J 
Nelson 0-3, H Turkoglu 0-2). Team Rebounds: 
8. Blocked Shots:5 (D Howard 3, P Garrity, S 
Francis). Turnovers:12 (G Hill 4, S Francis 
3, J Nelson 3, K Cato, H Turkoglu). Steals: 9
(J Nelson 3, K Cato 2, S Augmon, T Battie, S 
Francis, G Hill).

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SACRAMENTO            30  28  26  27  -  111
ORLANDO               31  36  19  28  -  114
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Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 13,568. T: 2:16. 
Officials: Gary Zielinski, Mike Callahan, 
Violet Palmer.

Extended Box

 

SACRAMENTO (111) AT ORLANDO (114)

SACRAMENTO

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
P STOJAKOVIC      F    39    7-12    11-11     1   3   4    1   4   2   3   28
D SONGAILA        F    35    7-13     1-1      1   6   7    1   3   2   1   15
B SKINNER         C    34    6-10     0-0      1   4   5    2   1   0   0   12
C MOBLEY          G    39    6-14     1-2      2   2   4    4   2   1   3   14
M BIBBY           G    44   11-26     2-3      0   4   4   10   3   1   3   26
K THOMAS               21    3-4      2-2      3   2   5    2   4   0   1    8
C WILLIAMSON           18    4-6      0-1      2   2   4    1   4   0   1    8
M EVANS                 6    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    1   1   0   0    0
E HOUSE                 4    0-0      0-0      0   0   0    1   0   1   0    0
G OSTERTAG            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
B MILLER              DNP  - RIGHT CALF CONTUSION                                     
K MARTIN              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   44-86    17-20    10  23  33   23  22   7  12  111
                            (.512)  (.850)  TEAM REBS:  6 TOTAL TO: 12 (19 PTS)    

ORLANDO

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
G HILL            F    35    9-14     2-2      0   2   2    3   5   1   4   20
D HOWARD          F    35    6-12     8-8      8   8  16    2   1   0   0   20
K CATO            C    34    5-8      3-4      3   9  12    4   2   2   1   13
S FRANCIS         G    38   12-20     5-9      1   3   4   10   0   1   3   29
J NELSON          G    40    9-17     1-1      0   1   1    6   2   3   3   19
T BATTIE               22    2-4      1-2      2   3   5    0   1   1   0    5
D CHRISTIE              6    0-1      0-0      1   0   1    1   0   0   0    0
P GARRITY               5    0-1      0-0      0   0   0    0   1   0   0    0
H TURKOGLU             12    3-5      0-0      0   0   0    1   2   0   1    6
S AUGMON               13    1-3      0-0      0   1   1    1   2   1   0    2
D STEVENSON           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
B HUNTER              DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   47-85    20-26    15  27  42   28  16   9  12  114
                            (.553)  (.769)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 12 (15 PTS)    
  
   SACRAMENTO         30   28   26   27   -   111
   ORLANDO            31   36   19   28   -   114
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: SACRAMENTO - B SKINNER 3, M BIBBY, D SONGAILA.  ORLANDO -
D HOWARD 3, P GARRITY, S FRANCIS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SACRAMENTO 6-20 (.300), P STOJAKOVIC 3-7, C MOBLEY 1-
4, M BIBBY 2-9. ORLANDO 0-7 (.000), D HOWARD 0-1, S FRANCIS 0-1, J NELSON 0-
3, H TURKOGLU 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: GARY ZIELINSKI, MIKE CALLAHAN, VIOLET PALMER.
A - 13,568. T - 2:16.

Game Story

ORLANDO, Florida (Ticker) -- Steve Francis welcomed old friend 
Cuttino Mobley back here, then sent him off with a loss.

Francis scored 29 points and had 10 assists to lead the Orlando
Magic to a 114-111 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

It marked the first meeting between the teams since their
January 10 trade that sent Mobley to the Kings in exchange for
Doug Christie and Michael Bradley.  Francis, who played
alongside Mobley in Houston for five seasons before both were
shipped to Orlando last summer, expressed displeasure with the
Mobley's loss in January.

Speculation has arisen that Francis' recent on-court struggles
reflect his feelings toward the trade.  In his previous four
games, Francis averaged 15.0 points on 19-of-52 (37 percent)
shooting.

Francis and Mobley helped the Magic to a 13-6 start but Orlando
was just 10-13 entering the game since the trade.  For Francis,
this meeting was business as usual.

"It was good.  It's still going to be the same, regardless of
whether I play for a team in Alaska and he plays for a team in
Beijing," Francis said.  "We're still going to be cool."

"Steve's been in a little slump since the All-Star break," Magic
center Tony Battie said.  "I told him before the game, 'Go out
there and get yourself out of your slump.'  He nodded his head
and went out there and did it."

Francis, who started 0-of-6 and 0-of-7 from the floor in his
previous two games, had seven assists in the first quarter and
12 points in the second to help Orlando to a 67-58 halftime
lead. He scored eight points in the game's final 5:05 and
seemingly put the contest out of reach with an emphatic dunk
that gave the Magic a 114-105 advantage with 48 seconds left.

"I just played, man, let the game come to me," Francis said.
"For me to come out and play that way after two sub-par games
helped get my teammates going.  Whoever brings the ball up
between me and Jameer (Nelson), we kind of feed off each other."

Mobley and Mike Bibby hit back-to-back 3-pointers in a
nine-second span to cut the deficit to 114-111 and they had a
chance to tie in the final seconds.  But Peja Stojakovic, who
had missed the previous seven games with a strained right
hamstring, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

"I don't know how much time was left on the clock when I got the
ball," Stojakovic said.  "Maybe an inch shorter and it might
have gone in."

Grant Hill and rookie Dwight Howard scored 20 points apiece with
Howard leading a strong rebounding effort for the Magic with 16
boards.  Fellow first-year player Nelson, starting his third
straight game at point guard, matched a season high with 19 for
Orlando, which snapped a three-game slide.

"Dwight and Jameer definitely stepped up and played big,"
Francis said.  "Jameer had a tough job in guarding Mike Bibby,
one of the best shooters in the game.  And Dwight did a great
job on the boards and hit some big shots for us."

Stojakovic scored 28 points and Bibby added 26 and 10 assists.
Mobley chipped in 14 for the Kings, who fell to 2-3 on their
current six-game road trip.

"It was great to be back after three weeks of sitting down,"
Stojakovic said.  "I was worried about my injury, but it felt
good."

Sacramento has dropped nine of 13 games and barely resembles the
team that made it at least as far as the Western Conference
semifinals each of the past four seasons.

"If you want to go back to the summer, we lost Vlade (Divac),
then traded Doug (Christie) and Chris (Webber)," Stojakovic
said.  "We have so many new guys, but still have the talent.  We
all understand it is going to take some time to regroup."