SACRAMENTO, Calif, Feb. 12 (Ticker) -- Peja Stojakovic tallied 23 points as the Sacramento Kings won their 19th straight contest at Arco Arena, 99-86, over the slumping San Antonio Spurs in the opener of a four-game homestand.

Stojakovic scored 13 of his 17 first-half points in the second quarter as the Kings erased a 21-20 deficit after one period and took a 52-37 advantage into halftime.

"I think we did a pretty good job," Stojakovic said. "We came out very aggressive and rebounded and ran the floor. We scored a lot of easy buckets, especially in the first half. That's what got us the win."

"I thought Sacramento did a great job of pushing the ball in transition, and that's the thing we were most concerned about going in," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "They got 20 fast-break points and that's what really hurt us. That was the game for us. Especially in the first half when we combined poor transition defense with 11 turnovers and they took advantage of it and jumped on us at that point."

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Sacramento led by as many as 20 points at 75-55 after Scot Pollard hit a pair of free throws with less than a minute to go in the third quarter.

San Antonio got no closer than 83-73 after Malik Rose hit a 17-foot jumper with 8:13 remaining.

"We started out a little slow tonight, but we took care of business when we needed to," said Kings guard Mike Bibby, who had 12 points and 10 assists. "The fans really got behind us tonight like they always do. They pushed us when we didn't have any more energy."

Chris Webber added 20 points, 12 rebounds and four blocks for the Kings, who improved to a league-best 26-1 at home, where they have not lost since a 102-114 overtime setback to Dallas on December 2.

Webber refused to speak to the media after the game following an expletive-filled discourse over an article in Tuesday's Sacramento Bee about whether he is dating model Tyra Banks.

Tim Duncan had 24 points and a season-high-tying 21 rebounds for the Spurs, who have lost five of their last seven games and fell to 0-2 on their four-game road trip.

"We didn't play anywhere close to decent basketball (in the first half)," Duncan said. "We started to play well to build some kind of confidence, and I thought we did that for a couple of minutes, and then we would give up a layup or two, and then it was right back to where it was."

David Robinson chipped in 14 points and 10 rebounds for San Antonio, which has lost four in a row and eight of 11 to Sacramento.

"It was a real solid win for us," Kings coach Rick Adelman said. "I was real pleased with the effort. I was really worried about this game. Our games against this team seem to always be physical. I was pleased with the way we approached this game at the defensive end. We really stayed with what we were trying to do."

Though Sacramento shot just 43 percent (41-of-96), it limited San Antonio to 39 percent (36-of-93). The Spurs were 0-of-7 from the arc.

The Kings, who possess the NBA's best record at 38-12, entered the contest having lost two of their previous three games, including a 108-101 setback at Washington last Wednesday in their final matchup before the All-Star break.

"Tonight was a big win because we didn't want to lose two in a row," said Kings center Vlade Divac, who had six points and eight rebounds. "We lost last week in Washington, so after the break we really needed to come big, and I think we did."