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SACRAMENTO 100, PORTLAND 72
SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- The depth of the Sacramento
Kings was on full display without Chris Webber, Mike Bibby and
Doug Christie.
Peja Stojakovic scored 26 points and Bobby Jackson had 20 and 10
rebounds in a rare starting role as the Kings cruised to a
100-72 rout of the Portland Trail Blazers.
Webber sat out with a lower abdominal injury, Bibby was lost in
the preseason with a fractured foot and Christie served the
second game of his suspension stemming from a preseason fight
with Los Angeles Lakers forward Rick Fox. Playing without three
starters would cripple most teams, but it only gave Sacramento
a chance to flaunt its impressive depth.
Jackson, who was second in voting for the Sixth Man Award last
season, started for Bibby and Hedo Turkoglu scored 16 points in
place of Christie.
Vlade Divac had 13 points, seven rebounds and six assists and
Gerald Wallace scored 11 points off the bench for Sacramento,
which never trailed.
The Kings had a 47-36 halftime lead and started the third
quarter with an 18-4 run. Stojakovic scored six points and
Divac and Jackson added four apiece during the spurt, which
stretched Sacramento's cushion to 65-40.
Rasheed Wallace had 24 points and nine rebounds and Bonzi Wells
scored 11 points for Portland, which has lost its last five
visits to Arco Arena.
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