SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 11 (Ticker) -- The Sacramento Kings followed the same recipe they used Saturday in ending a five-game losing streak to avenge an ugly loss to the New Orleans Hornets.

Peja Stojakovic tied a season high with six 3-pointers among his 23 points and Bonzi Wells scored six of his 23 late as the Kings posted a 110-100 victory against the Hornets, who posted a 26-point win in the season-opener between the clubs.

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With Sacramento mired in a five-game losing streak, Wells scored a season-high 31 points and Stojakovic added 23 and four 3-pointers in a 123-104 triumph at Seattle on Saturday.

In a nip-and-tuck game Sunday in which Stojakovic's three-point arsenal was balancing the quickness of the Hornet's Chris Paul, Wells snapped a 88-88 tie with two free throws and Stojakovic followed with a drive as the Kings took command for good with just under six minutes remaining.

"It was nice to back up (last night's win)" Stojakovic said. "New Orleans is a young and talented team. They kept fighting the whole game. We stayed together and executed down the stretch."

Wells scored on a layup for a 96-92 edge with just over four minutes to play and, after both clubs came up empty on several possessions, Wells drained a jumper from the right corner, Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored on a layup and Stojakovic provided the dagger with a jumper from the left wing for a 102-92 edge with 90 seconds remaining.

Sacramento hit five consecutive shots during the decisive run and finished 9-of-16 (56 percent) in the fourth quarter to hand the Hornets their ninth straight loss at ARCO Arena.

"We got the shots we wanted, we made stops, rebounded the ball, and did the things you need to down the stretch," Kings coach Rick Adelman said.

It was a nice win for the Kings (9-12), who shot 31 percent (25-of-80) and were outrebounded, 52-39, in a 93-67 shellacking against the Hornets on November 1.

"The last two games, or even farther back than that, I think our opponents were making almost half their shots," Hornets head coach Byron Scott said. "Our defensive pressure has to be a lot better."

Paul, whose quickness forced Sacramento into a zone for parts of the second half, had a solid game against Mike Bibby. The rookie scored 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting, added 12 assists and five rebounds. Bibby finished 5-of-16 from the floor for 17 points and six assists.

"He's definitely one of the quicker guys (in the league)," Wells said. "He can play." "Just a quarter of the season, and I would definitely say he is a runaway for Rookie of the Year," Scott said. "He's growing and getting better each day."

Brad Miller had a great floor game with 10 points, 10 assists for the second straight game and eight rebounds, and Abdur-Rahim added 23 and 11 rebounds for Sacramento, which snapped a four-game home losing streak.

"It was important," said Abdur-Rahim, who hit 10-of-15 shots. "We had lost four in a row at home. It was good to give the fans a win and get back on the right page."

P.J. Brown had 17 points and eight rebounds but it couldn't prevent the Hornets (8-12) from dropping their fifth straight contest.

The Hornets, ranked 28th in the league in 3-point shooting (28 percent) led at the half, 56-53, on the strength of a perfect 5-for-5 from the arc. They finished 6-of-9 for the game.

"I knew at halftime, if we couldn't keep Sacramento (under) 100 points, we wouldn't get the win," Brown said.