Smith Fuels Late Surge by Clippers : Pro basketball: He scores eight points late in the fourth quarter, helping club win at Sacramento, 114-105.

Charles Smith scored eight of his 24 points in a span of 2:05 late in the fourth quarter, powering the Clippers past the Sacramento Kings, 114-105, Tuesday night.

Smith scored eight consecutive points to give the Clippers a 108-100 lead with 2:14 remaining. The Kings, who suffered their fifth consecutive loss, had pulled to 100-95 with a 7-2 run.

Winston Garland added 23 points and Ken Norman 18 for the Clippers, who ended a four-game road losing streak. It was their 10th road victory of the season, equaling their total for the three previous seasons combined.

It also was the first time the Clippers, who beat the Seattle SuperSonics in Los Angeles Sunday, scored two consecutive victories since January.

Danny Ainge led Sacramento with 30 points. Ron Carr added 25 points and Wayman Tisdale 22 for the Kings. Rodney McCray had 12 assists to tie his season high for Sacramento.

The Clippers took a 96-86 lead with 6:48 to play after Smith and Tom Garrick scored four points apiece during a two-minute run.

Carr made his fourth three-point play with 2:02 left to pull the Kings to 108-104. But that was the closest Sacramento got in the final eight minutes.

“Smith has been maturing as a player for us,” Clipper Coach Don Casey said. “He’s coming through when we need him more and more. Smith’s really growing up.”

The Kings’ 29 rebounds were their fewest of the season. The previous low was 30 on Nov. 3, 1989, against Portland. The Clippers got 48 rebounds, including 10 from Benoit Benjamin.

Sacramento Coach Dick Motta blamed part of the Kings’ problems on giving extensive playing time to rookie center Pervis Ellison.

Ellison, the NBA’s No. 1 draft choice in 1989, has started the last 18 games for the Kings since returning to the team after three months off recovering from a bone spur operation.

“We’ve got to play him, I don’t care how much it hurts us,” Motta said. “He’s got to get 30 minutes a game to improve.”