Turkoglu’s 24 Help Kings to Texas Sweep

The Sacramento Kings are getting contributions from different players almost every game.

Hedo Turkoglu came off the bench and scored a career-high 24 points to lead the Kings to a 109-106 overtime victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Friday night at San Antonio.

Mike Bibby added 22 points, and Lawrence Funderburke a season-high 16 for Sacramento, which won its third consecutive. Peja Stojakovic, who came in averaging 24.3 points, was held to 11.

“Our guys have been playing with a new determination,” said Sacramento Coach Rick Adelman, whose team improved to 13-4 this season without injured all-star forward Chris Webber.

The Kings completed a sweep of their Texas road trip, with wins earlier this week against Houston and Dallas.

San Antonio, which fell to 7-1 at the Alamodome this season, was led by a season-high 38 points from Tim Duncan. Antonio Daniels added 14 points, while David Robinson, Steve Smith and Terry Porter scored 10 points each.

“It was a very physical game, a good game,” San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich said. “Both teams went after each other in that sense. Down the stretch our execution was not as sharp as it should be. That hurt us down the stretch.”

Duncan’s bank shot gave San Antonio a two-point lead in overtime, but Sacramento answered with an 8-0 run to lead 105-99 on Bobby Jackson’s two free throws with 27.4 seconds to play.

Smith made a three-point basket to cut the lead to 105-102 with 25.4 remaining.

But it was as close as San Antonio could get as eight of Sacramento’s overtime points came at the free-throw line.

“He was terrific,” Adelman said of Turkoglu. “He’s played well the last two games. He really came in and got us going in the second half. He’s a young guy, but he is really mature for his age. He stepped it up big for us tonight.”

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Washington 84, Miami 75--Michael Jordan had 22 points, seven rebounds and five assists at Miami as the Wizards extended the Heat’s losing streak to 11 games.

Jordan scored eight points in the decisive fourth quarter and led the team in scoring for the 13th time in 15 games.

Portland 101, Milwaukee 95--Dale Davis had season highs of 25 points and 16 rebounds at Portland, Ore., as the Trail Blazers won their third consecutive.

Rasheed Wallace added 24 points and 12 rebounds, and Damon Stoudamire had 18 points in his return to the starting lineup for Portland, which broke it open with a 32-4 run during a nine-minute stretch of the second and third quarters.

Memphis 102, Houston 85--Jason Williams scored a career-high 38 points and had 11 assists to lead the Grizzlies at Memphis, Tenn.

Williams, who shot 16 of 28 from the field including six of 13 from three-point range, scored 18 points in the third quarter as the Grizzlies took control.

Detroit 110, Charlotte 105--Jerry Stackhouse scored 31 points, and Chucky Atkins added 24 to lead the Pistons at Charlotte, N.C.

Ben Wallace made two free throws to break a 103-103 tie with 1:04 left, and Stackhouse hit a three-pointer with 15 seconds left to seal the victory.

Phoenix 98, Utah 76--Rodney Rogers scored a season-high 23 points, including eight during a 31-point third quarter as the Suns blew the game open at Phoenix.

Penny Hardaway had 17 points and Shawn Marion 16 for the Suns, who won their third consecutive for the first time this season.