Kings Avoid Late Collapse to Win

Brad Miller made four free throws in the last 9.9 seconds and the Sacramento Kings won three consecutive road games for the first time this season, beating the Golden State Warriors, 96-93, on Friday night at Oakland.

Bonzi Wells scored 22 points, Mike Bibby had 21 and Ron Artest had 17 for the tired Kings, who blew all but one point of a late lead but still hung on for a win in their fifth game in seven nights. With the usual throngs of Sacramento fans making the trip to Oakland, the Kings got back above .500 and solidified their hold on the No. 8 spot in the Western Conference standings.

The Kings’ nine-point lead with two minutes left narrowed to 92-91 on Mickael Pietrus’ rebound putback with 14.7 seconds left while Sacramento failed to score on four consecutive possessions.

But Miller calmly made his free throws, including two with 4.5 seconds left, and Jason Richardson wildly missed a three-pointer before the buzzer when Bibby jostled the ball from his hands.

New Jersey 91, Atlanta 88 -- Richard Jefferson scored 27 points and Vince Carter had 26 to help the Nets win their 11th straight game and clinch an Eastern Conference playoff berth with a win at Atlanta.

The winning streak is the Nets’ third-longest in franchise history.

Philadelphia 117, New York 112 -- Allen Iverson scored 47 points, Chris Webber had a season-high 34 points and 12 rebounds, and the 76ers ended a three-game losing streak with a win at New York.

Andre Iguodala had 14 points and Samuel Dalembert had 11 in his return to the starting lineup for the 76ers, who won for only the third time in their last 13 games.

Phoenix 140, Toronto 126 -- Boris Diaw had 26 points, nine assists and eight rebounds and Leandro Barbosa had a career-high 28 points to lead the Suns at Toronto.

Seven players scored in double figures for Phoenix, which finished with the most points in the seven-year history of the Air Canada Centre. It was also the second highest total given up by the Raptors. The record is 152 set by the Clippers on March 13, 1998.

Chicago 113, Charlotte 107 -- Andres Nocioni had 24 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Bulls over the Bobcats at Charlotte, N.C.

Luol Deng scored 21 points and Chris Duhon had 19 for the Bulls, who remained 1 1/2 games behind Philadelphia in the battle for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference with 10 games left.

Houston 105, Washington 103 -- Yao Ming matched his season high with 38 points and Luther Head had 20 to lead the Rockets at Houston.

Yao, who had 11 rebounds and recorded his 30th double-double of the season, scored eight in an 11-2 Rocket run that opened a 98-88 advantage with 4:21 to play.

Orlando 108, Dallas 99 -- Jameer Nelson scored 27 points and Hedo Turkoglu had 25 at Orlando, Fla., to help the Magic hand the Mavericks their third straight loss.

New Orleans 107, Memphis 102 -- Marc Jackson scored 24 points and Chris Paul had 21 points, including a three-point play with 20.9 seconds left, to help the Hornets win at Oklahoma City.

Denver 106, Minnesota 94 -- Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points at Denver and the Nuggets overcame poor play in the first three quarters to beat the Timberwolves.

Detroit 112, Milwaukee 105 -- Antonio McDyess scored 10 points in the fourth quarter to help the Pistons rally to beat the Bucks at Auburn Hills, Mich.