Mobley plays like a King
Cuttino Mobley is fitting in well with the Sacramento Kings.
Acquired last week in a trade that sent Doug Christie to Orlando, Mobley hit a 3-pointer with 59.6 seconds left to help the Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 89-83 on Monday in Los Angeles. Mobley finished with 19 points in his second game with Sacramento.
“He gives us another option out there that’s going to really help us,” Kings coach Rick Adelman said. “We felt that we needed to make a change, and we had a chance to get a proven scorer who was younger than Doug was.”
Chris Webber led the Kings with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
Sacramento, the second-highest scoring team in the league, went more than 4 1/2 minutes without a field goal before Brad Miller’s layup and a hook shot by Peja Stojakovic tied it at 79 with 3:45 to play.
Elton Brand hit a short hook shot to give the Clippers their last lead, 83-82, with 1:16 left. But Mobley connected from the right sideline, putting the Kings ahead to stay.
Raptors 100, Timberwolves 91: At Minneapolis, Donyell Marshall made six 3-pointers and scored 22 points, leading Toronto over Minnesota. Marshall, the Timberwolves’ first-round draft choice in 1994, scored 11 points in the fourth quarter as Toronto held on to its first win in Minnesota in franchise history.
Pistons 94, Suns 80: At Auburn Hills, Mich., Tayshaun Prince scored a career-high 26 points to lead Detroit Pistons past Phoenix, handing the NBA-leading Suns their fourth straight loss.
Bulls 88, Knicks 86: At New York, Ben Gordon scored on a driving 8-footer with one-tenth of a second remaining to give Chicago the win over New York. Gordon scored 17 points, 13 in the fourth quarter. Luol Deng led Chicago with 19 points, Kirk Hinrich had 14 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists. Stephon Marbury had 25 points to lead the Knicks.
Bucks 99, Bobcats 92: At Charlotte, N.C., Michael Redd scored 27 points to help Milwaukee break its four-game losing streak with a victory over Charlotte. Desmond Mason added 16 points, Dan Gadzuric had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Joe Smith scored 12 and Mike James had 11 as the Bucks had five players in double figures. Emeka Okafor had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bobcats.
Nets 85, Hawks 84: At Atlanta, Jason Kidd scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half as New Jersey ended a four-game losing streak by beating Atlanta. Vince Carter also scored 23 points for New Jersey.
76ers 95, Hornets 91: At Philadelphia, Kenny Thomas had 21 points and 15 rebounds, Allen Iverson scored 29, and Philadelphia nearly wasted a 25-point lead in the fourth quarter before beating New Orleans. Lee Nailon led the Hornets with 23 points and Dan Dickau added 16.
Spurs 101, Wizards 73: At San Antonio, Devin Brown scored 24 points, Tony Parker added 23 and San Antonio shut down Washington’s top scorers in a win, snapping the Wizards’ seven-game winning streak. San Antonio jumped out to a 21-2 lead, and the Wizards were not able to get any closer than 13 points in their first loss of 2005.
Grizzlies 99, Rockets 80: At Memphis, Tenn., Stromile Swift scored 18 points and Jason Williams added 16 to lead Memphis over Houston, and its ninth win in 10 games. Tracy McGrady led Houston with 28 points on 10-of-19 shooting.
Jazz 102, Lakers 94: At Los Angeles, Matt Harpring scored 19 points, Raja Bell had 14 of his 16 in the fourth quarter and Utah beat Los Angeles for just its fourth win in 18 games. Harpring also had seven rebounds and six assists. Caron Butler led the Lakers with 26 points and six rebounds.
Warriors 107, Nuggets 97: At Oakland, Calif., Jason Richardson did everything in his first game back from injury, scoring a career-high 42 points and matching a career best eight assists to end Golden State’s nine-game losing streak and beat Denver.
Kobe out at least two more weeks
Lakers star Kobe Bryant will be sidelined at least two more weeks with a severely sprained right ankle.
Team spokesman John Black said before the Lakers faced the Jazz that the NBA’s second-leading scorer was examined earlier in the day by team physician Dr. Steve Lombardo and foot specialist Philip Kwong.
A CT scan confirmed there was no fracture.
Off the court
Jamal Crawford was activated by the Knicks after missing 10 games due to a toe injury. … New Orleans guard Baron Davis missed the game against Philadelphia because of an ankle injury. … Phoenix point guard Steve Nash, the NBA’s assists leader, missed the Suns’ game against Detroit, the second straight game he’s sat out with a bruised left thigh.