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FINAL
San Antonio 84
Sacramento 102
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: San Antonio - Tony Parker 22; Sacramento - Bonzi Wells 25.
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Dallas 94
Memphis 89
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: Dallas - Dirk Nowitzki 36; Memphis - Chucky Atkins 20.
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Phoenix 98
LA Lakers 99
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: Phoenix - Steve Nash 22; LA Lakers - Lamar Odom 25.
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LA Clippers 100
Denver 86
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: LA Clippers - Corey Maggette 19; Denver - Carmelo Anthony 17.
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Miami 87
Chicago 93
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: Miami - Antoine Walker 21; Chicago - Andres Nocioni 24.
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Cleveland 96
Washington 106
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: Cleveland - LeBron James 38; Washington - Gilbert Arenas 34.
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Detroit 104
Milwaukee 124
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: Detroit - Chauncey Billups 26; Milwaukee - Michael Redd 40.
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New Jersey 97
Indiana 88
** CONFIRMED ** High Scorers: New Jersey - Vince Carter 28; Indiana - Jermaine O'Neal 22.
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Kings Rout Spurs to Tie Series

LAST UPDATE: 5/1/2006 10:36:19 AM

Bonzi Wells had 25 points and a playoff career-high 17 rebounds, as the Sacramento Kings crushed the San Antonio Spurs, 102-84, at ARCO Arena to even their Western Conference quarterfinal series after four games.

,Brad Miller posted 19 points and Mike Bibby totaled 16 points and seven assists for the eighth-seeded Kings, who won both games at home.

Game 5 of the matchup will take place on Tuesday in San Antonio.

Kevin Martin, the hero of Game 3's last-second victory, and Ron Artest each scored 14 points for Sacramento.

Tony Parker scored 22 points and Tim Duncan contributed 17 points and eight boards for the top-seeded Spurs, who were outrebounded 37-31. Manu Ginobili and Bruce Bowen combined for only eight points, as Artest and Wells shut them down, respectively, on the defensive side of the ball.

"When you get offensive rebounds and putbacks and things like that it hurts a team's confidence," Wells said. "Our whole keys these last couple of games, we're trying to outrebound this team because they're an excellent rebounding team. If we continue to outrebound them, we're going to give ourselves a chance."

Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich doesn't buy into the theory that the 312th straight sellout at ARCO Arena had anything to do with his team's defeat.

"The Sacramento Kings whipped us in every way, shape and form, that's why we lost the game," Popovich said. "It's not a matter of being up 2-0 and then relaxing and thinking you have things accomplished. You're concerned before every game, whether you're up 3-0 or down 3-0. That's the nature of the beast."

The Kings lost the opener of this series by 34 points before falling in overtime in Game 2 in San Antonio, but Artest knows the Kings need to win on the road since the Spurs still have homecourt advantage.

"We have to give ourselves a chance," Artest said. "We have to put ourselves in a position to come away with a victory."

Brent Barry's three-pointer gave the Spurs a 34-33 edge, but the Kings responded with a 21-7 run to close the first half with a 54-43 margin. Shareef Abdur-Rahim hit 1-of-2 at the line to begin the surge and Bibby's trey made the score 46-40. Artest scored seven points and finished the burst with a layup as the clock ran down.

San Antonio opened the second half with an 8-2 rally, highlighted by Duncan's three-point play, to pull within five, 56-51. However, Sacramento countered with a 10-2 spurt, including five points from Wells, to push the score to 66-53. The Kings took a 75-64 margin into the fourth quarter.

Sacramento extended its lead to 97-71 with 4:22 to play, courtesy of a 22-7 run, which began the final frame. Miller capped the streak with seven straight points and Wells also netted seven, after which both teams emptied their benches.

The teams moved back-and-forth during the first quarter until the Kings built a five point lead with under a minutes remaining. Beno Udrih's jumper with three ticks on the clock cut the San Antonio deficit to 26-24 after 12 minutes.

Game Notes

The Kings shot 50 percent from the floor, while the Spurs connected on 45.1 percent of their shots, including 3-of-13 from beyond the arc...San Antonio committed 15 turnovers...Wells also had three steals.

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