Korver and Williams lead Jazz over Kings 99-94

SACRAMENTO, Calif.(AP) Deron Williams used his limited playing time to make a major contribution for Utah.Williams
made two key baskets in the final 1:05 and Kyle Korver scored 15
points, leading the Jazz to a 99-94 victory over the Sacramento Kings
on Tuesday night.After Beno Udrih scored to put the Kings ahead
by one, Williams responded with a driving layup to give Utah the lead
for good with just over a minute to play.Williams, who had 14
points and seven assists, made a jumper on the next possession, putting
Utah ahead 93-90. The Jazz then made six free throws in the final 13
seconds to secure the victory, their third in four games."The
fourth quarter was great for my confidence,'' said Williams, who had
two first-half points and is still bothered by a sore left ankle that
caused him to miss seven games earlier this year. "I've got to start
games being aggressive and play my game.''In the fourth quarter,
Williams made both field-goal attempts, converted two free throws
attempts and had three assists for Utah, which outscored Sacramento
35-28 in the period.Ronnie Brewer scored 14 points and Paul
Milsap had 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Morris Almond added 13 points
for the Jazz, who committed a season-high 25 turnovers, including 18 in
the first half."Most times when you have 18 turnovers at the
half you aren't going to win,'' Korver said. "In the first half we
couldn't score at all, it was rough.''Trailing by five points
after Kings guard Bobby Brown opened the fourth quarter with a
3-pointer, the Jazz went on a 13-2 run to take a 77-71 lead with 7:16
left. Kevin Martin helped bring the Kings back, making consecutive
3-pointers in cutting the lead to 79-77.Martin had 22 points for
Sacramento, which lost its seventh straight and 10th in 11. The Kings
have dropped seven consecutive games at Arco Arena for the first time
since the 1993-94 season and are one loss away from tying the franchise
record."It's frustrating, it's like having something on your back and you can't get it off,'' Kings guard Bobby Jackson said.The Kings missed several shots late in the game, including an airball by Quincy Douby that had the frustrated fans groaning."When
it comes down to it we missed five or six shots down the stretch where
if we had made them we'd probably be talking about something positive
tonight,'' Kings coach Reggie Theus said.Brad Miller had 18
points and nine rebounds, Udrih scored 17, Spencer Hawes had 14 points,
and Francisco Garcia added 11 for Sacramento.In Martin's 12-game
absence the Kings went 2-10. Sacramento hasn't won at home since
beating Golden State on Nov. 9, the game in which Martin sprained his
left ankle.On Tuesday, Martin entered midway through the first
quarter and promptly connected on his first two shots, a pair of
jumpers. But he was quiet the remainder of the half and shot 3-of-9
overall.Following a poor first half, the Kings showed more
energy in the third quarter, especially at the offensive end. They went
on a 10-2 run to break a 52-all tie, highlighted by Hawes'
behind-the-back pass to Udrih for a fastbreak layup. Udrih scored seven
points and Martin had six to help the Kings take 66-64 lead into the
fourth.Carlos Boozer missed his seventh straight game with a
strained quadricep and indicated at the team's morning shoot around
that he could be out an additional week. The injury-plagued Jazz were
also missing sixth-man Andrei Kirilenko (ankle), Matt Harpring (back)
and Jarron Collins (elbow).The two teams met four days earlier in Utah. The Jazz used a 44-point third quarter in routing the Kings 120-94.Notes:
Despite committing 11 first-quarter turnovers, the Jazz trailed only
24-20. ... John Salmons, the Kings second-leading scorer, missed his
first game of the season after straining his groin in Saturday's loss
to Dallas. Garcia, who was injured and missed the first 17 games of the
season, started in his place. ... The Jazz played the first of four
games in five nights, while the Kings are in stretch where they play
only twice in nine days.