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Udrih leads Kings over JazzBasketball Betting Lines02/27/2010 - Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Beno Udrih scored a season-high 25 points, as the Sacramento Kings edged the Utah Jazz, 103-99, at ARCO Arena. Tyreke Evans added 24 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Kings, who snapped a five-game skid. Spencer Hawes donated 15 points, 12 boards and five assists. Carl Landry also chipped in 15 points for Sacramento, which shot 54.5 percent from the field. Carlos Boozer finished with 26 points, 10 rebounds and six assists for the Jazz, who had a seven-game road winning streak come to an end. Andrei Kirilenko tallied 16 points and six rebounds. Wesley Matthews and CJ Miles added 12 and 11 points, respectively, for Utah, which has dropped two of three since a four-game win streak. With the score deadlocked at 97-all with two minutes to play in the fourth, the Kings scored five straight points to essentially seal the victory. Landry got things started with a pair of free throws. Deron Williams and Matthews each missed shots around a Landry turnover. Evans made 1-of-2 from the foul line to extend Sacramento's margin to 100-97 with 57.5 seconds remaining. Williams turned the basketball over at the opposite end of the floor, and Evans capitalized with a jumper to give the Kings a five-point lead with 14.8 ticks left. Boozer's deuce cut the deficit to three with 9.9 seconds to play. But Udrih made it a two-possession game by making 1-of-2 from the foul line with 6.3 ticks to go. The Kings led by as many as eight in the first quarter and took a 25-20 edge into the second. Utah used a late surge before the half to take a 50-49 margin into the locker room. The score was tied 75-75 after three periods. Game Notes Utah hasn't won eight straight as the visitor since a nine-game run from February 14-March 16, 1998...The Kings won the season series with the Jazz, 2-1...The Jazz shot 40.9 percent from the field...Williams had 10 points and 13 assists in defeat.
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