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Martin Leads Kings Past Clippers

Sacramento enjoys their fourth win in five games

By Jamie Buss,  Newser Staff

Posted Apr 4, 2008 1:22 AM CDT

(Newser) – Kevin Martin hit four 3-pointers while scoring 26 points as the Sacramento Kings avoided a four-game sweep by the last-place Los Angeles Clippers with a 110-98 victory Thursday night. Francisco Garcia scored 17 points and Mikki Moore added 16 for the Kings, who took a 20-point lead in the third quarter of their fourth victory in five games.

Corey Maggette scored 28 points and Elton Brand had 15 points and nine rebounds in his second game back from a 74-game absence for Los Angeles. Clippers rookie Nick Fazekas, who played college ball two hours away at Nevada, scored a career-best 18 points. Sacramento already had lost three times this season to the Clippers, who have now lost 12 of 14.

Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, left, and Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, right, get tangled up as Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy, background, looks on during the first quarter of NBA basketball in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday,  April 3, 2008.
Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, left, and Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, right, get tangled up as Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy, background, looks on during the first quarter of NBA...   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, left, and Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, right, get tangled up as Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy, background, looks on during their game Thursday.
Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest, left, and Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, right, get tangled up as Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy, background, looks on during their game Thursday.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, left, goes for a reverse layup over Sacramento Kings forward Mikki Moore, rear, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, April 3, 2008.
Los Angeles Clippers guard Corey Maggette, left, goes for a reverse layup over Sacramento Kings forward Mikki Moore, rear, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday,...   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton, center, tries to drive to the basket between Sacramento Kings' Mikki Moore, top, and Ron Artest, right, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday,  April 3, 2008.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton, center, tries to drive to the basket between Sacramento Kings' Mikki Moore, top, and Ron Artest, right, during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in...   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton, foreground, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest during their game Thursday.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Al Thornton, foreground, drives to the basket against Sacramento Kings forward Ron Artest during their game Thursday.   (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
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