efrem1
04-06-2006, 12:01 AM
Here is a news story from the San Jose Mercury News on Dec. 9 2002.
The San Antonio Spurs might have fared better against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday if they had a pair of Jacksons. And some steals. And their coach for all four quarters.
The Kings had all of these things, and they came away with a 104-80 victory over the Spurs in their first game at the SBC Center.
Jim Jackson came off the bench for 23 points and Bobby Jackson contributed 18 points for the Kings, who won their sixth in a row. Chris Webber also finished with 23 points by shooting 6 for 8 in the second half, and he grabbed 13 rebounds.
Doug Christie tied the Kings record with eight steals, shared with three others. He also had 16 points and nine assists. The Kings tied an NBA record by committing only three turnovers.
Christie said that having so many injured teammates -- Sacramento had only eight players in uniform -- helped the Kings keep their focus.
''Sometimes when you got a lot of people, there's a tendency -- myselfincluded -- to lay back,'' he said. ''When you don't have the people, you got to play hard.''
San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich was ejected at halftime after picking up his second technical foul for arguing just after the buzzer.
In case you are wondering, we won the title that year so chill out. :smokin
The San Antonio Spurs might have fared better against the Sacramento Kings on Sunday if they had a pair of Jacksons. And some steals. And their coach for all four quarters.
The Kings had all of these things, and they came away with a 104-80 victory over the Spurs in their first game at the SBC Center.
Jim Jackson came off the bench for 23 points and Bobby Jackson contributed 18 points for the Kings, who won their sixth in a row. Chris Webber also finished with 23 points by shooting 6 for 8 in the second half, and he grabbed 13 rebounds.
Doug Christie tied the Kings record with eight steals, shared with three others. He also had 16 points and nine assists. The Kings tied an NBA record by committing only three turnovers.
Christie said that having so many injured teammates -- Sacramento had only eight players in uniform -- helped the Kings keep their focus.
''Sometimes when you got a lot of people, there's a tendency -- myselfincluded -- to lay back,'' he said. ''When you don't have the people, you got to play hard.''
San Antonio Coach Gregg Popovich was ejected at halftime after picking up his second technical foul for arguing just after the buzzer.
In case you are wondering, we won the title that year so chill out. :smokin