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Sunday, Oct. 24 10:00pm ET
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) _ Nick Anderson scored at the buzzer Sunday night to give the Sacramento Kings a 103-101 exhibition win over the Vancouver Grizzlies, who have gone more than two years without a preseason win. Jason Williams scored 29 points, while Corliss Williamson added 22 and Chris Webber, playing in only his third game, had 14 rebounds as the Kings wrapped up their six-game road swing with a 3-3 record. Shareef Abdur-Rahim recorded a triple-double, with 31 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists for the Grizzlies, who are 0-6, and have lost 12 straight preseason games, dating to Oct. 15, 1997. Vancouver's all-time preseason record stands at 5-27, which only slightly better than the franchise's all-time regular season record of 56-240 through four years. The margin of difference marked the first time in six games that the Grizzlies finished within 10 points of an opponent. Grizzlies rookie Obinna Ekezie had 12 points and 11 rebounds filling in for center Bryant Reeves who ran into early foul trouble and eventually fouled out. Trailing by as many as 18 points in the first half, Vancouver's Milt Palacio tied the game with a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left in regulation. The Kings won it on their next trip up the floor. Vlade Divac missed a shot from the top of the key and the rebound bounced into Anderson's hands. Squaring up to shoot, Anderson hit a 15-footer just as the final buzzer sounded. The Grizzlies, minus six regulars for an assortment of reasons, put themselves in a deeper hole when their two veteran big men, Reeves and Cherokee Parks, each picked up four fouls through the second quarter. The Grizzlies have been the walking wounded ever since they broke camp two weeks ago. The injured include Antoine Carr (right knee), Othella Harrington (bruised right ankle bone), Grant Long (concussion), Dennis Scott (right hamstring) and Doug West, who just began full-contact practice after surgery on his toe. On Sunday, Vancouver was also minus back-up guard Brent Price who got to a Houston hospital just in time to witness his wife Marcy give birth to their third daughter. After opening with six straight road games, the Kings wrap up their exhibition schedule with two home games, the first Tuesday night against Seattle.
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