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Sunday, Feb. 18 3:00pm ET
Marshall scores season-high 31 in victory

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – John Stockton pushed the replay button Sunday afternoon, taking over in the fourth quarter of a tight game, just like he has many times in the past.

Kings guard Doug Christie, left, and Jazz center Olden Polynice go after a loose ball

The master of the pick-and-roll, Stockton ran it to perfection against the Sacramento Kings. He scored 12 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter and also handed out four assists, rallying the Utah Jazz in the fourth quarter for a 94-90 victory.

"John has been doing that for years, you kind of take it for granted and maybe other teams do as well," said Karl Malone, who had 24 points, nine rebounds and six assists. "He made big shot after big shot."

Donyell Marshall scored a season-high 31 points and had 14 rebounds, helping Utah win for the seventh time in eight games. The Kings are the only team to beat Utah in that stretch, beating the Jazz at home in overtime.

Trailing by seven points midway through the fourth quarter, Stockton led a 12-1 run and Utah never trailed again.

Stockton, who finished with eight assists and one turnover, scored eight points during the spurt. He fed Marshall for a dunk, putting the Jazz ahead 86-82 with 3:26 remaining.

"Everyone was paying attention to Donyell and Karl, I was just out there playing," Stockton said. "I try not to think too much out there."

Chris Webber, Sacramento's leading scorer and rebounder, missed his third straight game with a sprained ankle. He is expected to miss Tuesday's home game against Atlanta. The Kings have dropped five of their last seven.

With Utah ahead 92-90, Malone rebounded a missed shot by Peja Stojakovic with 5.4 seconds left and hit two free throws for the final margin.

Stojakovic scored 27 points for the Kings, who missed 16-of-19 shots in the fourth quarter when they were outscored 30-19. Vlade Divac had 16 points, Bobby Jackson 14 and Jason Williams 10 for the Kings.

"They played good defense and we turned the ball over at the end of the game," Stojakovic said. "We didn't make good decisions, but we played all 48 minutes and put ourselves in a position to win the game."

After shooting poorly through three quarters, Utah finally got going in the fourth period, converting 11-of-17 field-goal attempts and went 8-of-9 from the line. Utah made 24-of-25 free throws.

"In a game like this you need to hit your free throws," Malone said. "You can't afford to miss too many if you want to win games like this one."

Sacramento opened the third quarter by making eight of its first 11 shots, building the lead to 11 points. Marshall helped bring the Jazz back, scoring 15 points as Utah got within 71-64 after three quarters.

Stojakovic scored 18 points and Divac had 10 as the Kings went into halftime with a 44-39 lead.

"I think we got too relaxed and didn't keep attacking the basket like we usually do," Jackson said. "They came out and played aggressive, they ran the pick-and-roll at the end and executed on offense. We executed poorly on offense and that's why we lost."

The Jazz missed 17 of their first 19 shots in the second quarter, but the Kings held only a 20-19 advantage. Marshall had 14 points and 11 rebounds for Utah, which shot 14-of-48 in the opening half.

"I don't know if we were sleep-walking or what, but they just manhandled us all day long until the last part of the ballgame," Utah coach Jerry Sloan said. "We finally got a little more life and fortunately down the stretch they missed a couple of shots and we were able to score a few times."

Game notes
Before the game, the Kings signed forward Art Long to a 10-day contract. ... Malone had no rebounds in the first half, but had five in the third quarter. ... The Jazz made their first 18 free throws before Malone missed in the fourth quarter. ... The Kings are 21-5 at home.

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