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Friday, Feb. 23 7:00pm ET
Webber-less Kings win third straight

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TORONTO (AP) – Predrag Stojakovic had too much time invested to let this one slip away.

Alvin Williams
Alvin Williams tries to regain control of the ball after Doug Christie, left, knocked it away.

Stojakovic scored a career-high 39 points and hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left in triple overtime as the Sacramento Kings beat Toronto 119-118 on Friday night.

"It was the longest game in my career and I wanted that game so bad," said Stojakovic, who was playing in front of a big crowd of Serbian fans that included 10 relatives. "We won the game and I'm glad we brought them a little bit of joy."

Stojakovic also had 12 rebounds.

Doug Christie, playing in Toronto for the first time since the Raptors traded him to Sacramento before the season, added 20 points and seven rebounds as the Kings won their third straight.

"Once they started booing, the game began to mean more to me than it did at the beginning," said Christie, who pumped his fist every time the Kings hit a key basket down the stretch.

The Raptors were playing their first game since trading Mark Jackson and Muggsy Bogues to New York and Corliss Williams, Tyrone Corbin, Kornel Davis to Detroit on Thursday.

With the Kings down 118-116, Stojakovic hit a 3-pointer from the corner to give the Kings the lead with 45.2 seconds left.

"It was an exciting game to watch but a tough one to play," said Vlade Divac, who scored 25 points. "Predrag is our best player now (without injured Chris Webber) and he took charge."

The Raptors had one final chance with 2.6 seconds left, but Charles Oakley missed a 3-pointer.

Toronto's Vince Carter, who played all 63 minutes, had 38 points and 10 assists. The 63 minutes are the most by a player this season, breaking the mark of 58 set by Chicago's Ron Mercer.

"I'm tired. I can't believe I was out there that long," said Carter, who had three ice packs on his legs after the game. "We fought hard, we just didn't win. I think we should hold our heads high that we took a team like Sacramento to triple overtime."

Antonio Davis had 20 points, six in the final overtime, and added 12 rebounds and six blocks for Toronto.

Alvin Williams, elevated into the starting lineup, had his first career double-double with 18 points and 13 assists. Tracy Murray had a season-high 18 points, and Oakley had 11 points and 12 rebounds.

"This is one of the teams in the league, but we came up short," Williams said. "They're probably just as tired as we are."

Sacramento's Scot Pollard had 19 points and career-high 17 rebounds.

"When you're my size and you play 56 minutes you'd better get a lot of rebounds," said the 6-foot-11 Pollard. "In the second overtime it seemed like neither team wanted to win."

Christie hit a 3-pointer with 1:10 left in the second overtime to give the Kings a 112-110 lead, but the Raptors tied it on Williams' basket with 9.6 seconds left.

Game notes
Newly acquired Jerome Williams and Eric Montross suited up for the Raptors. Williams saw only three minutes of action, while Montross did not play. Chris Childs was not in uniform. Childs left at halftime to fly back to New York. He's expected to play Saturday at Washington. ... Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin was courtside. ... Sacramento's Chris Webber missed his sixth game because of a sprained left ankle.

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Sacramento 119
Toronto 118

Indiana 92
Cleveland 90

Phoenix 88
New York 84

Philadelphia 99
Detroit 78

Minnesota 122
Golden State 83

Houston 105
Orlando 95

Milwaukee 93
Vancouver 81

San Antonio 100
Boston 82

Utah 96
Seattle 84

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Atlanta 106


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