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<< Previous   of   Next >> Steve C. Wilson / Associated Press  (click to enlarge) Sacramento’s Spencer Hawes (right) had seven points and four rebounds in the Kings’ 104-99 win over the Utah Jazz Saturday.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Report scores and results to 425-339-3470 or 1-866-6-SCORES (Call after 4:30 p.m.) E-mail information including items for Tuesday's Communities Sports Roundup and Thursday's Outdoor Calendar, to sports@heraldnet.com Kevin Brown, Sports Editor kbrown@heraldnet.com   Published: Sunday, November 8, 2009 NBA Roundup: Rookie leads Kings to win Tyreke Evans scores season-high 32 in Sacramento’s victory over Jazz Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY — Rookie Tyreke Evans did his best to make up for Kevin Martin’s absence in the Sacramento Kings’ backcourt. Evans scored a season-high 32 points and the Kings held off the Utah Jazz 104-99 on Saturday night in their first game without the high-scoring Martin. Evans, the fourth pick in the June draft, became the focal point of the offense in place of Martin, who averaged 30.6 points in the first five games. Martin will have surgery Monday to repair a fracture in his left wrist and may be out for two months. The Kings relied on Evans creating off the dribble along with drive-and-kicks to perimeter players standing ready to shoot at the 3-point line. Evans made 16 of 19 free throws as he repeatedly drew fouls on his way to the basket. “My confidence is up. When I see guys like D-Will step on the court, I just want to go in there and attack. I want to put the pressure on them and I think I did that tonight,” Evans said. Snohomish native and Kings forward Jon Brockman did not play. The Kings led by 20 points in the fourth quarter before Deron Williams’ 3-pointer sparked a comeback attempt. Williams, who had 29 points and 15 assists, found Mehmet Okur for a 3-pointer to trim the lead to five at 97-92 with 58.6 seconds left. But the Kings grabbed two offensive rebounds in the final minute and the Jazz ran out of time. “It shows a lot about the heart of our team,” Sacramento coach Paul Westphal said. “It’s really hard for anybody to come in here and get a win. The fact that we got off to a bad start and then still found a way to win against a very good team, it makes me feel very proud of these guys.” Celtics 86, Nets 76 EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rajon Rondo and Paul Pierce each scored 16 points, and Boston bounced back from its first loss of the season to beat winless New Jersey. Ray Allen came alive after three dismal quarters to score eight of his 12 points in the fourth quarter for the Celtics (7-1), who lost 110-103 to Phoenix on Friday night, allowing 20 more points than in any previous game. Hawks 125, Nuggets 100 ATLANTA — Jamal Crawford scored 25 points, and Josh Smith had 22 points, nine rebounds, six blocked shots and seven assists for Atlanta. Joe Johnson added 21 points, and Marvin Williams had 14. Mavericks 129, Raptors 101 DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki had 29 points and nine rebounds, and Josh Howard scored 16 in his season debut for Dallas following ankle and wrist injures. Jason Terry added 19 points, and Shawn Marion had 18 points and eight rebounds for Dallas. Dallas native Chris Bosh had 26 points and 12 rebounds for Toronto. Bulls 93, Bobcats 90 CHICAGO — John Salmons scored 27 points, and Joakim Noah added a career-high 21 points and had 16 rebounds in Chicago’s third straight win. The Bulls had a 16-0 run in the third and fourth quarters that turned a nine-point deficit into a seven-point lead at 77-70. Bucks 102, Knicks 87 MILWAUKEE — Andrew Bogut scored a season-high 22 points and had eight rebounds, and rookie Jodie Meeks added 19 points for Milwaukee. Rookie Brandon Jennings added 17 points to help the Bucks improve to 3-2. David Lee had 18 points and seven rebounds for New York (1-6). Clippers 113, Grizzlies 110 LOS ANGELES — Chris Kaman had 26 points and nine rebounds to help Los Angeles win its third straight game — equaling its longest winning streak last season. Iverson leaves Grizzlies LOS ANGELES — Disgruntled Memphis guard Allen Iverson returned to his home in Atlanta after receiving permission to leave the team to attend to personal business. Team owner Michael Heisley gave the four-time NBA scoring leader permission to skip the Grizzlies’ game Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers following a 114-98 loss to the Lakers the night before. According to a team spokesman, Iverson participated in a walkthrough at the team’s hotel in the morning and then hopped a flight in the afternoon after he and personal manager Gary Moore met with Heisley. Bulls’ Thomas has surgery CHICAGO — Bulls forward Tyrus Thomas had surgery on his left forearm Saturday, a day after he broke it during a weight-training session. Coach Vinny Del Negro says the operation went well and that Thomas will be re-evaluated Tuesday. Thomas is expected to miss four to six weeks, leaving the Bulls with just 10 healthy players. Nets’ Douglas-Roberts has flu EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New Jersey’s Chris Douglas-Roberts has tested positive for swine flu. Douglas-Roberts had started every game for the winless Nets until missing a loss at Philadelphia on Friday with flu-like symptoms. Nets president Rod Thorn confirmed on Saturday that Douglas-Roberts tested positive for the H1N1 virus. READER COMMENTS Be the first to comment. You must be a registered user and verify your e-mail address to post comments to blogs or articles on HeraldNet. To register, click here. To read other terms and conditions, click here. Log out

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