Kings' Evans beats buzzer, Nuggets to stop skid

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01/10/2010 - Sacramento, CA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Tyreke Evans scored 27 points and hit the winning jump shot with 0.7 seconds remaining as Sacramento snapped a season- high five-game skid with a 102-100 win over the Denver Nuggets.

Spencer Hawes added 17 points, while Omri Casspi tallied 16 points and eight rebounds for the Kings, who beat Denver at ARCO Arena for the 23rd time in the last 26 meetings.

Chauncey Billups scored 27 for the Nuggets, who had won their previous two games and were coming off a 99-97 home win over Cleveland on Friday. Kenyon Martin had 20 points and 10 rebounds for Denver, while J.R. Smith also scored 20 in defeat.

Evans made a pair of free throws for a 98-97 edge with 29 seconds left, and the Kings caught a break on the ensuing Denver possession. Nene was fighting for position in the low post, but pushed off on Jason Thompson and was called for an offensive foul.

Beno Udrih sank two foul shots with 15 seconds left, but Billups tied the game with a rainbow three from the top of the arc four seconds later.

After a timeout, Evans went to work by dribbling into the lane, turning and shooting over Martin for the go-ahead bucket.

Smith's desperation heave at the buzzer clanked high off the backboard.

Denver gained a 26-19 lead after the first quarter and held a seemingly comfortable 54-43 cushion at the half.

Sacramento, though, quickly tied the game at 56 following an Evans jumper and it was a 76-73 Denver lead going into the fourth. The Nuggets stretched that margin to eight early in the final period before faltering.

Game Notes

Sacramento has won three of the past four meetings in the series...Hawes went 8-of-10 from the field...Ime Udoka scored 12 and Udrih had 11 for the Kings...Jon Brockman pulled down 12 rebounds in defeat...The Kings host Orlando on Tuesday before embarking on a six-game east coast swing...Denver returns for a stretch of six of seven games at home, starting Monday against Minnesota.

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