CLEVELAND - Peja Stojakovic scored 27 of his 37 in the second half Thursday and the Kings opened their longest road trip of the season with a 95-89 win over the undermanned Cavaliers.
Cleveland dressed just nine players and was again without LeBron James, who still hasn't been able to run on his sprained right ankle.
Brad Miller had a key putback off a missed free throw with 57.5 seconds left as the Kings (30-10) became the first West team to reach 30 wins.
Vlade Divac had 13 points, nine rebounds and nine assists and Miller had 15 rebounds for Sacramento, which opened its six-game trip with its 10th win in 12.
Adding to Cleveland's lineup problems, Jeff McInnis and Ruben Boumtje Boumtje, acquired Wednesday in a trade with Portland, did not take their physicals in time.
MAVERICKS 106, LAKERS 87: Antawn Jamison scored 26 in 27 minutes, leading an 18-2 tiebreaking spurt in the third quarter as host Dallas won its sixth straight. Los Angeles put up a bit of a fight, erasing a 13-point halftime deficit in the first four minutes of the third when Slava Medvedenko hit a jumper that tied it at 65. Then Jamison took over, hitting a layup and two free throws for some breathing room. After Devean George scored for the Lakers, Jamison answered with another layup. An open 3-pointer by Antoine Walker followed, then a jumper from Michael Finley prompted a timeout by the Lakers, who closed the quarter with four points in the last 8:01.
SUPERSONICS 103, WARRIORS 87: Antonio Daniels scored 12 of his 18 in the fourth quarter for host Seattle. Brent Barry added 17 for the Sonics, who bounced back from a 1-3 road trip. Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Ronald Murray scored 13, and Jerome James had 10 rebounds.
BULLS: Scottie Pippen probably never had to call players out like this during the dynasty days. Pippen chastised his younger teammates for their lack of effort, saying it's time they took some pride in themselves, their games and the team they represent. At 12-30, the Bulls had the second-worst record in the NBA.
NETS: Bruce Ratner needs numerous government approvals before his glass-walled arena can be built in Brooklyn. City and state agencies must approve infrastructure changes, tax breaks and condemnations of neighboring homes that could end up costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Ratner, the winning bidder in the Nets sale, still must sign an agreement with Community Youth Organization, which owns the franchise. Then the deal must be ratified by YankeeNets, the holding company of the Nets and New York Yankees.
