NBA Game Summary - Seattle at Sacramento

Sacramento, CA (Basketball News) - Peja Stojakovic shot 5-of-6 from three-point range and finished with 24 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 122-101 victory over Seattle at ARCO Arena.

Cuttino Mobley added 21 for the Kings, who have won three of their last five games. Kenny Thomas contributed 20 points and Mike Bibby dropped in 15 with 10 assists in the win.

"We know we’re capable of playing, we’ve just got to go out and do it," said Bibby. "The confidence level has always been there, but sometimes we don’t always come to play."

Sacramento, fifth in the Western Conference playoff race, is 1 1/2 games ahead of sixth-place Houston.

Ray Allen led the SuperSonics with 23 points. Damien Wilkins had 20 and Reggie Evans scored 11 with 12 rebounds for Seattle, which has lost three of their last four.

The Kings shot a sizzling 55 percent from the field in the first half to take a 65-57 lead into the locker room. Leading 97-81 after three quarters, Sacramento scored six unanswered points to begin the final frame and was never threatened.

"We played pretty good defense and got out to a pretty big lead," Thomas said. "If we come out and play like that the whole game I don’t think anybody can beat us, especially if we’re hitting shots."

Sacramento continued to shoot well throughout the second half and ended 47- of-80 (59 percent) from the field on its way to the easy win over the Northwest Division leaders.

Mobley was 4-of-6 from beyond the arc for the Kings, who ended 11-of-19 from long distance.

"They definitely came out playing for playoff contention," said Seattle coach Nate McMillan. "It’s that time of year, you have to raise your level of play."