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2B – Daily News – Tuesday, January 18, 2011 KINGS (Continued from page 1B) ‘‘The first three quarters our defense was pretty much nonexistent,’’ Johnson said. ‘‘In the fourth quarter we were able to make some stops.’’ The Hawks play at Miami on Tuesday. ‘‘You get to measure yourself against one of the top teams in the East,’’ John- son said. ‘‘I’d be lying if I said it was just another game.’’ Hawks coach Larry Drew said he was relieved ‘‘espe- cially now that we have to go down to Miami. ‘‘This could have been a very bad loss going to Miami.’’ Johnson drove past three defenders for a layup with 23 seconds remaining to give Atlanta a 98-96 lead. Carl Landry answered with a tying basket for Sacramento with 11.7 seconds remain- ing. Following a timeout, Johnson was fouled by Tyreke Evans on a drive with less than a second remaining. Johnson made both free throws. The Kings, last in the Western Conference, fell to 3-15 on the road despite out- playing the Hawks most of the game. ‘‘We get ’em 47-38 on the boards, get nine more field- goal attempts (92-83), we only had seven turnovers for COACH (Continued from page 1B) then I’d be really upset but that’s why I’m here. That’s why I came to the Raiders, was to improve, but we did- n’t improve fast enough. ... We expect to be challenging for the playoffs, challenging for our division year in and year out and we’re not get- ting that done, so to me, that’s a disappointment. There’s either first place or GS (Continued from page 1B) Denver to New Jersey. MCT photo Mike Bibby and Beno Udrih fight over a loose ball, Monday. the game, it’s just a shame,’’ Kings coach Paul Westphal said. ‘‘We played hard, we played well against a really good team at the end of a six- game road trip and just came up that short.’’ The Kings were 1-5 on the road trip. Al Horford added 23 points with 9 rebounds and 7 blocks for Atlanta. Josh Smith had 19 points and 10 rebounds. DeMarcus Cousins led Sacramento with 20 points. Beno Udrih had 17. Evans and Jason Thompson each had 16. Landry’s layup with 36 seconds remaining tied the score at 96-all before John- son took over for the Hawks. ‘‘He was Joe today,’’ Drew said. ‘‘You could see he had that bounce in his step. He wasn’t hesitating in his shot. there’s last place and there’s no in between.’’ That was a far different tone than the one expressed by Cable, who notably pro- nounced ‘‘you can’t call us losers anymore,’’ after the Raiders capped an 8-8 sea- son by beating AFC West champion Kansas City in the season finale. The Raiders won all six division games, but only two of their other 10 games. They became the first team since the 1970 merger to have a perfect record in the division ‘‘That’s Joe, be we cannot come out every night and expect Joe or even hope for Joe to bail us out.’’ Johnson made 16 of 27 shots from the field and added six assists. ‘‘We tried everything throughout the game,’’ West- phal said of the team’s efforts to defend Johnson. ‘‘He was magnificent.’’ The Kings didn’t trail until going scoreless for 4 1/2 minutes as Atlanta scored 13 unanswered points as part of a 20-4 run to open the fourth quarter. ‘‘For three quarters, we didn’t give that team the respect we should give every team we play,’’ Drew said. Johnson’s jumper pulled the Hawks even at 86-all for the first tie since late in the first quarter. Horford blocked Evans’ shot and then scored on a baseline jumper to give and not make the postseason. Jackson will try to get the Raiders back to the playoffs for the first time since win- ning the 2002 AFC champi- onship. Davis has let go of five coaches since then. The latest was Cable, who had wide support from his players, who credited him with helping make the team a contender in the AFC West this season after a run of seven straight years of at least 11 losses. But Cable’s relationship with Davis was not as good the Hawks their first lead at 88-86. The Kings had four scor- ers in double figures when they led 62-53 at halftime. Sacramento set a season high by scoring 70 points in the first half on Saturday at Detroit, but had only 36 points in the second half of a 110-106 loss. The Kings repeated that formula by again scoring only 36 points in the second half after their high-scoring start against Atlanta. ‘‘We play hard,’’ Evans said. ‘‘We’ve just got to find a way to put away that type of game. We always start out good, then we let it kind of slip away. We fight to the end of the game, we’ve got to learn how to close out games.’’ Horford set a career high by blocking seven shots. and the owner decided not to exercise a two-year, $5 mil- lion option to keep him as head coach. Cable filed a grievance against the Raiders to recover $120,000 in fines that Davis withheld from Cable’s paychecks in his last season. The two did not always see eye to eye on who should start at quarterback and other issues. Jackson had a strong rela- tionship with Campbell, the quarterback Davis acquired last offseason to lead the franchise. Campbell spoke glowingly of his relationship with Jackson. Despite being benched twice, Campbell had a solid debut season in Oakland, completing 59 per- cent of his passes with 13 touchdowns, eight intercep- tions and a passer rating of 84.5 Now he gets rare the opportunity to play in the same offense for a second straight season. He had four different offenses in four years at Auburn, then four more in six years in the NFL with Washington and Oak- land. Jackson has extensive NFLPLAYOFFS Conference Championships Sunday’s games Green Bay at Chicago, Noon, FOX N.Y. Jets at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m., CBS NBA NCAA The Top Twenty Five The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 16, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th- place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Ohio St. (49) 18-0 1,606 2 2. Kansas (6) 17-0 1,526 3 3. Syracuse (8) 18-0 1,523 4 4. Duke (1) 16-1 1,393 1 5. Pittsburgh (1) 17-1 1,382 5 6. San Diego St. 19-0 1,294 6 7. Villanova 8. Connecticut 14-2 1,148 10 9. BYU 16-1 1,265 7 17-1 1,057 11 10. Texas 11. Texas A&M 16-1 996 14 12. Kentucky 13. Missouri 14. Purdue 14-3 1,015 12 14-3 975 13 15-3 758 15 15-3 672 8 15. Minnesota 14-4 513 — 16. Notre Dame 14-4 495 9 17. Michigan St. 12-5 467 — 18. Wisconsin 13-4 448 20 19. Louisville 14-3 438 18 20.Washington 13-4 409 17 21.West Virginia 12-4 266 — 22. Saint Mary’s 16-2 195 — 23. Georgetown 13-5 146 22 23. Illinois 13-5 146 16 25. Cincinnati 16-2 125 25 Others receiving votes: Temple 99, Georgia 89, Kansas St. 86, Gonzaga 84, Colorado 78, UNLV 76, Arizona 70, Florida St. 64, Vanderbilt 46, Flori- da 42, St. John’s 27, Missouri St. 25, Utah St. 22, Baylor 18, UCF 10, Southern Miss. 8, Marquette 7, Wichi- ta St. 6, James Madison 4, Butler 2, North Carolina 2, Coastal Carolina 1, Penn St. 1. Monday’s Top 25 results No. 2 Kansas 85, Baylor 65 No. 5 Pittsburgh 74, No. 3 Syracuse 66 No. 8 Connecticut 61, No. 7 Villanova 59 No. 13 Missouri 75, Kansas State 59 Today’s Top 25 games No. 9 BYU vs.TCU, 7 p.m. No.12 Kentucky at Alabama, 6 p.m., ESPN No.17 Mich.St.at No.23 Ill., 4 p.m., ESPN No. 23 Georgetown at Seton Hall, 4 p.m. Today’s other televised game Colorado at Nebraska, 5 p.m., ESPN2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Lakers WL Pct GB 30 12 .714 — Phoenix 18 21 .462 10.5 WARRIORS 17 23 .425 12 Clippers 15 25 .375 14 KINGS 930 .231 19.5 Southwest Division WL Pct GB San Antonio 35 6 .854 — Dallas 26 14 .650 8.5 New Orleans 26 16 .619 9.5 Memphis 19 22 .463 16 Houston 19 23 .452 16.5 Northwest Division WL Pct GB Okla. City 27 13 .675 — Utah 27 14 .659 .5 Denver 23 17 .575 4 Portland 21 20 .512 6.5 Minnesota 10 31 .244 17.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL Pct GB Miami Boston 31 9 .775 — New York 22 18 .550 9 Philadelphia 17 23 .425 14 Toronto 13 28 .317 18.5 New Jersey 10 31 .244 21.5 Southeast Division WL Pct GB 30 12 .714 — Atlanta 27 15 .643 3 Orlando 26 15 .634 3.5 Charlotte 15 24 .385 13.5 Washington 12 27 .308 16.5 Central Division WL Pct GB Chicago 28 13 .683 — Indiana 16 22 .421 10.5 Milwaukee 14 24 .368 12.5 Detroit 15 26 .366 13 Cleveland 8 32 .200 19.5 ————————————————— Monday’s results Atlanta 100, Sacramento 98 Golden State 109, New Jersey 100 Boston 109, Orlando 106 Chicago 96, Memphis 84 Detroit 103, Dallas 89 Houston 93, Milwaukee 84 L.A. Clippers 114, Indiana 107 New Orleans 85, Toronto 81 Philadelphia 96, Charlotte 92, OT Phoenix 129, New York 121 Washington 108, Utah 101 Minnesota at Portland, late Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s games Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 5 p.m. A possible deal has been hanging over the Nets for weeks, with reports Sunday that the team has been granted permission to meet with Anthony to try to per- suade him to accept a three-year, $65 million extension, which could pave the way for the deal to be finalized. Coach Avery Johnson said before the game he had no knowledge of any meeting. ‘‘It’s not easy but it’s also something that’s out there,’’ guard Sasha Vujacic said. ‘‘It’s the business we’re in. We just have to perform to our best level.’’ The latest loss com- pleted an 0-4 road trip for the Nets, who stayed close but never were able to seriously threaten the Warriors. Golden State led by eight early in the fourth quarter before Reggie Williams hit a jumper and then made a steal that set up a three- point play for Ellis that made it 95-82 with 7:38 to go. The Nets responded with seven straight points, but Ellis hit a cou- ple of baskets to help build the lead back up to 10. The Nets closed back experience as an assistant in the NFL, working in Wash- ington, Cincinnati, Atlanta and Baltimore for nearly a decade before joining the Raiders. He has coached quarterbacks, receivers and running backs, along with serving three stints as an offensive coordinator. He helped develop quar- terback Joe Flacco in Balti- more and groomed Chad Ochocinco and T.J. Housh- mandzadeh in Cincinnati. Ochocinco congratulated Jackson in a Twitter message and called him ‘‘Best receiv- er coach I’ve ever had.’’ The Raiders are counting on him being just as success- ful in his first stint as a head coach. Of the seven head coaches hired this offseason, John Fox in Denver is the only one with previous expe- rience as an NFL head coach. ‘‘He has a strong person- LOCAL Red Bluff Parks & Recreation Basketball Jan. 13 results Barnes Boys 105, Vineyard 67 Ryan Stevens 34 points Justin Kingsley 20 points Corning Glass 50, Arrow Fencing 45 Shane Robertson 23 points Uriah Harris 14 points within five before Stephen Curry hit a 3- pointer with 1:57 remain- ing to keep the Warriors in control. Curry struggled for much of the night offen- sively as he was limited by foul trouble, shooting just 4 for 10 from the field. But he scored eight of his 13 points in the fourth quarter to help pre- serve the win. Williams picked up some of Curry’s slack by scoring 12 points off the bench. ‘‘We expect that night in and night out from him,’’ Curry said. ‘‘He made some big shots. In the fourth quarter, he always comes out and makes a big shot for us, especially when we really need it.’’ The Nets trailed by 11 early in the third quarter before Lopez made two baskets during an 8-0 run. The game stayed close for the rest of the quarter with Acie Law’s two free throws in the closing sec- onds giving Golden State a 79-73 lead heading into the fourth. Lee scored 14 first-half points to help Golden State get off to a solid start against the Nets. Ellis made a pull-up jumper with 25 seconds left in the half to give the Warriors a 54-46 lead at the break. Harris missed a jumper just before the buzzer for New Jersey. ality that will carry right over to the whole team,’’ Miller said. ‘‘Guys are familiar with him. They know what they’re getting with him. He’s not a new face coming in as a head coach. Having someone who has been here will make the transition that much easier.’’ PGA FedExCup Standings Rank Points Money 1. Jonathan Byrd 2. Mark Wilson 3. Robert Garrigus 4.Tim Clark 5. Steve Marino 6. Matt Kuchar 7. Steve Stricker 534 $1,146,606 500 $990,000 300 $635,000 299 $571,000 245 $484,000 200 $410,500 195 $429,500 8. Graeme McDowell 190 $412,000 9. Matt Bettencourt 10.Jimmy Walker 11. Jason Day 12. Carl Pettersson 13. Justin Rose 14. Anthony Kim 15. Arjun Atwal 16. Stuart Appleby 157 $284,500 135 $264,000 123 $219,357 123 $286,500 116 $226,286 107 $169,786 100 $166,925 96 $151,286 17.Cameron Beckman 96 $124,357 18. Ian Poulter 19. Shigeki Maruyama 88 $177,375 19. Roland Thatcher 88 $177,375 ————————————————— Upcoming schedule Jan. 19-23 — Bob Hope Classic, PGA West (Palmer Private, Nicklaus Private), La Quinta CC, SilverRock Resort, La Quinta Jan. 27-30— Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines GC (North and South), San Diego Feb. 3-6— Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, Ariz. Feb. 10-13— AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, Pebble Beach, Spy- glass Hill, Monterey Peninsula (Shore Course), Pebble Beach 95 $201,500 NHL WESTERN CONFERENCE Pacific Division Dallas WL OT Pts GF GA 28 13 5 61 135 120 Phoenix 23 14 9 55 134 130 Ducks Central Division Detroit SHARKS 23 19 5 51 131 131 Kings 28 11 6 62 157 131 Nashville 24 15 6 54 119 109 Chicago 25 18 4 54 150 130 St. Louis 21 17 6 48 119 128 Columbus 21 20 4 46 118 142Northwest Division WL OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 29 10 6 64 149 109 Colorado 23 16 6 52 148 143 Minnesota 22 18 5 49 113 127 Calgary 20 20 6 46 126 137 Edmonton 14 23 7 35 112 151 EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WL OT Pts GF GA Philadelphia 29 11 5 63 155 120 Pittsburgh 28 14 4 60 146 109 N.Y.Rangers 26 18 3 55 132 115 N.Y.Islanders 14 23 7 35 108 148 New Jersey 13 29 3 29 90 140 Northeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Boston 25 13 7 57 139 101 Montreal 26 17 3 55 117 111 Buffalo 19 20 5 43 121 131 Toronto 18 21 5 41 114 132 Ottawa 17 23 6 40 102 142 Southeast Division WL OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 26 15 5 57 137 148 Washington 25 14 7 57 131 121 Atlanta 23 18 7 53 146 153 Carolina 22 17 6 50 135 142 Florida 21 20 3 45 121 116 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. ————————————————— Monday’s results San Jose 4, Phoenix 2 Atlanta 3, Florida 2, SO Boston 7, Carolina 0 Dallas 2, Los Angeles 1 Montreal 5, Calgary 4, OT New Jersey 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Today’s games Boston at Carolina, 4 p.m. Detroit at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. Anaheim at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 4:30 p.m., VS Los Angeles at St. Louis, 5 p.m. Nashville at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Colorado, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 6:30 p.m. 25 19 4 54 129 135 24 20 1 49 133 115 WL OT Pts GF GA