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Sacramento 105, Atlanta 97

SACRAMENTO, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Chris Webber scored 27 points and Bobby Jackson added 23 and five steals Sunday night as the Sacramento Kings remained unbeaten at home with a 105-97 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

The Kings won their first three games of the season before losing the final three of a four-game road trip. But they bounced back against Memphis on Friday and held off Atlanta to remain unbeaten in four games at Arco Arena, where they have been a dominant team in recent seasons.

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Webber made 13 of 24 shots and Jackson eight of 13 for Sacramento, which never gave up the lead in the second half.

The Kings were clinging to a 79-77 edge with 9:26 to go before scoring 14 of the next 18 points. Doug Christie and Hedo Turkoglu each scored four points during the spurt, which gave Sacramento a 93-81 cushion with 5:22 to go.

Christie finished with 19 points, eight rebounds and seven assists and Peja Stojakovic scored 17 for the Kings, who have won four straight meetings with the Hawks.

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Shareef Abdur-Rahim scored 32 points and Theo Ratliff had 12, 13 rebounds and four blocks as Atlanta lost its third straight and fell to 1-3 on a five-game road trip.

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