SACRAMENTO, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- All-Star forward Chris Webber dominated on of his former teams Thursday night, almost getting a triple-double with 20 points, 14
rebounds and nine assists to lead the Sacramento Kings to their 20th consecutive homecourt, 109-93 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Webber has been in the headlines this week for his tirade because of recent stories regarding his relationship with supermodel Tyra Banks. The two were spotted together in Philadelphia last weekend at the NBA's All-Star festivities.
Webber and Banks have maintained publicly for the past nine months that they're just friends, and he exploded at reporters after Tuesday's win over San Antonio, saying "It's my personal life and I want to keep it private."
He did not let things affect his play against the Wizards, nearly recording his second triple-double of the season despite coming out of the game with seven minutes left.
Peja Stojakovic scored 21 points and Mike Bibby added 20 for the Kings, who are a league-best 27-1 at home at Arco Arena.
Traded by Washington to Sacramento in May 1998, Webber improved to 7-1 against his former club. The lone loss came last
Thursday, a 108-101 defeat in Washington in which he collected 21 points and nine rebounds.
On Thursday, Webber scored nine points in a 17-5 first quarter run to help the Kings take control.
Stojakovic scored nine points and Bibby added five in a 14-0 second quarter spurt which opened a 47-32 advantage for the
Kings.
Sacramento continued to pull away in the second half and led by as many as 29 points in the fourth quarter.
Richard Hamilton led Washington with 20 points. Michael Jordan added 16, but hit just 6-of-18 shots.
