SACRAMENTO, April 12 (UPI) -- Chris Webber capped a big game by hitting the go-ahead layup with nine-tenths of a second remaining Friday night as the Sacramento Kings avoided an embarrassing loss with a 105-103 victory over the Denver Nuggets.
With the game tied, Webber used a pick by point guard Mike Bibby to drive to the basket and hit the winning shot. The star forward fell just shy of a triple-double with collected 29 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.
Juwan Howard -- Webber's former collegiate teammate at Michigan -- scored 24 points to lead the Nuggets. His jumper with 72 seconds remaining forged a 101-101 tie.
Webber and Peja Stojakovic each made one of two from the line to give the Kings the lead. But rookie Nene Hilario had a tip-in with 22 seconds left to get the Nuggets back even.
Shammond Williams, who scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, missed a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer for the Nuggets.
Kings reserve Jim Jackson scored all 11 of his points in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter. Sacramento never trailed after his three-pointer with 10:37 left.
Sacramento led by as many as seven points in the fourth quarter, but Denver earned four ties in the final three minutes of play.
The Nuggets have lost five in a row and eight straight on the road.
