Sacramento overcame a great game by Sigler, beating Memphis 101-97. "It's a team sport," said losing coach Bob. "If we had another couple players like Sigler out there, we'd have won this game easily. But we didn't, so we didn't." Bob has been under fire lately, and the lackluster performance by his players (save Sigler) certainly doesn't improve his job security any.

The normally-quiet Sigler was less than satisfied after the game. "I feel betrayed - like I did my best and my teammates didn't. I don't know if it was coach's fault for not getting the team up, or if the other players just all had an off day at the same time. But this was a close game, we had our chances, and we didn't execute when we needed."

Sacramento was led by Gilliam (25 points, 3 assists, 4 blocks), Brown (16 points, 6 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks), Stanford (7 points, 11 boards, 1 assists, a block). Memphis was led by Sigler (20 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, 3 blocks), Keeney (11 points, 10 boards, 1 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks), Dolly (12 points, 1 assists, 3 blocks).

Sacramento improve to 35-8 with the win. They hold at #1 in the Pacific and stay at #1 overall in the Western Conference. Memphis drop to 33-10 and 17-4 at home. They hold at #1 in the Southwest and remain at #2 overall in the Western Conference.

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