Sacramento looked like champions today, beating Denver 116-103. "That's the best we've seen them for a while," said an overwhelmed Denver coach Bob. "None of the tapes we had of them showed the fluid execution that we saw out there today, and frankly we just weren't prepared as well as they were. I take full responsibility for that; with better preparation we could have won. Instead they just took over the game and never let us back in."

Sacramento was led by Christie (36 points, 6 boards, 0 assists, a block), Coleman (24 points, 7 boards, 1 assists, a block), Weaver (9 points, 7 assists, 4 steals). Denver was led by Smith (9 points, 3 steals), Moore (17 points, 9 boards, 0 assists), Davis (15 points, 8 boards, 1 assists, a block).

After today's win, Sacramento stand at 2-0 and 2-0 at home. They improve to #1 in the Pacific and advance to #2 overall in the Western Conference. Denver are now 1-1 after today's defeat. They drop to #2 in the Northwest and fall to #7 overall in the Western Conference.

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