LOS ANGELES -- Beno Udrih had a career-high 30 points and seven assists, and the short-handed Kings never trailed in beating the Los Angeles Clippers 103-98 Wednesday night for their fourth win in five games.
Brad Miller had 16 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, rookie Jason Thompson had 16 points and 11 rebounds, and John Salmons scored 13 for the Kings (4-5).
Al Thornton led the Clippers (1-7) with 20 points. Ricky Davis scored 12 of his 16 in the fourth quarter, Marcus Camby added 13 points, and Baron Davis had 12 points and 11 assists.
Sacramento played its second game without Kevin Martin, who is out at least a week after spraining his left ankle in a victory over Golden State on Sunday. Martin leads the Kings with 22.4 points per game.
The Kings also played without Quincy Douby (sore right ankle) and Francisco Garcia (strained right calf). Garcia, who averaged 12.3 points in 2007-08, hasn't played this season.
Two three-pointers by Ricky Davis and another by rookie Mike Taylor helped the Clippers outscore Sacramento 11-4 to start the fourth quarter, cutting the Kings' lead to 85-80.
It was 89-84 when a basket by Udrih and four straight points by Mikki Moore gave Sacramento an 11-point lead with 4:48 remaining. But the Clippers battled back again, getting two three-pointers from Ricky Davis during a 13-4 run that made it 99-97 with 1:52 remaining.
It was 100-98 when Udrih made a baseline jumper with 1:03 left, just as the shot clock was expiring, to give the Kings a four-point lead. The Clippers didn't score again.
The Kings scored the first six points of the third quarter for a 56-45 lead, and they were on top 81-69 entering the final period.
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