Vince Carter scored 25 points, Devin Harris made the go-ahead basket and added 18 points, and the New Jersey Nets beat the Kings 116-114 in overtime Wednesday night.
With New Jersey trailing by one point following a timeout, Harris inbounded the ball and got it right back. He drove to the basket against Bobby Jackson, then pulled up for a jumper to the right of the foul line, giving New Jersey a 115-114 lead with 12 seconds left.
Jackson's long three-pointer was an airball in the closing seconds and the Nets secured the rebound. Jarvis Hayes made a free throw with 2.4 seconds left, and Brad Miller's heave from halfcourt fell short to give the Nets the victory, their first at Arco Arena since Nov. 30, 1997.
Brook Lopez had 20 points and eight rebounds for the Nets, who were coming off a 120-93 loss Tuesday night to the Lakers. Keyon Dooling had 17 points, and rookie Ryan Anderson of Oak Ridge High School scored 13 and had a season-high eight rebounds.
Moments after tying the score on a free throw following Miller's technical foul, Carter was carried to the bench and later limped into the locker room with a leg injury after battling Jackson for a loose ball along the sideline.
John Salmons scored a career-high 38 points for Sacramento, which has lost four in a row overall and five consecutive at home for the first time since late in the 1997-98 season. Miller had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Beno Udrih had 16 points and 10 assists.
After Dooling connected on a 3-pointer to tie the score 113-113 with 37.5 seconds left, Miller was fouled on a drive to the basket and made one of two free throws, giving the Kings a 114-113 lead with 19 seconds left.
Quiet most of the game, Harris made a driving layup to cut the Kings' lead to three points with 17 seconds left. After Salmons made one of two free throws, Harris connected on a three-pointer, tying the score with 7.1 seconds remaining. Salmons fumbled the ball underneath the Nets' basket in the closing seconds and never got a shot off, sending the game into overtime.
The Kings scored 10 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to assume the lead. Hawes tied the score with a three-pointer, Miller followed with another three, and Salmons made a baseline jumper, giving Sacramento a 101-96 lead with 2:18 remaining.
The Kings continued to play without leading scorer Kevin Martin (ankle injury) and top reserve Francisco Garcia (calf injury).
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