Boston ? The Sacramento Kings were missing Chris Webber against the Boston Celtics. Peja Stojakovic and Vlade Divac more than made up for his absence.

Stojakovic scored 24 points and Divac had his seventh career triple-double to lead the Kings to a 102-85 victory over the Celtics on Wednesday night.

Divac had 15 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for Sacramento, which closed the first half of its season with an NBA-best record of 37-11.

Webber was sidelined with a stomach flu.

“This team is very tight,” Divac said. “No matter who is missing from the lineup, different guys seem to do more or contribute extra.”

“This was a big test for us,” Boston’s Paul Pierce said. “They pass the ball well and hit some awesome shots, but we have to be more consistent.”

Bulls 97, Lakers 89

Los Angeles Marcus Fizer scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as Chicago beat Los Angeles. Shaquille O’Neal sat out the Lakers’ final game before the All-Star break to rest his aching feet, and was greatly missed.

Kobe Bryant scored 38 points and Slava Medvedenko added 11 for the Lakers, who had nobody else in double figures.

Timberwolves 113, Trail Blazers 103

Minneapolis Wally Szczerbiak snapped out of his scoring slump with 30 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Minnesota over Portland. The Timberwolves won for the third time in nine games and cooled off the Blazers, who allowed a season-high point total and lost for the fifth time in 17 games.

SuperSonics 90, Suns 79

Seattle Brent Barry scored 21 points and Vin Baker added 17 points and nine rebounds as Seattle snapped a three-game home losing streak. The Sonics snapped a four-game losing streak against Phoenix.

Mavericks 112, Nets 100

East Rutherford, N.J. Tim Hardaway hit a go-ahead three-pointer to ignite a game-ending 16-2 run that led Dallas.

Cavaliers 111, Rockets 109

Cleveland Andre Miller scored 31 points, and Lamond Murray scored the go-ahead basket with 21 seconds remaining and blocked a shot with 9 seconds left to lead Cleveland over Houston. Steve Francis took Houston’s last shot, a running 14-footer. The ball fell through the basket, but the referees ruled time had expired.