SACRAMENTO, CALIF. ? With a brilliant triple-double and a few words of guidance, Chris Webber let the Dallas Mavericks know just how far they’ve got to go.

Webber had 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, and Peja Stojakovic hit six 3-pointers as the Sacramento Kings reminded the league-leading Mavericks of their place in the NBA’s hierarchy with a 123-94 victory over Dallas on Wednesday night.

The Kings don’t have the NBA’s best record, but they sure look like the NBA’s best team following their highest-scoring game of the season. They also showed that the Mavericks’ new and improved defense also might need a few years of work, just like Sacramento’s defense did a few years earlier.

“Everybody’s saying they’ve got great players — the best power forward, the best point guard — but you’ve still got to come out and play the game,” Webber said. “It takes a while to develop what we’ve got. You can’t just wake up one morning and say you’re going to do something.”

Led by Webber’s 16th career triple-double — and the second of his spectacular season — and Stojakovic’s 23 points, the Kings jumped to a huge early lead that demoralized Dallas in the season’s first meeting between the Western Conference’s division leaders. It was the Mavericks’ worst loss of the season.

“We just passed a test, that’s all,” Webber said. “We were confident that we would. We’ve been through a lot in the last four or five years. When we get in a situation like this, we come out calm, confident and ready to go.”

Nick Van Exel scored 20 points in a reserve role for the Mavericks, who came out flat and never got into the game. Dallas’ six-game winning streak was snapped, despite 15 points and nine rebounds from Dirk Nowitzki.

“This game doesn’t say anything about where we are,” Dallas coach Don Nelson said. “We’re having a great year. I think it says more about who they are. We’ve never said we were better than Sacramento. I think they’re the best team in the league.”

Dallas forward Walt Williams, right, elevates for a shot against Sacramento center Vlade Divac. The Kings won, 123-94, Wednesday in Sacramento, Calif.

76ers 108, Nets 107

Philadelphia — Allen Iverson scored 34 points, including five free throws in the final minute, helping Philadelphia snap a six-game losing streak.

Keith Van Horn scored 16 points in his first game against his old team, and Eric Snow added 16 points and eight assists for Philadelphia.

Lucious Harris scored a season-high 26 points for the Nets.

Celtics 86, Hawks 66

Boston — Paul Pierce scored 28 points, helping Boston snap a three-game losing streak.

Shareef Abdur-Rahim had 19 points for the Hawks, who lost their 12th straight road game and have lost eight of 11 overall.

Bucks 99, Raptors 87

Toronto — Sam Cassell scored 19 points and Milwaukee won its fourth straight.

Ray Allen and Toni Kukoc each added 15 points for the Bucks, who hadn’t won four in a row since an eight-game run from Jan. 8-21, 2002.

Morris Peterson had 22 points for the Raptors, who trailed by as many as 21 points.

Pacers 104, Heat 81

Indianapolis — Brad Miller scored 21 points and Ron Artest had 18, helping the Pacers win their fifth straight.

Artest, who said before the game he’d rather go to Walt Disney World than play in the All-Star game, scored 11 of his points in the third quarter to help the Pacers blow the game open.

Rasual Butler led Miami with 21 points and Sean Lampley added 13.

Lakers 90, Hornets 82

New Orleans — Kobe Bryant scored 36 points and had 11 rebounds, while Shaquille O’Neal scored 10 of his 23 points in the final period to lead the Lakers.

Baron Davis, back in the lineup for the first time in six games, scored 20, including four 3-pointers, but couldn’t get a basket in the fourth quarter.

Rockets 102, Suns 96

Houston — Cuttino Mobley scored a season-high 30 points and Steve Francis added 19 before being ejected.

Stephon Marbury scored 32 points when not engaging in trash talk, and Shawn Marion added 25 for Phoenix.

Jazz 92, Nuggets 81

Denver — Matt Harpring had 17 points and 11 rebounds, and Karl Malone had 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Jazz.

Nene Hilario had 24 points and nine rebounds for Denver, which lost its third straight. Juwan Howard added 12 points, but was 4-for-13 from the field.

Trail Blazers 100, Grizzlies 92

Portland, Ore. — Rasheed Wallace scored a season-high 38 points as Portland erased an early deficit to beat Memphis.

The Trail Blazers, who have won 13 of their last 16, trailed 55-52 at the half but staged a second-half resurgence to lead by as many as 13 points.

Pau Gasol led the Grizzlies with 19 points, while Shane Battier had 17.

Warriors 108, Cavs 80

Oakland, Calif. — Antawn Jamison scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead Golden State.

Jason Richardson had 16 and Gilbert Arenas added 14 points and 11 assists as the Warriors snapped a two-game skid.

Ricky Davis scored 21 points to lead the Cavaliers, who lost for the eighth time in 10 games and fell to 3-19 on the road.

Timberwolves 95, Clippers 64

Los Angeles — Kevin Garnett scored 21 points, and Rasho Nesterovic had 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Minnesota.

Corey Maggette had 20 points for Los Angeles and Lamar Odom added 13 points.