<FONT color=#990000 face=arial,helvetica size=5><B><SPAN class=HEADLINE>Webber and the Kings are on a mission</SPAN></B></FONT><BR><FONT size=1><FONT face=Arial,Helvetica size=1>MAY 4, 2000</FONT> <BR></FONT> <P><font face="verdana,arial,helvetica" size="2"><b>Fan's View</b></font><FONT face=times> <TABLE align=left border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width=150> <TBODY> <TR> <TD><IMG border=4 height=200 src="../Articles/SportingNewsNBAWebberKingsPrintable_files/200005053036cwebb0504.jpg" width=150 bordercolor="000000"></TD> <TD rowSpan=4><IMG height=1 src="../Articles/SportingNewsNBAWebberKingsPrintable_files/spacer.gif" width=6></TD></TR> <TR> <TD align=right bgColor=#d6d6d6><FONT color=#333333 face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1>Robert Seale/TSN</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD><IMG height=3 src="../Articles/SportingNewsNBAWebberKingsPrintable_files/spacer.gif" width=1><BR><FONT color=#52526d face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1><B>Webber and the Kings are one win away from a huge upset.</B></FONT><BR></TD></TR> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript> <!-- function PhotoPopup(u) { window.name = "ScoresWindow"; // var windowconfig="status=0,scrollbars=yes,resizable=0,width=500,height=425"; window.open( '/cgi-bin/sportingnews/misc/prints.cgi?url=' + u + '&photourl=/i/photos/200005053036cwebb0504.jpg', 'PhotoPopup', windowconfig); } // --> </SCRIPT> <TR> <TD align=right><IMG border=0 height=5 src="../Articles/SportingNewsNBAWebberKingsPrintable_files/graydk.gif" width=5> <FONT face=Verdana,Arial,Helvetica size=1><A href="javascript:PhotoPopup('http://www.sportingnews.com/voices/fans_view/20000504.html')">get this photo</A></FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> <SCRIPT language=JavaScript> <!-- function OpenPlayer(s,i) { window.name = "ParentWindow"; // var windowconfig="status=0,scrollbars=yes,resizable=0,width=488,height=400"; u = '/' + s + '/players/' + i + '/popup.html'; window.open( u, 'PlayerWindow', windowconfig); PlayerWindow.focus(); } // --> </SCRIPT> <P>Today, sports fan <b>Steve Schindler</b> says Chris Webber is about to come of age and lead the Kings past the Lakers. <P>He didn't quite do it in college, and he couldn't accomplish it in Golden State or Washington. But it appears Chris Webber is about to come of age. And it could happen in Los Angeles on Friday night. <P>It was Webber, with his near triple-double (23 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists), who provided what it took for the Sacramento Kings to beat the Lakers 101-88 and force the Hollywood bunch to the brink of elimination in Game 5 Friday night. <P>The Kings needed a stud Webber in Game 4 because Jason Williams continued to struggle, going 1-for-8 from the field. Webber wasn't just a stud, he was unconscious. <P>Webber's late-game steal from Kobe Bryant led to an 11-point lead for the Kings. And his no-look pass to Vlade Divac for a fast-break jam over that same Kobe proved that he has developed that 20/20 vision in the back of his head. The eyes that come with age. <P>Sure, it helped that a band of rabid pine riders from eighth-seeded Sacramento broke out against the Lakers. The King reserves outscored the Laker bench 42-8 on Tuesday night at Arco Arena. <P>With Webber stealing and dealing, the Kings’ hot bench bunch of Jon Barry, Tony Delk and Predrag Stojakovic poured in 17, 12 and 11 points, respectively. Add that to the Kings shooting 9-for-21 from 3-point land, and the best team of this NBA season could not fend off a second consecutive loss. <P>Make no mistake, the Kings were very close to elimination after the first two games of this series. But after playing possibly their most complete pair of games of this season, they are in a position to advance with a win in Los Angeles on Friday night. <P>Webber commented that it would have been easy for the Kings to give up, but they came home and got two wins, and now they are going back to LA. Going back hoping to finally come of age. <P></FONT> <hr> <P align=center><FONT size=-1>Copyright © 2000 <A href="http://www.sportingnews.com/"><IMG align=absMiddle alt="The Sporting News" border=0 src="../Articles/SportingNewsNBAWebberKingsPrintable_files/tsnlogo100x35.gif" width="100" height="35"></A> All rights reserved.</FONT></P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </BODY></HTML>
