Bibby's big shot sinks Lakers for 3-2 edge

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Mike Bibby made the big shot this time and the Sacramento Kings moved to the brink of eliminating the two-time defending NBA champions.

Bibby hit the winning jumper with 8.2 seconds to play as the Kings took a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals, beating the Los Angeles Lakers 92-91 Tuesday night.

Bibby scored 23 points, and Chris Webber had 29 points and 13 rebounds as the Kings moved within one game of the franchise's first trip to the NBA Finals since 1951.

Sacramento won by showing the late-game poise that has become the Lakers' hallmark during their run to two titles. Bibby scored the game's final four points, and Kobe Bryant, who scored 30 points, missed a jumper with one second left that could have won it.

Los Angeles took an 89-88 lead on Bryant's jumper with 2:09 left. Samaki Walker and Bibby traded free throws, and Vlade Divac blocked Bryant's shot.

After the ball was tipped out of bounds on the other end, Bibby inbounded the ball to Webber, who set a pick while handing it back to Bibby -- and the Kings' point guard buried a 21-footer as Arco Arena exploded.

KIDD CONCERNS: Jason Kidd feared for the safety of his wife and 3-year-old son because of drunken fans who taunted them during the Eastern Conference finals in Boston.

Kidd was booed every time he touched the ball during Monday's Game 4, which the Nets won 94-92 to even the Eastern Conference finals.

Kidd said he had no problem with the boos, or the chant of "wife-beater" that was directed at him. But he said his wife, Joumana, and son, T.J., received worse treatment from some intoxicated fans.

"It bothers me. I can't protect them. I'm worried about them at the same time I'm worried about trying to win a ballgame," Kidd said. "You can't do that to somebody's family, put them in jeopardy for their safety. They came there to enjoy the game just like (Celtics fans) did."

INSTANT REPLAY: Instant replay, part of the NHL and NFL for several years, might be used in the NBA as early as next season.

"I'm really ready to support the realization of a system that gets the referees off the hook," NBA commissioner David Stern said.

Deputy Commissioner Russ Granik said the league will make a proposal to the Competition Committee on the matter at a meeting in Chicago next week.

CAVS FINED: LeBron James has drawn his first NBA foul.

The league fined the Cavs $150,000 and suspended coach John Lucas for the first two games of next season for including James, the nation's top high school basketball player, in a voluntary workout for players last week at Gund Arena.

James is a junior at an Akron, Ohio, high school.

--From wire reports