Kings handle adversity, top Mavericks in OT

DALLAS -- The Sacramento Kings overcame the loss of All-Stars Chris Webber and Peja Stojakovic and a big scoring game by Dallas' Big 3 to take control of their Western Conference semifinal series, winning 115-113 in overtime.

Mike Bibby drove around Michael Finley and over Dirk Nowitzki to score with 12.2 seconds left in overtime Saturday, and the Kings beat the Mavericks 115-113 to take a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

Nowitzki, who had 31 points and 12 rebounds after being held in check the first three games of the series, drove into the lane, but missed a potential game-tying shot with 2.5 seconds left. Nowitzki couldn't control the rebound, and by the time Finley retrieved the ball and heaved a long shot, the game was over.

The series moves back to Sacramento for Game 5 on Monday night.

Webber had 30 points and 10 rebounds, but fouled out with 4:45 left and the Kings ahead 100-99. Sacramento's other big man, Vlade Divac, fouled out early in overtime.

Stojakovic left Game 3 with a severely sprained right ankle and is questionable for the rest of the series.

Bobby Jackson, who started for Stojakovic, scored 15 of his 26 points during a fourth-quarter rally for Sacramento. Bibby finished with 24 points and also had the tying basket with 31 seconds left in regulation.

Finley had 28 points for the Mavericks, and Steve Nash scored 24. But Nash also had nine turnovers.

NETS: Point guard Jason Kidd remains questionable for today's Game 4 against the Hornets, and said he will not play if swelling keeps his right eye shut.

"I'm a question mark for tomorrow. I would love to play, but it's out of my hands," Kidd said after Saturday's team shootaround. "If my eye shuts, then there's no way I can play. The main thing is to see how I feel tommorrow."

However, the Nets' star guard said his condition was improving and was optimistic.

Kidd received at least a dozen stitches over the eye after colliding with Hornets guard David Wesley late in the first half of Thursday's game.

DRAFT:Mike Dunleavy, while keeping open the possibility that he might stay at Duke, plans to make himself available for the draft on June 26.

A consensus second team All-American, Dunleavy indicated that he will not retain an agent, therefore giving him the option to return to Duke for his senior year.

Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said he was "in full support of Mike's decision. I will try to help him make the best decision possible."

Dunleavy averaged 17.3 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.3 steals as a junior in 2001-02.

-- From wire reports