PHOENIX -- A team struggling on the road finds motivation wherever it can. The Kings, losers of four consecutive away games entering Saturday night, looked to Mike Bibby for inspiration. Bibby attended high school in Phoenix.

The Kings talked about getting a victory for Bibby after being blown out in their previous trip here and succeeded with an exciting 118-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns before 17,042 fans at America West Arena.

"You want a guy to come home and enjoy himself, not go home and see 500 people outside after you lost," said Kings guard Doug Christie, who used a personal-high six three-pointers to score 20 points. "It was big that we came out and tried to get this for Mike after coming down and stinking it up the first time."