The Knicks torched the Kings from the perimeter much of the evening. Sprewell led the charge by making 17 of 26 from the field, including 5 of 9 from three-point range, and 4 of 4 from the free-throw line. It was his third game with 40 or more points this season.

Sprewell came out firing, making nine of his first 11 shots and scoring 24 points in the first half.

"He's going to be yap-yap-yap about this," Webber said of his friend and former Golden State teammate.

After trailing 38-19 through one quarter, the Kings came