DENVER -- Exactly when Shaquille O'Neal was traded to the Kings is not clear, though maybe it was around the time Mike Bibby grew 12 inches and a beard. Of far greater certainty, that actually was a Lawrence Funderburke sighting, and Jabari Smith didn't have to sweat it out to the end this time, and it was all shown live in a laugher on Nick at Nite.


The easy 106-94 victory over the Denver Nuggets before 15,138 at Pepsi Center on Saturday night -- after the Kings led by double digits for almost the entire second half and by as many as 19 points in the fourth quarter -- came with Vlade Divac going 7 of 17 at the line but also finishing with a game-high eight assists. With it came the Kings' first win in the building after four consecutive losses. There were also the 24 points from Peja Stojakovic and 19 points and seven rebounds from Hedo Turkoglu in 25 minutes off the bench, enough to offset the 32 points by Nick Van Exel.