San Antonio at Sacramento (3:30 p.m. EST). The Kings own the NBA's second-best home record at 29-5.

STARS

Friday

_ Gordan Giricek, Jazz, scored 33 points to lead Utah to a 99-90 victory over Phoenix.

_ Kenny Thomas, 76ers, hit a game-tying 3-pointer with 0.4 seconds left in regulation, then made a tying layup with 0.2 seconds left in the first overtime to help Philadelphia defeat New York 99-94 in double overtime.

_ Carmelo Anthony, Nuggets, had 30 points and nine assists to lead Denver to a 117-111 win over Milwaukee.

_ Pau Gasol, Grizzlies, had 24 points and 18 rebounds in Memphis' 98-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

_ Kevin Garnett, Timberwolves, had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead Minnesota to a 96-86 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.

BAKER A KNICK

Vin Baker signed Friday with New York for the rest of the season, a day after winning his arbitration case against the NBA. He was added to the active roster immediately and scored two points on 1-for-4 shooting in 14 minutes in the Knicks' 99-94 double-overtime loss to Philadelphia.

STRONG IN DEFEAT

Washington's Gilbert Arenas had 30 points and 10 assists in a 138-124 loss to Atlanta on Friday night. ... Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire had 26 points and 15 rebounds in a 99-90 loss to Utah.

RETURN

Karl Malone was activated from the injured list Friday and finished with 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting in the Los Angeles Lakers' 96-86 loss to Minnesota. Malone had been out since spraining his right knee Dec. 21.

GROUP EFFORT

Led by Stephen Jackson's career-high 42 points, five Atlanta players scored at least 20 in a 138-124 win over Washington on Friday night. The last team to have five players score 20 points or more in a game was Orlando on Jan. 26, 1993.

ON THE RISE

For the first time ever, the Grizzlies will not finish the season with a losing record. Memphis guaranteed the first .500 season in franchise history with a 98-89 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.

SPEAKING

``I'm taking this opportunity as my last chance to come out and not only play basketball, but as a person, I don't want to make the same mistakes. I'm going to try my hardest from day to day not to make the same mistakes that I've made in the past.'' _ Vin Baker, who was signed by the Knicks on Friday and scored two points in New York's 99-94 double-overtime loss to Philadelphia. The 6-foot-11 forward was the eighth overall pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1993 draft and a four-time All-Star, but his career took a troubling turn during his battle with alcoholism that led to his release by Boston.