Chris Webber was booed for his poor shooting, and Steve Francis cursed on live television.
Oh, and by the way, Vlade Divac made his first 3-pointer of the season with 41 seconds left to lift the host Sacramento Kings to a 100-95 come-from-behind win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.
Webber was booed several times as the Kings trailed for nearly all of the first 3{ quarters. He shot 4-for-18 and had 13 points, but finished his night with a key assist and a steal during Sacramento's 18-7 run late in the fourth quarter.
``That's life,'' Webber said. ``You come back after 10 months, you're hurt, and they want to ride you like that, what can you do? It's definitely changing my focus, changing my outlook.''
Francis was frustrated over a non-call at the end of the first half. When an ESPN reporter approached him for an interview, Francis cursed at least twice and stormed off the court.
The Rockets point guard, who received his NBA-leading 17th technical foul earlier in the second quarter, apologized before the third period. But Francis might be facing a suspension. The NBA set a precedent on such actions by suspending Shaquille O'Neal for a game last month when he cursed in a postgame interview with a Los Angeles station.
In other games, it was: Dallas 101, New Jersey 98; Golden State 96, L.A. Clippers 85; Miami 101, Washington 81; Detroit 96, Cleveland 76; Minnesota 98, Denver 77; Toronto 121, New Orleans 120, OT; Seattle 84, Orlando 67; and the Los Angeles Lakers 104, Milwaukee 103, OT.
Webber hit Divac with a wraparound pass for a layup with 1:46 left, giving Sacramento the lead for good.
Divac then beat the shot clock with his 3-pointer, capping the Kings' second straight comeback from 17 points down. Peja Stojakovic, who scored 29 points, leaped into Divac's arms in celebration.
``When I shot the ball, I really felt pretty good,'' said Divac, who made six 3-pointers last season. ``Most of the time, I don't feel good about those shots. Usually, they're airballs.''
Maurice Taylor scored 23 points and Francis had 17 for the Rockets, who lost their 10th consecutive game in Sacramento and third straight overall. Yao Ming had 11 points and nine rebounds before fouling out midway through the fourth quarter.
Lakers 104, Bucks 103, OT
At Los Angeles, Shaquille O'Neal had 31 points, an NBA season-high 26 rebounds and seven blocked shots, and Kobe Bryant made the winning jumper with 25.1 seconds left in overtime to lead the Lakers.
Milwaukee's Keith Van Horn, who had a season-high 32 points and nine rebounds, missed on a driving shot with about 5 seconds left.
O'Neal shot 14-of-16 and his rebound total surpassed the previous season high of 25 by Minnesota's Kevin Garnett.
Mavericks 101, Nets 98
At East Rutherford, N.J., Steve Nash had 15 points and a season-high 16 assists and Dallas came up with two big defensive plays in the final 18.8 seconds to preserve the win.
Richard Jefferson had 22 points, seven rebounds and eight assists for New Jersey.
Warriors 96, Clippers 85
At Los Angeles, Jason Richardson had 28 points and nine rebounds and Golden State beat an injury-ravaged Clippers lineup for its season-high fourth straight win.
Elton Brand, Los Angeles' only healthy starter, finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
Heat 101, Wizards 81
At Washington, Miami ran its season-best winning streak to five, blowing it open with a 31-9 run in the third quarter.
Dwyane Wade scored 22 points to lead six Heat players in double figures as Miami broke a three-game road losing streak.
Steve Blake scored a career-high 21 points for the Wizards.
Timberwolves 98, Nuggets 77
At Minneapolis, Kevin Garnett had 20 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists, and Sam Cassell and Wally Szczerbiak added 18 points each for Minnesota.
Carmelo Anthony scored just 13 points, eight below his average, on 6-for-22 shooting.
Pistons 96, Cavaliers 76
At Cleveland, Chauncey Billups had 18 points and Detroit held the Cavaliers to a season-low 31 points in the first half en route to its eighth straight win.
LeBron James shot poorly for his second straight game _ 5-for-17 for 15 points. Carlos Boozer led the Cavaliers with 21 points and 17 rebounds.
Raptors 121, Hornets 120, OT
At New Orleans, Vince Carter finished a 42-point, 12-rebound performance with a go-ahead 3-pointer and a pair of game-sealing free throws in Toronto's overtime victory.
Jamaal Magloire had 23 points _ 15 on free throws _ and 18 rebounds for New Orleans, which set an NBA season high for free throws attempted with 60.
Jalen Rose scored 26 for Toronto, including a tying shot at the end of regulation.
SuperSonics 84, Magic 67
At Seattle, Ray Allen scored 22 points and Vitaly Potapenko added a season-high 21 as the Sonics won their season-high fifth straight.
Juwan Howard led the Magic with 20 points and nine rebounds.
