Ron Artest and Elton Brand became quite chummy during their two seasons as teammates with the Bulls. So the Kings forward had decidedly mixed feelings after doing so much damage to the Clippers' playoff hopes.

Artest had a career-high 10 assists, leading the Kings to a 105-100 victory over the fading Clippers on Sunday.

"I always want to see my boy E.B. in the playoffs," Artest said. "I kind of wished we could have lost tonight so that they could have won, because I like to see Elton do well all the time."

Brand had 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Clippers, who lost for the 20th time in their past 23 meetings with Sacramento. They fell one game behind Golden State and the Lakers in the Western Conference by virtue of the Warriors' win over Minnesota.