Jackson helps lead Warriors past Kings

Stephen Jackson made two 3-pointers in a 20-second span late in the fourth quarter and Monta Ellis had 22 points to rally the Golden State Warriors to a 103-96 victory Wednesday night over the Sacramento Kings.

Despite missing from long-range most of the evening, Jackson made two big ones when it counted for Golden State, which scored the game's final nine points. Jackson's back-to-back 3-pointers, the second one coming with 1:21 left, helped erase a four-point deficit and put the Warriors ahead 98-96 with 1:11 remaining.

Jackson finished with 21 points.

Ellis hit two free throws with 27.1 seconds left to extend the lead to 100-96 for the Warriors, who have won four straight and seven of eight.

Baron Davis had 19 points and six assists for the Warriors, Andris Biedrins had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Al Harrington contributed 12 points.

Kevin Martin had 28 points and seven rebounds for the Kings, who have lost four of five games. Ron Artest finished with 21 points and nine rebounds. Beno Udrih scored 16 points, Brad Miller had 10 points and 18 rebounds, and Mikki Moore added 10 points and eight rebounds.

It was the breakout game that Martin was looking for. After opening the season with nine straight games of 20 or more points, he had only one in the next five games, including a season-low 10 Monday night against San Antonio.

It was a sad homecoming for the Warriors' Matt Barnes, who grew up in Sacramento and was at his mother's side Tuesday when she died of cancer at age 50. To honor Matt Barnes' mother, some of the Warriors wore a red rubber wrist band with the name Ann on it, flanked by hearts on either side.

"All of can't imagine how Matt is feeling, we all hurt because he hurts," Jackson said at the team's morning shootaround.

After a quiet first half, Artest grew more aggressive in the third quarter. He hit a 3-pointer that keyed an 8-0 run and scored 11 points overall as the Kings took an 82-81 lead into the fourth.

In a fast-paced, error-prone first half, Martin scored 19 points to help the Kings to a 55-53 lead.

Notes:@ The Kings had eight turnovers in the first nine minutes and finished with 20. ... Biedrins came off the bench to make all six shots in the opening half, and also had six rebounds. Moore and Barnes got tangled up under Kings basket late in the second quarter, exchanged heated words, and both received a technical. Both Jackson and Davis picked up their fifth foul in the fourth quarter.