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SALT LAKE CITY -- Down three starters and behind by 20 points in the fourth quarter, the Sacramento Kings tried to foul their way back into the game. It almost worked. Derrick Favours had 17 points and 12 rebounds, Marvin Williams added 16 points and 11 rebounds, and the Jazz held off the depleted Kings 106-99 on Monday night. "If you build a lead like that then its easier when you have some lapses down the stretch. You have a little room for error," Utah forward Gordon Hayward said. Enes Kanter added 16 points and Jeremy Evans tied a career high with 14 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Jazz took advantage of injuries that have left Sacramento without frontcourt starters DeMarcus Cousins and Rudy Gay for the past three games. "We had a size advantage so we wanted to mix up plays with the pick-and-rolls. I thought the two guys, Derrick and Enes, did a good job of getting in low position and made some good passes when they didnt have a chance to make a play for themselves," Utah coach Tyrone Corbin said. In addition to Cousins and Gay being out, Kings point guard Isaiah Thomas left in the third quarter with an illness. "Some of our guys were like, Oh boy, what are we going to do now? Now we have Isaiah, Rudy and DeMarcus all out. It was shellshock," Sacramento coach Mike Malone said. The Kings resorted to Plan B -- foul as much as possible -- and that shocked the Jazz. "Im going to do everything I can to extend the game and give us a chance to win. They were having their way with us, but we always try to identify certain guys who may be poor free throw shooters," Malone said. After the Jazz sent their starters to the bench with the game seemingly in hand, the Kings mounted an unlikely comeback that fell just short. Sacramento trimmed a 20-point lead to five in the final minute but came up empty on three of its final four possessions. "Whew, that was closer than it needed to be," Evans said. Jason Thompson scored a season-high 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Kings, who lost their fourth consecutive game. Derrick Williams had 17 points and 15 boards. The Jazz set an NBA season high with 53 free throw attempts. Utah went 12 for 25 at the line in the fourth quarter, allowing the Kings to make things interesting. Sacramento, whistled for 36 fouls, began hacking Utahs surprised reserves midway through the fourth quarter. "I wasnt expecting that at all. I feel a little disrespected. I missed some and that messed me up mentally," said Evans, who came into the game shooting 73 per cent from the line. The Jazz took control in the third with a 17-7 run that was capped by seven straight points from Marvin Williams. His free throws gave Utah an 81-67 lead with 1:36 left in the period. The Jazz stretched the lead to 20 as both teams played backups in the fourth quarter. The Kings started intentionally fouling big men Rudy Gobert and Evans, who were a combined 7 of 16 from the line. The scheme worked, and Ben McLemores three-point play brought the Kings to 104-99 with 31 seconds to play. John Lucas III made one of two free throws and Diante Garrett split a pair of foul shots to finally put the Kings away. "We really competed in the fourth quarter. Thats all you can do, especially when you have three starters out," Derrick Williams said. Cousins missed his third straight game with a sprained left ankle and Gay warmed up his strained left Achilles but felt he couldnt go and was scratched from the lineup just before the opening tip. Utah shot 40 per cent from the field but still moved ahead of the Kings in the standings. "Its a good feeling for us to move out of last place in the West. Its a step forward for us as a team," Hayward said. Thomas averaged 27.6 points over the previous five games but mustered only 10 on 4-of-13 shooting. He vomited at halftime and played just 8 minutes in the second half because of his stomach ailment. His streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer ended at 37, two short of Mitch Richmonds franchise record. NOTES: The Kings were given a delay of game warning for not getting to centre court for the opening tip in time. ... McLemore poked Evans in the eye as he drove to the hoop. Evans missed both free throws while squinting at the basket. ... Kings G Jimmer Fredette, who played at nearby BYU, received loud cheers when he scored and boos when he brought the ball up the court. He finished with eight points. ... Sacramento outscored the Jazz 52-38 in the paint despite the absence of Cousins and Gay. Nike Air Max Billigt . 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Marie, Ont., gave Canada some breathing room, following his big fourth end by adding two more points in the fifth to go up 7-4.The Vancouver Canucks (26-17-3) look to snap a two-game losing streak when they host the Buffalo Sabres (14-32-3) tonight at Rogers Arena. The Canucks have dropped back to back games overall and three straight on home ice. Ryan Miller, who spent parts of 11 seasons in Buffalo, will face his former team for the first time in his NHL career. He backed up Brian Elliott last season when St. Louis faced the Sabres. New defenceman Adam Clendening, acquired by the Canucks from Chicago last night, has been recalled from the AHL but will not make his Vancouver debut this evening. Latvian forward Ronalds Kenins who was recalled from Utica yesterday is expected to play in his first NHL game on a fourth line with Bo Horvat and former Sabre Zack Kassian. Kassian has gone 20 games without a goal. Brad Richardson (foot) and Derek Dorsett (upper body) will not play this evening. Since Daniel Sedin opened the scoring against Roberto Luongo 3:39 into the first period of a January 8th game against Florida, the Canucks have gone more than eight periods, and a total 176:21 of playing time without a goal on home ice. Since then, they have been blanked by the Flames’ Joni Ortio and the Ducks’ Frederik Andersen. The struggling Sabres arrive in Vancouver after a 3-2 setback in Edmonton Thursday night. They have lost 13 straight – all in regulation time –and are closinng in on the NHL record of 17 regulation losses in a row.dddddddddddd They are 1-16-1 in their last 18 games, and with their past three victories coming in overtime or shootout, the Sabres past 20 opponents have left the rink with at least a point. Buffalo’s last regulation victory was a 4-3 win over Calgary on December 11th. The Sabres are last in the NHL in the following statistical categories: Points (31), goals (86), goals per game (1.76), goals against per game (3.53), shots per game (22.9), shots against per game (35.0) and power play (10.4%). They are 29th in the league in wins (14) and penalty kill (74.3%). Josh Gorges played his 600th NHL game last night. Former Canuck Cody Hodgson has gone 19 games without a goal, posting just three assists in that span. Both Torrey Mitchell (30) and Luca Sbisa (25) are celebrating birthdays today. Sabres head coach Ted Nolan coached both Zemgus Girgensons and Ronalds Kenins with the Latvian National Team. Tonight marks the first time this season two Latvians have faced off in the NHL. Nolan would not name his starting goalie for tonight. Jonas Enroth made 34 saves last night in Edmonton. Matt Hackett, who has not played in the NHL this season, is the Sabres’ other netminder. Commissioner Gary Bettman will be in attendance at tonight’s match-up of these 1970 expansion cousins. ' ' '