Wallace's Free Throw Key in Bulls' Win

[January 07, 2008]  CHICAGO (AP) -- Ben Wallace hit the go-ahead free throw and blocked Brad Miller's jumper with a second left to lift the Chicago Bulls to a 94-93 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.

The block came after Wallace hit the first of two free throws with 3.2 seconds left.

Sacramento's Justin Williams grabbed the rebound after the second foul shot, and the Kings called time. Miller caught the inbound pass, and Wallace blocked the shot to preserve a wild victory for the Bulls.

After the buzzer, Miller was escorted off the court by two teammates as he shouted at the officials.

Besides Wallace's dramatics, the Bulls got strong performances from Andres Nocioni and Ben Gordon.

With Luol Deng sitting out because of left Achilles' tendinitis, Nocioni started and rewarded the Bulls with 26 points. He scored 13 in the first five minutes and never slowed down, hitting 5-of-7 3-pointers and going 7-of-10 overall from the field.

Gordon added 20 points and Chicago improved to 4-2 under interim coach Jim Boylan. Kirk Hinrich added 13 points, and Tyrus Thomas scored 14, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked three shots.

Miller led Sacramento with 22 points, but the Kings lost for the sixth time in seven games.

[Associated Press; By ANDREW SELIGMAN]

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