Tyreke Evans scored a career-high 32 points and the Sacramento Kings held off the Utah Jazz for a 104-99 victory Saturday night in their first game without high-scoring guard Kevin Martin.

Evans, the fourth overall pick in the June draft, became the focal point of the Kings' offense in place of Martin, who averaged 30.6 points in the first five games. Martin will have surgery Monday to repair a fracture in his left wrist.

The Kings relied on Evans creating off the dribble along with drive-and-kicks to perimeter players standing ready to shoot at the 3-point line. Evans made 16 of 19 free throws as he repeatedly drew fouls on his way to the basket.

The Kings led by 20 points in the fourth quarter before Deron Williams' 3-pointer sparked a comeback attempt. Williams, who had 29 points and 15 assists, found Mehmet Okur for a 3-pointer to trim the lead to five at 97-92 with 58.6 seconds left.

But the Kings grabbed two offensive rebounds in the final minute and the Jazz ran out of time.

Evans scored just three of the Kings' 127 points earlier this week against Memphis in their only other win this season, but showed he has the offensive firepower to step into Martin's role while he is out six to eight weeks.

Beno Udrih got loose for two layups in the final 1:08 and finished with 15 points while Andres Nocioni added 14 for Sacramento. Nocioni had four 3-pointers as the Kings made 11 of 19 from beyond the arc.

Carlos Boozer had 16 points and 17 rebounds, and Okur added 16 points for the Jazz. Utah lost for the third time in the last four games. Continued...