Having finally put away a Utah Jazz team that simply refused to expire on command, Sacramento Kings forward Chris Webber wasn't sure what to make of the experience.

"It was tough, but it wasn't that tough," Webber said after his team's series-clinching, 91-86 Game 4 victory Monday night at the Delta Center. "We made it tough on ourselves." A couple of minutes later, Webber said, "I look at this series as a blessing, playing Utah. They frustrate you, they make you be patient . . . you're either going to be patient or you're going to lose."

So it was a blessing, even though it wasn't that tough. And the only real obstacle was the Kings' own impatience, not the scrappy Jazz defense that all but brought the high-powered Sacramento offense to a halt.