SuperSonics Maintain Their Grip on Kings

Antonio Daniels scored 14 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, helping the SuperSonics stay perfect in three games this season against the Sacramento Kings with a 115-107 victory Thursday night at Seattle.

Sacramento also lost its third in a row overall.

All-Stars Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis led the way for Seattle with 34 and 23 points, respectively, but Daniels, a backup point guard, stood out while playing the final 12 minutes in place of starter Luke Ridnour.

Peja Stojakovic led the Kings with 28 points, Cuttino Mobley had 23 points and Chris Webber had 19 points and nine rebounds.

The Kings, playing without center Brad Miller (suspension) led, 103-100, after two free throws by Stojakovic with 3:51 left, but Daniels made a steal and a fastbreak dunk with 3:05 left before Lewis put the Sonics ahead for good, 105-103, with a three-point play with 2:35 left.

It was an emotional game. Seattle’s Danny Fortson was ejected with 7:09 to play after skirmishing with Webber after fouling him hard. Both players received technical fouls, with Fortson getting a second for continuing to yell at Webber.

Orlando 101, Atlanta 96 -- Steve Francis had 11 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter, including a game-deciding 17-footer with 17 seconds left, to help the Magic win at Orlando, Fla.

Hedo Turkoglu added 24 points and rookie Dwight Howard had 15 points and 20 rebounds for the Magic, which had lost four of its previous five. Howard became the first rookie since Tim Duncan to record two 20-rebound games in a season.

Antoine Walker led Atlanta with 25 points.