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Tuesday, Nov. 30 7:30pm ET
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Nick Anderson circled Tuesday night on his calendar, yet insisted he didn't have a score to settle against his old team. "This is home. I just played like I was at home," the Sacramento guard said after returning to Orlando, where he played the first 10 years of his career, and posting season highs of 18 points and 11 rebounds to help the Kings beat the Magic 111-102.
"If I had to sum up my years here, it was more good times than bad," he added. "I have no animosity toward anybody." Chris Webber had 22 points and 11 rebounds, while Vlade Divac added 17 points for the Kings, who bounced back from a 10-point loss at Miami that snapped an eight-game winning streak the previous night. "We wanted Nick to have a good game," Webber said. "He didn't really speak about it much before the game. But I know how it is to go back and play against an old team. I just told him to go out, spot up and shoot your threes and have some fun. I'm glad we got the win for him." The loss left Orlando coach Doc Rivers fuming about the officiating down the stretch. In particular, Rivers was upset about the lack of a three-second call against Divac, who held the ball for several seconds before Orlando's Ben Wallace was whistled for a foul with the Kings clinging to a four-point lead. Rivers was slapped with a technical foul for protesting, and Sacramento hit three free throws to pull away for good. The Orlando coach exchanged words with referee Bill Spooner when the teams were leaving the floor after the game. "He said: 'I'll see you again,' " Rivers said, adding that he interpreted Spooner's comment to mean that the Magic will be shortchanged when they play another game officiated by Spooner. "That's not professional." Anderson, the first-ever collegiate draft pick by the Magic and the last player remaining from the team's inaugural season, was traded to the Kings for Tariq Abdul-Wahad as part of the rebuilding project Orlando launched during the offseason. The crowd of 14,439 gave the 11th-year pro a standing ovation before the game, and Anderson got off to a quick start by hitting a pair of 3-pointers in the first quarter. He finished 5-of-9 from behind the arc, including a big jumper that put Sacramento up 93-84 with 6:39 to go. "He was terrific, and it was a lot more than just making shots," Kings coach Rock Adelman said. "He did everything." Darrell Armstrong led Orlando with 29 points and 12 assists. Chris Gatling had 17 points for the Magic, who trimmed their deficit to 101-97 before the Kings went 10-for-10 from the foul line in the final 1:15. Sacramento led 57-53 at the half, getting 10 points each from Webber and Jason Williams, who missed six of his first nine shots. Armstrong scored 14 and Gatling had 12 for the Magic, who led much of the second quarter before Williams and Divac led a period-ending surge for the Kings. Williams finished with 12 points on 4-for-14 shooting. Game notesWebber, 10-for-15 from the field, fouled out with 1:06 left ... The Kings, the NBA's highest scoring team at 106.5, have reached the century mark in 10 of 12 games ... Anderson is the Magic's all-time leading scorer with 10,650 points ... Abdul-Wahad left the game with a sprained left ankle in the first half, but returned in the third quarter ... The Kings had nine turnovers in the opening period, but just 10 the rest of the night. | ALSO SEE NBA Scoreboard Sacramento Clubhouse Orlando Clubhouse RECAPS Atlanta 107 Toronto 89
Sacramento 111
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