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Orlando Magic topped by Sacramento Kings 92-122
Friday, Nov. 21, 2003
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SACRAMENTO, California (Ticker) -- Sacramento Kings center Brad Miller's smile was about as wide as the gap between his team and the Orlando Magic.

Miller recorded his first career triple-double as the Kings dealt the Magic their 12th straight loss in a laugher, 122-92.

In leading the Kings to their fourth straight win, Miller scored a season-high 22 points, pulled down 14 rebounds and dished out 10 assists.

"I have been working on it for years watching (Vlade Divac) play and pass the ball," said Miller, who came to the Kings from Indiana in a huge offseason deal. "I love this system, and it gives you a chance to show it off if you are a big guy."

Miller completed the triple-double with a short underhand flip pass from the high post to Bobby Jackson, whose 21-foot jumper made it 109-80 with 7:30 left.

"I knew he had nine so I wanted to make sure I shot that and not put it on the floor," Jackson said. "I did, and now he can say he got his first triple-double off Bobby Jackson."

In his previous two games, Miller came tantalizingly close to a triple-double. On Sunday against Golden State, he had 11 points, nine rebounds and a career-high 11 assists, then followed that performance with 17 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists against Utah on Wednesday.

"He knew exactly how many assists he had," said Kings coach Rick Adelman, whose team has won 22 straight games against the Eastern Conference dating to two seasons ago. "He wanted two more minutes, I said he had three more possessions, and he got it. It was good to see it because he'd been so close in a number of games that we weren't even aware of, and usually I don't leave a guy in to do that."

Sacramento led almost all the way and increased its advantage from 10 points at the end of the first quarter to 16 at halftime and 23 by the start of the fourth period, when the only drama remaining was whether Miller would get the two assists he needed for the triple-double.

"It's hard to get a triple-double," said Divac, who had eight assists himself. "He did a great job, especially that last pass to Bobby. ... He got the virus from this team. This team passes so many different ways and he has learned well."

Mike Bibby added 21 points for the Kings, who also got 18 from Peja Stojakovic and 13 from Jackson as six players scored in double figures.

The Kings shot 53 percent (46-of-87) from the field, including 8-of-18 from 3-point range, and collected 35 assists. The Magic shot 40 percent (38-of-96).

"We played bad," said Orlando forward Drew Gooden, who scored just five points on 2-of-9 shooting. "Straight up, we played bad. This is one of the weirdest road trips I've been on."

The Magic completed a tumultous five-game trip during which they fired coach Doc Rivers and still could not find a way to earn their first win since opening night as Johnny Davis coached the final two games.

"Sometimes, you have to go through something to get somewhere," Davis said. "And that's where we are right now. ... We have our work cut out for us and it won't be easy."

Gordan Giricek led Orlando with 19 points. Superstar Tracy McGrady scored just 12 before sitting out the fourth quarter.



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