Kings 111, Magic 105
Jermaine Taylor scored a career-best 21 points and Samuel Dalembert scored nine of his 17 points in the final six-plus minutes to help the Sacramento Kings to a stunning 111-105 victory over the host Orlando Magic on Wednesday.
Dalembert put the Kings ahead to stay on a hook shot with 3:19 remaining as Sacramento (14-41) won on the road for just the seventh time this season.
Dwight Howard had 31 points and 17 rebounds for Orlando (36-22).
The Kings trailed by seven early in the fourth quarter before Omri Casspi scored six of his 13 points during an 8-0 run as Sacramento took a 91-90 lead with 8:34 remaining.
The Magic went ahead 96-94 on Howard’s three-point play before Dalembert scored eight straight Sacramento points, including the hook shot that provided a 100-98 lead.
Beno Udrih had 18 points and 10 assists and Jason Thompson scored 17 points for Sacramento, which is 7-19 on the road.
Hedo Turkoglu scored 19 points and Jameer Nelson had 15 for the Magic.
Sacramento led 43-32 with 8:10 left in the first half before Orlando went on a 27-7 run over six minutes to take a 59-50 lead with 2:10 remaining.