Reggie Theus remembers some of Sacramento’s lean years when victories were tough to come by. He played here then.
It took until the waning moments for his Kings to finally pull off the first win of his tenure as an NBA coach.
Francisco Garcia hit a go-ahead 3 from the baseline with 29 seconds remaining, lifting Sacramento to a 104-98 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics in Theus’ Arco Arena debut.
“It’s tremendous,” Theus said. “I have to admit I kept the ball and it’s important to me. It’s important to us as a team more than anything. We needed it in the worst way.”
Garcia’s timely 3-pointer saved Sacramento from what would have been quite the double whammy in its home opener: The Kings saw their sellout streak end at 354 games after the game drew 14,908 fans — 2,409 below capacity at one of the NBA’s most imposing road venues. But they avoided their first 0-4 start since 1997-98.
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