Reggie Theus remembers some of Sacramento's lean years when victories were tough to come by.

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."