ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 5 (Ticker) -- Tracy McGrady exploded again, but the Orlando Magic almost imploded.

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McGrady reached the 40-point plateau for the second straight game with 41 as the Magic withstood a late surge led by Bobby Jackson for a 125-121 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Orlando led by as much as 109-91 on a basket by McGrady with 8:37 remaining. The lead was still 120-109 with just under three minutes left when McGrady made 1-of-2 at the line for his final point.

"There wasn't any defense, a lot of scoring, that's what it was," McGrady said. "I'll take the win, but still we kind of played like we weren't going to win the game."

Grant Hill was 9-of-13 from the field. Fernando Medina/NBAE/Getty Images

Jackson came alive with 10 points in a 12-2 surge, including seven straight. He cut the deficit to 122-121 on a jumper with his foot on the three-point line with 67 seconds left.

Jackson, who fought McGrady in Sacramento's visit to Orlando last season, scored 16 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter.

"I told our guys that the only thing I wasn't happy with in that game - you know teams are going to make comebacks, especially teams like that - I was more upset that we didn't act like we were supposed to win the game and that bothered the (heck) out of me," Orlando coach Doc Rivers said.

"We are a new team with each other and we're young, I thought we looked up and said, 'Oh my lord, we're beating the Sacramento Kings' instead of just keep playing the same way we were playing to get the lead," he added. Orlando gave Sacramento more chances, but the Kings' execution was dismal in the final minute.

McGrady, who scored 47 points Saturday at Milwaukee, threw the ball out of bounds, and the Kings had a chance to take the lead. But Sacramento strangely went to Gerald Wallace, who missed a jumper with 38 seconds left. Pat Garrity made 1-of-2 at the line for a 123-121 lead two seconds later.

Jackson went right to the basket for a layup but was whistled for an offensive foul as he barreled into Mike Miller. It was a call that the Kings vehemently opposed.

"How do they make a call like that unless you're absolutely sure?" Kings coach Rick Adelman asked. "This game was supposed to be a game where you take it to the basket and you have athletes make plays. The thing that irritates me is that if you don't know the correct call, ask for help. Don't be so absolute in that situation that the game goes either way for it."

"We haven't got calls all year," Jackson said. "I guess they don't want us to win. That is the only way I can look at it. At the end of the game, you can't call that, especially when it is close like that. You can't make that call at the end of the game."

Rivers gave all the credit to Miller for his smart play.

"Mike Miller's charge, by the way, was an amazing play for him to do," Rivers said. "I don't even know if it was a charge or not but the fact that he stepped up and took it down the stretch of the game was huge for us."

Jackson's offensive foul was not decisive, however. The Magic committed another turnover, but Sacramento looked disorganized on the ensuing possession and Peja Stojakovic missed a jumper with 10 seconds to go.

Darrell Armstrong sealed the victory with a pair of foul shots. Armstrong led Orlando with 10 assists.

Orlando never trailed after building a 68-63 halftime lead and continued to shred Sacramento's defense in the third quarter. Armstrong was the sparkplug with three assists in a 12-4 run that gave the Magic a 92-81 lead with 69 seconds left. But the Kings scored the final seven points of the quarter, including an acrobatic follow shot by Chris Webber off a missed free throw.

Webber returned after missing three games with a strained lower abdominal muscle and scored 23 points and handed out nine assists. Stojakovic had 16 of his 22 points in the first half. Doug Christie was the fourth starter in double figures with 21 on 8-of-11 shooting.

"In the warmups, I was a little tentative and I just let it go," Webber said. "Afterwards, I didn't really think about it and it felt good. I didn't have any pain out there and I hope it stays that way."

Christie was on the receiving end of much of McGrady's fireworks. McGrady scored 17 points in the fourth quarter, many against his former Toronto teammate, and made 15-of-27 shots.

"The first three quarters it was real fun, because there wasn't any real defense," McGrady said. "We've got to find a way to close out games. We should have won that game by 30."

Grant Hill made 9-of-13 shots for 21 points and Miller netted 14 of Orlando's 35 bench points. Orlando shot 54.5 percent (48-of-88) and converted 86 percent (24-of-28) at the line.

Sacramento played without big men Vlade Divac and Scot Pollard, who each were out with lower back strains. Lawrence Funderburke tried to pick up the slack with 12 rebounds to lead the Kings, but Keon Clark managed just six points and one rebound.

The Kings made just 23-of-33 free throws.