39 -- Orlando’s Dwight Howard was a monster inside for the Magic, finishing with 39 points, 16 rebounds and five blocked shots.

"The way Dwight was playing, they didn’t have an answer for him," Orlando coach Stan Van Gundy said. "One guy couldn’t stop him. Two guys couldn’t stop him, so they put everybody on him."

17-2 -- Seattle cut Orlando’s lead to one point, 93-92, with 4:35 left, but the Magic finished on a 17-2 run to close out the 110-94 victory.

0-7 -- Seattle’s still winless at home. They’ve got four more games at KeyArena before heading back out on the road for a five-game trip in December.

9 -- That’s how many points Rashard Lewis had in his return to Seattle. Lewis shot a dismal 3-of-19 from the field.

"I was a little hesitant all night," Lewis said. "I was reminiscing and looking around at everybody and talking but it was good to get the win, especially coming back here in this building."

14 -- Seattle’s Kurt Thomas had a career-high 14 rebounds, along with six points tonight.

Boxscore -- Check it out here.

Durant watch -- He struggled from the floor (6-of-21) but still led the team with 22 points. Durant got to the foul line, shooting 10-of-10 from the free-throw line. He continues to be aggressive getting to the rack late in games.

Did you see that? -- Pick any dunk by Howard tonight. I think there were at least 10 of them, and usually a Sonic was underneath the basket trying to get out of the way.

Overheard -- "He’s unstoppable. He’s the next Shaq," uttered a fan from behind press row watching Howard dismantle Seattle’s defense.

Final take -- I talked to Luke Ridnour before the game and he said he’s feeling close to being ready to go. It’s been two weeks since Ridnour tore his left quad in Orlando Nov. 13. He shot some baskets before tonight’s game, and is hoping to get the OK to do some running in the next few days. But it will probably be at least a week before Ridnour is ready for game-time action.

Listen to the conversation with Ridnour here.

Seattle was competitive on the second of a back-to-back night against one of the hottest teams in the league, and actually closed the game to within a point after looking like they were going to get blown out in the third quarter.

But again, we’re talking about moral victories here. At 2-14 overall, Coach P.J. Carlesimo has to be working hard to keep the locker room together. With 12 guys with different agendas and the team struggling to get some wins, it seems like the Sonics are on the edge of fracturing somewhat, although everyone continues to toe the company line in interviews.

It will be interesting to see which guys continue to stick with the program as the losses keep mounting.

Having Kurt Thomas in the middle certainly helps Seattle’s cause. Thomas does all of the little things that keep the Sonics in games. The Sonics need more glue guys like Thomas to help finish games at the end.