1.   Baker pranced toward the delirious Sonic bench, accepting a low-five from assistant coach Tim Grgurich and a chest bump from teammate Aaron Williams.

2.   Fact is, coach George Karl is probably the toughest guy on the Sonic bench.

3.   So he walked out to the Sonic bench in a black suit.

4.   The Sonic bench played a large part in dismantling the Kings.

5.   The Sonic bench and the fans who stuck around erupted.

6.   The Sonic bench has responded with a worthlessness of its own.

7.   The Sonic bench is still a few years shy of memorizing all the restaurants featuring early-bird senior dinner specials.

8.   Unless something changes with the Sonic bench, Payton will need to exert himself the same way every game.