NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 120 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 21, DELONTE WEST 19, KEVIN DURANT 18 DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 32, ALLEN IVERSON 25, LINAS KLEIZA 18</div>
By Blake Redabaugh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) -- The Seattle SuperSonics were hoping for a betterstart to the Kevin Durant era. Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and Allen Iverson contributed25, 14 assists and seven steals as the Denver Nuggets rolled toa 120-103 victory over the SuperSonics in Wednesday's seasonopener for both teams. Durant, the No. 2 overall pick in June's draft, was questionablefor his NBA debut due to a sprained left ankle sustained lastweek. But the 19-year-old didn't put on the show he would haveliked, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting. The two teams came out firing, as Denver took a 35-31 lead atthe end of the first quarter, behind Anthony's 14-point outburston 5-of-7 shooting. Delonte West's fast-break dunk with 3:05remaining in the third quarter capped an impressive 14-4 surgeto help the Sonics earn their only lead of the second half at79-78. However, Linas Kleiza led the charge as the Nuggets answeredback with a game-changing 28-11 run bridging the third andfourth for a 106-90 lead with 5:46 left. Kleiza made four3-pointers during the run. Kleiza scored 18 points and Eduardo Najera added 14 for theNuggets, who snapped a three-game losing streak in seasonopeners. Damien Wilkins collected 21 points and eight rebounds while Westchipped in with 19 points off the bench for Seattle, which shot41 percent (40-of-96) from the field. Denver's Kenyon Martin saw he first action since undergoingseason-ending microfracture surgery on his right knee afterplaying in two games last season. He scored seven points.
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE (103) AT DENVER (120) SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === K DURANT F 31:34 7-22 2-4 0 5 5 1 3 3 2 18 C WILCOX F 28:48 7-14 0-0 4 4 8 4 4 0 1 14 N COLLISON C 29:31 4-8 0-0 5 6 11 3 3 2 2 8 D WILKINS G 35:17 7-14 3-3 4 4 8 2 4 1 1 21 E WATSON G 23:43 1-8 1-2 1 2 3 7 3 1 2 3 D WEST 24:17 8-13 2-4 0 0 0 5 1 1 5 19 W SZCZERBIAK 17:05 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 2 J PETRO 23:57 3-8 2-3 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 8 J GREEN 18:55 1-2 3-7 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 M GELABALE 3:34 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 M SENE 3:19 1-1 1-2 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 3 L RIDNOUR DNP - BROKEN NOSE TOTALS 240:00 40-96 16-27 14 38 52 27 27 9 19 103 (.417) (.593) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 21 (28 PTS) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C ANTHONY F 39:21 10-21 9-10 3 2 5 5 3 1 3 32 K MARTIN F 18:10 3-7 1-2 1 4 5 1 3 0 0 7 M CAMBY C 34:05 1-5 2-2 3 12 15 3 2 0 2 4 Y DIAWARA G 27:55 5-8 1-2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 12 A IVERSON G 36:13 9-22 7-9 0 5 5 14 2 7 7 25 E NAJERA 24:22 6-7 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 14 L KLEIZA 27:16 6-12 1-4 0 6 6 3 4 1 0 18 M WILKS 11:47 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 NENE 15:26 1-5 2-2 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 B JONES 2:29 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 S HUNTER 1:28 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 V WAFER 1:28 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 240:00 42-91 25-35 13 37 50 31 21 11 15 120 (.462) (.714) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 16 (17 PTS) SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 - 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 - 120 BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - J PETRO 2, D WEST, K DURANT, J GREEN. DENVER - M CAMBY 5, K MARTIN 3, E NAJERA, C ANTHONY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 7-17 (.412), K DURANT 2-7, D WILKINS 4- 6, E WATSON 0-1, D WEST 1-1, W SZCZERBIAK 0-2. DENVER 11-27 (.407), C ANTHONY 3-6, Y DIAWARA 1-3, A IVERSON 0-3, E NAJERA 2-3, L KLEIZA 5- 10, M WILKS 0-1, V WAFER 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE 3, D WEST. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, ELY ROE, RODNEY MOTT. A - 19,380. T - 2:30.</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE (103) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp K Durant 31:34 7-22 2-4 0-5 1 3 18 C Wilcox 28:48 7-14 0-0 4-8 4 4 14 N Collison 29:31 4-8 0-0 5-11 3 3 8 D Wilkins 35:17 7-14 3-3 4-8 2 4 21 E Watson 23:43 1-8 1-2 1-3 7 3 3 D West 24:17 8-13 2-4 0-0 5 1 19 W Szczerbiak 17:05 0-3 2-2 0-0 5 2 2 J Petro 23:57 3-8 2-3 0-10 0 2 8 J Green 18:55 1-2 3-7 0-2 0 1 5 M Gelabale 3:34 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 M Sene 3:19 1-1 1-2 0-4 0 3 3 L Ridnour DNP - BROKEN NOSE ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 40-96 16-27 14-52 27 27 103 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.593. 3-Point Goals: 7-17, .412 (K Durant 2-7, D Wilkins 4-6, E Watson 0-1, D West 1-1, W Szczerbiak 0-2). Team Rebounds: 15. Blocked Shots:5 (J Petro 2, D West, K Durant, J Green). Turnovers:19 (D West 5, W Szczerbiak 2, E Watson 2, N Collison 2, J Petro 2, K Durant 2, J Green 2, C Wilcox, D Wilkins). Steals: 9 (K Durant 3, N Collison 2, E Watson, D Wilkins, J Green, D West). DENVER (120) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp C Anthony 39:21 10-21 9-10 3-5 5 3 32 K Martin 18:10 3-7 1-2 1-5 1 3 7 M Camby 34:05 1-5 2-2 3-15 3 2 4 Y Diawara 27:55 5-8 1-2 1-3 3 2 12 A Iverson 36:13 9-22 7-9 0-5 14 2 25 E Najera 24:22 6-7 0-0 2-4 0 2 14 L Kleiza 27:16 6-12 1-4 0-6 3 4 18 M Wilks 11:47 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 4 Nene 15:26 1-5 2-2 3-5 2 0 4 B Jones 2:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 S Hunter 1:28 0-0 0-2 0-2 0 0 0 V Wafer 1:28 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 42-91 25-35 13-50 31 21 120 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals: 11-27, .407 (C Anthony 3-6, Y Diawara 1-3, A Iverson 0-3, E Najera 2-3, L Kleiza 5-10, M Wilks 0-1, V Wafer 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:10 (M Camby 5, K Martin 3, E Najera, C Anthony). Turnovers:15 (A Iverson 7, C Anthony 3, M Camby 2, Nene 2, E Najera). Steals: 11 (A Iverson 7, E Najera, C Anthony, L Kleiza, Y Diawara). -------------------------------------------- SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 - 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 - 120 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Seattle - 4 (Defensive Three, 1:30 1st; Defensive Three, 4:52 1st; Defensive Three, 10:29 2nd; D West, 1:09 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,380. T: 2:30. Officials: Dan Crawford, Ely Roe, Rodney Mott.</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 120 FINAL HIGH SCORERS: SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 21, DELONTE WEST 19, KEVIN DURANT 18 DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 32, ALLEN IVERSON 25, LINAS KLEIZA 18 HIGH REBOUND: SEA - NICK COLLISON 11, JOHAN PETRO 10, TWO PLAYERS WITH 8 DEN - MARCUS CAMBY 15, LINAS KLEIZA 6, FOUR PLAYERS WITH 5 HIGH ASSISTS: SEA - EARL WATSON 7, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 5, DELONTE WEST 5 DEN - ALLEN IVERSON 14, CARMELO ANTHONY 5, THREE PLAYERS WITH 3 ATT: 19,380</div>
By Blake Redabaugh PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer DENVER (Ticker) - The Seattle SuperSonics were hoping for abetter start to the Kevin Durant era. Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and Allen Iverson contributed25, 14 assists and seven steals as the Denver Nuggets rolled toa 120-103 victory over the SuperSonics in Wednesday's seasonopener for both teams. Durant, the No. 2 overall pick in June's draft, was questionablefor his NBA debut due to a sprained left ankle sustained lastweek. But the 19-year-old didn't put on the show he would haveliked, finishing with 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting. "I can't describe it (his debut), it was a great feeling,"Durant said. "My teammates did a great job of getting me openshots. I just need to knock them down." "I thought (Durant) played well," Iverson said. "He wanted toplay well and, at times, he might have tried too hard. You haveto be excited about where he's headed." The two teams came out firing, as Denver took a 35-31 lead atthe end of the first quarter, behind Anthony's 14-point outburston 5-of-7 shooting. Delonte West's fast-break dunk with 3:05 remaining in the thirdquarter capped an impressive 14-4 surge to help the Sonics earntheir only lead of the second half at 79-78. However, Linas Kleiza led the charge as the Nuggets answeredback with a game-changing 28-11 run bridging the third andfourth for a 106-90 lead with 5:46 left. Kleiza made four3-pointers and the Nuggets forced nine turnovers during the run. "It's always good when you know you have teammates who trustyou," Kleiza said. "We definitely wanted to start the seasongood. It's a great win for us." "Our energy was good," Nuggets coach George Karl said. "Ithought our defense in the third and fourth quarter was thereason we won this game." Kleiza scored 18 points and Eduardo Najera added 14 for theNuggets, who snapped a three-game losing streak in seasonopeners. Damien Wilkins collected 21 points and eight rebounds while Westchipped in with 19 points off the bench for Seattle, which shot41 percent (40-of-96) from the field. "We had a good effort for about three quarters," Seattle coachP.J. Carlesimo said. "At one point, we turned it over fivestraight times, and that's when the game got away from us.We're not where we need to be yet." Denver's Kenyon Martin saw his first action since undergoingseason-ending microfracture surgery on his right knee afterplaying in two games last season. He scored seven points.
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NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE (103) AT DENVER (120) SEATTLE REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === K DURANT F 31:34 7-22 2-4 0 5 5 1 3 3 2 18 C WILCOX F 28:46 7-14 0-0 4 4 8 4 4 0 1 14 N COLLISON C 29:32 4-8 0-0 5 6 11 3 3 2 2 8 D WILKINS G 35:17 7-14 3-3 4 4 8 2 4 1 1 21 E WATSON G 23:44 1-8 1-2 1 2 3 7 3 1 2 3 D WEST 24:16 8-13 2-4 0 0 0 5 1 1 5 19 W SZCZERBIAK 17:06 0-3 2-2 0 0 0 5 2 0 2 2 J PETRO 23:56 3-8 2-3 0 10 10 0 2 0 2 8 J GREEN 18:54 1-2 3-7 0 2 2 0 1 1 2 5 M GELABALE 3:35 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 M SENE 3:20 1-1 1-2 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 3 L RIDNOUR DNP - BROKEN NOSE TOTALS 240:00 40-96 16-27 14 38 52 27 27 9 19 103 (.417) (.593) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 21 (29 PTS) DENVER REBOUNDS PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS ====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == === C ANTHONY F 39:23 10-21 9-10 3 2 5 5 3 1 3 32 K MARTIN F 18:10 3-7 1-2 1 4 5 1 3 0 0 7 M CAMBY C 34:07 1-5 2-2 3 12 15 3 2 0 2 4 Y DIAWARA G 27:54 5-8 1-2 1 2 3 3 2 1 0 12 A IVERSON G 36:13 9-22 7-9 0 5 5 14 2 7 7 25 E NAJERA 24:21 6-7 0-0 2 2 4 0 2 1 1 14 L KLEIZA 27:15 6-12 1-4 0 6 6 3 4 1 0 18 M WILKS 11:47 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 NENE 15:25 1-5 2-2 3 2 5 2 0 0 2 4 B JONES 2:29 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 S HUNTER 1:28 0-0 0-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 V WAFER 1:28 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 240:00 42-91 25-35 13 37 50 31 21 11 15 120 (.462) (.714) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 16 (18 PTS) SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 - 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 - 120 BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - J PETRO 2, D WEST, K DURANT, J GREEN. DENVER - M CAMBY 5, K MARTIN 3, E NAJERA, C ANTHONY. 3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 7-17 (.412), K DURANT 2-7, D WILKINS 4- 6, E WATSON 0-1, D WEST 1-1, W SZCZERBIAK 0-2. DENVER 11-27 (.407), C ANTHONY 3-6, Y DIAWARA 1-3, A IVERSON 0-3, E NAJERA 2-3, L KLEIZA 5- 10, M WILKS 0-1, V WAFER 0-1. TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE 3, D WEST. FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE. OFFICIALS: DAN CRAWFORD, ELY ROE, RODNEY MOTT. A - 19,380. T - 2:30.</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE (103) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp K Durant 31:34 7-22 2-4 0-5 1 3 18 C Wilcox 28:46 7-14 0-0 4-8 4 4 14 N Collison 29:32 4-8 0-0 5-11 3 3 8 D Wilkins 35:17 7-14 3-3 4-8 2 4 21 E Watson 23:44 1-8 1-2 1-3 7 3 3 D West 24:16 8-13 2-4 0-0 5 1 19 W Szczerbiak 17:06 0-3 2-2 0-0 5 2 2 J Petro 23:56 3-8 2-3 0-10 0 2 8 J Green 18:54 1-2 3-7 0-2 0 1 5 M Gelabale 3:35 1-3 0-0 0-1 0 1 2 M Sene 3:20 1-1 1-2 0-4 0 3 3 L Ridnour DNP - BROKEN NOSE ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 40-96 16-27 14-52 27 27 103 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.417, FT-.593. 3-Point Goals: 7-17, .412 (K Durant 2-7, D Wilkins 4-6, E Watson 0-1, D West 1-1, W Szczerbiak 0-2). Team Rebounds: 15. Blocked Shots:5 (J Petro 2, D West, K Durant, J Green). Turnovers:19 (D West 5, W Szczerbiak 2, E Watson 2, N Collison 2, J Petro 2, K Durant 2, J Green 2, C Wilcox, D Wilkins). Steals: 9 (K Durant 3, N Collison 2, E Watson, D Wilkins, J Green, D West). DENVER (120) fg ft rb min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp C Anthony 39:23 10-21 9-10 3-5 5 3 32 K Martin 18:10 3-7 1-2 1-5 1 3 7 M Camby 34:07 1-5 2-2 3-15 3 2 4 Y Diawara 27:54 5-8 1-2 1-3 3 2 12 A Iverson 36:13 9-22 7-9 0-5 14 2 25 E Najera 24:21 6-7 0-0 2-4 0 2 14 L Kleiza 27:15 6-12 1-4 0-6 3 4 18 M Wilks 11:47 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 1 4 Nene 15:25 1-5 2-2 3-5 2 0 4 B Jones 2:29 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 S Hunter 1:28 0-0 0-2 0-2 0 0 0 V Wafer 1:28 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 ______________________________________________________ TOTALS 240:00 42-91 25-35 13-50 31 21 120 ______________________________________________________ Percentages: FG-.462, FT-.714. 3-Point Goals: 11-27, .407 (C Anthony 3-6, Y Diawara 1-3, A Iverson 0-3, E Najera 2-3, L Kleiza 5-10, M Wilks 0-1, V Wafer 0-1). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked Shots:10 (M Camby 5, K Martin 3, E Najera, C Anthony). Turnovers:15 (A Iverson 7, C Anthony 3, M Camby 2, Nene 2, E Najera). Steals: 11 (A Iverson 7, E Najera, C Anthony, L Kleiza, Y Diawara). -------------------------------------------- SEATTLE 31 27 23 22 - 103 DENVER 35 24 27 34 - 120 -------------------------------------------- Technical fouls: Seattle - 4 (Defensive Three, 1:30 1st; Defensive Three, 4:52 1st; Defensive Three, 10:29 2nd; D West, 1:09 3rd). Flagrant fouls: None. A: 19,380. T: 2:30. Officials: Dan Crawford, Ely Roe, Rodney Mott.</div>
