GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: PHOENIX (0-0) at SEATTLE (0-1)

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 98
SEATTLE 93 3:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 103
SEATTLE 95 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX 106
SEATTLE 99 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHOENIX 27 28 24 27 106
SEATTLE 26 32 24 17 99 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: PHO - AMARE STOUDEMIRE 23, STEVE NASH 18,
SHAWN MARION 14
SEA - KEVIN DURANT 27, CHRIS WILCOX 23, DAMIEN
WILKINS 12</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
PHOENIX 106
SEATTLE 99 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (106) AT SEATTLE (99)

PHOENIX

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G HILL F 33:31 5-12 2-4 0 6 6 5 1 0 2 13
S MARION F 33:39 7-10 0-2 0 11 11 1 1 2 1 14
A STOUDEMIRE C 31:39 10-20 3-4 4 7 11 1 4 1 3 23
R BELL G 31:34 2-9 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 6
S NASH G 34:06 6-13 3-3 0 7 7 12 1 1 7 18
B DIAW 25:33 3-5 1-2 0 4 4 6 0 2 1 7
L BARBOSA 28:14 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 5 2 3 1 9
M BANKS 13:54 4-6 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 12
B SKINNER 7:50 2-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
E PIATKOWSKI DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A TUCKER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D STRAWBERRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 42-84 11-17 5 39 44 31 14 11 19 106
(.500) (.647) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 20 (21 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILKINS F 29:47 4-14 3-4 2 6 8 4 1 2 1 12
C WILCOX F 34:50 11-17 1-2 4 7 11 2 2 3 2 23
N COLLISON C 32:23 4-8 0-0 2 5 7 1 2 1 1 8
K DURANT G 39:20 11-23 3-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 6 27
E WATSON G 31:19 3-8 0-0 2 4 6 8 3 1 4 7
J PETRO 22:10 2-5 2-2 0 6 6 0 4 2 1 6
D WEST 13:22 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2
J GREEN 21:04 3-12 2-2 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 8
L RIDNOUR 7:32 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
W SZCZERBIAK 8:13 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6
M GELABALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-99 12-15 11 39 50 24 17 10 18 99
(.414) (.800) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (27 PTS)

PHOENIX 27 28 24 27 - 106
SEATTLE 26 32 24 17 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - S MARION, A STOUDEMIRE. SEATTLE - N COLLISON,
K DURANT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 11-33 (.333), G HILL 1-7, S MARION 0-2,
A STOUDEMIRE 0-1, R BELL 2-7, S NASH 3-6, B DIAW 0-1, L BARBOSA 1-
4, M BANKS 4-5. SEATTLE 5-13 (.385), D WILKINS 1-2, K DURANT 2-6, E WATSON 1-
2, J GREEN 0-2, W SZCZERBIAK 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JASON PHILLIPS, LEON WOOD, RON GARRETSON.
A - 17,072. T - 2:21.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Hill 33:31 5-12 2-4 0-6 5 1 13
S Marion 33:39 7-10 0-2 0-11 1 1 14
A Stoudemire 31:39 10-20 3-4 4-11 1 4 23
R Bell 31:34 2-9 0-0 0-1 1 3 6
S Nash 34:06 6-13 3-3 0-7 12 1 18
B Diaw 25:33 3-5 1-2 0-4 6 0 7
L Barbosa 28:14 3-7 2-2 0-2 5 2 9
M Banks 13:54 4-6 0-0 0-1 0 2 12
B Skinner 7:50 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 4
E Piatkowski DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Tucker DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Strawberry DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-84 11-17 5-44 31 14 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
11-33, .333 (G Hill 1-7, S Marion 0-2, A
Stoudemire 0-1, R Bell 2-7, S Nash 3-6, B
Diaw 0-1, L Barbosa 1-4, M Banks 4-5). Team
Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:2 (S Marion, A
Stoudemire). Turnovers:19 (S Nash 7, R Bell
3, A Stoudemire 3, G Hill 2, S Marion, M
Banks, L Barbosa, B Diaw). Steals: 11 (L
Barbosa 3, S Marion 2, B Diaw 2, S Nash, A
Stoudemire, R Bell, B Skinner).


SEATTLE (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wilkins 29:47 4-14 3-4 2-8 4 1 12
C Wilcox 34:50 11-17 1-2 4-11 2 2 23
N Collison 32:23 4-8 0-0 2-7 1 2 8
K Durant 39:20 11-23 3-4 0-5 1 2 27
E Watson 31:19 3-8 0-0 2-6 8 3 7
J Petro 22:10 2-5 2-2 0-6 0 4 6
D West 13:22 1-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 2
J Green 21:04 3-12 2-2 0-4 1 1 8
L Ridnour 7:32 0-2 0-0 1-1 3 0 0
W Szczerbiak 8:13 2-5 1-1 0-1 1 1 6
M Gelabale DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-99 12-15 11-50 24 17 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (D Wilkins 1-2, K Durant 2-6, E
Watson 1-2, J Green 0-2, W Szczerbiak 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 (N
Collison, K Durant). Turnovers:18 (K Durant
6, E Watson 4, C Wilcox 2, W Szczerbiak, D
Wilkins, J Petro, J Green, N Collison, D
West). Steals: 10 (C Wilcox 3, D Wilkins 2, J
Petro 2, E Watson, J Green, N Collison).

--------------------------------------------
PHOENIX 27 28 24 27 - 106
SEATTLE 26 32 24 17 - 99
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Phoenix - 2 (Defensive
Three, 3:43 2nd; Defensive Three, 1:28 3rd).
Seattle - 1 (Defensive Three, 1:59 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,072. T: 2:21.
Officials: Jason Phillips, Leon Wood, Ron
Garretson.</div>

 

By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- In what may have been the SeattleSuperSonics' last home opener, not even a big game from prizedrookie Kevin Durant could hold off the Phoenix Suns for 48minutes.


Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds tolead the Suns past an upset-minded Sonics team on Thursday,106-99.


Trailing 82-79 after three quarters, Phoenix turned toStoudemire, who scored six points during an 11-4 run to open thefourth quarter as the Suns took an 93-86 lead with 6:24remaining in the game.


The two-time All-Star, who was named to the All-NBA team for thefirst time in his career last season, scored 10 points in allduring the quarter in which Phoenix outscored Seattle, 27-17.

Durant, who scored 18 points in his NBA debut in a loss atDenver on Wednesday, matched that mark by halftime in thiscontest as the up-tempo style of the Suns seemed to suit therookie just fine.


After scoring 903 points in his lone season at the University ofTexas, the second-best freshman total in college basketball,Durant finished with 27 points on 11-of-23 shooting from thefield - including two 3-pointers - and 3-of-4 from thefree-throw line.


Chris Wilcox added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Sonics, whofell to 0-2 for the second straight season.


The Sonics may be playing in what might be their final homeopener in the city as owner Clay Bennett has indicated he wouldmove the team, possibly to his native Oklahoma City, if hisgroup cannot reach a deal for a new arena.


Bennett had previously indicated he would file a request to movewith the NBA on Thursday, but said he would wait until afterOpening Night in order to not detract from the team's homeopener. Bennett was expected to make a statement about thearena situation on Friday.


An enthusiastic home crowd cheered the Sonics on and broke intoa lengthy chant of "Save our Sonics" on several occasionsthroughout the contest.


Seattle seemed to feed off the enthusiasm, holding the lead fromthe 4:28 mark of the second period until the 10:40 mark of thefinal quarter, perhaps highlighted by Damien Wilkins' shot fromthe half-court line as time expired at the end of the firsthalf, allowing the Sonics to take a 58-55 lead intointermission.

 

By Paul Lowenberg
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


SEATTLE (Ticker) -- In what may have been the Seattle SuperSonics'last home opener, not even a big game from prized rookie Kevin Durantcould hold off the Phoenix Suns for 48 minutes.


Amare Stoudemire scored 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds tolead the Suns past an upset-minded Sonics team on Thursday,106-99.


Trailing 82-79 after three quarters, Phoenix turned toStoudemire, who scored six points during an 11-4 run to open thefourth quarter as the Suns took an 93-86 lead with 6:24remaining in the game.


The two-time All-Star, who was named to the All-NBA team for thefirst time in his career last season, scored 10 points in allduring the quarter in which Phoenix outscored Seattle, 27-17.

But Stoudemire said the real difference in the final period wasdefense.


"Every fourth quarter you have a tendency to want to strap up alittle tighter and we did that," Stoudemire said. "As a team,we played good defense and we were able to create some runs."

Durant, who scored 18 points in his NBA debut in a loss atDenver on Wednesday, matched that mark by halftime in thiscontest as the up-tempo style of the Suns seemed to suit therookie just fine.


After scoring 903 points in his lone season at the University ofTexas, the second-best freshman total in college basketballhistory, Durant finished with 27 points on 11-of-23 shootingfrom the field - including two 3-pointers - and 3-of-4 from thefree-throw line.


Chris Wilcox added 23 points and 11 rebounds for the Sonics, whofell to 0-2 for the second straight season.


Despite the loss, Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo was encouraged bywhat he saw from his young team.


"I thought the effort was excellent," Carlesimo said. "We didgo back-to-back with a game last night and, to Phoenix's credit,they did step up at the end of the game. I'm really pleasedwith our effort, just disappointed with the result."

The Sonics may be playing in what might be their final homeopener in the city as owner Clay Bennett has indicated he wouldmove the team, possibly to his native Oklahoma City, if hisgroup cannot reach a deal for a new arena.


Bennett had previously indicated he would file a request to movewith the NBA on Thursday, but said he would wait until afterOpening Night in order to not detract from the team's homeopener. Bennett was expected to make a statement about thearena situation on Friday.


An enthusiastic home crowd cheered the Sonics on and broke intoa lengthy chant of "Save our Sonics" on several occasionsthroughout the contest.


"It was fun," Durant said. "The crowd was into it and theysupported us 110 percent, and they really got going at the firsttip. That's what we need out of our fans, and it was fun."

Seattle seemed to feed off the enthusiasm, holding the lead fromthe 4:28 mark of the second period until the 10:40 mark of thefinal quarter, perhaps highlighted by Damien Wilkins' shot fromthe half-court line as time expired at the end of the firsthalf, allowing the Sonics to take a 58-55 lead intointermission.


"We just weren't real sharp," said two-time Most Valuable PlayerSteve Nash, who had 18 points and 12 assists for the Suns."That's about what you would expect for an opening game."

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (106) AT SEATTLE (99)

PHOENIX

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

G HILL F 33:31 5-12 2-4 0 6 6 5 1 0 2 13
S MARION F 33:39 7-10 0-2 0 11 11 1 1 2 1 14
A STOUDEMIRE C 31:39 10-20 3-4 4 7 11 1 4 1 3 23
R BELL G 31:34 2-9 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 3 6
S NASH G 34:06 6-13 3-3 0 7 7 12 1 1 7 18
B DIAW 25:33 3-4 1-2 0 4 4 6 0 2 1 7
L BARBOSA 28:14 3-7 2-2 0 2 2 5 2 3 1 9
M BANKS 13:54 4-7 0-0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 12
B SKINNER 7:50 2-2 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
E PIATKOWSKI DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A TUCKER DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D STRAWBERRY DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 42-84 11-17 5 39 44 31 14 11 19 106
(.500) (.647) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 20 (21 PTS)

SEATTLE

REBOUNDS
PLAYER POS MIN FGM-FGA FTM-FTA OFF-DEF-TOT AST PF ST TO PTS
====== === === ======= ======= =========== === == == == ===

D WILKINS F 29:47 4-14 3-4 2 6 8 4 1 2 1 12
C WILCOX F 34:50 11-17 1-2 4 7 11 2 2 3 2 23
N COLLISON C 32:23 4-8 0-0 2 5 7 1 2 1 1 8
K DURANT G 39:20 11-23 3-4 0 5 5 1 2 0 6 27
E WATSON G 31:19 3-8 0-0 2 4 6 8 3 1 4 7
J PETRO 22:10 2-5 2-2 0 6 6 0 4 2 1 6
D WEST 13:22 1-5 0-0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 2
J GREEN 21:04 3-12 2-2 0 4 4 1 1 1 1 8
L RIDNOUR 7:32 0-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 0
W SZCZERBIAK 8:13 2-5 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 6
M GELABALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M SENE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 41-99 12-15 11 39 50 24 17 10 18 99
(.414) (.800) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (27 PTS)

PHOENIX 27 28 24 27 - 106
SEATTLE 26 32 24 17 - 99

BLOCKED SHOTS: PHOENIX - S MARION, A STOUDEMIRE. SEATTLE - N COLLISON,
K DURANT.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: PHOENIX 11-33 (.333), G HILL 1-7, S MARION 0-2,
A STOUDEMIRE 0-1, R BELL 2-7, S NASH 3-6, L BARBOSA 1-4, M BANKS 4-
6. SEATTLE 5-13 (.385), D WILKINS 1-2, K DURANT 2-6, E WATSON 1-2,
J GREEN 0-2, W SZCZERBIAK 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: PHOENIX - DEFENSIVE THREE 2. SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: JASON PHILLIPS, LEON WOOD, RON GARRETSON.
A - 17,072. T - 2:21.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">PHOENIX (106)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
G Hill 33:31 5-12 2-4 0-6 5 1 13
S Marion 33:39 7-10 0-2 0-11 1 1 14
A Stoudemire 31:39 10-20 3-4 4-11 1 4 23
R Bell 31:34 2-9 0-0 0-1 1 3 6
S Nash 34:06 6-13 3-3 0-7 12 1 18
B Diaw 25:33 3-4 1-2 0-4 6 0 7
L Barbosa 28:14 3-7 2-2 0-2 5 2 9
M Banks 13:54 4-7 0-0 0-1 0 2 12
B Skinner 7:50 2-2 0-0 1-1 0 0 4
E Piatkowski DNP - COACH'S DECISION
A Tucker DNP - COACH'S DECISION
D Strawberry DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 42-84 11-17 5-44 31 14 106
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.647. 3-Point Goals:
11-33, .333 (G Hill 1-7, S Marion 0-2, A
Stoudemire 0-1, R Bell 2-7, S Nash 3-6, L
Barbosa 1-4, M Banks 4-6). Team Rebounds: 7.
Blocked Shots:2 (S Marion, A Stoudemire).
Turnovers:19 (S Nash 7, R Bell 3, A
Stoudemire 3, G Hill 2, S Marion, M Banks, L
Barbosa, B Diaw). Steals: 11 (L Barbosa 3, S
Marion 2, B Diaw 2, S Nash, A Stoudemire, R
Bell, B Skinner).


SEATTLE (99)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wilkins 29:47 4-14 3-4 2-8 4 1 12
C Wilcox 34:50 11-17 1-2 4-11 2 2 23
N Collison 32:23 4-8 0-0 2-7 1 2 8
K Durant 39:20 11-23 3-4 0-5 1 2 27
E Watson 31:19 3-8 0-0 2-6 8 3 7
J Petro 22:10 2-5 2-2 0-6 0 4 6
D West 13:22 1-5 0-0 0-1 3 1 2
J Green 21:04 3-12 2-2 0-4 1 1 8
L Ridnour 7:32 0-2 0-0 1-1 3 0 0
W Szczerbiak 8:13 2-5 1-1 0-1 1 1 6
M Gelabale DNP - COACH'S DECISION
M Sene DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 41-99 12-15 11-50 24 17 99
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (D Wilkins 1-2, K Durant 2-6, E
Watson 1-2, J Green 0-2, W Szczerbiak 1-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:2 (N
Collison, K Durant). Turnovers:18 (K Durant
6, E Watson 4, C Wilcox 2, W Szczerbiak, D
Wilkins, J Petro, J Green, N Collison, D
West). Steals: 10 (C Wilcox 3, D Wilkins 2, J
Petro 2, E Watson, J Green, N Collison).

--------------------------------------------
PHOENIX 27 28 24 27 - 106
SEATTLE 26 32 24 17 - 99
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Phoenix - 2 (Defensive
Three, 3:43 2nd; Defensive Three, 1:28 3rd).
Seattle - 1 (Defensive Three, 1:59 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,072. T: 2:21.
Officials: Jason Phillips, Leon Wood, Ron
Garretson.</div>

 

NBA: PHOENIX at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA PHOENIX AT SEATTLE
NOTE: RESENDING BOX TO CORRECT FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS FOR
BANKS AND DIAW.</div>