NBA: UTAH (3-2) at SEATTLE (0-5) <h3>Durant, Sonics hope to earn first win against Jazz</h3> <div class="pre">Utah (3-2) at Seattle (0-5) 10:30 pm EST</div> SEATTLE (Ticker) - This is not how Kevin Durant hoped to starthis rookie season. Durant and the Seattle Supersonics hope to avoid tying a dubiousteam record when they face the Utah Jazz on Friday. Seattle dropped a 105-98 home loss to Memphis on Wednesday toremain winless through its first five games. Its just secondtime since the team began play in 1967 that the club has startedin that fashion. Durant, the only rookie in the NBA averaging double digitspoints (22.3) had a miserable shooting night, misfiring on3-of-17 from the floor for the Sonics, who could match afranchise-worst 0-6 start from 1969-70 with a defeat at thehands of Utah. The 6-10 rookie, who was the unanimous player of th year incollege last season, is not used to being on the losing side ofthe court. "I hate to lose, basically," said Durant, whose 17 points vs.the Grizzlies was a season-low. "I don't care if it's an82-game season and people say you have to lose - I hate to lose.Period." Seattle, which has given up 110.0 points per game, now has toface Utah, which leads the league at 111.4 ppg. The Jazz have the early lead in the Northwest Division after a103-101 victory over Cleveland on Wednesday. Deron Williams'coast to coast layup with no time left provided the winningmargin against the Cavaliers. Williams, finished with 15 pointsand 12 assists while Carlos Boozer had 23 points and 12rebounds for the second straight game. Boozer, an All-Star for the first time last season, has double-doubles in all five games for the Jazz. Utah, which won 20 moregames than Seattle did in 2006-07, split its four games withthe Supersonics a year ago.
NBA: UTAH at SEATTLE <div class="pre">UTAH VS SEATTLE - INACTIVES UTAH SEATTLE PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON M ALMOND COACH'S DECISION K THOMAS STRAINED RIGHT HAMST K FESENKO COACH'S DECISION M SENE COACH'S DECISION</div>
NBA: UTAH at SEATTLE <div class="pre">UTAH AT SEATTLE - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS UTAH SEATTLE F Andrei Kirilenko F Chris Wilcox F Carlos Boozer F Damien Wilkins C Mehmet Okur C Robert Swift G Deron Williams G Earl Watson G Ronnie Brewer G Kevin Durant OFFICIALS: Steve Javie Derek Richardson Tony Brown</div>
NBA: UTAH at SEATTLE <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 28 28 SEATTLE 25 25 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER UTH - RONNIE BREWER 8, MEHMET OKUR 7, DERON WILLIAMS 6 SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 8, EARL WATSON 6, DAMIEN WILKINS 4</div>
NBA: UTAH at SEATTLE <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 28 24 52 SEATTLE 25 21 46 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME UTH - DERON WILLIAMS 8, RONNIE BREWER 8, MEHMET OKUR 7 SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 14, DAMIEN WILKINS 7, KEVIN DURANT 7</div>
NBA: UTAH at SEATTLE <div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- UTAH 28 24 26 78 SEATTLE 25 21 29 75 END 3RD QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER UTH - RONNIE BREWER 16, CARLOS BOOZER 15, MATT HARPRING 11 SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 16, DAMIEN WILKINS 13, KEVIN DURANT 13</div>
