GAME THREAD: NBA: SEATTLE (2-8) at CHARLOTTE (4-4)

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 80
CHARLOTTE 100 2:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 84
CHARLOTTE 100 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 22 27 21 14 84
CHARLOTTE 22 25 30 23 100 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 24, DAMIEN WILKINS 19,
KEVIN DURANT 16
CHA - GERALD WALLACE 27, JASON RICHARDSON 23,
MATT CARROLL 14</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SEATTLE 84
CHARLOTTE 100 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (84) AT CHARLOTTE (100)

SEATTLE

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

E WATSON G 27:45 1-7 0-0 1 2 3 5 2 0 3 3
K DURANT G 29:16 3-12 10-10 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 16
C WILCOX F 28:23 8-15 8-10 3 6 9 2 3 2 1 24
D WILKINS F 35:16 5-16 7-8 2 5 7 0 1 2 0 19
N COLLISON C 28:58 0-5 1-2 0 4 4 1 3 2 2 1
J GREEN 24:11 5-9 1-2 2 3 5 1 4 0 0 11
D WEST 20:15 2-6 0-0 0 4 4 3 3 1 3 4
M GELABALE 18:44 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 2
W SZCZERBIAK 13:08 0-9 2-2 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2
J PETRO 10:28 0-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 2 0
M SENE 3:36 1-1 0-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

TOTALS 240:00 26-84 29-36 10 28 38 14 19 9 14 84
(.310) (.806) TEAM REBS: 16 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

CHARLOTTE

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

R FELTON G 39:41 5-12 2-4 0 7 7 12 2 2 4 13
J RICHARDSON G 33:13 9-21 1-2 1 5 6 2 3 1 2 23
E OKAFOR F 32:29 6-12 0-1 5 10 15 1 5 0 2 12
G WALLACE F 36:37 10-18 6-10 1 6 7 2 3 2 3 27
P BREZEC C 10:49 1-1 0-0 1 3 4 0 3 0 0 2
M CARROLL 27:24 5-9 1-1 0 5 5 1 0 0 1 14
R HOLLINS 25:09 2-4 2-2 5 2 7 0 3 1 2 6
J MCINNIS 15:12 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0
J DUDLEY 10:34 0-4 0-0 2 2 4 2 3 0 0 0
W HERRMANN 6:24 1-5 0-0 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 3
O HARRINGTON 1:31 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
J DAVIDSON 0:57 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 39-89 12-20 17 43 60 23 25 6 15 100
(.438) (.600) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE 22 27 21 14 - 84
CHARLOTTE 22 25 30 23 - 100

BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON 4, C WILCOX 2, M GELABALE 2, M SENE,
K DURANT. CHARLOTTE - G WALLACE 3, J RICHARDSON, E OKAFOR, R HOLLINS.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 3-11 (.273), E WATSON 1-2, K DURANT 0-2,
D WILKINS 2-4, W SZCZERBIAK 0-3. CHARLOTTE 10-21 (.476), R FELTON 1-
3, J RICHARDSON 4-8, G WALLACE 1-2, M CARROLL 3-4, J DUDLEY 0-2, W HERRMANN 1-
2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - C WILCOX. CHARLOTTE - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ELY ROE, JACK NIES, RODNEY MOTT.
A - N/A. T - 2:18.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CHARLOTTE

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (84)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 27:45 1-7 0-0 1-3 5 2 3
K Durant 29:16 3-12 10-10 1-1 1 2 16
C Wilcox 28:23 8-15 8-10 3-9 2 3 24
D Wilkins 35:16 5-16 7-8 2-7 0 1 19
N Collison 28:58 0-5 1-2 0-4 1 3 1
J Green 24:11 5-9 1-2 2-5 1 4 11
D West 20:15 2-6 0-0 0-4 3 3 4
M Gelabale 18:44 1-2 0-0 0-1 0 0 2
W Szczerbiak 13:08 0-9 2-2 0-2 1 0 2
J Petro 10:28 0-2 0-0 1-2 0 1 0
M Sene 3:36 1-1 0-2 0-0 0 0 2

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 26-84 29-36 10-38 14 19 84
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Percentages: FG-.310, FT-.806. 3-Point Goals:
3-11, .273 (E Watson 1-2, K Durant 0-2, D
Wilkins 2-4, W Szczerbiak 0-3). Team
Rebounds: 16. Blocked Shots:10 (N Collison 4,
C Wilcox 2, M Gelabale 2, M Sene, K Durant).
Turnovers:14 (E Watson 3, D West 3, K Durant
3, N Collison 2, J Petro 2, C Wilcox).
Steals: 9 (C Wilcox 2, N Collison 2, D
Wilkins 2, D West, M Gelabale, K Durant).


CHARLOTTE (100)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
R Felton 39:41 5-12 2-4 0-7 12 2 13
J Richardson 33:13 9-21 1-2 1-6 2 3 23
E Okafor 32:29 6-12 0-1 5-15 1 5 12
G Wallace 36:37 10-18 6-10 1-7 2 3 27
P Brezec 10:49 1-1 0-0 1-4 0 3 2
M Carroll 27:24 5-9 1-1 0-5 1 0 14
R Hollins 25:09 2-4 2-2 5-7 0 3 6
J McInnis 15:12 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0
J Dudley 10:34 0-4 0-0 2-4 2 3 0
W Herrmann 6:24 1-5 0-0 1-4 1 0 3
O Harrington 1:31 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
J Davidson 0:57 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-89 12-20 17-60 23 25 100
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.438, FT-.600. 3-Point Goals:
10-21, .476 (R Felton 1-3, J Richardson 4-8,
G Wallace 1-2, M Carroll 3-4, J Dudley 0-2, W
Herrmann 1-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:6 (G Wallace 3, J Richardson, E Okafor,
R Hollins). Turnovers:15 (R Felton 4, G
Wallace 3, J Richardson 2, E Okafor 2, R
Hollins 2, J McInnis, M Carroll). Steals: 6
(G Wallace 2, R Felton 2, J Richardson, R
Hollins).

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SEATTLE 22 27 21 14 - 84
CHARLOTTE 22 25 30 23 - 100
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Technical fouls: Seattle - 1 (C Wilcox, 8:11
4th). Charlotte - 2 (Defensive Three, 2:43
2nd; Delay Of Game, 6:00 4th).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: N/A. T: 2:18.
Officials: Ely Roe, Jack Nies, Rodney Mott.</div>

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Gerald Wallace and theCharlotte Bobcats held the Seattle SuperSonics in check.

Wallace scored 27 points and Jason Richardson added 23 as theBobcats posted a 100-84 victory over the road-weary SuperSonicson Saturday.


Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 15 rebounds and reserve MattCarroll scored 14 for Charlotte, which earned just its secondwin in seven games vs Seattle.


The Bobcats also played tough defense against the Sonics,holding them to a season-low 31 percent (26-of-84) shooting fromthe field.


Seattle, which had dropped its first eight games to begin theseason, had won two straight - including a 126-123double-overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

In that contest, heralded rookie Kevin Durant drilled alast-second 3-pointer from the top of the key to defeat theHawks. The Sonics, who earned their first win Wednesday atMiami, also received a career-high 41-points by swingman DamienWilkins on Friday.


However, Charlotte blocked six shots and outrebounded Seattle,60-38, while taking control in the second half.


Trailing, 58-50, early in the third quarter, the Bobcats went ona 16-6 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Richardson to take thelead for good at 66-64 with 5:11 remaining in the quarter.

Richardson was almost the whole show in the run, scoring 14points - including four shots from the arc - while assisting onCharlotte's other basket.


Later in the period, Wallace drained a 3-pointer from the rightcorner with 1:47 left pushing Charlotte's lead to 74-66.

Walter Herrmann and Carroll sank 3-pointers to open the finalperiod as the Bobcats watched their lead grow to 13 points.Charlotte, which made 10-of-21 shots from the arc, shot 44percent (39-of-89) from the field for the game.


Chris Wilcox scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds andWilkins and Durant scored 19 and 16, respectively, but combinedto shoot just 8-of-28 from the floor for the Sonics, who playedfour games in five days.

 

By Derek Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Ticker) -- Gerald Wallace and theCharlotte Bobcats held the Seattle SuperSonics in check.

Wallace scored 27 points and Jason Richardson added 23 as theBobcats posted a 100-84 victory over the road-weary SuperSonicson Saturday.


Emeka Okafor had 12 points and 15 rebounds and reserve MattCarroll scored 14 for Charlotte, which earned just its secondwin in seven games vs Seattle.


The Bobcats also played tough defense against the Sonics,holding them to a season-low 31 percent (26-of-84) shooting fromthe field.


"In the second half, we really scrambled on defense and wereable to get the ball out into the open court," Wallace said.

Seattle, which had dropped its first eight games to begin theseason, had won two straight - including a 126-123double-overtime victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

"We knew they played a double-overtime game (Friday) and weregoing to get tired," Richardson said. "We were able to get ittogether and went on some runs to get the win."


In that contest, heralded rookie Kevin Durant drilled alast-second 3-pointer from the top of the key to defeat theHawks. The Sonics, who earned their first win Wednesday atMiami, also received a career-high 41-points by swingman DamienWilkins on Friday.


However, Charlotte blocked six shots and outrebounded Seattle,60-38, while taking control in the second half.


"When we defend and rebound, it makes the game a lot easier onus and makes the game more fun," Richardson added. "It gets thecrowd and all of us into the game. We've got to do that moreoften."


Trailing, 58-50, early in the third quarter, the Bobcats went ona 16-6 run, capped by a 3-pointer by Richardson to take thelead for good at 66-64 with 5:11 remaining in the quarter.

Richardson was almost the whole show in the run, scoring 14points - including four shots from the arc - while assisting onCharlotte's other basket.


"We were sluggish coming out in the third," Richardson said. "Iknew I had to help get it going."


Later in the period, Wallace drained a 3-pointer from the rightcorner with 1:47 left pushing Charlotte's lead to 74-66.

Walter Herrmann and Carroll sank 3-pointers to open the finalperiod as the Bobcats watched their lead grow to 13 points.

"I saw they were going to play some zone and I was able to knockdown a few shots," Carroll said. "I got into a rhythm a littlebit and took what they gave me."


Charlotte, which made 10-of-21 shots from the arc, shot 44percent (39-of-89) from the field for the game.


Chris Wilcox scored 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds andWilkins and Durant scored 19 and 16, respectively, but combinedto shoot just 8-of-28 from the floor for the Sonics, who playedfour games in five days.


"It was a tough loss for us," Wilcox said. "You have nightslike this. It's better that it happened earlier in the seasonthan later. Hopefully, we can build off it and just try to getbetter. We're a young team and we're still learning."