GAME THREAD: NBA: SEATTLE (2-9) at MEMPHIS (2-7)

NBA: SEATTLE (2-9) at MEMPHIS (2-7)

<h3>Durant, Sonics aim to bounce back vs. Grizzlies</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (2-9) at Memphis (2-6) 8:00 pm EST</div>

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) - Kevin Durant and the SeattleSuperSonics are going through some growing pains.


Durant and the SuperSonics aim to rebound from a disappointingloss when they visit the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday.

Seattle, which won two straight after an 0-8 start, was broughtback to reality by Charlotte on Saturday.


Durant shot just 3-of-12 from the floor, and the Sonics shotjust 31 percent in the 100-84 loss to the Bobcats.

As with any young team, consistency is hard to come by. Forinstance, Durant scored 20 points in a win over the DwyaneWade-led Miami Heat on Wednesday. He followed that up byhitting a game-winning 3-pointer at the buzzer in an overtimewin over Atlanta on Friday.


But Charlotte made 10 3-pointers on Saturday and quickly haltedany momentum Seattle was starting to build.


Now they will look to rebound against Memphis, which is comingoff a 108-105 loss to Dallas on Saturday. Mike Miller scored 23points and Hakim Warrick added 17 for the Grizzlies, who lostrookie point guard Mike Conley Jr. in the process.

The fourth-overall pick in June's draft, Conley suffered astrained shoulder in the third quarter and did not return.

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT MEMPHIS - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


SEATTLE MEMPHIS

F Damien Wilkins F Rudy Gay
F Jeff Green F Pau Gasol
C Chris Wilcox C Stromile Swift
G Kevin Durant G Mike Miller
G Earl Watson G Damon Stoudamire

OFFICIALS: Mark Wunderlich
Kevin Fehr
Bill Kennedy</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE VS MEMPHIS - INACTIVES

SEATTLE MEMPHIS

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
L RIDNOUR RIGHT QUADRICEP TEND D MILICIC THUMB INJURY
R SWIFT KNEE INJURY M CONLEY JR. SHOULDER</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 6
MEMPHIS 6 9:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 11
MEMPHIS 17 5:52 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 19
MEMPHIS 29 2:45 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 24
MEMPHIS 38 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 24 24
MEMPHIS 38 38 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

SEA - KEVIN DURANT 6, EARL WATSON 4, JEFF
GREEN 4
MEM - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 11, STROMILE SWIFT 10,
MIKE MILLER 9</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 34
MEMPHIS 47 8:49 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 38
MEMPHIS 54 5:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 49
MEMPHIS 58 3:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 53
MEMPHIS 68 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 24 29 53
MEMPHIS 38 30 68 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 7, JEFF GREEN 7, KEVIN
DURANT 7
MEM - DAMON STOUDAMIRE 13, STROMILE SWIFT 12,
RUDY GAY 10</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 59
MEMPHIS 77 9:05 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 66
MEMPHIS 91 5:58 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 73
MEMPHIS 98 2:47 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 77
MEMPHIS 102 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 24 29 24 77
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 102 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 13, DAMIEN WILKINS 11, JEFF
GREEN 11
MEM - STROMILE SWIFT 22, MIKE MILLER 19, DAMON
STOUDAMIRE 16</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 89
MEMPHIS 110 8:55 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 96
MEMPHIS 116 5:45 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>