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

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 100
MEMPHIS 121 2:53 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 108
MEMPHIS 125 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 24 29 24 31 108
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 23 125 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SEA - DELONTE WEST 17, CHRIS WILCOX 16, DAMIEN
WILKINS 11
MEM - STROMILE SWIFT 24, MIKE MILLER 19, DAMON
STOUDAMIRE 16</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
SEATTLE 108
MEMPHIS 125 FINAL</div>

 

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) --


Stoudamire scored nine consecutve points midway through the first period as the Grizzlies coasted to a ??? victory over the Seattle SuperSonics.

??? for the Grizzlies, who played a second straight game without forward Darko Milicic, who is resting a thumb injury.

The Grizzlies shot 67 percent (14-of-21) in the first period, including 5-of-8 from the arc, to open a 38-24 lead after the first period. The Grizzlies used a 13-2 run midway through the first and a 9-2 closing run to take command.

Stoudamire, who entered having scored 19 points in his previous six games and losing minutes to backups Kyle Lowry amd Mike Conley Jr., scored nine consecutive points on a pair of 3-pointers, layup and a free throw to improve a one-point lead to 21-11 with 5:03 left in the period.

Seattle's Jeff Green sank a free throw to cut it's deficit to 58-50 with 2:44 left, but Memphis closed the half on a 10-3 spurt for a 58-43 lead.

Stoudamire finished ??? . The lefthander converted just 7-of-29 in his last six games and didn't have more than six assists in any of those contests.

The rout continued in the third period as Stromile Swift scored 10 points, Mike Miller added eight and Pau Gasol seven as Memphis built a 102-77 lead.





The SuperSonics, who had won two of three after opening with eight straight losses, ???. Kevin Durant, who shot just 3-of-12 in a 100-84 loss to Charlotte on Saturday, struggled again from the floor. The rookie phenom converted just 1-of-5 shots in the first half and ???

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- This time it wasn't so close forthe Memphis Grizzlies.


Stromile Swift scored 24 points to lead seven players in doublefigures, as the Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streakwith a 125-108 blowout victory over the Seattle SuperSonics atFedEx Forum.


Mike Miller had 19 points, Damon Stoudamire added 16 and Pau<div class="pre">Gasol 14 for a Grizzlies, who shot 56 percent (48-of-86) from</div>the field after losing each of their last three games by threepoints or less, including a 108-105 decision at Dallas onSaturday.


Monday's contest was never in doubt, as Memphis built adouble-digit lead by the 5:03 mark of the first quarter. TheGrizzlies shot 67 percent (14-of-21) in the first period,including 5-of-8 from the arc, to open a 38-24 lead after thefirst period. The Grizzlies used a 13-2 run midway through thefirst and a 9-2 closing run to take command.


Stoudamire, who entered having scored 19 points in his previoussix games and losing minutes to backups Kyle Lowry and MikeConley Jr., scored nine consecutive points on a pair of3-pointers, layup and a free throw to improve a one-point leadto 21-11 with 5:03 left in the period.


It was the Memphis' second win in as many tries this season overSeattle, which lost, 105-98, to the Grizzlies at home onNovember 7.


Delonte West's 17 points led Seattle, which fell behind by asmany as 27 points in the third quarter after trailing, 68-53, atthe half.


Seattle rookie Kevin Durant, the SuperSonics' leading scorerthis season and the NBA's top rookie scorer, was limited to 11points on 2-of-8 shooting.


Durant, the only SuperSonic player to have scored in doublefigures in each game this season, added two rebounds and twoassists.


Miller and Stoudamire, meanwhile, combined to score 20 of theGrizzlies' first 24 points, helping Memphis build a 16-pointfirst-quarter lead.


Swift added 10 of his 24 points in the opening frame, as Memphisfinished a sizzling 67 percent from the field (14-of-21).

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- This time it wasn't so close forthe Memphis Grizzlies.


Stromile Swift scored 24 points to lead seven players in doublefigures, as the Grizzlies snapped a three-game losing streakwith a 125-108 blowout victory over the Seattle SuperSonics atFedEx Forum.


Mike Miller had 19 points, Damon Stoudamire added 16 and Pau<div class="pre">Gasol 14 for a Grizzlies, who shot 56 percent (48-of-86) from</div>the field after losing each of their last three games by threepoints or less, including a 108-105 decision at Dallas onSaturday.


Monday's contest was never in doubt, as Memphis built adouble-digit lead by the 5:03 mark of the first quarter. TheGrizzlies shot 67 percent (14-of-21) in the first period,including 5-of-8 from the arc, to open a 38-24 lead after thefirst period. The Grizzlies used a 13-2 run midway through thefirst and a 9-2 closing run to take command.


Stoudamire, who entered having scored 19 points in his previoussix games and losing minutes to backups Kyle Lowry and MikeConley Jr., scored nine consecutive points on a pair of3-pointers, layup and a free throw to improve a one-point leadto 21-11 with 5:03 left in the period.


Stoudamire finished 5-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-3 fromthe arc, and added seven assists. The lefthander convertedjust 7-of-29 in his last six games and didn't have more than sixassists in any of those contests.


It was the Memphis' second win in as many tries this season overSeattle, which lost, 105-98, to the Grizzlies at home onNovember 7.


Delonte West's 17 points led Seattle, which fell behind by asmany as 27 points in the third quarter after trailing, 68-53, atthe half.


Seattle rookie Kevin Durant, the SuperSonics' leading scorerthis season and the NBA's top rookie scorer, was limited to 11points on 2-of-8 shooting.


Durant, the only SuperSonic player to have scored in doublefigures in each game this season, added two rebounds and twoassists.


Miller and Stoudamire, meanwhile, combined to score 20 of theGrizzlies' first 24 points, helping Memphis build a 16-pointfirst-quarter lead.


Swift added 10 of his 24 points in the opening frame, as Memphisfinished a sizzling 67 percent from the field (14-of-21).

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (108) AT MEMPHIS (125)

SEATTLE

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

E WATSON G 21:33 4-8 3-4 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 11
K DURANT G 29:51 2-8 7-8 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 11
J GREEN F 30:45 4-12 3-4 8 6 14 1 3 1 1 11
D WILKINS F 30:38 4-12 3-4 3 2 5 6 3 1 1 11
C WILCOX C 20:43 6-9 4-6 1 5 6 1 4 0 0 16
D WEST 26:27 6-10 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 1 2 17
W SZCZERBIAK 24:02 5-8 1-1 0 5 5 1 0 0 3 11
N COLLISON 19:03 5-9 1-1 1 2 3 0 5 1 0 11
J PETRO 17:46 1-3 0-0 2 5 7 1 5 0 2 2
M GELABALE 13:11 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
M SENE 6:01 1-5 1-2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
K THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 39-87 27-34 18 30 48 20 25 5 16 108
(.448) (.794) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 17 (0 PTS)

MEMPHIS

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

D STOUDAMIRE G 22:22 5-7 3-3 0 1 1 7 1 0 1 16
M MILLER G 26:11 6-12 4-4 0 3 3 7 2 0 1 19
P GASOL F 30:22 5-9 4-5 1 6 7 5 3 1 3 14
R GAY F 31:31 4-12 2-2 2 5 7 4 3 2 0 12
S SWIFT C 24:28 10-14 4-8 3 2 5 4 5 1 1 24
K LOWRY 25:38 4-7 4-6 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 12
H WARRICK 25:02 8-13 0-0 3 2 5 1 5 1 2 16
J NAVARRO 21:36 4-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 1 4 8
C JACOBSEN 21:22 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 2
A BROWN 5:45 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
T KINSEY 5:43 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
B CARDINAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 48-86 21-28 10 25 35 33 24 9 13 125
(.558) (.750) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE 24 29 24 31 - 108
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 23 - 125

BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON 2, M SENE. MEMPHIS - P GASOL 7,
S SWIFT, H WARRICK, K LOWRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 3-9 (.333), E WATSON 0-2, D WILKINS 0-2,
D WEST 3-3, W SZCZERBIAK 0-1, M GELABALE 0-1. MEMPHIS 8-15 (.533),
D STOUDAMIRE 3-3, M MILLER 3-4, R GAY 2-4, K LOWRY 0-1, J NAVARRO 0-
1, C JACOBSEN 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, KEVIN FEHR, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 10,863. T - 2:12.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (108)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 21:33 4-8 3-4 0-2 3 1 11
K Durant 29:51 2-8 7-8 0-2 2 2 11
J Green 30:45 4-12 3-4 8-14 1 3 11
D Wilkins 30:38 4-12 3-4 3-5 6 3 11
C Wilcox 20:43 6-9 4-6 1-6 1 4 16
D West 26:27 6-10 2-2 0-1 4 2 17
W Szczerbiak 24:02 5-8 1-1 0-5 1 0 11
N Collison 19:03 5-9 1-1 1-3 0 5 11
J Petro 17:46 1-3 0-0 2-7 1 5 2
M Gelabale 13:11 1-3 2-2 0-0 1 0 4
M Sene 6:01 1-5 1-2 3-3 0 0 3
K Thomas DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-87 27-34 18-48 20 25 108
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.794. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (E Watson 0-2, D Wilkins 0-2, D
West 3-3, W Szczerbiak 0-1, M Gelabale 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (N Collison
2, M Sene). Turnovers:16 (K Durant 5, W
Szczerbiak 3, E Watson 2, D West 2, J Petro
2, D Wilkins, J Green). Steals: 5 (E Watson,
D West, N Collison, D Wilkins, J Green).


MEMPHIS (125)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 22:22 5-7 3-3 0-1 7 1 16
M Miller 26:11 6-12 4-4 0-3 7 2 19
P Gasol 30:22 5-9 4-5 1-7 5 3 14
R Gay 31:31 4-12 2-2 2-7 4 3 12
S Swift 24:28 10-14 4-8 3-5 4 5 24
K Lowry 25:38 4-7 4-6 0-2 2 1 12
H Warrick 25:02 8-13 0-0 3-5 1 5 16
J Navarro 21:36 4-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 8
C Jacobsen 21:22 1-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
A Brown 5:45 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
T Kinsey 5:43 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
B Cardinal DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 48-86 21-28 10-35 33 24 125
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.558, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
8-15, .533 (D Stoudamire 3-3, M Miller 3-4, R
Gay 2-4, K Lowry 0-1, J Navarro 0-1, C
Jacobsen 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:10 (P Gasol 7, S Swift, H Warrick, K
Lowry). Turnovers:13 (J Navarro 4, P Gasol 3,
H Warrick 2, D Stoudamire, K Lowry, S Swift,
M Miller). Steals: 9 (R Gay 2, S Swift, P
Gasol, C Jacobsen, J Navarro, K Lowry, H
Warrick, T Kinsey).

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SEATTLE 24 29 24 31 - 108
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 23 - 125
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Seattle - 1 (N Collison,
5:16 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,863. T: 2:12.
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Kevin Fehr, Mark
Wunderlich.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (108) AT MEMPHIS (125)

SEATTLE

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

E WATSON G 21:33 4-8 3-4 0 2 2 3 1 1 2 11
K DURANT G 29:51 2-8 7-8 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 11
J GREEN F 30:45 4-12 3-4 8 6 14 1 3 1 1 11
D WILKINS F 30:38 4-12 3-4 3 2 5 6 3 1 1 11
C WILCOX C 20:43 6-9 4-6 1 5 6 1 4 0 0 16
D WEST 26:27 6-10 2-2 0 1 1 4 2 1 2 17
W SZCZERBIAK 24:02 5-8 1-1 0 5 5 1 0 0 3 11
N COLLISON 19:03 5-9 1-1 1 2 3 0 5 1 0 11
J PETRO 17:46 1-3 0-0 2 5 7 1 5 0 2 2
M GELABALE 13:11 1-3 2-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
M SENE 6:01 1-5 1-2 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 3
K THOMAS DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 39-87 27-34 18 30 48 20 25 5 16 108
(.448) (.794) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 17 (18 PTS)

MEMPHIS

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

D STOUDAMIRE G 22:22 5-7 3-3 0 1 1 7 1 0 1 16
M MILLER G 26:11 6-12 4-4 0 3 3 7 2 0 1 19
P GASOL F 30:22 5-9 4-5 1 6 7 5 3 1 3 14
R GAY F 31:31 4-12 2-2 2 5 7 4 3 2 0 12
S SWIFT C 24:28 10-14 4-8 3 2 5 4 5 1 1 24
K LOWRY 25:38 4-7 4-6 0 2 2 2 1 1 1 12
H WARRICK 25:02 8-13 0-0 3 2 5 1 5 1 2 16
J NAVARRO 21:36 4-5 0-0 0 2 2 2 1 1 4 8
C JACOBSEN 21:22 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 2 1 0 2
A BROWN 5:45 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0
T KINSEY 5:43 1-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
B CARDINAL DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 48-86 21-28 10 25 35 33 24 9 13 125
(.558) (.750) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 13 (14 PTS)

SEATTLE 24 29 24 31 - 108
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 23 - 125

BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON 2, M SENE. MEMPHIS - P GASOL 7,
S SWIFT, H WARRICK, K LOWRY.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 3-9 (.333), E WATSON 0-2, D WILKINS 0-2,
D WEST 3-3, W SZCZERBIAK 0-1, M GELABALE 0-1. MEMPHIS 8-15 (.533),
D STOUDAMIRE 3-3, M MILLER 3-4, R GAY 2-4, K LOWRY 0-1, J NAVARRO 0-
1, C JACOBSEN 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BILL KENNEDY, KEVIN FEHR, MARK WUNDERLICH.
A - 10,863. T - 2:12.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at MEMPHIS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (108)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
E Watson 21:33 4-8 3-4 0-2 3 1 11
K Durant 29:51 2-8 7-8 0-2 2 2 11
J Green 30:45 4-12 3-4 8-14 1 3 11
D Wilkins 30:38 4-12 3-4 3-5 6 3 11
C Wilcox 20:43 6-9 4-6 1-6 1 4 16
D West 26:27 6-10 2-2 0-1 4 2 17
W Szczerbiak 24:02 5-8 1-1 0-5 1 0 11
N Collison 19:03 5-9 1-1 1-3 0 5 11
J Petro 17:46 1-3 0-0 2-7 1 5 2
M Gelabale 13:11 1-3 2-2 0-0 1 0 4
M Sene 6:01 1-5 1-2 3-3 0 0 3
K Thomas DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 39-87 27-34 18-48 20 25 108
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.448, FT-.794. 3-Point Goals:
3-9, .333 (E Watson 0-2, D Wilkins 0-2, D
West 3-3, W Szczerbiak 0-1, M Gelabale 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:3 (N Collison
2, M Sene). Turnovers:16 (K Durant 5, W
Szczerbiak 3, E Watson 2, D West 2, J Petro
2, D Wilkins, J Green). Steals: 5 (E Watson,
D West, N Collison, D Wilkins, J Green).


MEMPHIS (125)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Stoudamire 22:22 5-7 3-3 0-1 7 1 16
M Miller 26:11 6-12 4-4 0-3 7 2 19
P Gasol 30:22 5-9 4-5 1-7 5 3 14
R Gay 31:31 4-12 2-2 2-7 4 3 12
S Swift 24:28 10-14 4-8 3-5 4 5 24
K Lowry 25:38 4-7 4-6 0-2 2 1 12
H Warrick 25:02 8-13 0-0 3-5 1 5 16
J Navarro 21:36 4-5 0-0 0-2 2 1 8
C Jacobsen 21:22 1-4 0-0 0-2 1 2 2
A Brown 5:45 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 1 0
T Kinsey 5:43 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
B Cardinal DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 48-86 21-28 10-35 33 24 125
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.558, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
8-15, .533 (D Stoudamire 3-3, M Miller 3-4, R
Gay 2-4, K Lowry 0-1, J Navarro 0-1, C
Jacobsen 0-2). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:10 (P Gasol 7, S Swift, H Warrick, K
Lowry). Turnovers:13 (J Navarro 4, P Gasol 3,
H Warrick 2, D Stoudamire, K Lowry, S Swift,
M Miller). Steals: 9 (R Gay 2, S Swift, P
Gasol, C Jacobsen, J Navarro, K Lowry, H
Warrick, T Kinsey).

--------------------------------------------
SEATTLE 24 29 24 31 - 108
MEMPHIS 38 30 34 23 - 125
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Seattle - 1 (Defensive
Three, 5:16 1st).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 10,863. T: 2:12.
Officials: Bill Kennedy, Kevin Fehr, Mark
Wunderlich.</div>

 

By Jason Smith
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- This time it wasn't so closefor the Memphis Grizzlies.


Stromile Swift scored a season-high 24 points to lead sevenplayers in double figures, as the Grizzlies snapped a three-gamelosing streak with a 125-108 blowout victory over the SeattleSuperSonics at FedEx Forum.


Mike Miller had 19 points, Damon Stoudamire added 16 and PauGasol 14 for the Grizzlies, who shot a season-high 56 percent(48-of-86) from the field after losing each of their last threegames by three points or less, including a 108-105 decision atDallas on Saturday.


"I made a comment about (the close losses) to the team. I wasstarting to think every game was supposed to be that way,"first-year Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni said. "Not us losing, butevery game being down to the wire with a decision, decision,decision. It was refreshing to get an easier night with theworkload at the end."


Monday's contest was never in doubt, as Memphis built adouble-digit lead by the 5:03 mark of the first quarter. TheGrizzlies shot 67 percent (14-of-21) in the first period,including 5-of-8 from the arc, to open a 38-24 lead after thefirst period. The Grizzlies used a 13-2 run midway through thefirst and a 9-2 closing run to take command.


Stoudamire, who entered having scored 19 points in his previoussix games and losing minutes to backups Kyle Lowry and MikeConley Jr., scored nine consecutive points on a pair of3-pointers, layup and a free throw to improve a one-point leadto 21-11 with 5:03 left in the period.


Stoudamire finished 5-of-7 from the floor, including 3-of-3 fromthe arc, and added seven assists. The lefthander convertedjust 7-of-29 shot attempts in his last six games and didn't havemore than six assists in any of those contests.


"We just could not guard their penetration," Seattle coach P.J.Carlesimo said. "They shot the ball very well. They had a lotmore energy than we did in every aspect of the game. I don'tthink there was one area where we matched their intensity."

It was Memphis' second win in as many tries this season overSeattle, which lost, 105-98, to the Grizzlies at home onNovember 7.


Delonte West's 17 points led Seattle, which fell behind by asmany as 27 points in the third quarter after trailing, 68-53, atthe half.


"It comes down to playing hard," said Seattle center ChrisWilcox, who scored 16 points. "I think that is what it is rightnow. We are just not going out and giving it our all."

Seattle rookie Kevin Durant, the SuperSonics' leading scorerthis season and the NBA's top rookie scorer, was limited to 11points on 2-of-8 shooting.


Durant, the only SuperSonic player to have scored in doublefigures in each game this season, added two rebounds and twoassists.


"They came out fast and knocked down some shots," Durant said."They penetrated on us too much, and we can't do that with ateam like Memphis."


Miller and Stoudamire, meanwhile, combined to score 20 of theGrizzlies' first 24 points, helping Memphis build a 16-pointfirst-quarter lead.


"We played well defensively and that's what we need to do toignite our offense," Miller said. "The better our defense, thebetter our offense is going to be. ... Lately, we've beenplaying just well enough to lose and tonight we played well thewhole game, which was good to see."


Swift added 10 of his 24 points in the opening frame.

"They were focusing a lot on Pau and I was able to get open,"Swift said. "In this league, you have to feel like you can scoreon anybody."