GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: INDIANA (8-8) at SEATTLE (2-14)

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 84
SEATTLE 89 1:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA INDIANA 93
SEATTLE 95 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
INDIANA 24 24 17 28 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 95 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: IND - DANNY GRANGER 21, MIKE DUNLEAVY 14,
SHAWNE WILLIAMS 13
SEA - KEVIN DURANT 35, CHRIS WILCOX 12, JEFF
GREEN 12</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
INDIANA 93
SEATTLE 95 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (93) AT SEATTLE (95)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 37:57 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 10 1 3 4 6
M DUNLEAVY G 33:32 6-15 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 3 3 14
J O'NEAL F 27:19 4-10 4-4 4 6 10 2 3 1 1 12
D GRANGER F 41:13 4-18 12-15 1 6 7 0 3 1 2 21
J FOSTER C 22:38 4-7 0-0 5 9 14 2 2 0 2 8
T MURPHY 24:07 4-13 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 2 0 9
D HARRISON 17:48 5-9 0-1 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 10
S WILLIAMS 17:28 4-10 4-6 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 13
K RUSH 7:55 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
T DIENER 5:48 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
A OWENS 4:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12 36 48 21 21 10 14 93
(.359) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

D WEST G 21:00 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 1 1 5
K DURANT G 39:53 12-20 8-12 0 5 5 2 4 2 7 35
C WILCOX F 32:03 4-10 4-6 4 5 9 2 4 1 1 12
D WILKINS F 32:49 3-12 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 4 4 10
K THOMAS C 28:31 2-8 0-0 2 16 18 0 3 0 3 4
E WATSON 27:00 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 11 2 0 1 4
J GREEN 23:09 6-11 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 3 12
W SZCZERBIAK 19:50 1-6 4-4 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 7
J PETRO 15:17 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 0 6
M SENE 0:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8 47 55 23 22 10 20 95
(.427) (.731) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 21 (0 PTS)

INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D HARRISON 3, J O'NEAL, T MURPHY, S WILLIAMS,
K RUSH, D GRANGER. SEATTLE - J PETRO 3, K DURANT 3, C WILCOX 2, E WATSON,
D WILKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 6-25 (.240), J TINSLEY 1-4, M DUNLEAVY 2-
3, D GRANGER 1-7, J FOSTER 0-1, T MURPHY 1-5, S WILLIAMS 1-5. SEATTLE 6-
13 (.462), D WEST 1-1, K DURANT 3-5, D WILKINS 1-4, W SZCZERBIAK 1-
2, J PETRO 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARK WUNDERLICH, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 14,786. T - 2:20.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 37:57 2-6 1-2 0-1 10 1 6
M Dunleavy 33:32 6-15 0-0 0-5 4 2 14
J O'Neal 27:19 4-10 4-4 4-10 2 3 12
D Granger 41:13 4-18 12-15 1-7 0 3 21
J Foster 22:38 4-7 0-0 5-14 2 2 8
T Murphy 24:07 4-13 0-0 0-6 3 2 9
D Harrison 17:48 5-9 0-1 0-1 0 5 10
S Williams 17:28 4-10 4-6 2-3 0 1 13
K Rush 7:55 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
T Diener 5:48 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
A Owens 4:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12-48 21 21 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.359, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
6-25, .240 (J Tinsley 1-4, M Dunleavy 2-3, D
Granger 1-7, J Foster 0-1, T Murphy 1-5, S
Williams 1-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked
Shots:8 (D Harrison 3, J O'Neal, T Murphy, S
Williams, K Rush, D Granger). Turnovers:14 (J
Tinsley 4, M Dunleavy 3, J Foster 2, D
Granger 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison, S Williams).
Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, M Dunleavy 3, T
Murphy 2, J O'Neal, D Granger).


SEATTLE (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D West 21:00 2-4 0-0 0-3 5 0 5
K Durant 39:53 12-20 8-12 0-5 2 4 35
C Wilcox 32:03 4-10 4-6 4-9 2 4 12
D Wilkins 32:49 3-12 3-4 0-3 2 1 10
K Thomas 28:31 2-8 0-0 2-18 0 3 4
E Watson 27:00 2-5 0-0 0-3 11 2 4
J Green 23:09 6-11 0-0 1-5 0 3 12
W Szczerbiak 19:50 1-6 4-4 0-4 1 1 7
J Petro 15:17 3-6 0-0 1-5 0 3 6
M Sene 0:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8-55 23 22 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (D West 1-1, K Durant 3-5, D
Wilkins 1-4, W Szczerbiak 1-2, J Petro 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:10 (J Petro
3, K Durant 3, C Wilcox 2, E Watson, D
Wilkins). Turnovers:20 (K Durant 7, D Wilkins
4, K Thomas 3, J Green 3, E Watson, D West, C
Wilcox). Steals: 10 (D Wilkins 4, K Durant 2,
D West, J Green, J Petro, C Wilcox).

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INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive
Three, 10:17 1st; Defensive Three, 7:24 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,786. T: 2:20.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Wunderlich, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (93) AT SEATTLE (95)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 37:57 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 10 1 3 4 6
M DUNLEAVY G 33:32 6-15 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 3 3 14
J O'NEAL F 27:19 4-10 4-4 4 6 10 2 3 1 1 12
D GRANGER F 41:13 4-18 12-15 1 6 7 0 3 1 2 21
J FOSTER C 22:38 4-7 0-0 5 9 14 2 2 0 2 8
T MURPHY 24:07 4-13 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 2 0 9
D HARRISON 17:48 5-9 0-1 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 10
S WILLIAMS 17:28 4-10 4-6 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 13
K RUSH 7:55 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
T DIENER 5:48 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
A OWENS 4:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12 36 48 21 21 10 14 93
(.359) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (0 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

D WEST G 21:00 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 1 1 5
K DURANT G 39:53 12-20 8-12 0 5 5 2 4 2 7 35
C WILCOX F 32:03 4-10 4-6 4 5 9 2 4 1 1 12
D WILKINS F 32:49 3-12 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 4 4 10
K THOMAS C 28:31 2-8 0-0 2 16 18 0 3 0 3 4
E WATSON 27:00 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 11 2 0 1 4
J GREEN 23:09 6-11 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 3 12
W SZCZERBIAK 19:50 1-6 4-4 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 7
J PETRO 15:17 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 0 6
M SENE 0:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8 47 55 23 22 10 20 95
(.427) (.731) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 21 (0 PTS)

INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D HARRISON 3, J O'NEAL, T MURPHY, S WILLIAMS,
K RUSH, D GRANGER. SEATTLE - J PETRO 3, K DURANT 3, C WILCOX 2, E WATSON,
D WILKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 6-25 (.240), J TINSLEY 1-4, M DUNLEAVY 2-
3, D GRANGER 1-7, J FOSTER 0-1, T MURPHY 1-5, S WILLIAMS 1-5. SEATTLE 6-
13 (.462), D WEST 1-1, K DURANT 3-5, D WILKINS 1-4, W SZCZERBIAK 1-
2, J PETRO 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARK WUNDERLICH, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 14,786. T - 2:20.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 37:57 2-6 1-2 0-1 10 1 6
M Dunleavy 33:32 6-15 0-0 0-5 4 2 14
J O'Neal 27:19 4-10 4-4 4-10 2 3 12
D Granger 41:13 4-18 12-15 1-7 0 3 21
J Foster 22:38 4-7 0-0 5-14 2 2 8
T Murphy 24:07 4-13 0-0 0-6 3 2 9
D Harrison 17:48 5-9 0-1 0-1 0 5 10
S Williams 17:28 4-10 4-6 2-3 0 1 13
K Rush 7:55 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
T Diener 5:48 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
A Owens 4:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12-48 21 21 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.359, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
6-25, .240 (J Tinsley 1-4, M Dunleavy 2-3, D
Granger 1-7, J Foster 0-1, T Murphy 1-5, S
Williams 1-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked
Shots:8 (D Harrison 3, J O'Neal, T Murphy, S
Williams, K Rush, D Granger). Turnovers:14 (J
Tinsley 4, M Dunleavy 3, J Foster 2, D
Granger 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison, S Williams).
Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, M Dunleavy 3, T
Murphy 2, J O'Neal, D Granger).


SEATTLE (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D West 21:00 2-4 0-0 0-3 5 0 5
K Durant 39:53 12-20 8-12 0-5 2 4 35
C Wilcox 32:03 4-10 4-6 4-9 2 4 12
D Wilkins 32:49 3-12 3-4 0-3 2 1 10
K Thomas 28:31 2-8 0-0 2-18 0 3 4
E Watson 27:00 2-5 0-0 0-3 11 2 4
J Green 23:09 6-11 0-0 1-5 0 3 12
W Szczerbiak 19:50 1-6 4-4 0-4 1 1 7
J Petro 15:17 3-6 0-0 1-5 0 3 6
M Sene 0:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8-55 23 22 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (D West 1-1, K Durant 3-5, D
Wilkins 1-4, W Szczerbiak 1-2, J Petro 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:10 (J Petro
3, K Durant 3, C Wilcox 2, E Watson, D
Wilkins). Turnovers:20 (K Durant 7, D Wilkins
4, K Thomas 3, J Green 3, E Watson, D West, C
Wilcox). Steals: 10 (D Wilkins 4, K Durant 2,
D West, J Green, J Petro, C Wilcox).

-------------------------------------------
INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive
Three, 10:17 1st; Defensive Three, 7:24 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,786. T: 2:20.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Wunderlich, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Having nearly lost as many games at home inhis rookie season as he did overall in his lone season incollege, Kevin Durant wasn't about to let the SeattleSuperSonics go down easily at Key Arena yet again.

Durant scored a career-high 35 points to power the Sonics totheir first home win of the season, 95-93, over the IndianaPacers on Friday.


After losing just 10 times in 35 games in his one season atTexas, Durant has seen Seattle drop its first seven contests athome. Overall, the Sonics had lost 11 straight games at KeyArena and were off to their slowest start since 1967-68 beforeDurant's dominant performance.


Seattle was able to expand its three-point third-quarteradvantage to 75-67 with 9:41 remaining, but Indiana was able toeven the game up just three minutes later with an 10-2 run toknot the game at 77-77 at the 6:22 mark.


From that point on, Durant scored 13 of his 14 fourth-quarterpoints over the final 4:45 to power the Sonics to victory.Durant's first six points of that stretch came on two 3-pointersthat helped expand the lead to 86-81 at the 2:57 mark of thefinal quarter.


With the Pacers trailing, 90-84, with 57 seconds remaining,Indiana nearly stole the contest from the Sonics on the back ofJamaal Tinsley, who scored all six of his points in the final 54seconds to trim the Pacers' deficit to 92-90 with 13 secondsleft in the game.


Durant, who went 7-of-10 at the free-throw line over the last2:34, was able to fend off Indiana with his last three freethrows over the last few seconds of the game to seal the win.

The 6-10 forward made 12-of-20 from the field and added fiverebounds and three blocks while fellow rookie Jeff Green added12 points for Seattle. Kurt Thomas grabbed a season-high 18rebounds.


Center Jermaine O'Neal returned to the Pacers' lineup aftermissing the previous five games with soreness in his left knee.He finished with 14 points and made 6-of-15 shots before sittingout the final 2:19 of the game with an apparent right arminjury.


Danny Granger scored 21 points for the Pacers, who lost for thefirst time in their four-game West Coast trip that concludesSunday against the Los Angeles Clippers.

 

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<div class="pre">INDIANA (93) AT SEATTLE (95)

INDIANA

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

J TINSLEY G 37:57 2-6 1-2 0 1 1 10 1 3 4 6
M DUNLEAVY G 33:32 6-15 0-0 0 5 5 4 2 3 3 14
J O'NEAL F 27:19 4-10 4-4 4 6 10 2 3 1 1 12
D GRANGER F 41:13 4-18 12-15 1 6 7 0 3 1 2 21
J FOSTER C 22:38 4-7 0-0 5 9 14 2 2 0 2 8
T MURPHY 24:07 4-13 0-0 0 6 6 3 2 2 0 9
D HARRISON 17:48 5-9 0-1 0 1 1 0 5 0 1 10
S WILLIAMS 17:28 4-10 4-6 2 1 3 0 1 0 1 13
K RUSH 7:55 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
T DIENER 5:48 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
A OWENS 4:15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
S GRAHAM DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12 36 48 21 21 10 14 93
(.359) (.750) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 14 (18 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

D WEST G 21:00 2-4 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 1 1 5
K DURANT G 39:53 12-20 8-12 0 5 5 2 4 2 7 35
C WILCOX F 32:03 4-10 4-6 4 5 9 2 4 1 1 12
D WILKINS F 32:49 3-12 3-4 0 3 3 2 1 4 4 10
K THOMAS C 28:31 2-8 0-0 2 16 18 0 3 0 3 4
E WATSON 27:00 2-5 0-0 0 3 3 11 2 0 1 4
J GREEN 23:09 6-11 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 3 12
W SZCZERBIAK 19:50 1-6 4-4 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 7
J PETRO 15:17 3-6 0-0 1 4 5 0 3 1 0 6
M SENE 0:28 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N COLLISON DNP - RIGHT NASAL WALL FRACTURE
M GELABALE DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8 47 55 23 22 10 20 95
(.427) (.731) TEAM REBS: 7 TOTAL TO: 21 (20 PTS)

INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95

BLOCKED SHOTS: INDIANA - D HARRISON 3, J O'NEAL, T MURPHY, S WILLIAMS,
K RUSH, D GRANGER. SEATTLE - J PETRO 3, K DURANT 3, C WILCOX 2, E WATSON,
D WILKINS.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: INDIANA 6-25 (.240), J TINSLEY 1-4, M DUNLEAVY 2-
3, D GRANGER 1-7, J FOSTER 0-1, T MURPHY 1-5, S WILLIAMS 1-5. SEATTLE 6-
13 (.462), D WEST 1-1, K DURANT 3-5, D WILKINS 1-4, W SZCZERBIAK 1-
2, J PETRO 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: INDIANA - DEFENSIVE THREE 2.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ED MALLOY, MARK WUNDERLICH, TONY BROTHERS.
A - 14,786. T - 2:19.</div>

 

NBA: INDIANA at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">INDIANA (93)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
J Tinsley 37:57 2-6 1-2 0-1 10 1 6
M Dunleavy 33:32 6-15 0-0 0-5 4 2 14
J O'Neal 27:19 4-10 4-4 4-10 2 3 12
D Granger 41:13 4-18 12-15 1-7 0 3 21
J Foster 22:38 4-7 0-0 5-14 2 2 8
T Murphy 24:07 4-13 0-0 0-6 3 2 9
D Harrison 17:48 5-9 0-1 0-1 0 5 10
S Williams 17:28 4-10 4-6 2-3 0 1 13
K Rush 7:55 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
T Diener 5:48 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
A Owens 4:15 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
S Graham DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 33-92 21-28 12-48 21 21 93
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.359, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
6-25, .240 (J Tinsley 1-4, M Dunleavy 2-3, D
Granger 1-7, J Foster 0-1, T Murphy 1-5, S
Williams 1-5). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked
Shots:8 (D Harrison 3, J O'Neal, T Murphy, S
Williams, K Rush, D Granger). Turnovers:14 (J
Tinsley 4, M Dunleavy 3, J Foster 2, D
Granger 2, J O'Neal, D Harrison, S Williams).
Steals: 10 (J Tinsley 3, M Dunleavy 3, T
Murphy 2, J O'Neal, D Granger).


SEATTLE (95)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D West 21:00 2-4 0-0 0-3 5 0 5
K Durant 39:53 12-20 8-12 0-5 2 4 35
C Wilcox 32:03 4-10 4-6 4-9 2 4 12
D Wilkins 32:49 3-12 3-4 0-3 2 1 10
K Thomas 28:31 2-8 0-0 2-18 0 3 4
E Watson 27:00 2-5 0-0 0-3 11 2 4
J Green 23:09 6-11 0-0 1-5 0 3 12
W Szczerbiak 19:50 1-6 4-4 0-4 1 1 7
J Petro 15:17 3-6 0-0 1-5 0 3 6
M Sene 0:28 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
N Collison DNP - RIGHT NASAL WALL FRACTURE
M Gelabale DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 35-82 19-26 8-55 23 22 95
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.731. 3-Point Goals:
6-13, .462 (D West 1-1, K Durant 3-5, D
Wilkins 1-4, W Szczerbiak 1-2, J Petro 0-1).
Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked Shots:10 (J Petro
3, K Durant 3, C Wilcox 2, E Watson, D
Wilkins). Turnovers:20 (K Durant 7, D Wilkins
4, K Thomas 3, J Green 3, E Watson, D West, C
Wilcox). Steals: 10 (D Wilkins 4, K Durant 2,
D West, J Green, J Petro, C Wilcox).

-------------------------------------------
INDIANA 24 24 17 28 - 93
SEATTLE 22 27 21 25 - 95
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Indiana - 2 (Defensive
Three, 10:17 1st; Defensive Three, 7:24 3rd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 14,786. T: 2:19.
Officials: Ed Malloy, Mark Wunderlich, Tony
Brothers.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- Having nearly lost as many games at home inhis rookie season as he did overall in his lone campaign incollege, Kevin Durant wasn't about to let the SeattleSuperSonics go down easily at Key Arena yet again.

Durant scored a career-high 35 points to power the Sonics totheir first home win of the season, 95-93, over the IndianaPacers on Friday.


After losing just 10 times in 35 games in his one season atTexas, Durant has seen Seattle drop its first seven contests athome. Overall, the Sonics had lost 11 straight games at KeyArena and were off to their slowest start since 1967-68 beforeDurant's dominant performance.


Seattle was able to expand its three-point third-quarteradvantage to 75-67 with 9:41 remaining, but Indiana was able toeven the game up just three minutes later with an 10-2 run toknot the game at 77-77 at the 6:22 mark.


From that point on, Durant scored 13 of his 14 fourth-quarterpoints over the final 4:45 to power the Sonics to victory.Durant's first six points of that stretch came on two 3-pointersthat helped expand the lead to 86-81 at the 2:57 mark of thefinal quarter.


"Everybody on our team wants to be aggressive," Durant said whenasked about his role as the go-to guy. "Whoever coach calls aplay for, we're willing to go up and put aside what we want todo and try to get the win. Coach called my number tonight, andI tried to get to the free-throw line and knock them down."

With the Pacers trailing, 90-84, with 57 seconds remaining,Indiana nearly stole the contest from the Sonics on the back ofJamaal Tinsley, who scored all six of his points in the final 54seconds to trim the Pacers' deficit to 92-90 with 13 secondsleft in the game.


Durant, who went 7-of-10 at the free-throw line over the last2:34, was able to fend off Indiana with his last three freethrows over the last few seconds of the game to seal the win.

"Kevin Durant is an amazing player," Pacers coach Jim O'Briensaid. "He's 6-10 with a 7-foot wingspan. He's very, veryquick."


"Offensively, I thought he was doing a good job, but then he hada bit of a lull (this season)," Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimosaid of his budding star. "But now he's up-and-up again. He'slearning. People are coming at him hard and double-teaming him.He's going to see more of that and he's going to get better atseeing the floor."


The 6-10 forward made 12-of-20 from the field and added fiverebounds and three blocks while fellow rookie Jeff Green added12 points for Seattle. Kurt Thomas grabbed a season-high 18rebounds.


"Sometimes, the ball just bounces your way," Thomas said. "Icouldn't hit a shot, so I had to do something."


Center Jermaine O'Neal returned to the Pacers' lineup aftermissing the previous five games with soreness in his left knee.He finished with 14 points and made 6-of-15 shots before sittingout the final 2:19 of the game with an apparent right arminjury.


Danny Granger scored 21 points for the Pacers, who lost for thefirst time in their four-game West Coast trip that concludesSunday against the Los Angeles Clippers.