GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (8-7) at SEATTLE (3-14)

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 108
SEATTLE 85 2:46 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 109
SEATTLE 92 1:03 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA GOLDEN STATE 109
SEATTLE 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
GOLDEN STATE 35 25 28 21 109
SEATTLE 18 23 25 30 96 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: GSW - AL HARRINGTON 20, STEPHEN JACKSON 20,
TWO PLAYERS WITH 18
SEA - EARL WATSON 16, CHRIS WILCOX 16, JEFF
GREEN 13</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Golden State Warriors have something incommon with the scoreboard atop decaying Key Arena - they are onfire.


Andris Biedrins collected 18 points and 16 rebounds as theWarriors continued their torrid stretch with an easy 109-96 routof the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday night.


Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington scored 20 points apiece forGolden State, which has won six in a row and nine of its last 10games.


The Warriors also have won eight of their nine contests sinceJackson returned from his season-opening, six-game suspensionfor brandishing a gun outside of an Indianapolis strip club lastyear.


There was never a doubt in this one for the Warriors, who werein control the entire way - leading by as many as 27 points onHarrington's 3-pointer with 8:52 left in the fourth quarter.

It was such a laugher that the most interesting part of thecontest came with Golden State ahead 17-8 with seven minutesleft in the opening period. The game was delayed forapproximately 10 minutes when the scoreboard caught fire.

With smoke billowing from one of the spotlights, fire personnellowered it to the court and quickly extinguished the flames.

One of the older arenas in the NBA, Key Arena has been asticking point in negotiations between the Sonics and the cityof Seattle to keep the team in the Pacific Northwest. Sonics'ownership refuses to stay if a new arena is not built.

No injuries were reported, and the game resumed after afour-minute warmup period.


That was not a good thing for the Sonics and rookie phenom KevinDurant, who scored just six points on 2-of-12 shooting. It wasthe first contest that he did not notch double figures inscoring through 18 games in his young career.


Golden State, which had six double-figure scorers, also was ledby Baron Davis, who nearly posted a triple-double - collecting14 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.


Monta Ellis scored 18 points and Kelenna Azubuike added 14 forthe Warriors.


Chris Wilcox and Earl Watson netted 16 points apiece forSeattle, which has lost seven of its last eight games.

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NBA
GOLDEN STATE 109
SEATTLE 96 FINAL</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (109) AT SEATTLE (96)

GOLDEN STATE

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

S JACKSON F 36:44 7-19 2-2 0 3 3 3 3 3 2 20
A HARRINGTON F 31:15 7-15 2-2 0 7 7 2 2 1 1 20
A BIEDRINS C 27:50 9-12 0-1 5 11 16 1 5 0 0 18
B DAVIS G 30:34 5-16 3-4 4 4 8 9 2 4 3 14
M ELLIS G 30:47 8-15 1-2 1 3 4 5 1 3 2 18
M BARNES 20:52 0-4 1-2 0 7 7 3 2 0 1 1
K AZUBUIKE 27:41 6-13 1-2 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 14
M PIETRUS 0:48 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A CROSHERE 8:09 0-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
D MBENGA 12:01 1-1 0-0 0 2 2 0 3 0 1 2
T HUDSON 6:58 1-4 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
B WRIGHT 6:21 0-3 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 44-103 10-15 12 41 53 24 19 12 11 109
(.427) (.667) TEAM REBS: 9 TOTAL TO: 11 (7 PTS)

SEATTLE

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

D WILKINS F 22:07 2-8 2-2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 6
C WILCOX F 30:52 6-13 4-4 5 6 11 1 2 0 1 16
K THOMAS C 19:26 3-7 0-1 1 7 8 0 3 1 0 6
K DURANT G 24:44 2-12 2-2 0 3 3 0 0 0 3 6
D WEST G 19:17 3-6 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 6
E WATSON 31:34 6-12 4-5 2 3 5 5 5 0 4 16
W SZCZERBIAK 25:32 4-10 3-4 0 5 5 1 0 1 1 12
J PETRO 13:57 2-3 2-2 1 3 4 1 0 0 0 6
J GREEN 27:38 5-12 3-7 3 5 8 1 2 0 2 13
M GELABALE 19:16 1-2 0-0 0 4 4 1 1 0 1 3
M SENE 5:37 2-2 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 6
N COLLISON DNP - RIGHT NASAL WALL FRACTURE

TOTALS 240:00 36-87 22-29 12 40 52 14 13 2 16 96
(.414) (.759) TEAM REBS: 8 TOTAL TO: 18 (9 PTS)

GOLDEN STATE 35 25 28 21 - 109
SEATTLE 18 23 25 30 - 96

BLOCKED SHOTS: GOLDEN STATE - A BIEDRINS 3, M ELLIS 2, A HARRINGTON,
S JACKSON. SEATTLE - K THOMAS 2, J PETRO 2, M SENE 2, C WILCOX, K DURANT.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: GOLDEN STATE 11-26 (.423), S JACKSON 4-8, A HARRINGTON 4-
6, B DAVIS 1-4, M ELLIS 1-2, M BARNES 0-2, K AZUBUIKE 1-4. SEATTLE 2-
10 (.200), D WILKINS 0-2, D WEST 0-2, E WATSON 0-1, W SZCZERBIAK 1-
3, J GREEN 0-1, M GELABALE 1-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: NONE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BOB DELANEY, ORLANDIS POOLE, SCOTT WALL.
A - 11,461. T - 2:17.</div>

 

NBA: GOLDEN STATE at SEATTLE

<div class="pre">GOLDEN STATE (109)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
S Jackson 36:44 7-19 2-2 0-3 3 3 20
A Harrington 31:15 7-15 2-2 0-7 2 2 20
A Biedrins 27:50 9-12 0-1 5-16 1 5 18
B Davis 30:34 5-16 3-4 4-8 9 2 14
M Ellis 30:47 8-15 1-2 1-4 5 1 18
M Barnes 20:52 0-4 1-2 0-7 3 2 1
K Azubuike 27:41 6-13 1-2 2-4 1 1 14
M Pietrus 0:48 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
A Croshere 8:09 0-1 0-0 0-2 0 0 0
D Mbenga 12:01 1-1 0-0 0-2 0 3 2
T Hudson 6:58 1-4 0-0 0-0 0 0 2
B Wright 6:21 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 44-10 10-15 12-53 24 19 109
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.427, FT-.667. 3-Point Goals:
11-26, .423 (S Jackson 4-8, A Harrington 4-6,
B Davis 1-4, M Ellis 1-2, M Barnes 0-2, K
Azubuike 1-4). Team Rebounds: 9. Blocked
Shots:7 (A Biedrins 3, M Ellis 2, A
Harrington, S Jackson). Turnovers:11 (B Davis
3, S Jackson 2, M Ellis 2, A Harrington, M
Barnes, K Azubuike, D Mbenga). Steals: 12 (B
Davis 4, S Jackson 3, M Ellis 3, T Hudson, A
Harrington).


SEATTLE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
D Wilkins 22:07 2-8 2-2 0-1 1 0 6
C Wilcox 30:52 6-13 4-4 5-11 1 2 16
K Thomas 19:26 3-7 0-1 1-8 0 3 6
K Durant 24:44 2-12 2-2 0-3 0 0 6
D West 19:17 3-6 0-0 0-2 3 0 6
E Watson 31:34 6-12 4-5 2-5 5 5 16
W Szczerbiak 25:32 4-10 3-4 0-5 1 0 12
J Petro 13:57 2-3 2-2 1-4 1 0 6
J Green 27:38 5-12 3-7 3-8 1 2 13
M Gelabale 19:16 1-2 0-0 0-4 1 1 3
M Sene 5:37 2-2 2-2 0-1 0 0 6
N Collison DNP - RIGHT NASAL WALL FRACTURE

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 36-87 22-29 12-52 14 13 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.414, FT-.759. 3-Point Goals:
2-10, .200 (D Wilkins 0-2, D West 0-2, E
Watson 0-1, W Szczerbiak 1-3, J Green 0-1, M
Gelabale 1-1). Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked
Shots:8 (K Thomas 2, J Petro 2, M Sene 2, C
Wilcox, K Durant). Turnovers:16 (E Watson 4,
D West 4, K Durant 3, J Green 2, W
Szczerbiak, C Wilcox, M Gelabale). Steals: 2
(K Thomas, W Szczerbiak).

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GOLDEN STATE 35 25 28 21 - 109
SEATTLE 18 23 25 30 - 96
--------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: None.
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 11,461. T: 2:17.
Officials: Bob Delaney, Orlandis Poole, Scott
Wall.</div>

 

SEATTLE (Ticker) -- The Golden State Warriors have something incommon with the scoreboard atop decaying Key Arena - they are onfire.


Andris Biedrins collected 18 points and 16 rebounds asthe Warriors continued their torrid stretch with an easy 109-96rout of the Seattle SuperSonics on Sunday night.


Stephen Jackson and Al Harrington scored 20 points apiece forGolden State, which has won six in a row and nine of its last 10games.


"We wanted to make sure we started from the first minute andmake sure we win this game by a little bit more because wealways struggle here," Biedrins said.


The Warriors also have won eight of their nine contests sinceJackson returned from his season-opening, six-game suspensionfor brandishing a gun outside of an Indianapolis strip club lastyear.


There was never a doubt in this one for the Warriors, who werein control the entire way - leading by as many as 27 points onHarrington's 3-pointer with 8:52 left in the fourth quarter.

"I don't know what to say," Golden State coach Don Nelson said."You can't complain when you have a lead like that. Sometimesthose games are the hardest ones to coach and keep a lead. Itis the NBA and, normally, teams make comebacks."


It was such a laugher that the most interesting part of thecontest came with Golden State ahead 17-8 with seven minutesleft in the opening period. The game was delayed forapproximately 10 minutes when the scoreboard caught fire.

With smoke billowing from one of the spotlights, fire personnellowered it to the court and quickly extinguished the flames.

A burning scoreboard was a new experience, even for Nelson, whohas been around the NBA since his rookie year with the oldChicago Zephyrs in 1962.


"This was the first time," Nelson said with a laugh.

One of the older arenas in the NBA, Key Arena has been asticking point in negotiations between the Sonics and the cityof Seattle to keep the team in the Pacific Northwest. Sonics'ownership refuses to stay if a new arena is not built.

No injuries were reported, and the game resumed after afour-minute warmup period.


That was not a good thing for the Sonics and rookie phenom KevinDurant, who scored just six points on 2-of-12 shooting. It wasthe first contest that he did not notch double figures inscoring through 18 games in his young career.


"I just played him tough and made him take tough shots," Jacksonsaid about his effort to contain Durant. "I just wanted tomake it hard for him. He's a great young talent and he's goingto be great in this league.


"When you are guarding a guy like that, you want to make himmiss his first couple of shots, because you don't want him tostart off hot."


Golden State, which had six double-figure scorers, also was ledby Baron Davis, who nearly posted a triple-double - collecting14 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.


"We were a step slow all night and we played as though we wereexhausted," Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "There's not anyteam in the league you can be a step slow against, but GoldenState is one of the worst."


Monta Ellis scored 18 points and Kelenna Azubuike added 14 forthe Warriors.


Chris Wilcox and Earl Watson netted 16 points apiece forSeattle, which has lost seven of its last eight games.

"We couldn't recover and just couldn't get back into it," Wilcoxsaid. "It was just one of those nights. I just think theykilled us in the first half, and we headed into the locker roomdown 20. When we came out with a little momentum in the thirdquarter, they had an answer for everything we had."

 

Re: NBA: GOLDEN STATE (8-7) at SEATTLE (3-14)

The warriors offense was so hot it caused a fire. Yeah!</p>