NBA: SEATTLE (0-0) at DENVER (0-0) <h3>Durant era begins as SuperSonics open season against Nuggets</h3> <div class="pre">Seattle (0-0) at Denver (0-0) 10:30 pm EDT</div> DENVER (Ticker) -- Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonics willbegin their highly anticipated 2007-08 season on Wednesday whenthey face the Denver Nuggets. Durant, the No. 2 overall pick in June's draft, averaged25.8 points and 11.1 rebounds per game last season, becoming thefirst freshman in history to win the 2007 Naismith Award whileattending the University of Texas. Durant led the Sonics in scoring during the preseason, averaging18.8 points a game. However, the 19-year-old forward injuredhis ankle during an overtime loss to the Golden State Warriorslast Tuesday but is scheduled to play after participating fullyat practice on Monday. While the Sonics are looking to rebound from a dreadful 31-51season, the Nuggets will begin the new campaign in hopes ofreturning to the playoffs for a fourth straight season. The Nuggets qualified for the postseason after finishing with a45-37 record last season but didn't last long in the playoffs,as they were ousted in the first round by eventual-champion SanAntonio Spurs. However, with Allen Iverson returning for his first full seasonin Denver after being acquired in a trade from Philadelphiaduring the 2006-07 season, the team is hoping to escape theopening round of the playoffs for the first time during coachGeorge Karl's tenure.
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT DENVER - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS SEATTLE DENVER F Kevin Durant F Carmelo Anthony F Chris Wilcox F Kenyon Martin C Nick Collison C Marcus Camby G Damien Wilkins G Yakhouba Diawara G Earl Watson G Allen Iverson OFFICIALS: Dan Crawford Rodney Mott Ely Roe</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">SEATTLE VS DENVER - INACTIVES SEATTLE DENVER PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON K THOMAS HAMSTRING INJURY A CARTER HAND INJURY R SWIFT KNEE INJURY C ATKINS RIGHT GROIN STRAIN J SMITH SUSPENDED BY LEAGUE</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 31 31 DENVER 35 35 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 11, CHRIS WILCOX 8, DELONTE WEST 7 DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 14, ALLEN IVERSON 8, YAKHOUBA DIAWARA 5</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 31 27 58 DENVER 35 24 59 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 19, CHRIS WILCOX 12, DELONTE WEST 7 DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 18, ALLEN IVERSON 14, YAKHOUBA DIAWARA 7</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at DENVER <div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 31 27 23 81 DENVER 35 24 27 86 END 3RD QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 21, DELONTE WEST 17, CHRIS WILCOX 14 DEN - CARMELO ANTHONY 29, ALLEN IVERSON 18, YAKHOUBA DIAWARA 10</div>
