NBA: SEATTLE (1-8) at ATLANTA (3-4) <h3>Durant, Sonics aim for second straight win vs. Hawks</h3> Seattle (1-8) at Atlanta (3-4) 7:30 pm EST ATLANTA (Ticker) -- If history is any indicator, Kevin Durantand the Seattle SuperSonics' second win may come a lot fasterthan the first did. Fresh off their first win of the season, Durant and theSuperSonics aim for their eighth straight victory over theAtlanta Hawks when the teams square off Friday. The second overall pick of June's draft, Durant scored 20 pointsto help the Sonics hold off a frantic rally by Dwyane Wade andthe Miami Heat in a 104-95 win on Wednesday. The victory had to be a relief for the rookie and his teammates,who set a franchise record by losing eight straight games tostart the season. Although Durant has not been around for Seattle's recentmeetings with Atlanta, he would like to help the Sonics to theirfourth straight win here. Seattle, which may be playing its last season in the "QueenCity," has not lost to Atlanta since a 91-81 setback on November9, 2003. The Hawks are coming off Wednesday's 117-109 win over theCharlotte Bobcats in which Joe Johnson scored a season-high 34points.
Re: NBA: SEATTLE (1-8) at ATLANTA (3-4) Can't wait to see Joe Johnson vs. Kevin Durant. We will win this one, I'm going to call it. We have beaten much better teams and should easily take the Sonics. Expect huge games from Horford and Marvin.</p>
NBA: SEATTLE at ATLANTA <div class="pre">SEATTLE VS ATLANTA - INACTIVES SEATTLE ATLANTA PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON L RIDNOUR LEFT QUAD CONTUSION A JOHNSON COACH'S DECISION R SWIFT RIGHT KNEE INJURY S CLAXTON LEFT KNEE INJURY A LAW LEFT ANKLE SPRAIN J SMITH LEFT QUAD CONTUSION</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at ATLANTA <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT ATLANTA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS SEATTLE ATLANTA F Chris Wilcox F Marvin Williams F Damien Wilkins F Al Horford C Kurt Thomas C Zaza Pachulia G Earl Watson G Tyronn Lue G Kevin Durant G Joe Johnson OFFICIALS: Scott Foster Eric Lewis Benny Adams</div>
Re: NBA: SEATTLE (1-8) at ATLANTA (3-4) No Smith or Law tonight, but I fell we can hold our own. Can't wait for the Johnson - Durant matchup, should be a good one. I see Lue getting about 35 minutes tonight and Horford about the same.</p>
NBA: SEATTLE at ATLANTA <div class="pre">SEATTLE AT ATLANTA - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS REVISED LINEUPS SEATTLE ATLANTA F Chris Wilcox F Marvin Williams F Damien Wilkins F Al Horford C Nick Collison C Zaza Pachulia G Earl Watson G Tyronn Lue G Kevin Durant G Joe Johnson OFFICIALS: Scott Foster Eric Lewis Benny Adams</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 26 26 ATLANTA 23 23 END 1ST QTR HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 10, NICK COLLISON 6, KEVIN DURANT 4 ATL - ZAZA PACHULIA 10, JOE JOHNSON 5, JOSH CHILDRESS 2</div>
NBA: SEATTLE at ATLANTA <div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- SEATTLE 26 32 58 ATLANTA 23 22 45 HALFTIME HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME SEA - DAMIEN WILKINS 15, EARL WATSON 11, KEVIN DURANT 10 ATL - ZAZA PACHULIA 10, JOE JOHNSON 8, JOSH CHILDRESS 8</div>
