GAME THREAD: NBA: SEATTLE (5-15) at NEW ORLEANS (13-7)

NBA: SEATTLE (5-15) at NEW ORLEANS (13-7)

<h3>Durant, Sonics aim for third straight win</h3>

<div class="pre">Seattle (5-15) at New Orleans (13-7) 7:00 pm EST</div>

NEW ORLEANS (Ticker) - Kevin Durant and the Seattle SuperSonicslook to record their first three-game winning streak since lastseason on Sunday.


Durant will try to guide the SuperSonics past the New OrleansHornets in the first stop of a five-game road trip.

On Friday, the 19-year-old rookie dominated the fourth quarteren route to a season high-tying 35 points to help the Sonicsbeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 104-98.


"They went to him down the stretch," Milwaukee coach LarryKrystkowiak said. "This is the kind of player everyoneanticipated coming into this league. He got some confidenceearly, and I thought we did a decent job on him, he just madesome big plays."


Seattle split four meetings against the Hornets last season, butthe Sonics haven't won on the road in the series in threetrips.


New Orleans picked up its third win in four game behind theefforts of Chris Paul's career-high 43-point performance inFriday's 118-116 overtime victory over Memphis.


The Hornets have won 12 straight overtime games dating to the2005-06 season - including three this campaign.

 

NBA: SEATTLE at NEW ORLEANS

<div class="pre">SEATTLE AT NEW ORLEANS - PROBABLE STARTING LINEUPS


SEATTLE NEW ORLEANS

F Chris Wilcox F David West
F Damien Wilkins F Julian Wright
C Kurt Thomas C Tyson Chandler
G Earl Watson G Rasual Butler
G Kevin Durant G Chris Paul

OFFICIALS: Kevin Fehr
Tony Brothers
Eddie F. Rush</div>

 

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<div class="pre">SEATTLE VS NEW ORLEANS - INACTIVES

SEATTLE NEW ORLEANS

PLAYER NAME REASON PLAYER NAME REASON
D WEST FOOT INJURY P STOJAKOVIC GROIN PULL
R SWIFT KNEE INJURY R BOWEN KNEE INJURY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 3
NEW ORLEANS 8 8:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 5
NEW ORLEANS 17 6:05 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 11
NEW ORLEANS 23 3:07 LEFT, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 17
NEW ORLEANS 23 END, 1ST QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 17 17
NEW ORLEANS 23 23 END 1ST QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 1ST QUARTER

SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 4, DAMIEN WILKINS 2, KEVIN
DURANT 2
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 8, TYSON CHANDLER 6, RASUAL
BUTLER 5</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 22
NEW ORLEANS 29 8:35 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 26
NEW ORLEANS 38 6:21 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 36
NEW ORLEANS 46 3:04 LEFT, 2ND QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 41
NEW ORLEANS 52 HALFTIME</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 17 24 41
NEW ORLEANS 23 29 52 HALFTIME

HIGH SCORERS AT HALFTIME

SEA - KEVIN DURANT 14, WALLY SZCZERBIAK 10,
EARL WATSON 7
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 14, TYSON CHANDLER 8, RASUAL
BUTLER 7</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 47
NEW ORLEANS 52 8:35 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 53
NEW ORLEANS 56 5:43 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 60
NEW ORLEANS 60 2:44 LEFT, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 65
NEW ORLEANS 67 END, 3RD QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA END 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 17 24 24 65
NEW ORLEANS 23 29 15 67 END 3RD QTR

HIGH SCORERS AFTER 3RD QUARTER

SEA - KEVIN DURANT 16, KURT THOMAS 12, EARL
WATSON 9
NOR - CHRIS PAUL 18, TYSON CHANDLER 10, DAVID
WEST 8</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 71
NEW ORLEANS 71 8:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE 75
NEW ORLEANS 77 6:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>