GAME THREAD: NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
SEATTLE 24 28 28 16 96
CLEVELAND 26 21 19 24 90 FINAL

HIGH SCORERS: SEA - CHRIS WILCOX 20, KEVIN DURANT 15, WALLY
SZCZERBIAK 14
CLE - SHANNON BROWN 19, LEBRON JAMES 14, IRA
NEWBLE 13</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (96) AT CLEVELAND (90)

SEATTLE

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

M GELABALE F 21:50 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 9
C WILCOX F 22:10 8-9 4-5 4 4 8 0 2 0 1 20
K THOMAS 24:13 2-5 1-3 1 8 9 1 3 1 0 5
W SZCZERBIAK 23:51 5-13 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 14
E WATSON G 27:31 3-9 3-6 1 4 5 6 0 4 2 9
N COLLISON 25:50 4-10 1-4 8 3 11 1 3 0 1 9
K DURANT 25:34 5-22 3-4 1 6 7 2 1 2 0 15
J PETRO C 23:40 3-5 1-2 4 4 8 0 6 0 2 7
J GREEN 24:09 3-9 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 7
J JACKSON 20:29 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 4 4 0 2 1
D WILKINS 0:36 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M SENE 0:07 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 37-91 16-29 20 34 54 20 22 9 12 96
(.407) (.552) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 13 (16 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

L JAMES F 22:26 6-12 2-4 2 2 4 5 0 1 2 14
D GOODEN F 25:29 4-8 2-2 1 4 5 0 4 1 3 10
Z ILGAUSKAS C 25:34 3-6 0-0 1 8 9 2 2 1 1 6
L HUGHES G 26:01 4-11 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
D GIBSON G 25:47 3-9 2-2 0 1 1 5 5 0 1 10
D MARSHALL 14:47 1-3 2-2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 4
D BROWN 13:29 0-5 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 0
DA JONES 17:26 1-4 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
DW JONES 20:12 0-3 2-2 2 8 10 0 1 0 0 2
S BROWN 21:11 4-8 11-14 0 2 2 2 3 0 3 19
I NEWBLE 17:40 5-9 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13
A TOLLIVER 4:06 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D RICE 3:10 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N FELIX 2:42 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0

TOTALS 240:00 31-79 24-30 11 31 42 17 20 6 14 90
(.392) (.800) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 15 (19 PTS)

SEATTLE 24 28 28 16 - 96
CLEVELAND 26 21 19 24 - 90

BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON, M GELABALE, J PETRO. CLEVELAND -
D MARSHALL 4, D GOODEN 3, Z ILGAUSKAS, N FELIX, L JAMES, S BROWN.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 6-15 (.400), M GELABALE 1-1, W SZCZERBIAK 3-
4, E WATSON 0-3, K DURANT 2-5, J GREEN 0-2. CLEVELAND 4-23 (.174),
L JAMES 0-2, L HUGHES 0-3, D GIBSON 2-6, D MARSHALL 0-1, D BROWN 0-
2, DA JONES 1-4, S BROWN 0-2, I NEWBLE 1-2, D RICE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE 3. CLEVELAND - DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, JAMES CAPERS, RON OLESIAK.
A - 15,878. T - N/A.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Gelabale 21:50 4-8 0-0 0-1 4 2 9
C Wilcox 22:10 8-9 4-5 4-8 0 2 20
K Thomas 24:13 2-5 1-3 1-9 1 3 5
W Szczerbiak 23:51 5-13 1-1 0-1 1 1 14
E Watson 27:31 3-9 3-6 1-5 6 0 9
N Collison 25:50 4-10 1-4 8-11 1 3 9
K Durant 25:34 5-22 3-4 1-7 2 1 15
J Petro 23:40 3-5 1-2 4-8 0 6 7
J Green 24:09 3-9 1-2 1-2 1 0 7
J Jackson 20:29 0-1 1-2 0-2 4 4 1
D Wilkins 0:36 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Sene 0:07 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-91 16-29 20-54 20 22 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.407, FT-.552. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (M Gelabale 1-1, W Szczerbiak 3-4,
E Watson 0-3, K Durant 2-5, J Green 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 15. Blocked Shots:3 (N
Collison, M Gelabale, J Petro). Turnovers:12
(J Jackson 2, E Watson 2, J Petro 2, M
Gelabale 2, W Szczerbiak, C Wilcox, N
Collison, J Green). Steals: 9 (E Watson 4, W
Szczerbiak 2, K Durant 2, K Thomas).


CLEVELAND (90)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 22:26 6-12 2-4 2-4 5 0 14
D Gooden 25:29 4-8 2-2 1-5 0 4 10
Z Ilgauskas 25:34 3-6 0-0 1-9 2 2 6
L Hughes 26:01 4-11 0-0 0-1 1 1 8
D Gibson 25:47 3-9 2-2 0-1 5 5 10
D Marshall 14:47 1-3 2-2 2-4 0 1 4
D Brown 13:29 0-5 0-0 2-3 1 2 0
Da Jones 17:26 1-4 1-2 1-1 1 0 4
Dw Jones 20:12 0-3 2-2 2-10 0 1 2
S Brown 21:11 4-8 11-14 0-2 2 3 19
I Newble 17:40 5-9 2-2 0-1 0 0 13
A Tolliver 4:06 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D Rice 3:10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
N Felix 2:42 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-79 24-30 11-42 17 20 90
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.392, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
4-23, .174 (L James 0-2, L Hughes 0-3, D
Gibson 2-6, D Marshall 0-1, D Brown 0-2, Da
Jones 1-4, S Brown 0-2, I Newble 1-2, D Rice
0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:11 (D
Marshall 4, D Gooden 3, Z Ilgauskas, N Felix,
L James, S Brown). Turnovers:14 (D Gooden 3,
S Brown 3, D Brown 2, L James 2, Z Ilgauskas,
L Hughes, D Gibson, I Newble). Steals: 6 (Z
Ilgauskas, L Hughes, I Newble, D Gooden, D
Brown, L James).

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SEATTLE 24 28 28 16 - 96
CLEVELAND 26 21 19 24 - 90
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Technical fouls: Seattle - 3 (Defensive
Three, 0:56 1st; Defensive Three, 7:16 2nd;
Defensive Three, 10:07 2nd). Cleveland - 1
(Defensive Three, 6:05 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,878. T: N/A.
Officials: Eric Lewis, James Capers, Ron
Olesiak.</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Rookie Kevin Durant didn't exactly light<div class="pre">it up in his first matchup with superstar LeBron James and the</div>Cleveland Cavaliers.


Struggling through a poor shooting night, Durant scored 15points and did just enough to help the SuperSonics post a 96-90victory over the Cavaliers in a preseason contest on Fridaynight.


The second overall pick in this June's draft, Durant shot2-of-10 in the first half en route to a less than stellar5-of-22 mark from the field overall. He also had sevenrebounds, two assists and two steals.


Playing their third game in four nights, the Cavaliers struggledagainst the Sonics' zone defense and fell behind 80-66 afterthree quarters. James needed an ice pack on his back aftercollecting 14 points and five assists in 22 minutes.

Cleveland also was without the services of three key roleplayers from last season and its most recent acquisition viatrade.


Sasha Pavlovic and Anderson Varejao are in contract negotiationsand have been absent since camp opened on October 1. Eric Snowwill be sidelined at least four to five more weeks after kneesurgery.


Cedric Simmons, who was acquired from the New Orleans Hornets onSeptember 29, also is sidelined with a left ankle bone bruise.

Chris Wilcox scored 20 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 14 forSeattle.


Shannon Brown had 19 points and Ira Newble added 13 forCleveland.

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (96) AT CLEVELAND (90)

SEATTLE

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

M GELABALE F 21:52 4-8 0-0 0 1 1 4 2 0 2 9
C WILCOX F 22:08 8-9 4-5 4 4 8 0 2 0 1 20
K THOMAS 24:14 2-5 1-3 1 8 9 1 3 1 0 5
W SZCZERBIAK 23:51 5-13 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 2 1 14
E WATSON G 27:33 3-9 3-6 1 4 5 6 0 4 2 9
N COLLISON 25:52 4-10 1-4 8 3 11 1 3 0 1 9
K DURANT 25:33 5-22 3-4 1 6 7 2 1 2 0 15
J PETRO C 23:39 3-5 1-2 4 4 8 0 6 0 2 7
J GREEN 24:09 3-9 1-2 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 7
J JACKSON 20:27 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 4 4 0 2 1
D WILKINS 0:35 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M SENE 0:07 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D WEST DNP - COACH'S DECISION
L RIDNOUR DNP - COACH'S DECISION
R SWIFT DNP - COACH'S DECISION

TOTALS 240:00 37-91 16-29 20 34 54 20 22 9 12 96
(.407) (.552) TEAM REBS: 15 TOTAL TO: 13 (16 PTS)

CLEVELAND

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

L JAMES F 22:26 6-12 2-4 2 2 4 5 0 1 2 14
D GOODEN F 25:28 4-8 2-2 1 4 5 0 4 1 3 10
Z ILGAUSKAS C 25:34 3-6 0-0 1 8 9 2 2 1 1 6
L HUGHES G 26:02 4-11 0-0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 8
D GIBSON G 25:47 3-9 2-2 0 1 1 5 5 0 1 10
D MARSHALL 14:47 1-3 2-2 2 2 4 0 1 0 0 4
D BROWN 13:30 0-5 0-0 2 1 3 1 2 1 2 0
DA JONES 17:25 1-4 1-2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 4
DW JONES 20:12 0-3 2-2 2 8 10 0 1 0 0 2
S BROWN 21:10 4-8 11-14 0 2 2 2 3 0 3 19
I NEWBLE 17:40 5-9 2-2 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 13
A TOLLIVER 4:07 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D RICE 3:10 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
N FELIX 2:42 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
E SNOW DNP - KNEE INJURY
H ADAMS DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C SIMMONS DNP - ANKLE INJURY

TOTALS 240:00 31-79 24-30 11 31 42 17 20 6 14 90
(.392) (.800) TEAM REBS: 10 TOTAL TO: 15 (19 PTS)

SEATTLE 24 28 28 16 - 96
CLEVELAND 26 21 19 24 - 90

BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - N COLLISON, M GELABALE, J PETRO. CLEVELAND -
D MARSHALL 4, D GOODEN 3, Z ILGAUSKAS, N FELIX, L JAMES, S BROWN.

3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 6-15 (.400), M GELABALE 1-1, W SZCZERBIAK 3-
4, E WATSON 0-3, K DURANT 2-5, J GREEN 0-2. CLEVELAND 4-23 (.174),
L JAMES 0-2, L HUGHES 0-3, D GIBSON 2-6, D MARSHALL 0-1, D BROWN 0-
2, DA JONES 1-4, S BROWN 0-2, I NEWBLE 1-2, D RICE 0-1.
TECHNICAL FOULS: SEATTLE - DEFENSIVE THREE 3. CLEVELAND - DEFENSIVE
THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: ERIC LEWIS, JAMES CAPERS, RON OLESIAK.
A - 15,878. T - 2:13.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">SEATTLE (96)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
M Gelabale 21:52 4-8 0-0 0-1 4 2 9
C Wilcox 22:08 8-9 4-5 4-8 0 2 20
K Thomas 24:14 2-5 1-3 1-9 1 3 5
W Szczerbiak 23:51 5-13 1-1 0-1 1 1 14
E Watson 27:33 3-9 3-6 1-5 6 0 9
N Collison 25:52 4-10 1-4 8-11 1 3 9
K Durant 25:33 5-22 3-4 1-7 2 1 15
J Petro 23:39 3-5 1-2 4-8 0 6 7
J Green 24:09 3-9 1-2 1-2 1 0 7
J Jackson 20:27 0-1 1-2 0-2 4 4 1
D Wilkins 0:35 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
M Sene 0:07 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D West DNP - COACH'S DECISION
L Ridnour DNP - COACH'S DECISION
R Swift DNP - COACH'S DECISION

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 37-91 16-29 20-54 20 22 96
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.407, FT-.552. 3-Point Goals:
6-15, .400 (M Gelabale 1-1, W Szczerbiak 3-4,
E Watson 0-3, K Durant 2-5, J Green 0-2).
Team Rebounds: 15. Blocked Shots:3 (N
Collison, M Gelabale, J Petro). Turnovers:12
(J Jackson 2, E Watson 2, J Petro 2, M
Gelabale 2, W Szczerbiak, C Wilcox, N
Collison, J Green). Steals: 9 (E Watson 4, W
Szczerbiak 2, K Durant 2, K Thomas).


CLEVELAND (90)

fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
L James 22:26 6-12 2-4 2-4 5 0 14
D Gooden 25:28 4-8 2-2 1-5 0 4 10
Z Ilgauskas 25:34 3-6 0-0 1-9 2 2 6
L Hughes 26:02 4-11 0-0 0-1 1 1 8
D Gibson 25:47 3-9 2-2 0-1 5 5 10
D Marshall 14:47 1-3 2-2 2-4 0 1 4
D Brown 13:30 0-5 0-0 2-3 1 2 0
Da Jones 17:25 1-4 1-2 1-1 1 0 4
Dw Jones 20:12 0-3 2-2 2-10 0 1 2
S Brown 21:10 4-8 11-14 0-2 2 3 19
I Newble 17:40 5-9 2-2 0-1 0 0 13
A Tolliver 4:07 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
D Rice 3:10 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
N Felix 2:42 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0 0
E Snow DNP - KNEE INJURY
H Adams DNP - COACH'S DECISION
C Simmons DNP - ANKLE INJURY

______________________________________________________
TOTALS 240:00 31-79 24-30 11-42 17 20 90
______________________________________________________

Percentages: FG-.392, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
4-23, .174 (L James 0-2, L Hughes 0-3, D
Gibson 2-6, D Marshall 0-1, D Brown 0-2, Da
Jones 1-4, S Brown 0-2, I Newble 1-2, D Rice
0-1). Team Rebounds: 10. Blocked Shots:11 (D
Marshall 4, D Gooden 3, Z Ilgauskas, N Felix,
L James, S Brown). Turnovers:14 (D Gooden 3,
S Brown 3, D Brown 2, L James 2, Z Ilgauskas,
L Hughes, D Gibson, I Newble). Steals: 6 (Z
Ilgauskas, L Hughes, I Newble, D Gooden, D
Brown, L James).

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SEATTLE 24 28 28 16 - 96
CLEVELAND 26 21 19 24 - 90
-------------------------------------------

Technical fouls: Seattle - 3 (Defensive
Three, 0:56 1st; Defensive Three, 7:16 2nd;
Defensive Three, 10:07 2nd). Cleveland - 1
(Defensive Three, 6:05 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 15,878. T: 2:13.
Officials: Eric Lewis, James Capers, Ron
Olesiak.</div>

 

NBA: SEATTLE at CLEVELAND

<div class="pre">NBA SEATTLE AT CLEVELAND
NOTE: RESENDING TO CORRECT MINUTES</div>

 

By Jeff Brewer
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


CLEVELAND (Ticker) -- Rookie Kevin Durant didn't exactly light<div class="pre">it up in his first matchup with superstar LeBron James and the</div>Cleveland Cavaliers.


Struggling through a poor shooting night, Durant scored 15points and did just enough to help the SuperSonics post a 96-90victory over the Cavaliers in a preseason contest on Fridaynight.


The second overall pick in this June's draft, Durant shot2-of-10 in the first half en route to a less than stellar5-of-22 mark from the field overall. He also had sevenrebounds, two assists and two steals.


Playing their third game in four nights, the Cavaliers struggledagainst the Sonics' zone defense and fell behind 80-66 afterthree quarters. James needed an ice pack on his shoulder aftercollecting 14 points and five assists in 22 minutes.

Cleveland also was without the services of three key roleplayers from last season and its most recent acquisition viatrade.


Sasha Pavlovic and Anderson Varejao are in contract negotiationsand have been absent since camp opened on October 1. Eric Snowwill be sidelined at least four to five more weeks after kneesurgery.


Cedric Simmons, who was acquired from the New Orleans Hornets onSeptember 29, also is sidelined with a left ankle bone bruise.

Chris Wilcox scored 20 points and Wally Szczerbiak added 14 forSeattle.


Shannon Brown had 19 points and Ira Newble added 13 forCleveland.