Phoenix Suns (0-0) @ Seattle Sonics (0-1)

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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana">November 1, 2007 @ 10:30pm ET
KeyArena (Seattle, WA)
Game aired on TNT
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<p align="center"><font face="Verdana" color="#b90456"><font color="#800080">Phoenix Suns</font>
<font color="#ff6600"> (0-0)</font></font></p>


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<p align="center"><font color="#2c5098"><font face="Verdana"><font color="#336600">Seattle Sonics</font>
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<h4 align="center"><font face="Verdana"><font size="4" color="#000000">Projected Starters</font></font></h4>
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<font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#800080"><font color="#ff6600">PG</font> <font color="#800080">Nash</font> <font color="#ff6600">SG</font> <font color="#800080">Bell</font>

</font><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#b90456"><font color="#800080"><font color="#ff6600">SF</font> </font><font color="#800080"><font color="#800080">Hill</font> </font><font color="#800080"><font color="#ff6600">PF</font> </font><font color="#800080"><font color="#800080">Marion</font> </font><font color="#800080"><font color="#ff6600">C</font> </font><font color="#800080">Stoudemire</font>
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<font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#336600"><font color="#ffcc00">PG</font> Watson <font color="#ffcc00">SG</font> Wilkins

</font><font size="2" face="Verdana" color="#336600"><font color="#ffcc00">SF</font> Durant <font color="#ffcc00">PF</font> Wilcox <font color="#ffcc00">C</font> Collison</font><font size="2">
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<h4><font size="4" color="#000000"><font face="Verdana">Team Stats</font></font></h4>
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#800080">0.0 PPG
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">103.0 PPG (10th)
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">41.7% (14th)
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">41.2% (10th)
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">52.0 RPG (4th)
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">27.0 APG (2nd)
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<td class="strong"><font color="#ffcc00"><font face="Verdana">Scoring</font></font></td>
<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">Damien Wilkins (21.0 PPG)</font></td>
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">Nick Collison (11.0 RPG)</font></td>
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<td><font face="Verdana" color="#336600">Earl Watson (7.0 APG)</font></td>
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<h4><font size="4" color="#000000"><font face="Verdana">Key Matchup
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<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000"><font color="#800080">Amare Stoudemire</font> <font size="4">vs.</font> <font color="#336600">Chris Wilcox
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<font face="Verdana">These two guys are power players and remarkable athletes that want nothing more than to tear the rim off the backboard each time they go up with it. Watching these two muscle around, run the floor, and finish around the rim is going to be a show.
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<h4><font size="4" face="Verdana" color="#000000">Keys to the Game</font></h4>
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<ul>[*]<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><font color="#800080">I'm rushing this game thread, I don't have time for this tonight.</font></font>[/list]
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<ul>[*]<font face="Verdana" color="#336600">I'm rushing this game thread, I don't have time for this tonight.</font>[/list]
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<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000"> <font color="#ff6600">Boris Diaw</font></font></font>
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</font></font><font face="Verdana" color="#0000ff"><font color="#800080">With Chris Wilcox, Nick Collison, and Johan Petro n the lineup for Seattle, Phoenix must win the rebounding battle. The Sonics have a lot of big bodies, and Diaw will have to step it up for them off the bench.</font>
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<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><font color="#ff0000"> <font color="#ffcc00">Kevin Durant</font></font></font>
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</font></font><font face="Verdana" color="#ff0000"><font color="#336600">Let's not sugar coat it... Seattle is not going to stop Phoenix on the defensive end. With that said, they need to run up the score with them. They play a fast-paced game as it is, but Durant is going to have to shoot the ball better than he did last night and give his team a lift.</font>
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<font color="#800080"><font face="Verdana">None</font></font></p>


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<font face="Verdana" color="#000000"><font color="#ffcc00">Luke Ridnour:</font> <font color="#336600">Will not play with the fact mask.
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<td colspan="2"><font face="Verdana">This is going to be a ridiculous offensive game. Shots will be flying left and right and you're head will be moving back and forth so much, you'd think Kevin Durant was a tennis player. With that said, there is no reason why Phoenix should lose this game. They are widely superior.
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I rushed this in between timeouts/halftime of the Heat/Pistons game, so I didn't do the keys to the game. Forgive me, heh.</p>

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This Seattle team is certainly one of my favorite teams to watch. Obviously, they have a long way to go and are unable to close out games and handle slower paced teams.. but I love watching these young guys play freestyle basketball.</p>

Kevin Durant, great first half. Nice to see him get the jitters out of his system and get something going. The one thing that has impressed me the most about him within the past 2 days is his passing off the dribble. He has made some terrific passers to guys on the roll.</p>

 

Is there a chance Durant makes the all star team?</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticKing)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Is there a chance Durant makes the all star team?</p>

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Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki, Pau Gasol, Carlos Boozer, Carmelo Anthony, Tracy McGrady, Shawn Marion, Ron Artest... there are WAY too many star forwards in the West for Durant to make it right away. The only way would be if he recieves more votes than those guys, which likely won't happen.</p>

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Holy shit...how is Seattle winning???!</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

DURANT! 20 points.</p>

Watson is a ball hog jesus. Pass the rock buddy.</p>

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Does his 7 assists mean anything, or are those not reflective of his game play?</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

DURANT! 20 points.</p>

Watson is a ball hog jesus. Pass the rock buddy.</p>

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Does his 7 assists mean anything, or are those not reflective of his game play?</p>

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Just because a player gets assists, doesn't mean he's moving the ball well or making good decisions. A stat is just that... a stat.</p>

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

DURANT! 20 points.</p>

Watson is a ball hog jesus. Pass the rock buddy.</p>

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Does his 7 assists mean anything, or are those not reflective of his game play?</p>

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He was passing it earlier, but his last 3 shots have been terrible. PJ yanked him in favor of Delonte.</p>

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Oooh, IC. I approve of that move. Delonte's better than Earl..</p>

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

DURANT! 20 points.</p>

Watson is a ball hog jesus. Pass the rock buddy.</p>

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Does his 7 assists mean anything, or are those not reflective of his game play?</p>

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Just because a player gets assists, doesn't mean he's moving the ball well or making good decisions. A stat is just that... a stat.</p>

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I know...sometimes it means a player is moving the ball well and making good decisions, and sometimes it just means that a point guard is holding the ball until he sees the chance to get an assist, or is only passing it to a player who's hot and making shots.</p>

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (shapecity)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (peg182)</div><div class='quotemain'></p>

Holy shit...how is Seattle winning???!</p>

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Unselfish basketball.</p>

Seattle is doing a nice job on the boards too.</p>

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Wow. Wally did a great job of keeping that going. (sarcasm)</p>

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When the hell did Marcus Banks develop a jumper? Jesus...</p>