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Game 3 Preview | October 27, 2007
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Seattle Supersonics (2-0, 1-0 Away)		San Antonio Spurs (1-1, 0-1 Home)
Projected Starters Earl Watson Point Guard Tony Parker Kevin Durant Shooting Guard Michael Finley Damien Wilkins Small Forward Bruce Bowen Chris Wilcox Power Forward Fabricio Oberto Nick Collison Center Tim Duncan Injury Report Kurt Thomas - Strained Groin Out 1-2 Weeks Game Notes The Spurs swept the season series last year, winning all four games.

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Spurs Hand Sonics First Loss
Tim Duncan scored 20 points with 17 rebounds in the Spurs 92-82 win

Associated Press

Oct. 27, 2007

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Spurs got their first look at Seattle rookie Kevin Durant and were quite impressed. The Seattle SuperSonics got the full impact of the defending champion Spurs and were bowled over.

Tim Duncan scored 20 points with 17 rebounds and Manu Ginobili added 19 points including three of four 3-pointers as the Spurs gave the Sonics their first loss of the season 92-82.

After losing the first game of the season the Spurs now have back-to-back wins.

"We need to get the ball to open guys and make some shots. And we've been doing that the past couple of games," Duncan said.

After leading by seven at the half, San Antonio used a 24-15 third quarter advantage to expand the lead and the Sonics were never a threat in the second half.

"Anytime you have Manu, Tony and myself on the floor, Manu and Tony are the type of guys who can score on anybody on a one-on-one situation. So with their defense pretty much has to pick their poison," Duncan said. "Nine times out of 10, they always run to defend the paint and that's when I get open. So we're going to get a good look."

Durant led Seattle with 23 points. The 6-foot-10 forward is averaging 23.7 points and 32.0 minutes through his first three NBA games.

"We felt from the beginning he would play a lot and play big minutes, and that's the way it's evolving," coach P.J. Carlesimo said. "He's going to have the same trials and tribulations that all rookies have. The difference is, he's going to get more meaningful minutes than most rookies get in this league. He's going to have nights where he's going to look unbelievable for a 19-year-old, and others where he's going to look like a rookie."

The Spurs used Michael Finley, Bruce Bowen and Brent Barry at different times to try and defend against Durant's perimeter shooting. He was 9-for-17 from the field.

"He's got a nice stroke and he banged down some shots," Spurs coach Greg Popovich said. "On most of the jump shots he made, there were guys there. But they just didn't play him aggressively enough because they didn't know he had that kind of trigger and that kind of range. What I like most about his game is his ability to make plays. He showed a lot of savvy out there for a rookie."

Seattle's road swing will remain in Texas as they travel across the state to face the Houston Rockets tomorrow for their first back-to-back games of the season.

Seattle Supersonics (2-1) at San Antonio Spurs (2-1)
Oct 27, 2019 1 2 3 4 Final Seattle 21 18 15 28 82 San Antonio 27 19 24 22 92 Top Performers Seattle Supersonics Kevin Durant - 23 pts, 3 reb Earl Watson - 12 pts, 5 reb, 6 ast, 4 stl San Antonio Spurs Tim Duncan - 20 pts, 17 reb Manu Ginobili - 19 pts, 4 reb	Team Stats Comparison SEA SAS FG Made-Att 34-88 38-80 3PT Made-Att 3-20 8-17 FT Made-Att 11-15 8-17 Rebounds 44 57 Assists 18 24 Turnovers 9 17 Steals 15 6 Blocks 3 4
Seattle Supersonics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Wilcox, PF 31 6-14 0-0 0-2 7 3 0 0 1 12 D. Wilkins, SF 31 3-11 1-7 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 7 N. Collison, PF 28 1-6 0-0 1-1 12 1 2 1 2 3 E. Watson, PG 31 5-8 1-3 1-2 5 6 4 0 3 12 K. Durant, SG 31 9-17 1-4 4-4 3 1 1 0 2 23 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Szczerbiak, SF 17 4-6 0-1 4-4 0 0 3 0 0 12 J. Green, SF 17 3-12 0-1 0-0 1 1 2 1 0 6 R. Swift, C 15 1-3 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 0 2 L. Ridnour, PG 11 1-6 0-2 0-0 1 2 0 0 1 2 J. Petro, C 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 1 1 0 2 D. West, PG 16 0-3 0-1 1-2 4 1 1 0 0 1 M. Gelabale, SG 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 M. Sene, C D N P
San Antonio Spurs STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS F. Oberto, PF 31 5-8 0-0 0-0 5 3 0 2 1 10 B. Bowen, SF 29 2-4 0-1 0-0 5 2 1 0 0 4 T. Duncan, C 30 8-17 0-0 4-5 17 1 0 1 3 20 M. Finley, SG 20 4-8 1-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 2 9 T. Parker, PG 32 5-11 1-2 1-4 4 5 0 0 4 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS M. Ginobili, SG 21 7-16 3-4 2-4 4 2 2 0 4 19 I. Udoka, SF 17 4-7 2-5 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 10 B. Barry, SF 15 1-4 1-3 0-0 3 4 1 0 1 3 M. Bonner, C 19 1-3 0-0 0-0 9 1 1 1 1 2 I. Mahinmi, C 7 1-1 0-0 0-2 4 0 0 0 0 2 F. Elson, C 10 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 1 1 0 0 1 D. Washington, SG 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 J. Vaughn, PG D N P

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Game 4 Preview | October 28, 2007
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Seattle Supersonics (2-1, 1-1 Away)		Houston Rockets (2-0, 2-0 Home)
Projected Starters Earl Watson Point Guard Rafer Alston Kevin Durant Shooting Guard Tracy McGrady Damien Wilkins Small Forward Shane Battier Chris Wilcox Power Forward Chuck Hayes Robert Swift Center Yao Ming Injury Report Kurt Thomas - Strained Groin Out: Day-to-Day Game Notes Houston won all three meetings last season.

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Rockets Rough Up Sonics
Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady combine for 49 points and 35 rebounds as Houston improves to 3-0

Associated Press

Oct. 28, 2007

HOUSTON -- Tracy McGrady says he'll play this season with pain in his left knee. All he can do during games is try to put the injury out of his mind.

Luckily for the Houston Rockets, they have Yao Ming to share the load with McGrady.

Yao scored 27 points and grabbed 24 rebounds, while McGrady added 22 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals as the Rockets improved to 3-0 on the season with a 92-83 win over the Supersonics.

Kevin Durant failed to break the twenty point mark for the first time in his young career, scoring 18 points on 8 for 20 shooting. Durant says he needs to attack the basket more and stop settling for long jumpers.

"Every level has been difficult for me to adjust to at the beginning," said Durant, still the NBA's leading rookie scorer. "I don't think there is any pressure. I just try to have fun, keep learning and try and progress."

After an 2-0 start the Sonics have now dropped back to back road games, something to keep and eye on as three of the next four games are away from home.

Both team struggled to gain a rhythm on offense in the first half with the Sonics holding a 40-38 half-time lead.

Houston opened the second-half with a Shane Battier three to take the lead an would not trail again.

The Sonics trailed by just five with 41 seconds left, but Damien Wilkins missed two free throws and Battier hit another three that sealed the win for the Rockets.

Next up for Seattle is a visit to their geographic rival Portland to face the 2-2 Trail Blazers.

Seattle Supersonics (2-2) at Houston Rockets (3-0)
Oct 28, 2007 1 2 3 4 Final Seattle 23 17 21 22 83 Houston 18 20 29 25 92 Top Performers Seattle Supersonics Kevin Durant - 18 pts, 5 reb Chris Wilcox - 12 pts, 9 reb Houston Rockets Yao Ming - 27 pts, 24 reb Tracy McGrady - 22 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl	Team Stats Comparison SEA HOU FG Made-Att 36-90 35-86 3PT Made-Att 2-9 3-9 FT Made-Att 9-14 19-25 Rebounds 48 59 Assists 22 19 Turnovers 8 10 Steals 4 8 Blocks 6 4
Seattle Supersonics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Wilcox, PF 36 4-10 0-0 4-6 9 2 0 1 2 12 D. Wilkins, SF 31 4-9 0-1 3-6 5 0 1 0 0 11 R. Swift, C 28 1-2 0-0 0-0 9 0 0 2 0 2 E. Watson, PG 31 6-11 1-4 0-0 2 6 0 0 0 13 K. Durant, SG 33 8-20 0-2 2-2 5 3 1 2 3 18 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS N. Collison, PF 22 6-10 0-0 0-0 7 1 1 1 0 12 W. Szczerbiak, SF 25 4-12 1-1 0-0 3 5 1 0 1 9 J. Green, SF 11 2-6 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 0 4 L. Ridnour, PG 18 1-8 0-0 0-0 2 5 0 0 2 2 D. West, PG 5 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Petro, C D N P M. Gelabale, SG D N P
Houston Rockets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Hayes, PF 29 5-7 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 10 S. Battier, SF 36 4-13 3-4 0-0 6 1 2 0 1 11 Y. Ming, C 40 10-14 0-0 7-9 24 3 1 2 3 27 R. Alston, PG 32 2-7 0-0 2-4 2 4 1 1 2 6 T. McGrady, SG 35 9-25 0-2 4-5 11 7 4 0 2 22 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS B. Wells, SG 20 3-8 0-0 2-2 3 0 0 0 1 8 L. Scola, PF 20 2-5 0-0 1-2 8 0 0 1 0 5 M. James, PG 17 0-5 0-2 2-2 0 1 0 0 0 2 L. Head, SG 11 0-2 0-1 1-1 1 2 0 0 1 1 D. Mutombo, C D N P S. Francis, PG D N P S. Novak, SF D N P

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Game 5 Preview | October 30, 2007
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Seattle Supersonics (2-2, 1-2 Away)		Portland Trailblazers (2-2, 1-1 Home)
Projected Starters Earl Watson Point Guard Steve Blake Kevin Durant Shooting Guard Brandon Roy Damien Wilkins Small Forward Martell Webster Chris Wilcox Power Forward LaMarcus Aldridge Robert Swift Center Channing Frye Injury Report Kurt Thomas - Strained Groin Out: Day-to-Day Greg Oden - Microfracture Surgery Out: Season Game Notes The teams split the season series last year with each team winning once on the road.

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Blazers Blast Sonics 107-79
Portland hit 13 of 19 three-pointers to hand Seattle their worst loss of the season

Associated Press

Oct. 30, 2007

PORTLAND, Ore. -- It should have been the first of many meetings between the top two picks in the 2007 NBA draft. Instead it was the worst performance of Seattle Supersonics season thus far.

Getting off to another slow start, Seattle fell behind 28-14 after the first quarter and was never in the game after that as the Portland Trail Blazers took the easy win 107-79.

"We're not coming out as strong as we should," said Seattle rookie Kevin Durant, "We're digging ourselves a hole and deciding to play hard when we're already down double digits."

Durant scored 22 points in his first game against the team that passed on him at the number spot in favor of Ohio State center Greg Oden, who will not play this after under going micro-fracture knee surgery.

Portland used a balanced attack that featured a barrage of three pointers from a number of players. Martell Webster led the Blazers with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and three of four 3-pointers. Steve Blake added 17 points on 5 for 5 three point shooting and Jarrett Jack hit 4 of 5 three's as well. As team the Blazers shot 68% from three point range.

The Sonics will have a few days off to recover from this beating before hosting the Philadelphia 76ers.

Seattle Supersonics (2-3) at Portland Trailblazers (3-2)
Oct 30, 2007 1 2 3 4 Final Seattle 14 28 20 17 79 Portland 28 24 28 27 107 Top Performers Seattle Supersonics Kevin Durant - 22 pts, 4 stl Earl Watson - 10 pts, 5 ast Portland Trailblazers Martell Webster - 18 pts, 7 reb Steve Blake - 17 pts, 6 ast	Team Stats Comparison SEA POR FG Made-Att 32-85 43-89 3PT Made-Att 4-12 13-19 FT Made-Att 11-16 8-12 Rebounds 42 58 Assists 21 20 Turnovers 12 16 Steals 11 11 Blocks 5 7
Seattle Supersonics STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C. Wilcox, PF 24 5-14 0-0 0-0 6 0 0 0 1 10 D. Wilkins, SF 25 4-9 2-2 0-0 2 3 2 0 1 10 R. Swift, C 24 1-3 0-0 0-0 10 0 1 2 1 2 E. Watson, PG 27 3-6 1-1 3-4 1 5 0 1 3 10 K. Durant, SG 30 10-19 0-2 2-2 2 3 4 0 1 22 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS W. Szczerbiak, SF 16 3-9 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 6 N. Collison, PF 23 2-6 0-1 0-0 10 1 0 1 1 4 J. Green, SF 15 1-2 0-1 2-2 3 0 0 0 1 4 L. Ridnour, PG 19 0-5 0-2 4-4 1 3 1 0 0 4 D. West, PG 15 1-4 1-2 0-2 2 2 0 0 2 3 J. Petro, C 8 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 2 M. Sene, C 7 1-5 0-0 0-2 3 0 0 1 0 2 M. Gelabale, SG 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 2 0 0 0
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS L. Aldridge, PF 22 2-6 0-0 3-4 3 0 1 0 0 7 M. Webster, SF 24 7-11 3-4 1-2 7 1 1 0 0 18 C. Frye, C 26 4-11 0-0 4-5 14 1 1 2 2 12 S. Blake, PG 27 6-9 5-5 0-0 3 6 2 0 2 17 B. Roy, SG 25 5-10 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 5 10 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS J. Jack, SG 20 5-7 4-5 0-0 3 3 0 0 1 14 J. Przybilla, C 25 5-6 0-0 0-1 7 1 2 3 0 10 T. Outlaw, SF 17 3-8 0-0 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 6 J. Jones, SF 9 2-5 1-1 0-0 4 1 1 0 1 5 S. Rodriguez, PG 18 2-11 0-3 0-0 7 5 1 0 1 4 R. LaFrentz, C 13 1-2 0-1 0-0 5 0 1 1 2 2 V. Wafer, SG 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 2 J. McRoberts, PF 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 1 0