Sonics pick on reeling Nets
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The look on New Jersey Nets center Alonzo Mourningâs face early in the second quarter Friday night told it all. Mourning was defending a Seattle SuperSonics pick-and-roll play, and he left his man, Danny Fortson, to help cover Antonio Daniels.
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Rashard Lewis scored 27 points and Ray Allen had 24 last night to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to their ninth straight victory, 101-94 over the host Toronto Raptors.
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Seattle trailed by 11 at halftime and appeared primed for another comeback in the third quarter. Forward Reggie Evans, 1 for 3 in the first half, highlighted a 15-5 Sonics run to cut the deficit to 68-65 with
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PLAYER OF THE GAME: Seattle&#39;s Danny Fortson scored 15 points and had 13 rebounds, one of three players from the Sonics&#39; bench to score in double figures.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 26 (Ticker) -- Despite Rashard Lewis&#39; injury, Danny Fortson kept the Seattle SuperSonics on their surprising roll.
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The Washington Wizards made the most of their first national TV appearance in 20 months, building a quick lead with balanced scoring last night in a 107-96 victory over the visiting Seattle SuperSonics.
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SALT LAKE CITY -- The last time Seattle and Utah played, Ray Allen carried the Sonics to an overtime win with one of his best games of the season.
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New York _ For the first two months of the season, the Phoenix Suns and Seattle SuperSonics were the toast of the NBA. For one night, however, neither team was all that special.
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Seattle grunts out an ugly 79-68 triumph over the punchless New Jersey Nets, moving the SuperSonics to the top of the Western Conference.
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The Nets veteran players, whose poise was supposed to be a franchise trademark this season, have turned out to be the leading culprits in the teamÂs identity crisis.
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Kevin Durant, chosen second over all in the N.B.A. draft by the Seattle Supersonics, is a candidate for rookie of the year with about one-quarter of the regular season behind him.
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As expected, the Portland Trail Blazers took Greg Oden and the Seattle Supersonics took Kevin Durant with the first two picks of the N.B.A. draft.
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After two promising victories to end a five-game Western trip, the Nets have now lost three games in a row after falling in overtime Sunday to the Hawks on Tyronn Lueâs 22-footer at the buzzer.
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The Celtics hoped the lesser New Jersey Nets showed up at TD Banknorth Garden last night. They wanted the underachieving, road-weary, injury-riddled Nets, not the version favored to win the Atlantic Division. They wanted the Nets who dropped all four games on a recent Western Conference swing and arrived here riding a six-game losing streak.
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Rashard Lewis scored 21 points to lead four SuperSonics in double figures, and Seattle beat the Denver Nuggets 98-83 Wednesday night.
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Ray Allen scored 27 points and Vladimir Radmanovic chipped in with 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 105-97 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Sunday.
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After completing a Western trip in which four of five games were decided by a point, the Nets have sustained two of their most devastating defeats of the season.