Box Score

 

SEATTLE (95)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
R Lewis             41  9-17   4-6  4-10   1   3   22
V Radmanovic        40  9-15   5-7   2-8   3   4   29
J James             11   2-6   2-2   1-4   1   5    6
G Payton            41  7-15   3-4   2-5   6   1   18
D Mason             39  2-12   3-4   2-6   5   3    7
P Drobnjak          16   1-4   0-0   1-2   0   3    2
K Anderson          19   4-9   0-0   0-3   5   2    8
A Sesay             15   0-1   0-0   1-2   1   2    0
C Booth             18   0-0   3-4   0-3   0   3    3
B Barry            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
V Potapenko        DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
J Forte            DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                               
  
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TOTALS             240 34-79 20-27 13-43  22  26   95
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Percentages: FG-.430, FT-.741. 3-Point Goals:
7-17, .412 (R Lewis 0-2, V Radmanovic 6-11, G
Payton 1-2, D Mason 0-1, K Anderson 0-1). 
Team Rebounds: 8. Blocked Shots:7 (C Booth 4,
G Payton, J James, V Radmanovic). Turnovers:9
(G Payton 2, R Lewis 2, J James 2, V 
Radmanovic 2, P Drobnjak). Steals: 8 (R Lewis
2, V Radmanovic 2, G Payton, A Sesay, D 
Mason, K Anderson).


MEMPHIS (83)

                          fg    ft    rb             
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
D Gooden            21   1-3   3-8   0-3   2   3    5
P Gasol             39 11-16   3-5  2-10   2   3   25
L Wright            31  6-10   2-3  6-12   0   3   14
J Williams          19   0-5   0-0   0-0   5   0    0
G Giricek           21   3-8   0-0   0-0   1   2    9
S Battier           30   3-8   2-2   1-7   2   1    8
E Watson            27   2-8   5-6   0-2   3   2   11
B Knight            29   3-7   0-0   1-2   5   3    6
M Batiste           17   2-4   0-0   0-7   0   4    4
C Trybanski          6   0-1   1-2   0-0   0   0    1
W Person           DNP  - RIGHT INDEX FINGER                             
S Swift            DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT HAND                            
  
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TOTALS             240 31-70 16-26 10-43  20  21   83
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Percentages: FG-.443, FT-.615. 3-Point Goals:
5-19, .263 (D Gooden 0-1, J Williams 0-2, G 
Giricek 3-6, S Battier 0-3, E Watson 2-5, M 
Batiste 0-2). Team Rebounds: 7. Blocked 
Shots:2 (S Battier, D Gooden). Turnovers:14 
(E Watson 3, P Gasol 3, B Knight 2, J 
Williams 2, G Giricek 2, L Wright, D Gooden).
Steals: 4 (B Knight, S Battier, E Watson, G 
Giricek).

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SEATTLE              31  15  28  21   -  95
MEMPHIS              23  28  15  17   -  83
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Technical fouls: Memphis - 1 (Defensive 
Three, 6:04 2nd).
Flagrant fouls: None. A: 17,973. T: 2:11. 
Officials: Bennett Salvatore, Nolan Fine, 
Phil Robinson.

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SEATTLE (95) AT MEMPHIS (83)

SEATTLE

                                               REBOUNDS                        
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
R LEWIS           F    41    9-17     4-6      4   6  10    1   3   2   2   22
V RADMANOVIC      F    40    9-15     5-7      2   6   8    3   4   2   2   29
J JAMES           C    11    2-6      2-2      1   3   4    1   5   0   2    6
G PAYTON          G    41    7-15     3-4      2   3   5    6   1   1   2   18
D MASON           G    39    2-12     3-4      2   4   6    5   3   1   0    7
P DROBNJAK             16    1-4      0-0      1   1   2    0   3   0   1    2
K ANDERSON             19    4-9      0-0      0   3   3    5   2   1   0    8
A SESAY                15    0-1      0-0      1   1   2    1   2   1   0    0
C BOOTH                18    0-0      3-4      0   3   3    0   3   0   0    3
B BARRY               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
V POTAPENKO           DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
J FORTE               DNP  - COACH'S DECISION                                         
  
TOTALS                240   34-79    20-27    13  30  43   22  26   8   9   95
                            (.430)  (.741)  TEAM REBS:  8 TOTAL TO: 9 (9 PTS)      

MEMPHIS

                                               REBOUNDS                         
PLAYER           POS  MIN  FGM-FGA  FTM-FTA  OFF-DEF-TOT  AST  PF  ST  TO  PTS
======           ===  ===  =======  =======  ===========  ===  ==  ==  ==  ===
 
D GOODEN          F    21    1-3      3-8      0   3   3    2   3   0   1    5
P GASOL           F    39   11-16     3-5      2   8  10    2   3   0   3   25
L WRIGHT          C    31    6-10     2-3      6   6  12    0   3   0   1   14
J WILLIAMS        G    19    0-5      0-0      0   0   0    5   0   0   2    0
G GIRICEK         G    21    3-8      0-0      0   0   0    1   2   1   2    9
S BATTIER              30    3-8      2-2      1   6   7    2   1   1   0    8
E WATSON               27    2-8      5-6      0   2   2    3   2   1   3   11
B KNIGHT               29    3-7      0-0      1   1   2    5   3   1   2    6
M BATISTE              17    2-4      0-0      0   7   7    0   4   0   0    4
C TRYBANSKI             6    0-1      1-2      0   0   0    0   0   0   0    1
W PERSON              DNP  - RIGHT INDEX FINGER                                       
S SWIFT               DNP  - SPRAINED RIGHT HAND                                      
  
TOTALS                240   31-70    16-26    10  33  43   20  21   4  14   83
                            (.443)  (.615)  TEAM REBS:  7 TOTAL TO: 14 (15 PTS)    
  
   SEATTLE            31   15   28   21   -   95
   MEMPHIS            23   28   15   17   -   83
  
BLOCKED SHOTS: SEATTLE - C BOOTH 4, G PAYTON, J JAMES, V RADMANOVIC.
MEMPHIS - S BATTIER, D GOODEN.
3-PT. FIELD GOALS: SEATTLE 7-17 (.412), R LEWIS 0-2, V RADMANOVIC 6-
11, G PAYTON 1-2, D MASON 0-1, K ANDERSON 0-1. MEMPHIS 5-19 (.263),
D GOODEN 0-1, J WILLIAMS 0-2, G GIRICEK 3-6, S BATTIER 0-3, E WATSON 2-
5, M BATISTE 0-2.
TECHNICAL FOULS: MEMPHIS - DEFENSIVE THREE.
FLAGRANT FOULS: NONE.
OFFICIALS: BENNETT SALVATORE, NOLAN FINE, PHIL ROBINSON.
A - 17,973. T - 2:11.

Game Story

MEMPHIS, Tennessee (Ticker) -- Vladimir Radmanovic scored 19 
of his career-high 29 points in the second half to lead the
Seattle SuperSonics to a 95-83 victory over the Memphis
Grizzlies.

Radmanovic also established career bests by making six
3-pointers on 11 attempts.  He scored nine points in the third
quarter, helping Seattle erase a five-point halftime deficit and
win for just the third time in 11 games.

"Everybody knows who can shoot and who cannot shoot," Radmanovic
said.  "They probably wanted to stop something else, but when
you stop something else, then something else is going to be
open.  I think that's what happened."

Rashard Lewis also scored nine points in the third quarter and
finished with 22.  Lewis, who grabbed 10 rebounds, converted a
three-point play with 8:10 left in the period to cap an 11-1 run
and give the SuperSonics a 57-52 lead.

"They've got to do that more often," Seattle guard Gary Payton
said of Radmanovic and Lewis.  "They're up and down.  They had a
good game tonight, and they see when they have good games it
takes a lot of pressure off a lot of guys."

Payton had 18 points, six assists and five rebounds for the
Sonics, who defeated the Grizzlies for the 26th time in 30
meetings.

Payton became the fourth player in NBA history to record 18,000
points and 7,000 assists when he made a fast-break layup with
4:55 left in the first quarter.  Payton joined John Stockton,
Oscar Robertson and Isiah Thomas in the elite group.

Payton and Stockton are the only ones who also have 2,000
steals.

Memphis stormed to the halftime lead after trailing 31-23 at the
end of one quarter.  Pau Gasol scored 13 of his 25 points in
the second period and made 7-of-8 shots over the opening 24
minutes.  But he shot just 4-of-8 after halftime.

In the third quarter, the Grizzlies shot 26 percent (5-of-19)
and were outscored, 28-15.  They shot 54 percent (19-of-35) in
the first half.

"We are in the upper echelon in field goal percentage," Memphis
coach Hubie Brown said.  "Now all of a sudden we ... can't make
a shot."

Lorenzen Wright had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies,
who have lost five of their last six games.

"It's very frustrating," Wright said.  "It seems like we're
constantly taking steps back and we're not improving.  We didn't
play our game tonight.  We didn't play together and didn't play
defense."