The Sonics got outplayed in overtime and lost to the Warriors, falling to 1-5 overall in the preseason.

The good news is that X-rays on Kevin Durant's sprained left ankle came back negative. However, Durant will not make the trip to Portland. And there is a chance if his ankle swells up that he may sit out the rest of the preseason.

Even those they lost, Seattle looked much better today. P.J. Carlesimo only played nine guys. Chris Wilcox played well inside alongside Nick Collison. Wilcox finished with 22 points and 12 rebounds, and Collison had five points and nine rebounds.

Seattle also got solid production from the wings, with Damien Wilkins finishing with 27 poins, Wally Szczerbiak knocking down 24 points, and Durant contributing 21 before leaving the game with an ankle injury.

Defensively Seattle finished with 15 steals and led Golden State in fastbreak points, 34-26. However, the Sonics turned the ball over 25 times and only shot 41 percent from the field.

Seattle seemed to match up well with Golden State because they could use their smaller bigs, with Jeff Green and Wally Szczerbiak both playing some power forward.

Earl and Luke also did a nice job distributing the ball. Watson finished with 14 assists and eight points, while Ridnour had eight assists and six points off the bench.
It will be interesting to see how they do against Portland tomorrow, which will pose a much bigger lineup than Golden State.

Carlesimo said it's important for the team to build on its performance against Golden State. He said so far during the preseason the team has taken two steps forward then nine steps back, and he would like to see more steady progress.

Listen to PJ talk more here. And listen to Wally and Wilcox talk about the team's performance here and here.