Seattle lost its fifth straight preseason game, and again could not hold onto a lead late in falling to Portland.

Seattle native Brandon Roy led the Trail Blazers with 14 of his 22 points in the last six minutes.

Roy, who has been nursing a bruised left heel, wasn't even supposed to play in the final quarter.

"I wasn't satisfied with my time. So, I said, 'Can I go back in?' the coaches said 'Yeah.' I felt a lot better. I have rhythm now."

Seattle led by as many as 13 points, but just like the Golden State game a day ago, couldn't close out the win.

Part of the reason is Carlesimo continues to play different lineups, which makes it tough to build continuity with different playing shuttling in and out.

Listen to PJ talk about the game here.

Nick Collison led Seattle with 17 points, Delonte West finished with 16 and Mickael Gelabale totaled 16 points in a surprising 21 minutes of action.

Luke Ridnour started at point guard and also had a solid game, finishing with eight points, eight rebounds and no turnovers. Ridnour talks about his performance here.

“It’s frustrating to lose a game where you feel like you had control the whole way,” Collison said. “In the NBA, you get a lot of these close games. And it doesn’t do you any good to be close and lose. So we’ve got to find a way to win games like that.”

Listen to more of the Collison conversation here.

The Sonics also had trouble stopping Portland big man LaMarcus Aldridge, who finished with 31 points and 12 rebounds.

The Sonics seem to be playing better the last two games, but closing out victories and winning close game is an important thing to learn. We'll see how the team works to get better at that during the year.