1-8 -- Seattle stops the bleeding, after eight consecutive losses to start the year earning its first victory of the season, a 104-95 win over Miami

3 -- A three for the 3-pointer Delonte West hit to quell a charging Miami squad that had cut Seattle’s lead to 94-86 with just under four minutes left.

54 -- The number of rebounds Seattle had as a team, not bad considering they were playing against Shaquille O’Neal. Miami’s beast in the middle was in foul trouble most of the night, however. Seattle outrebounded Miami 54-32.

24 -- Seattle did have the turnover bug again. The Sonics finished with 24 of them, leading to 34 points for Miami.

1 -- Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo’s first win as a coach. He said the win meant more because of the team’s effort after stinking it up against Orlando. Kevin Durant said his coach was emotional after the game, and I've got to think it was nice to get the losing streak over with.

Boxscore -- Check it out here.

Durant watch -- The rookie was all smiles after getting his first win as a pro. Durant finished with 18 points and five rebounds in 33:30 minutes, but also turned the ball over five times.

“I know guys have won a lot of games in the NBA, but this one was very emotional for us,” Durant said. “Coming into the locker room after the game, I know Coach (P.J. Carlesimo) was very emotional. We were just excited. And hopefully it’s the start of something good.”

Listen to the entire Durant conversation here.

Overheard -- Carlesimo defending Durant when he got hammered going for a dunk at the beginning of the second quarter. It appeared Durant was knocked out of bounds and the defender didn’t get any ball, but the official didn’t call it and Carlesimo got a technical for going out on the floor to argue with the ref. In some ways it’s understandable when Durant doesn’t go to the basket because he’s not getting rewarded at times by going to the line. But he’s a rookie so he has to earn it.

Did you see that? -- The Delonte West 3-pointer from the corner to put Seattle up 11 points with 3:53 was a money shot. It’s something that Seattle hasn’t been able to do in previous games, but West coming up clutch helped seal the win.

Final take -- A good win for Seattle, which enables them to put the losing streak behind them and focus on putting together some win. It seems like Carlesimo has settled on a rotation, and guys are finding their roles and knowing where they are supposed to be on the floor. The execution offensively was much more crisp in past games, and I think it helped the Sonics get some better looks toward the end of the game.

Luke Ridnour received some bad news today. A MRI revealed a partial tear in his left quad, and he’ll be out for two to four weeks. Robert Swift also did not play tonight due to soreness in his repaired right knee, and is questionable for Friday’s game at Atlanta. Kurt Thomas hurt his right hamstring again, and might not go on Friday.

The Sonics will take tomorrow off.

Listen to Carlesimo talk about the game here.