Eric Williams covered the Sonics' last season in Seattle. A Tacoma native, Eric graduated from Mount Tahoma High and the University of Puget Sound.
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With seven minutes left in the first quarter a light in the scoreboard over halfcourt caught fire during a timeout, stopping play. Spoke billowed from the top of the scoreboard, as emergency workers on hand helped put the fire out.
Seattle fire fighters responded to the fire, arriving within a minutes, removing the burning light and taking it away. The incident took about 10 minutes to revolve. Several fans took pictures of the lowered scoreboard with their cell phones.
The players were allowed to warm up for four minutes before play resumed.
Seattle has not played with much fire so far, falling behind 35-18 at the end of the first quarter.
The Warriors are the Sonics, shooting 4-of-6 from beyond the arc and 15-of-28 (53.6 percent) from the field and holding a 10-0 advantage in fastbreak points.
Golden State center Andris Biedrins already has a double-double, finishing with 10 points and 10 rebounds at the end of the first.
Seattle shot a dismal 7-of-28 (25 percent) in the opening quarter.
