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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6 -- The amount Kevin Durant scored, a career low. It’s the first time Durant has not scored in double figures.
90-40 -- The number Golden State’s starters outscored Seattle’s starters by..
4 -- The amount of points Mouhamed Sene scored, a season high.
28-- The Warriors largest lead of the night.
11 -- The number of 3-pointers Golden State made, the most allowed by Seattle this season.
Boxscore -- Check it out here.
Durant watch -- Probably Durant’s worst game of the year. He shot 2-of-12 from the floor and also had three turnovers and just three rebounds in 25 minutes.
Did you see that? -- Golden State’s Monta Ellis had several jaw-dropping dunks and drives off of the break. He’s really got some explosiveness. The 22-year-old finished with 18 points and five rebounds.
Overheard -- “Stephen Jackson, where’s your gun?," a Sonics fan screamed from behind Golden State’s bench. The fan was referring to Jackson’s seven-game suspension by the league commissioner David Stern. Jackson pleaded guilty in June to a felony count of criminal recklessness stemming from an incident in which he fired a gun outside an Indianapolis strip club during training camp in October 2006. The fan was escorted out of the building by police soon after his comments. The fan actually tried to return to his same seat (but surprise!) and was escorted out again.
Final take -- A forgettable game by Seattle, which played surprising sluggish tonight. Carlesimo was visibly upset with the way his team played. He was going to give the players the day off on Monday, but after such a lackluster performance the team will practice on Monday.
Seattle in particular needed to play with energy in order to match the fast-paced tempo of Golden State, but that didn’t happen. It was especially surprising to see Golden State center Andris Biedrins dominate inside. Biedrins had a double-double (10 points and 10 rebounds) by the end of the first quarter and finished with 18 points and 14 rebounds.
Earl Watson was one of the few guys who played hard, finishing with 16 points and five assists in a reserve role.
Carlesimo’s motto is for Seattle to play hard every night. For the most part they’ve done that, which is why Seattle has been in most games down the stretch. But the Sonics don’t have enough talent to coast, and the loss to Golden State tonight is a good example of what will happen the rest of the year if the Sonics don’t bring energy every game.
Here’s Carlesimo’s post-game interview. And Damien Wilkins called his team’s effort embarrassing.
