67 -- The number of points Seattle gave up in the first half

54-32 -- The Bulls scoring advantage inside the paint over Seattle.

53.7 -- Heading into the game with Seattle the Bulls were shooting a league-worst 39.8 percent from the field. But they shot much better against the Sonics.

27-- Ben Gordon’s total points for the game. The Chicago guard, along with Kirk Hinrich (15 points, eight assists), carried the Bulls.

18 -- The number of turnovers for Seattle, resulting in 24 points for Chicago.

Boxscore -- Check it out here.

Durant watch -- Durant finished with a team-high 16 points on 5-of-10 shooting in his first game in the United Center. He only played 24 minutes as Seattle coach P.J. Carlesimo sat the starters for most of the second half.

Did you see that? -- With halftime winding down Ben Gordon drove the length of the floor and floated in a tear drop from eight feet just before the buzzer, giving the Bulls a 67-49 lead. It serves as a good example of how the Bulls dominated this one.

Overheard -- Not much heard, but lots of frustration seen from Kurt Thomas and Chris Wilcox as they were pulled from the floor midway through the third quarter and down 25. The guys continue to show a solid front when interviewed, but the veterans seem to be getting frustrated with the way the season is going.

Final take -- There’s not much to say here if you watched the game. If you didn’t watch the game you were one of the lucky ones.

Seattle continues to struggle with teams that have quick guard that can get to the rim. It’s a combination of things. Bad perimeter defense. A lack of an shot blocker inside. And just bad rotations defensively that allow for gaps in the defense and guys open on the perimeter with no one getting a hand in the face.

Seattle can’t blame its performance on not being rested because they had a day off in Chicago. But I’m still waiting to see some leaders emerge and take on the role of vocal leader on the floor. Durant is too young to do that. And veterans like Kurt Thomas and Wally Szczerbiak haven’t necessarily taken on the role, for whatever reason, at least publically.

There’s seems to be a leadership void, and I think someone needs to be out there holding the team accountable when they are not playing well. Maybe that’s the residual affect of a team going through a rebuilding process and youth movement.

Listen to Carlesimo talk about the game here. And Earl Watson says the team needs to bring it against New York tomorrow.