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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Unlike the last three games, Seattle avoided letting the Rockets go on a run in the second quarter and only trail by one.
Seattle rookie Jeff Green had a strong first half, finishing with 11 points and four assists. Green had three dunks, including an emphatic flush over Houston's Yao Ming.
Seattle's shooting 23-of-45 from the floor (51.1 percent).
Earl Watson has nine point and Kevin Durant and Luke Ridnour both have seven points apiece.
Seattle's had trouble controlling Yao inside. The big guy leads Houston with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Rookie Carl Laundry, who Seattle traded to Houston on draft day for a future second rounder, totaled 12 points off the bench.
Tracy McGrady has been a non-factor so far, with just four points in 14 minutes.
The game is here for Seattle's taking if they continue to shoot well and play defense. The key for Seattle this game has been the ball movement during the team's half-court sets and push up court by the point guards. Seattle has 20 points inside the paint, and 13 fastbreak points.
University of Oregon products Aaron Brooks of Houston and Ridnour matched up most of the second half. It's the first time the two have played against each other in an NBA regular-season game.
