Monday, November 08, 2004
GAME 3: SUPERSONICS 113, SPURS 94
Well, the Sonics certainly weren't supposed to do that. Seattle played a near-flawless first half of basketball, held their ground in a very physical and somewhat sloppy third period for both sides, and then scored on 13 straight possessions in the fourth quarter to drive the dagger into San Antonio's victory hopes. The Sonic defense did a masterful job in the game, and somehow (well, throwing a ton of bodies at him) held Tim Duncan to 4-of-16 shooting from the floor. Duncan still got 17 and 10 boards, but he really couldn't get anything going offensively. Most notably, Danny Fortson made Rick Sund look like a genius for making that Calvin Booth trade, as Fortson threw his wide body around in the key, crashing the boards and banging inside to the tune of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Hooray for double-doubles. Kevin Calabro said he hadn't seen that type of toughness on the Sonics since Vincent Askew left town. Of course, it also helps when the Sonics shoot 50.6% from the floor. Ray Allen was feeling it (24 points) at times, and Rashard Lewis had a little 27-point game of his own.
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