Thursday, November 18, 2004
GAME 9: SUPERSONICS 79, NETS 68
SuperSonics 79, Nets 68
Eight straight wins, would you believe it? Other than the result, this game sucked. It's exactly the kind of game I hate watching -- little scoring, sparse shots, no open space on the floor, the ball getting stripped left and right, hard fouls everywhere, ugh. In a related story, Knicks/Heat was one of my least favorite rivalries of recent memory. There's only one game that I can imagine would be worse than this one, and that'd be a Rockets/Nets matchup. The two teams might combine to score 100 points.
Still, despite opening the game 0-for-10 from the field and opening the second half by missing their first eight shots, the Sonics managed to win this ugly, sloppy ballgame. The Sonics sucked but shot just well enough to win and made their run midway through the fourth quarter, when they cashed in on seven straight trips down the floor. The halftime score: Sonics led 36-29. The Nets didn't break 50 until a few minutes into the fourth quarter. Lastly, Ray Allen was finally cooled off thanks to Reggie Jefferson and his defensive prowess.
Let's face it though. If the Nets weren't so crappy on offense (let's not forget that the absence of Jason Kidd has a lot to do with this), the Sonics probably would have had no business shooting this badly and taking the second game of a back-to-back set.
Peek at the boxscore: Rashard Lewis 17 pt (6-of-14 FG, 3-of-4 3pt), Ray Allen 14 pt/4 reb (5-of-15 FG), Luke Ridnour 10 pt; bench -- Vlad Radmanovic 14 pt (5-of-11 FG, 2-of-6 3pt), Danny Fortson 14 pt/6 reb (10-of-12 free throws)
Eight straight wins, would you believe it? Other than the result, this game sucked. It's exactly the kind of game I hate watching -- little scoring, sparse shots, no open space on the floor, the ball getting stripped left and right, hard fouls everywhere, ugh. In a related story, Knicks/Heat was one of my least favorite rivalries of recent memory. There's only one game that I can imagine would be worse than this one, and that'd be a Rockets/Nets matchup. The two teams might combine to score 100 points.
Still, despite opening the game 0-for-10 from the field and opening the second half by missing their first eight shots, the Sonics managed to win this ugly, sloppy ballgame. The Sonics sucked but shot just well enough to win and made their run midway through the fourth quarter, when they cashed in on seven straight trips down the floor. The halftime score: Sonics led 36-29. The Nets didn't break 50 until a few minutes into the fourth quarter. Lastly, Ray Allen was finally cooled off thanks to Reggie Jefferson and his defensive prowess.
Let's face it though. If the Nets weren't so crappy on offense (let's not forget that the absence of Jason Kidd has a lot to do with this), the Sonics probably would have had no business shooting this badly and taking the second game of a back-to-back set.
Peek at the boxscore: Rashard Lewis 17 pt (6-of-14 FG, 3-of-4 3pt), Ray Allen 14 pt/4 reb (5-of-15 FG), Luke Ridnour 10 pt; bench -- Vlad Radmanovic 14 pt (5-of-11 FG, 2-of-6 3pt), Danny Fortson 14 pt/6 reb (10-of-12 free throws)
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