Saturday, January 29, 2005
GAME 42: SUPERSONICS 88, WARRIORS 85
SuperSonics 88, Warriors 85
I didn't see the game, so what I'm about to post is based mainly from the boxscore and stuff I heard on the Sonics' radio postgame show with David Locke, who charts how the Sonics get their points. It's nuts, but that's how we find out that the Sonics' catch-and-shoot game saved them in the fourth quarter, and that more often than not means that there was some ball movement going on.
The Sonics jumped out to a 16-0 lead in this game before eventually blowing that lead. They went on another run to start the 4th quarter and had a ten-point lead with 4:20 to go. Then the Sonics' defense just collapsed and the Warriors scored on six straight possessions to get within one before the Sonics were able to weather the storm.
Additionally, Ron Murray got some minutes down the stretch and reportedly did a pretty good job on Jason Richardson.
Disturbing things about tonight's game -- probably the defensive collapse late, the inept bench, and the low assist numbers, despite the resurgence of catch-and-shoot baskets in the fourth quarter.
PEEK AT THE BOXSCORE
starters
Ray Allen 26 pts/3 ast/5 reb (10-22 FG, 4-9 3pt), Rashard Lewis 24 pts/4 reb (11-18 FG, 0-3 3pt), Luke Ridnour 14 pts/3 reb/2 ast (6-11 FG, 2-4 3pt), Reggie Evans 0 pts/17 reb (career high in boards)
bench
Vladimir Radmanovic 6 pts (1-9 FG, 1-6 3pt, 3-4 free throws, 21 min), Danny Fortson 4 pts/7 reb (19 min), Antonio Daniels 4 pts/3 ast (0-7 FG, 0-3 3pt, 4-4 free throws), Nick Collison 4 pts/3 reb (2-4 FG, 0-4 free throws), Ron Murray 0 pts/2 reb/1 ast (12 min, mostly defensive)
Jerome James Watch
6 pts/3 reb/2 blk (2-3 FG, 2-2 free throws, 15 min)
team
shot 33-for-79 (41.8%) from the field, shot 7-for-25 (28%) from downtown, shot 15-for-20 (75%) from the line, outrebounded the Warriors 47-41, turned the ball over 13 times for 12 Warrior points, dished out only 11 assists, bench badly outscored 39-18 but outrebounded the Warrior bench 15-12, scored only four fastbreak points all night
What David Locke has down at his site is that the Sonics had exactly zero fastbreak points coming off of their 35 defensive rebounds, and this was somewhat echoed in Nate McMillan's postgame comments with Kevin Calabro, as he said there were a lot of guys tonight that were just walking the ball up the floor rather than pushing it. As for the 11 assists, the ball movement just has to come back along with the gritty defense. I can only take so much stock in myself tonight if I said the Sonics held the Warriors to 85 points. It's the Warriors we're talking about here. They're not good, but they almost pulled this one out of the hat, and if they were a team of any worth, they would have. Coach McMillan told the team, and Calabro in the postgame, that if the Sonics played this game 30 times, they would only win it once, and that was tonight.
I asked Jinkies what the Sonics can do tactically on the offensive end to move the ball better (of course, there's one really obvious answer to that). His reply: "You have a tender heart. If my owner Peja is ever mangled in a crash of cars and can no longer care for my needs, you are my #1 choice. Prrrr."
I didn't see the game, so what I'm about to post is based mainly from the boxscore and stuff I heard on the Sonics' radio postgame show with David Locke, who charts how the Sonics get their points. It's nuts, but that's how we find out that the Sonics' catch-and-shoot game saved them in the fourth quarter, and that more often than not means that there was some ball movement going on.
The Sonics jumped out to a 16-0 lead in this game before eventually blowing that lead. They went on another run to start the 4th quarter and had a ten-point lead with 4:20 to go. Then the Sonics' defense just collapsed and the Warriors scored on six straight possessions to get within one before the Sonics were able to weather the storm.
Additionally, Ron Murray got some minutes down the stretch and reportedly did a pretty good job on Jason Richardson.
Disturbing things about tonight's game -- probably the defensive collapse late, the inept bench, and the low assist numbers, despite the resurgence of catch-and-shoot baskets in the fourth quarter.
PEEK AT THE BOXSCORE
starters
Ray Allen 26 pts/3 ast/5 reb (10-22 FG, 4-9 3pt), Rashard Lewis 24 pts/4 reb (11-18 FG, 0-3 3pt), Luke Ridnour 14 pts/3 reb/2 ast (6-11 FG, 2-4 3pt), Reggie Evans 0 pts/17 reb (career high in boards)
bench
Vladimir Radmanovic 6 pts (1-9 FG, 1-6 3pt, 3-4 free throws, 21 min), Danny Fortson 4 pts/7 reb (19 min), Antonio Daniels 4 pts/3 ast (0-7 FG, 0-3 3pt, 4-4 free throws), Nick Collison 4 pts/3 reb (2-4 FG, 0-4 free throws), Ron Murray 0 pts/2 reb/1 ast (12 min, mostly defensive)
Jerome James Watch
6 pts/3 reb/2 blk (2-3 FG, 2-2 free throws, 15 min)
team
shot 33-for-79 (41.8%) from the field, shot 7-for-25 (28%) from downtown, shot 15-for-20 (75%) from the line, outrebounded the Warriors 47-41, turned the ball over 13 times for 12 Warrior points, dished out only 11 assists, bench badly outscored 39-18 but outrebounded the Warrior bench 15-12, scored only four fastbreak points all night
What David Locke has down at his site is that the Sonics had exactly zero fastbreak points coming off of their 35 defensive rebounds, and this was somewhat echoed in Nate McMillan's postgame comments with Kevin Calabro, as he said there were a lot of guys tonight that were just walking the ball up the floor rather than pushing it. As for the 11 assists, the ball movement just has to come back along with the gritty defense. I can only take so much stock in myself tonight if I said the Sonics held the Warriors to 85 points. It's the Warriors we're talking about here. They're not good, but they almost pulled this one out of the hat, and if they were a team of any worth, they would have. Coach McMillan told the team, and Calabro in the postgame, that if the Sonics played this game 30 times, they would only win it once, and that was tonight.
I asked Jinkies what the Sonics can do tactically on the offensive end to move the ball better (of course, there's one really obvious answer to that). His reply: "You have a tender heart. If my owner Peja is ever mangled in a crash of cars and can no longer care for my needs, you are my #1 choice. Prrrr."
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