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SuperSonics rally past Bulls for 98-84 win
(AP)
Updated: 2005-11-19 14:22
Ray Allen scored 20 of his 27 points in the second half to help the Seattle
SuperSonics rally for a 98-84 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night.
Allen could not find a rhythm in the first half, making just two of 10 shots,
but was 7-of-9 in the second half. Rashard Lewis carried Seattle in the first
half, scoring 13 points. He finished with 27 points on 11-of-21 shooting.
Seattle SuperSonics
forward Rashard Lewis, left, deflects a shot by Chicago Bulls' Eric
Piatowski (52) in the third quarter Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at KeyArena in
Seattle. [AP] |
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Luke Ridnour added 10 points for the SuperSonics, who won consecutive games
for the first time this season.
Luol Deng scored 16 points for Chicago. Michael Sweetney, making his first
start of the season, added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls in their
third straight loss.
Trailing by 11 at halftime, Seattle started the second half on an 18-3 run to
take a 51-47 lead. Allen scored eight points during the run, including a pair of
3-pointers. The teams traded the lead until the end of the third when Lewis and
Vladimir Radmonovic made consecutive 3-pointers to give Seattle a 66-63
advantage.
Chicago went back ahead 69-68 early in the fourth on a 3-pointer from Deng,
but Seattle went on an 18-2 run in just 3:02. Allen, Lewis and Mateen Cleaves
all made 3-pointers and Vitaly Potapenko's layup gave Seattle an 86-71 lead with
6:52 left.
Chicago dropped its third straight on its annual Western swing while the
circus is at the United Center. The Bulls are 1-41 since this yearly trip began
in 1999.
Last in the NBA in scoring defense, Seattle held just its second opponent
under 100 points this season. The SuperSonics were giving up 109 points per game
coming into Friday and allowing teams to shoot 50 percent.
After shooting 47 percent in the first quarter, Chicago made just 22 of 64
shots in the final three quarters.
Seattle got just one bench point in the first 34 minutes, but got 21 points
in the final 14. Radmonovic finished with six points and Mateen Cleaves had nine
in the fourth quarter.
Seattle made just four of 18 shots in the second quarter, and went nearly 5
minutes without scoring, as Chicago turned a four-point lead into a 15-point
advantage with a 14-3 run.
Chicago was 6-of-21 in the quarter, but outrebounded Seattle by 10 in the
first half and went to the break leading 44-33.
Notes:@ Seattle coach Bob Weiss said G Rick Brunson would go through a full
practice Saturday as he tries to recover from plantar fasciitis in his left
foot. Weiss said if the practice goes well, Brunson could be active for Sunday's
game against Sacramento. Brunson played 4 minutes in the opener and hasn't
played since. ... Chicago F Tim Thomas was inactive for a second consecutive
game.
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