by kibaxx7 on Sun Dec 27, 2009 12:15 pm
Rookie Harden leads Seattle (1-0) past winless Milwaukee (0-2)Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Total |
Milwaukee (0-2) @ | 19 | 14 | 21 | 37 | -- | 91 |
Seattle (1-0) | 27 | 26 | 39 | 37 | -- | 129 |
SEATTLE (Ticker) Oct. 29 -- At this rate, Russell Westbrook can take all the time he needs to get healthy. The Seattle Supersonics handed Milwaukee one of the worst losses in their history Wednesday night, routing the Bucks 129-91 behind 35 points from rookie James Harden, in his first NBA game. Westbrook strained a muscle in his left knee that sidelined him for playing the fourth quarter. News to follow if the injury is minor or he will out of action for more time. Westbrook was able to contribute with 20 points in 27 minutes, before a collision with Bucks' Luc Mbah a Moute. Kevin Durant added 25 points for the Sonics, who raced to a 53-33 halftime lead. “I think it looked that a championship team (that) wanted to kick somebody's butt,” Bucks coach Scott Skiles said. The Sonics were certainly motivated as they lost three straight overall against the Bucks.
“It's tough to really try to make a connection because from then to now, both teams are playing totally different basketball. We were focused on what we needed to do because we're a different team now with Russell out in the last period,” Harden said. “Coach gave a great motivational speech. He told us they bullied us last time. He saw the game on TV.” And this night, the bullies got bullied. Harden shot an outstanding, almost perfect, 14-of-15 from the floor. “We just wanted to play great defense, and that's what we did,” coach Thierry Tirieux said. “We felt they were far more physical than us when they played us last time. Our point of emphasis was to come out and battle tonight. This was going to be a nasty, battle game and we were going to have to be ready for it.” But 38 points? On season opener?
Michael Redd had 26 points and Luke Ridnour 18 for the Bucks, who lost for the second time in as many nights. “It's a tough patch right now, it really is,” Bucks center Andrew Bogut said. The Sonics overpowered Milwaukee from start to finish, never letting up until the final seconds when they bypassed an easy bucket to run out the clock. Reserve Nick Collison added 10 points for Seattle, which led 92-54 heading into the fourth quarter, as 6 players scored in double figures: Harden, Durant, Westbrook, Collison, Jeff Green (13) and Nenad Krstic (12). “We lost. Ain't really that much you can say about that,” Mbah a Moute (10 pts.) said. “They came in and made shots, played well. We can make a lot of excuses. There are a lot of things that can play into it, but we lost tonight. We'll take it on our chin and get ready for next match.” The Sonics limited Milwaukee to a 39% percent shooting from the floor, while they shot a superb 63%, including 7 of 15 3-pointers, 30 assists and 15 second chance points (against Bucks' 0).




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