The story so farSeattle Shocks BostonJan 4, 2011SEATTLE (AP) –
Kevin Durant scored a season high 53 points against the visiting Boston Celtics, with 41 of them in the second half. The game was a see-sawing affair as the Celtics came back from 15 points down in the second quarter to tie it in the middle of the third. The teams traded punches before a decisive fourth quarter run put Seattle up for good.
Celtics’ SG
Ray Allen was engaged in a scoring duel with Durant in the third period. The Celtic scored 21 of his 27 points as Durant had 18 third quarter points. However, Allen seemed to tire out as Durant continued with his scoring tear and scored another 23 in the final period. “He was just in the zone,” George Karl said, “I gave him the green light. He was hitting shots in the flow of the offence so I was very satisfied with his effort.”
Boston took the lead for much of the final quarter before the Stealth blitzed the Celtics in the final four minutes of the game. PG
Sebastian Telfair, starting in the place of the injured
Jason Kidd hit a three pointer to tie the game at 91-91 with 4 minutes left. Telfair finished with 8 points, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Boston would only score one last bucket after that as Durant hit three triples to effectively win the game.
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Kevin Durant
53 Points
6 Rebounds
5 Assists
2 Blocks
18-24 FG
6-7 3PT
11-12 FT
Quarter-by-Quarter Team Score
Boston (Away) 17 – 31 – 25 – 20 – 93
Seattle (Home) 25 – 16 – 28 – 39 – 112
Key Performers
Boston Celtics (20-15)
R Allen 27 pt, 2 reb, 2 ast, 2 stl
R Rondo 14 pt, 6 ast, 2 stl
K Garnett 12 pt, 6 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk
Seattle Stealth (13-19)
R Bell 17 pt, 1 reb, 4 ast, 8-12 FG, 1-3 3PT
R Tyson 9 pt, 4-9 FG, 1-2 3PT
A Bogut 9 pt, 7 reb, 4 ast, 2 blk, 4-9 FG, 1-4 FT
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Shot Clock Violation Costs GameJan 6, 2011NEW JERSEY (AP) – Former Portland Trailblazer SF
Travis Outlaw was a huge factor in knocking the Stealth out of last year’s playoffs and continued to have his way as he registered a season high 41 points.
Kevin Durant missed scoring 50 points in back to back games and was crying foul as the New Jersey Nets battled from a double digit deficit to pip the visiting Seattle Stealth by a meager two points. A handful of controversial calls saw the home team edge closer to their competitors and an alleged no-call led to PF
David Lee being called for a shot clock violation.
“He (Lee) was getting hacked, New Jersey wanted him to go to the line but the refs didn’t call anything!” a fuming Durant told courtside reporters before refusing to speak to media in the locker room. Nets star PG
Barney Steele thought the contrary, “Seattle had plenty of time to shoot. We just played some really good defense down low. There was no foul and there was no shot so it’s pretty fair to say that the other team choked. Steele finished with 22 points, 4 rebounds, and 5 assists as he thoroughly outplayed former Nets PG
Jason Kidd who had his first game since being injured last month. Kidd had 11 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals, and 2 blocks but was evidently too slow to keep up with the younger Steele.
David Lee’s shot clock violation came at the worst possible time with Seattle down by 2 points with 10 seconds left. Outlaw would hit two free throws to put his team up 107-103. Durant hit a jumper at the other end but there was not enough time to send the Nets to the line and salvage another chance to tie or win the game.
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Travis Outlaw
41 Points
17-22 FG
3-6 3PT
4-5 FT
Quarter-by-Quarter Team Score
Seattle (Away) 18 – 33 – 28 – 26 – 105
New Jersey (Home) 28 – 18 – 25 – 36 – 107
Key Performers
Seattle Stealth (13-20)
K Durant 48 pt, 1 reb, 3 ast, 3 stl, 18-29 FG, 1-5 3PT, 11-11 FT
R Bell 13 pt, 3 ast, 4 stl, 5-9 FG, 3-6 3PT
D Lee 11 pt, 9 reb, 2 ast, 5-8 FG
New Jersey Nets (14-21)
B Steele 22 pt, 4 reb, 5 ast, 9-20 FG, 0-3 3PT, 4-4 FT
J Mason 17 pt, 8 ast, 2 stl, 7-13 FG, 3-7 3PT
DJ Schmidt 6 pt, 9 reb, 4 ast, 4 blk, 3-3 FG
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Seattle Falls To DallasJan 8, 2011DALLAS (AP) – The Seattle Stealth’s road trip might stunt the winning momentum they created at the end of last month as the team dropped to their second straight loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Dirk Nowitzki led the Mavs with 36 points and was ably supported by
Hedo Turkoglu and
Jason Terry who had 17 apiece while
Josh Howard added 14.
The Stealth fell behind early and relied on a late surge to stage a comeback, which fell disappointingly short.
Kevin Durant led five other players in double figures with 30 points.
Reshawn Tyson continued his solid play from off the bench with 15 points,
Jason Kidd had 15 points and 11 assists,
Raja Bell and
David Lee put up 12 points each, while
DJ White chipped in with 10 off the bench.
“Not our best effort tonight,” George Karl stated afterwards, “Two semi-close losses but it really does hurt the ego. Next game will be another opportunity though.” The Head Coach also dismissed rumors that a Reshawn Tyson and Chris Bosh deal was about to be finalized, “You better ask the manager about that one.”
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Dirk Nowitzki
36 Points
8 Rebounds
3 Assists
2 Steals
11-21 FG
1-2 3PT
13-17 FT
Quarter-by-Quarter Team Score
Seattle (Away) 31 – 21 – 32 – 41 – 125
Dallas (Home) 37 – 25 – 35 – 33 – 130
Key Performers
Seattle Stealth (13-21)
K Durant 30 pt, 7 reb, 2 ast, 1 stl, 5 blk, 10-18 FG, 3-5 3PT, 7-8 FT
R Tyson 15 pt, 7 reb, 6-12 FG, 1-6 3PT, 2-2 FT
J KIdd 15 pt, 6 reb, 11 ast, 5-12 FG, 3-5 3PT, 2-2 FT
Dallas Mavericks (18-18)
H Turkoglu 17 pt, 3 reb, 10 ast, 5-13 FG, 2-8 3PT, 5-5 FT
J Terry 17 pt, 2 ast, 5 stl, 5-13 FG, 1-3 3PT, 6-8 FT
J Howard 14 pt, 6 reb, 6-12 FG, 1-4 3PT, 1-1 FT
K Dela Cruz 6 pt, 5 reb, 4 ast, 1 stl, 2 blk, 2-3 FG, 2-2 3PT
But will put up some game recaps asap! 
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