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Tue Feb 8, 2005 · 8:00 PM
New Orleans HornetsHornets
116
away
Chemistry Steady
Seattle SuperSonicsSonics
122
home
Chemistry Hot

Box Score

TEAM Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 FINAL
New Orleans HornetsHornets 30 33 31 22 116
Seattle SuperSonicsSonics 21 30 36 35 122

After Action Report

In Seattle, the SuperSonics outlasted the Hornets 122-116. The breakneck pace played right into SuperSonics' hands. SuperSonics' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim; Hornets' high-flyers tilted the pace and the rim. The SuperSonics locker room is humming, and it showed.

What tipped it

  • SuperSonics · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • SuperSonics · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.
  • Hornets · Rim Wreckers A trio of high-flyers run, dunk, and tilt the pace.
  • Hornets · Glass Eaters Crashing the boards generates extra possessions and second-chance buckets.
  • Hornets · Tight-Knit Locker-room chemistry is humming — extra trust on every possession.