13 straight L’s. A Baker’s dozen. A Vin Baker’s apathy.

L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L, L.

Read the above line about thirty times over and you’ll have a sense of the tedium of tonight’s Sonics game against the Atlanta Hawks. The Supes lost 99-90, though it wasn’t as close as the score.

The inert and/or distracted fans (like players, like fans) who deemed it worthwhile to stick around for the fourth quarter were rewarded with a small burst of good basketball by the Supes. The unquestioned highlight was an awkward but rousing coast-to-coast, and-one drive and dunk by Buzzer Beater and North Beach Elementary favorite Johan Petro. The lithe Frenchman acquitted himself well–9 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks in 22 minutes–making a compelling case for a more regular spot in the rotation. Perhaps he was energized by the granola bar he ate on the bench.

Playing in front of a semi-home crowd of Seattleites, Bremertonians, and Bremelos, Marvin Williams had a career-high 33 points.

PJ Carlesimo complemented his beige blazer with a burnt orange mock turtleneck.

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