Sonics 88, Defending NBA Champion Spurs 85

The losing streak is over, friends, and it ended in bizarre fashion:

-The Sonics turned the ball over only six times. I swear there have been games this year where they had that many in one possession. Credit in particular to Luke Ridnour, who still can’t shoot for shit or guard NBA point guards (or NBA anythings, for that matter), but who made some great passes down the stretch, including a crowd-pleasing no-looker to Durant for a dunk.

-Wally Szcerbiak and Kurt Thomas apparently drank Gatorade’s new “Fountain of Youth” flavor before the game. Thomas blocked two shots and also scored on consecutive finger-roll-resulting drives. But the absolute shocker was when the typically concrete-shoed Wally Z drove baseline on Manu Ginobili and dunked on Tim Duncan. That’s not a misprint, folks. It really happened.

Of course, no matter all that, they’re still the same Sonics from the block:

-A day after Wally went to the press to complain about Durant’s shot selection, Durant put up 19 shots in 36 minutes, including the go-ahead jumper, which he made with roughly 30 seconds left in the game.

The two gunners embraced after the game as they celebrated the victory, which Durant said felt like a championship. Savor the flavor, Sonic fans, cuz these Supes won’t be du jour too often.

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