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Spurs Subdue Struggling Sonics on Way to Best Start

Cavaliers take Pacers, Nets edge past Lakers

By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2007 4:36 AM CST
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(Newser) – The Sonics have now dropped 12 of 14 games, tying a team-worst season start and contrasting painfully with San Antonio's best-ever 12-2 record. There were moments in last night's 116-101 loss when Seattle seemed poised to take control, but the veteran Spurs were too much for the scrappy Sonics, the AP reports. In other NBA arenas:

  • LeBron James surged to his second straight triple-double, with 30 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists. His inspired team hit 13 three-pointers in Cleveland's 111-106 win over Indiana.
  • The Lakers lost a 14-point lead—and their third consecutive game—to New Jersey as Richard Jefferson bagged 27 points while Kobe Bryant shot just 7-for-21.

Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) pumps a fake to New Jersey Nets' Sean Williams, right, on his way to the basket in first half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24) pumps a fake to New Jersey Nets' Sean Williams, right, on his way to the basket in first half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Seattle SuperSonics guard Kevin Durant (35) gets around San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at KeyArena in Seattle. Durant ended a shooting slump with 25 points, but the SuperSonics...
Seattle SuperSonics guard Kevin Durant (35) gets around San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, as he drives to the basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007...   (Associated Press)
Seattle SuperSonics' Chris Wilcox dunks against the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at Key Arena in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Seattle SuperSonics' Chris Wilcox dunks against the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at Key Arena in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)   (Associated Press)
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, of France, puts up a shot as Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson (25) and Chris Wilcox, left, defend in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 at KeyArena in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker, of France, puts up a shot as Seattle SuperSonics' Earl Watson (25) and Chris Wilcox, left, defend in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007...   (Associated Press)
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Sasha Pavlovic of Serbia, left, and forward LeBron James (23) react after Pavlovic hit a three-point basket late in the fourth quarter during a NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. The Cavaliers won 111-106. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Sasha Pavlovic of Serbia, left, and forward LeBron James (23) react after Pavlovic hit a three-point basket late in the fourth quarter during a NBA basketball game against the...   (Associated Press)
Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley, front, is chased by Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James as he drives to the basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. The Cavaliers won 111-106. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Indiana Pacers guard Jamaal Tinsley, front, is chased by Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James as he drives to the basket during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) is fouled by Indiana Pacers' Jeff Foster as he goes up for a shot during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) is fouled by Indiana Pacers' Jeff Foster as he goes up for a shot during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007....   (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher (2) drives on New Jersey Nets' Antoine Wright, left, in the second half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. The Nets won 102-100. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Los Angeles Lakers' Derek Fisher (2) drives on New Jersey Nets' Antoine Wright, left, in the second half of their NBA basketball game, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. The Nets won 102-100. (AP...   (Associated Press)
Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom attempts to pass as he falls in the second half of their NBA basketball game against the New Jersey Nets, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. The Nets won 102-100. (AP Photo/Gus Ruelas)
Los Angeles Lakers' Lamar Odom attempts to pass as he falls in the second half of their NBA basketball game against the New Jersey Nets, Sunday, Nov. 25, 2007 in Los Angeles. The Nets won 102-100. (AP...   (Associated Press)
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