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July 2008
- Southbound Sonics Settle With Seattle
  
  Seattle Times | Jul 3, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Seattle Supersonics have reached a last-minute deal with their hometown that will let the team move to Oklahoma City for the start of the next NBA season, reports the Seattle Times . The agreement, made just hours before a judge was to rule on a lawsuit over the team's arena lease, will give the city $45 million now and $30 million more if it has no new NBA team within five years. More »
May 2008
- More Sonics Emails Reveal Owner Duplicity
  
  Seattle Times | May 25, 08 8:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Some of Aubrey McClendon's emails to his fellow SuperSonics owners have been revealed in a transcript of his April deposition, and they don't appear to help his case. The inquiry into whether the Oklahoma City-based investment group made good-faith efforts to keep the team in Seattle turned up two relatively damaging messages, reports the Seattle Times. More »
- Sonics' Durant Named Rookie of the Year
  
  Associated Press | May 1, 08 10:05 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Kevin Durant was so excited to learn he had just won the NBA Rookie of the Year award, he went back to sleep. That's what seven months and 82 games—more than double the amount the lanky 19-year-old had played in any previous season—can do to a teenager. More »
April 2008
- Schultz Sues to Keep Sonics in Seattle
  
  Seattle Post-Intelligencer | Apr 23, 08 12:59 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Howard Schultz filed a suit yesterday seeking to reverse the sale of the SuperSonics to Oklahoma-based investor Clay Bennett. The Starbucks CEO and former Sonics owner cites email evidence that Bennett's ultimate goal was always to bring a basketball team to his hometown. The lawsuit asks the court to void the sale and help transfer the team to "an honest buyer," reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. More »
- Sonics Spat Heats Up
  
  Seattle Times | Apr 18, 08 10:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - SuperSonics owner Clay Bennett is now taking a swing at Seattle, accusing Mayor Greg Nickles of a "Machiavellian plan" to turn the basketball team back over to local ownership. The Oklahoma billionaire claims the city has misled the public and mischaracterized reasons for the lawsuit it filed to keep the Sonics at Key Arena, reports the Seattle Times . More »
- At Likely Seattle Finale, Boos Amid Sonic Boom
  
  USA Today | Apr 14, 08 12:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Amid a playoff-type atmosphere, the Seattle SuperSonics rallied to win their final game of the season—and, USA Today reports, likely their final game in Seattle. If the NBA's board of governors gives owner Clay Bennett the go-ahead this week, the team will be on its way to Oklahoma City after Bennett was unable to solve stadium issues in the Emerald City. More »
- Sonics Beat Mavericks 99-95
  
  Associated Press | Apr 14, 08 12:55 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rookie Kevin Durant scored twice in the final 45 seconds, and the Sonics rallied from a six-point deficit in the final three minutes to beat the Dallas Mavericks 99-95 on Sunday night. It was quite possibly the last time the Sonics took the floor in Seattle and this squad will be remembered record-wise as the worst in franchise history. More »
- Rockets Beat SuperSonics 103-80
  
  Associated Press | Apr 9, 08 10:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Rafer Alston scored 18 points and Luis Scola added 13 points and 12 rebounds as the Houston Rockets, playing without Tracy McGrady, easily beat the Seattle SuperSonics 103-80 on Wednesday night. McGrady sat out with a sore left shoulder that's bothered him for more than a week, but the Rockets didn't miss him against the Sonics. More »
- Terry Helps Mavs Pull Away From Sonics
  
  Associated Press | Apr 8, 08 11:17 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Jason Terry scored 22 points, Josh Howard added 17, and the Dallas Mavericks crept closer to a playoff berth with a 99-83 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Tuesday night. The Mavericks came into the game with a two-game lead over Denver and Golden State in the race for seventh place in the Western Conference. More »
- Rockets Hold Off Sonics 79-66
  
  Associated Press | Apr 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - For the second straight night, Tracy McGrady carried the Houston Rockets in the second half of a game they couldn't afford to lose. McGrady scored 18 of his 25 points in the third quarter, and the Rockets kept pace in the wild Western Conference playoff race with a 79-66 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on Friday night. More »
March 2008
- Warriors Top Mavs to Keep West Race Tight
  
  NBA.com | Mar 31, 08 3:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A well-rested Dallas team couldn't rein in the exhausted but determined Warriors, who won last night's game 114-104 after a slow start. Josh Howard's 36 points weren't enough to make up for the continued absence of Dirk Nowitzki, nor was Jason Kidd's near triple-double (13 points, 14 assists, nine boards), reports Mavs.com. Elsewhere in the hotly contested Western Conference: More »
- Duncan Carries Spurs to Fifth Straight Win
  
  Associated Press | Mar 27, 08 2:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Tim Duncan had the big numbers, but Manu Ginobili hit the key shots as the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 97-88 last night, reports the Associated Press. Duncan had 28 points and 12 rebounds, but when the Clippers took a late lead, Ginobili's 3-pointer sparked a 10-0 clinching run. In other NBA action: More »
- WRAP/Duncan Has 21 in Spurs Win
  
  Sacramento Bee | Mar 22, 08 5:23 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Perhaps still bristling from their recent four-game losing streak, the Spurs lashed out at the Kings in a 102-89 victory that saw the defending champions get back on track. Tim Duncan amassed 21 points and 10 rebounds, but it was a balanced team effort that overcame Ron Artest's 23 points for Sacramento, the Sacramento Bee reports. Elsewhere in the NBA: More »
- Suns Battle Sonics for 6th Straight Success
  
  Arizona Republic (Phoenix) | Mar 20, 08 5:36 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Sonics tried desperately to reverse their trend of 12 losses in 13 games, and with the Suns giving up 17 turnovers in the first half alone, that feat seemed possible, the Arizona Republic reports. But Phoenix rallied past their own dreadful defense to shoot 57%, with 15 three-pointers, on the way to a 110-98 victory. In other hoops action: More »
- Nuggets Blast Sonics in 168-116 Win
  
  Associated Press | Mar 17, 08 1:43 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The Denver Nuggets scored early and often, late and often, and plenty in between, in a 168-116 win over the Seattle SuperSonics last night, reports the Associated Press. Carmelo Anthony had 26 points and Allen Iverson had 24 for the Nuggets, who led by as many as 55 points in the fourth period. The 168 was an NBA season high, but was 16 short of Denver's franchise record. More »
- Celts, Big Three Top Sonics for 10th Straight
  
  Associated Press | Mar 12, 08 11:22 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett had 18 point apiece, with Paul Pierce contributing 14 points (all in the first quarter) and eleven assists as the Big Three last night led Boston to a 111-82 rout of the woeful Supersonics, the AP reports. The win is the Celts' tenth straight. Seattle has dropped six straight, and 10 of 11. In other NBA action: More »
- Blazers Best Timberwolves 103-96
  
  Associated Press | Mar 12, 08 12:50 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Brandon Roy stepped up when it mattered and led Portland on a 12-2 fourth quarter run that pushed the Trail Blazers past the Minnesota Timberwolves 103-96. Roy had 27 points and nine assists. Minnesota’s star, Al Jefferson, also came alive in the fourth, scoring 12 of his 20 points in the period, but his strong effort wasn’t enough, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the Association: More »
- Young Coming of Age in Sixers Win Over Bucks
  
  Philadelphia Inquirer | Mar 9, 08 11:46 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Perhaps folks were a bit too critical of Philly’s first-round draft pick Thaddeus Young. The 19 year-old rookie scored 22 points tonight, leading the Sixers to victory over the Bucks, 119-97. In his last four games Young has averaged 16.5 PPG, nine over his season-average, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. The Sixers are winners of their last four games. In other NBA action: More »
- Bulls Whipped as Celtics Win 7th Straight
  
  Associated Press | Mar 8, 08 5:44 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Boston won its seventh straight game, 116-93, over a tired Chicago team last night to retain its three-game lead in the Eastern Conference. This one was never in doubt as the Celtics built a 20-point halftime lead and were able to rest their starters in the fourth quarter. Paul Pierce scored 22 points while Kevin Garnett added 16 points, 8 rebounds. Also in hoops: More »
- Paul, 3-Pointers Lead Hornets Past Hawks
  
  Associated Press | Mar 6, 08 12:53 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Chris Paul scored 23 points and dished an eye-popping 18 assists as the New Orleans Hornets topped the Atlanta Hawks 116-101. The Hornets set a franchise record with 15 3-pointers; seven of them came from Peja Stojakovic, who led all scorers with 29 points. Joe Johnson had 24 points and Mike Bibby had 21 for Atlanta, reports the Associated Press. Elsewhere in the Association: More »