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Suns eclipse Hawks for sixth straight win
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-12-05 12:41
The SuperSonics appeared to put the tiring Pacers away with a quick burst at
the start of the fourth quarter. Seattle went ahead 90-77 with 8:58 left on an
ally-oop from Lewis to Vladimir Radmanovic, forcing Indiana coach Rick Carlisle
to call timeout.
Seattle extended its lead to 16 before the Pacers made a final run.
Steven Jackson scored, and Artest followed with a 3-pointer and fastbreak
layup to get Indiana within 98-89 with 3:48 left.
Artest made two free throws with 1:33 left and the Pacers were within 100-93.
Allen made his second basket of the quarter with 1:12 left. Artest answered, but
missed a 3-pointer with 35 seconds.
Lewis shot 4-for-5 from the line in the final minute to help seal the win for
the Sonics.
Lewis finished with 23 points on 6-for-17 shooting, the sixth straight game
in which the 6-foot-10 forward scored at least 20 points.
Murray again provided scoring and energy in a reserve role. After scoring a
season-high 24 on Friday against Cleveland, Murray scored 14 points in the
second half.
Sarunas Jasikevicius added 16 points and nine assists in his second start for
the Pacers, and Jackson finished with 15. The Pacers shot 53 percent, but were
outrebounded 37-28.
Indiana wrapped up its longest road-trip of the season 3-2, falling in
Phoenix and picking up wins over the Clippers, Utah and
Portland.
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