Seattle 126, Golden State 121 (F)

OAKLAND, Calif., April 16 (AP) -- Kevin Durant set career highs with 42 points and 13 rebounds in his first professional double-double, and Jeff Green added 27 points to help the SuperSonics win what could have been their final game as a Seattle team, beating the Golden State Warriors 126-121 on Wednesday night.

A strong season-ending performance by a pair of talented rookies would normally be a bright spot for fans of a lottery-bound team. But with the NBA Board of Governors set to vote later this week to approve the Sonics' move to Oklahoma City after 41 years in the Emerald City, it's unclear which fans will benefit.

Political leaders in Washington state are trying to delay the vote and there's also the chance that a judge will rule the team must occupy the arena for the final two seasons of its lease. But if owner Clay Bennett has his way, the team's next game will be as a franchise in Oklahoma City.

Even by beating Dallas and Golden State in the final two games of the season, the Sonics (20-62) posted the worst record in their history, winning three fewer games than they did in their expansion 1967-68 season.

The Warriors (48-34) head into the offseason with their own uncertainty following the most successful regular season for the franchise since winning 50 games in 1993-94.

Normally, a team with 48 wins would be preparing for the playoffs instead of the draft lottery. But the Warriors were the victim of a power-packed Western Conference that had eight teams reach the 50-win mark and had been officially eliminated from playoff contention with a 122-116 loss at Phoenix on Monday night.

The Warriors had the most wins by a team that failed to make the playoffs since the league went to the 16-team postseason format in 1984, while Philadelphia (40-42) and Atlanta (37-45) made the playoffs in the East with losing records.

Don Nelson said before the game that he would decide by around July 1 whether he would return for a third season as coach in Golden State. Star point guard Baron Davis must decide whether he will opt out of his contract and executive vice president Chris Mullin must retool a roster of potential free agents.

Davis scored 21 points in 39 minutes after mysteriously being benched for the second half of Monday's loss in Phoenix. Monta Ellis led the way with 24 points, Andris Biedrins had 20 points and 17 rebounds and rookie Marco Belinelli had a career-high 17 points.

The Warriors did accomplish one feat, becoming the first team in 17 years to have three players average 20 points per game. Davis finished at 21.8, Ellis at 20.2 and Stephen Jackson at 20.1. The Warriors were also the last team to do it in 1990-91, when Mullin (25.7), Mitch Richmond (23.9) and Tim Hardaway (22.9) pulled off the trick.

Notes: Golden State set a franchise attendance record by averaging 19,631 per game. The team had 32 sellouts in 41 home games. ... Houston missed the playoffs with 45 wins in 2000-01. ... The Warriors went 8-11 over their final 19 games. ... The city of Seattle pulled off a sweep at the Coliseum complex as the Mariners beat the Athletics 4-2 in a baseball game played at the same time.