Murray will miss more time with a strained left quad. Lisa Blumenfeld/NBAE/Getty

After the game, Murray told reporters he didn't feel like himself on the court.

"I'm going to rehab it until it's right," he said, "because I can't play like I want out there."

Murray underwent an MRI on the quad area today, which doctors will compare to an MRI taken when Murray first suffered the injury at the start of training camp to determine how severely Murray is currently injured.

"It's a sharp pain," Murray said after today's practice, which he watched from the sidelines. "It locks up on me sometimes where I can't do lateral movement, I can't move side-to-side or if I go up and down the court, it will start aching. It's a real sharp pain where my hip is locking up on me. That's where the pain is at."

Sonics Coach Nate McMillan said after practice that Murray's minutes will go to rookie Damien Wilkins, who played 10 minutes against the Clippers.

Forward Rashard Lewis also did not practice for precautionary reasons.

"He didn't do anything," McMillan said. "He didn't feel any pain, but we wanted to make sure he's ready for tomorrow night."

Lewis is expected to start.

Forward Danny Fortson participated in some of practice, running sprints with the team (for missed free throws) at the end of practice. McMillan listed Fortson as questionable for tomorrow's game.

The Sonics are preparing for Opening Night (7:30 p.m. Friday, FSN, tickets) against the Atlanta Hawks. McMillan called the Hawks an aggressive defensive team and is worried about the matchup problems posed by versatile forward Antoine Walker, who had 21 points (but on 22 shots) and 13 rebounds against Phoenix yesterday.

As for his own team, McMillan recognizes there is more work to be done.

"We have more teaching with our guys who are on the floor," he said. "Some of them are facing situations for the first time and they didn't recognize them."