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TONIGHT'S NOTES |
The Sonics fell to 0-2 this preseason and have now dropped three straight exhibition matchups against Phoenix, including two losses last fall.
The Sonics had a chance to win on their final possession, but Luke Ridnour missed a floater at the buzzer.
The Sonics topped 100 points for the first time this preseason. Seattle came up short of the century mark in all eight preseason games in 2004.
Seattle was 14-for-19 (73.7%) from the field in the second quarter, including 4-for-5 from behind the arc. The Sonics cooled off in the second half, finishing the game at 48.2% from the field.
Phoenix connected on 13 3-pointers in the game, including eight in the second half.
Raja Bell led the Suns with 26 points. He poured in 20 points after the intermission, including 15 on 6-for-6 shooting in the third quarter alone. Bell’s 26-point effort matched his career high for a regular season game.
Ray Allen led all scorers with 28 points on 10-for-20 shooting.
Ridnour dished out 10 assists to go with his 18 points for the Sonics’ first double-double of the 2005 preseason.
All five Suns starters scored in double figures.
Kurt Thomas posted a double-double for Phoenix, grabbing 10 boards to go with 10 points.
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October 14, 2005
SONICS COACH 
BOB WEISS:
On the game:
I thought it was a good basketball game. They got us in the third quarter. They hit that one string and we just didn’t have an answer. They hit I don’t know how many threes in a row and most of them were contested. That’s the type of team they are. We had some shots to win it down the stretch but we didn’t make them. Phoenix played a great ballgame.
On the final possession:
The first option was 
Rashard (Lewis) off the pick and 
Ray (Allen) was the second option. I thought we maybe could have gotten it to Rashard but I’ll have to look at it again on the tape. It looked like he had the guy on his back as he came across the middle, and they were overplaying Ray. But the clock’s burning down and 
Luke’s (Ridnour) got to make a decision and usually when he gets in the paint like that he has a really good step-back move for a jumper. He tried to shoot a floater and they contested it. He just didn’t get it in.
On whether he was happy with the last shot:
He’s got to go. He’s done that several times. He had a great game. In that third quarter I think he had six deflections and I don’t know how many points. He was really on a roll. I definitely want him to keep being aggressive.
On the Suns:
They played a great game. They did a good job keeping us off the boards. We missed 
Danny (Fortson). This is not a game where 
Robert Swift will play a lot. They are a small, mobile team and sometimes your bigger players don’t play too much.
