Tracy McGrady 30pts vs K.Durant Sonics 07/08 NBA Preseason

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July 06, 2008

Tracy McGrady scored 30 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the Seattle SuperSonics 117-94 Saturday night to spoil Kevin Durant's home debut. McGrady, entering his 11th NBA season, was 10-of-20 ...

Tracy McGrady scored 30 points, and the Houston Rockets beat the Seattle SuperSonics 117-94 Saturday night to spoil Kevin Durant's home debut.

McGrady, entering his 11th NBA season, was 10-of-20 from the floor and made all nine free throws. McGrady, who did not play the final 17 minutes, had seen limited time during the preseason because of a sore knee.

Shane Battier added 19 points.

Durant, the No. 2 pick out of Texas who was averaging 16.8 points in his first four exhibition games, finished with 25 points on 9-of-20 shooting. Delonte West, scoring 12 second-period points, finished with 22. Center Robert Swift had 10 points.

With the season opener in 10 days, Sonics coach P.J. Carlesimo rested forward Chris Wilcox and guard Earl Watson and tried to limit the minutes for rookie forward Jeff Green, this year's fifth pick out of Georgetown. But Green, who has a sore knee, entered three minutes into the game and played 22 minutes. He scored five points.

The Sonics were coming off Thursday's 126-106 loss to Los Angeles, with Carlesimo saying "we went so far backward in the Lakers game ... we need to maintain a level of consistency."

But the Sonics (1-4) did not make much progress. They now have allowed 106.8 points per game, third worst in the league. The Rockets, with a vastly more experienced roster, reached their exhibition high for points. Houston (3-1) built a 13-point lead, 22-9, with three minutes left in the first quarter.

Durant gave the Sonics their only lead of the game, 2-0, hitting his first shot 30 seconds in. Three minutes elapsed before he touched the ball again as the Rockets galloped away.

West, hitting his first seven shots, briefly snapped the Sonics back in the second period. He hit back-to-back buckets early in the quarter to bring the Sonics back within 26-23. The Rockets then outscored the Sonics 33-19 to led 59-42 by intermission.

Aaron Brooks, a Seattle native who was Houston's first-round draft choice (26th pick) out of Oregon, was given a warm reception when he entered the game with 1:32 left in the first. He played 18 minutes and scored 12 points.

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