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| 2005.12.15 - The Sonics face Yao | ||||||||
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The Shadow Lady's friend (the same one that joined us at the hockey game
and volley ball game) invited us to a Sonics game. A friend of
hers had some extra tickets, and we got to sit in VERY nice seats!
It was a great way to spend an evening! The Seattle Center is all lit up for Christmas, making for an excellent scene entering Key Arena... |
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The teams warmed up before the game... its always fun to watch, to try to
get a sense of how the game will go.
The Rockets seemed a bit haphazard, and not very focused... they started out the game that way, too. |
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Everyone shook hands, and the game got underway with the toss. Yao, of course, won the jump... quite easily, in fact. |
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The Sonics did well for the first half of the game, holding a steady lead,
and really looking sharp. The Rockets were tough inside, but the Sonics managed to work the 3-point zone very well. |
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Squatch was his usual self; walking around on stilts for a break, and
taking over the DJ station...
The blimp is far better decorated for the Sonics games than it is for the Thunderbirds Games... I don't think its the same one, actually -- it seemed to work much nicer. The "Dunking Ushers" were awesome! |
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| The game went on, with the Sonics working the outside, while Yao basically owned the inside - on both sides of the court. | ||||||||
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Late in the third period, the Rockets started to close the 3-point opportunities down, and they closed the gap... | |||||||
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At the end of the game, the score was 104-98. The Sonics are
actually losing more at home than they do away, which is somewhat odd. But, even though they lost, we had a great time! |
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