On the bright side, the Sonics shot a healthy 51.2% from the floor.  On the awful side, the Sonics were outscored 58-39 in the second hald and were outrebounded 39-28 by the Mavericks.  The worst part about the game is that Rashard Lewis suffered a major injury after playing only 1 minute.  He will miss up to 8 weeks.

Luke Ridnour did his best to keep the Sonics in the game with 21 points and 9 assists.  Chris Wilcox was tough around the rim with 18 points and 9 rebounds.  Earl Watson was really busy with 18 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.  Damien Wilkins added 11 points and Mickael Gelebale scored 10 points off the bench.

The Sonics fell to 10-17 on the season with this loss.