Celtics/Sonics preview
December 26, 2005
SEATTLE (Ticker) - The Seattle SuperSonics hope to put a stop to their poor home play Monday when they host the Boston Celtics.
The SuperSonics have lost five of their last six home games, including Friday's 101-98 defeat against Dallas. Seattle relinquished a 10-point lead midway through the fourth quarter en route to the setback.
Vladimir Radmanovic scored 20 points off the bench while Ray Allen adding 19 in the defeat. Allen made just 8-of-21 shots from the floor.
Rashard Lewis collected 16 points and 12 rebounds for Seattle, which has lost two in a row and five of seven overall.
Boston is in the midst of its first winning streak of the season. The Celtics became the last team in the NBA to win consecutive games when they toppled Utah on Wednesday, 101-89.
Paul Pierce scored 30 points and Ricky Davis added 20 for Boston, which missed all 10 of its shots from the arc.
The Celtics have won five of the last six games against the Sonics, including both meetings last season.
JT

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