Allen, Sonics outlast Raptors

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12/24/2006 - Seattle, WA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ray Allen returned from a nine-game absence and scored 28 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out five assists to lead Seattle past Toronto, 110-97, at KeyArena.

The All-Star guard missed time with a bone bruise in his right ankle and his team suffered, going just 3-6 without him in the lineup.

Luke Ridnour posted 18 points with six helpers while Nick Collison had 15 points and eight boards for the SuperSonics, who snapped a six-game losing streak.

Earl Watson and Chris Wilcox each poured in 12 points and Johan Petro netted 10 in the victory.

Seattle finished 51 percent shooting in the game.

T.J. Ford led the Raptors with 24 points and nine assists. Fred Jones contributed 19 points off the bench and Jorge Garbajosa added 18 points with seven rebounds in defeat.

Toronto, which shot 47 percent from the field, have lost eight of 11 at Seattle and fell to 5-13 on the road this year.

Seattle opened the contest with an 18-8 burst capped by Watson's driving layup. Wilkins ended the frame with five straight points to put the SuperSonics up, 36-22.

Despite being outscored in the second, 33-28, Seattle maintained its lead and went into the locker room with a 64-55 cushion.

Toronto, down by 11 with 5:04 left in the third, scored 12 of the final 16 points in the quarter to cut within three, 84-81 going into the fourth.

The SuperSonics gained control in the final period when Allen's trey made it a 95-88 game with just over seven minutes to play. Then, a Ridnour jumper put Seattle up by 10 with 2 1/2 minutes left.

Game Notes

Allen finished 9-of-15 shooting and Ford was 9-of-16...Radoslav Nesterovic had 12 points for the Raptors...The Sonics shot 7-of-12 (58 percent) from three- point range while Toronto finished 4-of-15 (27 percent) from beyond the arc...Seattle welcomes New Orleans/Oklahoma City on Tuesday while Toronto hosts Minnesota on Wednesday.

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