SEATTLE (AP) -- Rashard Lewis brought his game at both ends, scoring 23 points and blocking five shots, leading the Seattle SuperSonics to a 106-85 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.<br>
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Ray Allen scored 25 points and Antonio Daniels added 12 as the Sonics won their home opener for the seventh straight year.<br>
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Antoine Walker led the Hawks with 24 points and eight rebounds. Al Harrington scored 14 points and Kenny Anderson had 10.<br>
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Seattle led 79-64 going into the fourth quarter, closing the third with a 12-2 run. After the Hawks cut it to 65-62 on Peja Drobnjak's basket with 4:21 left in the period, Lewis drove for a bucket, Allen hit a 3-pointer and Lewis made another 3. <br>
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Then came the play of the night. Daniels faked a pass to the wing and drove for an uncontested layup, thanks to Harrington biting hard on the bait.<br>
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The Sonics kept it going in the fourth quarter, and it was 88-68 after Daniels' two free throws with 9:04 to play.<br>
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Both teams were blown out in their openers, each losing by 30. The Hawks went down at Phoenix and the Sonics at the L.A. Clippers.<br>
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There were times when this matchup lived down to its billing. There were plenty of early season defensive lapses by both teams, and lots of sloppy ball-handling. Atlanta committed 19 turnovers and the Sonics had 15. <br>
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The difference was that the Sonics made their shots when they needed them and pulled away after halftime. After hitting 37 percent from the floor in Los Angeles, Seattle looked much better by making 50 percent this time.<br>
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It didn't hurt that Lewis and Jerome James came to play defense. By halftime, James had four blocks and Lewis three.<br>
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Allen got the Sonics off to a good start, too, hitting 7-of-9 for 18 first-half points. He scored 20 on 7-of-18 shooting against the Clippers, but this time finished 10-of-16 from the floor.<br>
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The Sonics got five points apiece from Allen and Lewis in the third quarter to extend a 53-46 lead at the break.<br>
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Notes:@ Seattle Storm coach Anne Donovan received a standing ovation when she was introduced in the first half, showing off the team's WNBA championship trophy. ... Atlanta C Kevin Willis started in place of Jason Collier, who missed the first of at least two games with severe bronchitis. Willis, who scored six, is eight games from No. 1,400 in his 20-year NBA career. ... Seattle's first-round draft pick, C Robert Swift, played the final 2:19 in his NBA debut. He got a big cheer when he scored his first point, a free throw with 57.6 seconds on the clock.<br>
