The Sonics had lost their previous five in the Rose Garden, and after Rashard Lewis left the game early things did not look good for the battered Supersonics.

Thankfully, it was the lesser known Sonics who won helped to pull off the win against their rivals in the Northwest, the Portland Trailblazers. Jerome James, a player who, by his reactions, must think he has never committed a legitimate foul in his life, scored 14 points and pulled down 7 rebounds en route to a 96-91 win.

However, there was one other player, a player who rarely sees the court but with Lewis hurt, got the call from Nate McMillan. A player who, through a solid game and a series of fantastically athletic plays, manage to step up for the Sonics and secure the win. Seldom used rookie Damien Wilkins came off the bench to score 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting in a career night. It was Wilkins who made a crucial steal in the final seconds to prevent the Blazers from tying it up at 94, even finishing the play with an emphatic dunk to seal the game. Not bad for a player who only averages 5.8 minutes per game this season.

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Oklahoma City, Portland Trail Blazers

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