Sonics Clinch Playoff Spot In Memphis

The Seattle SuperSonics are in the Western Conference playoffs again after being in the lottery for the last two seasons.

The Sonics clinched a playoff berth Tuesday night with a hard fought 102-99 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. They were led by Ray Allen and Jerome James with 22 points each, James' a career high. James picked up the scoring usually provided by Rashard Lewis who was out with a injury to his right foot.

``This is a big win to come on the road and have some guys down and find a way to win like that is pretty impressive for our team,'' said Seattle guard Luke Ridnour. ``It feels good to make sure we're in the playoffs.''

``We won a game that a lot of people didn't think we could win,'' said Seattle coach Nate McMillan.

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Fortson Out For Another Two Games

Danny Fortson (sprained left ankle) did not travel with the team. He will miss tonight's game at Memphis and tomorrow night's game at San Antonio.

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Hornets Win First Division Game Of Season

It might be the end of March, but going into Saturday night's game versus the Memphis Grizzlies, the New Orleans Hornets had yet to win a single game versus a division foe. The Hornets got the victory, beating the Grizzlies 96-85.

``It's good to get that monkey off our back,'' said forward P.J. Brown. ``We finally got that done. We should have gotten it done a long time ago.''

J.R. Smith scored a career-high 33 points for the Hornets.

``Fortunately, we were on tonight, and ended up beating a pretty good team,'' Smith said.

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