Sonics fade at end of opener

SEATTLE – Zach Randolph scored 30 points and the Portland Trail Blazers rallied to beat the SuperSonics 110-106 Wednesday night and spoil the 40th season opener for Seattle.

Rashard Lewis score 25 points and Luke Ridnour add 22 points and 13 assists for Seattle, which controlled all but two stretches – early in the second quarter and the end of the game.

Brandon Roy, the Pacific-10 Conference player of the year and All-American last season at Washington, was brilliant in his hometown during his NBA debut. He had 20 points on 10-for-16 shooting while running most of Portland’s offense in the second half as his teammates repeatedly set screens for him.

Roy and Sonics All-Star Ray Allen guarded each other throughout. Allen was just 3 for 7 from the floor in the first half, but 6 for 13 after halftime to finish with 22 points.

But he missed an open 3-pointer off a set play with 5 seconds left and Seattle down 108-106. Damien Wilkins missed a follow from the baseline to essentially end it.

Roy’s jumper to beat the shot clock buzzer with just more than 2 minutes left pulled Portland within 101-98. Randolph’s two free throws tied it at 104.

Lewis fouled Travis Outlaw on a jumper with 18 seconds left. Outlaw made the first free throw to give Portland its first lead since the second quarter, then Ime Udoka grabbed the rebound of the miss and made a pair with 16 left to put the Blazers up 107-104.

Jarret Jack followed Ridnour’s layup with a free throw to make it 108-106.

Roy scored eight points in the final 3:14 of the third period to pull Portland within 78-76 entering the fourth.

After the Sonics led by 12 early, Portland went on a 16-0 run into the second period against Seattle’s reserves for its first of only two leads in the game. Juan Dixon and Jamaal Magloire each had six points during the spurt.

An 11-0 Seattle run put the Sonics back up 43-33.

Mouhamed Sene, Seattle’s 20-year-old, first-round draft choice from Senegal, sprained his right ankle diving for a loose ball in the third quarter. He hobbled directly to the locker room after not scoring and getting two rebounds in 12 minutes. He returned to ride an exercise bike behind the bench but not play.

Sene was starting because Robert Swift is out for the season with a torn ACL and Danny Fortson was suspended for one game because of a flagrant foul in a preseason game.

Notes

Nick Collison of the Sonics confirmed that the contract extension he agreed to late Tuesday night was for $25 million over four seasons. He could have been a free agent after this season – and thought he might be until the Sonics bumped their summer offer to $25 million following Collison’s impressive preseason. “Basically, me and my family are set for life,” Collison said. … Blazers owner and Microsoft Corp. co-founder Paul Allen, also owner of the NFL’s Seattle Seahawks, sat four seats to the left of Portland coach Nate McMillan during the second half.

Blazers 110, Sonics 106

Portland (110)- Udoka 3-4 3-4 10, Randolph 8-18 14-15 30, Przybilla 0-1 1-4 1, Roy 10-16 0-0 20, Jack 3-8 7-8 13, LaFrentz 0-3 0-0 0, Magloire 3-4 0-0 6, Dixon 8-10 2-2 18, Outlaw 4-6 1-2 9, Webster 1-3 0-0 3. Totals 40-73 28-35 110.

Seattle (106)- Ras.Lewis 9-19 4-5 25, Wilcox 7-9 3-4 17, Sene 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 9-20 2-2 22, Ridnour 10-17 1-1 22, Petro 0-2 0-0 0, Collison 1-4 0-0 2, Wilkins 5-11 4-4 14, Watson 0-6 4-4 4, Gelabale 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 41-90 18-20 106.

3-Point Goals—Portland 2-10 (Udoka 1-2, Webster 1-3, LaFrentz 0-1, Roy 0-1, Jack 0-3), Seattle 6-19 (Ras.Lewis 3-7, Allen 2-7, Ridnour 1-3, Watson 0-2). Fouled Out—Wilcox. Rebounds—Portland 50 (Randolph 10), Seattle 41 (Ras.Lewis 8). Assists—Portland 13 (Jack 6), Seattle 23 (Ridnour 13). Total Fouls—Portland 21, Seattle 25. A—17,072. (17,072).