Seattle swingman Kevin Durant had several highlight-reel plays Sunday night to break out of an event-long shooting slump, but it wasn't enough as the SuperSonics finished winless in the summer league with an 84-78 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers.
Durant had 28 points on 9-of-18 shooting in what was supposed to be a matchup of the two top picks from last month's draft. However, Portland center Greg Oden left last Sunday after two games to have a tonsillectomy.
"It would have been fun to play against him," Durant said. "There would have been a lot more people here, I guess."
"I wouldn't say that this was my best game, but I got better," Durant said.
The 6-foot-9, 215-pound forward had a pair of dunks that brought the fans to their feet at the Cox Pavilion as he was obviously more comfortable. He was 18-of-56 from the field entering the game.
"He's a very special player that has a lot of skills," Seattle summer coach Ralph Lewis. "Playing games is on the job training and he is growing as a player and we are growing as a team."
Fellow lottery pick Jeff Green scored 32 points to lead the Sonics.