Twelve minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers is one thing; 48 minutes against the Seattle SuperSonics is quite another.

Attempting to steal another road victory without their leading scorer, the Toronto Raptors weren't lacking in the effort department last night but a combination of fatigue and the skills of a rested, red-hot opponent conspired against any kind of miraculous victory.

The energetic Gary Payton engineered a dominant first half and the Sonics took advantage of a Vince Carter-less Raptor squad to score an easy 101-75 triumph at the Key Arena here as Toronto was unable to replicate its big win over the Lakers of a night earlier.

"They did exactly what they were supposed to do," Raptors coach Lenny Wilkens said of the Sonics. "They came out and jumped on us right from the start of the game. They played really well and took advantage of us being tired."