Sonics guard Ronald Murray returned after missing his team's previous six games due to back spasms.

Murray played 25 minutes, primarily because All-Star Ray Allen was stuck on the bench because of foul trouble. Murray made an impact, however, finishing with 13 points on 5-for-14 shooting. He also had four rebounds and four assists.

"I felt good," Murray said. "There were no problems at all."

Murray has been in uniform the past two games but did not play. Sonics coach Bob Weiss said it was hard to sneak the point/shooting guard into the rotation because Mateen Cleaves and Damien Wilkins played well while Murray was injured.