They have beaten the Sonics 13 consecutive times and have won seven times in a row in Seattle, often with major help from a native of Seattle, Jason Terry. The shooter always seems to find his game when he gets a taste of the home cooking. And it's not always just his offense. He had a season-high-tying four steals in the Mavericks' 90-70 win at Key Arena in January. ... Former Texas Longhorn Kevin Durant had 20 points against San Antonio on Friday. ... Sonics point guard Earl Watson had a team-best 22 points when the Sonics lost at American Airlines Center last week, hitting 9-of-15 shots from the field.

It wasn't long ago that he was considered a rising star among point guards, but he has slumped badly this season. He's coming off a 2-of-9 shooting night at San Antonio and was 1-of-4 last week in Dallas. ... Ridnour's not the only struggling Sonic. When you're 18-62, you probably have a lot of players who haven't played well. Forwards Jeff Green and Nick Collison both were 4-of-11 against the Spurs, and Green was 5-of-13 against the Mavericks, ... Damien Wilkins was 1-of-6 in San Antonio and 1-of-7 against the Mavericks.

Mavericks: Jerry Stackhouse (right groin strain) is day-to-day.

Sonics: Chris Wilcox (right finger) and Robert Swift (knee) are out.