Beginning the final week of their pre-season, the Seattle Sonics fashioned their most consistent effort of the exhibition season, easily defeating the Golden State Warriors in Oakland for their first road victory and their second straight, by a final of 100-84. The Warriors' only real threat came in the third quarter, as they cut the Seattle lead, which had been 9 at halftime, to but 4. However, the Sonics responded with a quick run that extended their advantage to 14 after three quarters, and they coasted the rest of the way.

As they have been all of October, the Sonics were lead by the play of their perimeter starters. Gary Payton and Rashard Lewis each finished with 18 points, and each lead the team in another statistical category, 11 rebounds for Lewis and 14 assists for Payton. Brent Barry chipped in 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting. Vin Baker had 11 points, but grabbed but one lonely rebound. Desmond Mason, who continued playing heavily off the bench, had 10 points.

Golden State received a strong performance from its bench unit, with Adonal Foyle leading the way with 15 points and 7 boards. First round draft picks Troy Murphy and Jason Richardson had 13 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 points respectively. Starting Warrior forwards Antawn Jamison and Danny Fortson shot a combined 6 for 21 from the field. However, Fortson did grab a team-high 15 rebounds.

The Sonics used their starters slightly less this evening than in their previous outing against Sacramento. Only Lewis and Payton played more than 30 minutes, and Coach Nate McMillan used a total of 14 players, with only forward Predrag Drobnjak -- out with a sprained ankle -- and guard Shammond Williams sitting out. Amongst the reserves, the most impressive was center Jerome James, who followed his trend of filling up the boxscore in limited playing time. This evening, he finished with 7 points and 5 rebounds in just 14 minutes. Second round pick Earl Watson played more than he had throughout the exhibition season, with 17 minutes to attempt to demonstrate that he should make the team.