NBA Game Summary - Seattle at Golden State

Oakland, CA (Basketball News) - Jason Richardson scored 22 points, and the Golden State Warriors won their fifth straight game with a 101-92 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics at The Arena.

Baron Davis and Mike Dunleavy added 19 points apiece for Golden State, which has won nine of its last 11 games overall. The last time the Warriors won more than five games in a row was from March 15-28 last season, when they collected seven straight victories.

"At this point in the season, no matter how many we win the rest of the way, we’re not going into playoffs," said Warriors head coach Mike Montgomery. "The guys are motivated by the fact that they enjoy playing with one another, and proving to some of these playoff teams that we can play at their level."

Ray Allen scored a game-high 27 points with nine rebounds and five assists to lead the Sonics, who lost for just the fourth time in 13 games. Antonio Daniels and Ronald Murray added 13 points apiece in the loss.

The Warriors never trailed after taking a 33-32 lead on Zarko Cabarkapa’s layup with 7:50 remaining in the second quarter. They carried a 76-67 advantage into the final period and let Seattle get as close as six points on several occasions.

The last time came when Allen’s three-point play made it 91-85 with 2:03 remaining. But Adonal Foyle followed that with a layup for the Warriors, and a Dunleavy three-pointer made it an 11-point game with 1:15 left.

The Sonics, who were without forward Rashard Lewis (right foot), never got closer than nine points the rest of the way. They shot just 34 percent for the game.

Golden State shot 50 percent and collected 28 assists on 38 baskets. Davis led the way with nine helpers, while Richardson and Dunleavy collected five apiece.

Richardson scored 16 points in the first half, including five straight to end the second quarter and give the Warriors a 50-41 lead heading into the locker room.

"It’s money in the bank, cattle on the ranch, when can take a lead into halftime," Montgomery quipped.

Allen was 3-of-5 on three-pointers and scored 11 points in the third quarter, but Seattle couldn’t loosen Golden State’s grip on the lead. The Warriors went ahead by as many as 16 points in the period after a 13-2 run gave them a 68-52 advantage with four minutes left.