For the first time ever, a week-long series of games featuring regional contests, divisional games and historic playoff matchups highlight the NBA schedule as part of Rivalry Week, which runs through Wednesday, March 2. NBA.com asked current players, NBA Legends and WNBA players what they thought was the best team rivalry in the game today.
ALEX ENGLISH, Denver Nuggets Legend
"Out west I used to say the Spurs and the Lakers. Now, I would say the Spurs and any of the top two teams: Phoenix and Seattle."
GILBERT ARENAS, Washington Wizards
"Besides us and Miami? Me and Dwyane, we got our little thing going: buddies off the floor, warriors on the floor. I wanted to say Indiana-Detroit ... but it’s not a game without Ron Artest. When Ron’s there you can expect anything to happen. That’s the biggest rivalry. The Phoenix Suns against the Seattle SuperSonics could be the best matchup."
The Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers also received votes due to the ongoing fued between Kobe and Shaq.
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Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns
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Ray Allen is the reason I didn’t get much sleep on Saturday night. Michael Redd, on the other hand, will be the reason I will be able to sleep soundly from now on. I stayed up late Saturday and woke up bright and early Sunday morning, reflecting on the glorious past of Ray Allen dawning a Milwaukee Bucks uniform. The more I thought about Ray, the more I missed him. Even Larry Harris called shipping Allen to Seattle quite possibly the worst trade to Bucks franchise history. As I sat at the game wondering how the Bucks went from within one shot of the NBA Finals to a lottery team fighting to stay above water, the next 48 minutes of basketball changed me.
We are going to be alright after all. After watching Michael Redd dismantle the Sonics for 35 points, I have come to realize that we may never see Ray Allen in a Bucks uniform, but if there ever is a clone on this planet of Ray, I’m darn sure it’s Michael Redd. Allen and Redd were best friends when they both played together and it is obvious that Ray has rubbed off on Michael. Not only is Michael as swift as Ray on the court, off the court he has been everything a fan can ask of him. Nobody will ever be able to replace Ray Allen in this community and Michael Redd isn’t trying too, he is just trying to be remembered for his own legacy and what his impact will be on this team.
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Milwaukee Bucks, Oklahoma City Thunder
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In Ray Allen’s first game back in Milwaukee the first quarter score said it all. The Seattle SuperSonics began the second quarter down 31-10 to the 22-31 Milwaukee Bucks, unable to buy a bucket.
The Sonics shot poorly versus Minnesota and still managed to pull out the win in the fourth quarter. If they could do it versus the Garnett-powered Timberwolves, than by process of deduction, the Bucks would be even easier to come back against.
It never got any better. The Supersonics had no answer for Ray Allen’s replacement Michael Redd. Every time the Sonics tried to make a run, Redd was there with an answer. The fourth quarter tone was set by Redd when he picked Flip Murray with 4 seconds left in the third, drove the court and finished with an emphatic jam with no time left on the clock. Redd finished with 35 points on 14-25 shooting. Compare that to Ray Allen who finished with 16 points on just 4-16 shooting. The Sonics were blown out by the Bucks 99-73, a rare thrashing for the Sonics, but the fact that it is rare did not make it any easier to swallow.
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Thunder Feb 2005 Archive
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Yahoo! | Feb 27, 2005
Michael Redd scored 35 points for the Bucks, as they blew out Ray Allen and the SuperSonics by a final score of 99-73.
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The News Tribune | Feb 27, 2005
Ray Allen will play his first game at the Bradley Center since being traded from the Milwaukee Bucks two seasons ago.
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The Seattle Times | Feb 26, 2005
In a game when the Sonics could do no right, they still managed to pull off a 99-88 win versus the struggling Minnesota Timberwolves who now reside 12.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM | Feb 24, 2005
The rumors began to flare up about a week before the February 24th 3 p.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 24, 2005
The price keeps going up for the Sonics proposal of an expansion to Key Arena.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 24, 2005
The rumors are out there: Radmanovic, Allen, Murray, Fortson, all players the Sonics would consider trading, some with contracts ending at the end of this season.
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Seattle Times | Feb 24, 2005
The Seattle SuperSonics and Ray Allen have been negotiating all season long on a contract extension, but it appears that no deal will be completed before the trade deadline.
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TSN | Feb 23, 2005
According to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Sonics might be willing to move the expiring contracts of C Vitaly Potapenko and SF Ronald Murray, with Toronto Raptors SF Eric Williams mentioned as the kind of player they might like in return.
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Rocky Mountain News | Feb 23, 2005
George Karl is not concealing his desire to add a shooting guard to his line-up, speaking candidly about two players that he coached when he was with the Bucks, Michael Redd and Ray Allen.
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Hunter Johannason/RealGM.com | Feb 23, 2005
One major knock on the Seattle Supersonics as they continue to roll through teams previously picked to finish ahead of them in this unexpected dream season is that they will inevitably live and die by the three point shot.
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The Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 22, 2005
The Seattle SuperSonics held practice Monday night minus their brusing center Danny Fortson.
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Rocky Mountain News | Feb 21, 2005
Ray Allen is hoping that his GM Rick Sund pull off a coup this season, similar to the one Joe Dumars executed last season.
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Rocky Mountain News | Feb 19, 2005
They may not have seen eye to eye when they were master and pupil in Milwaukee, but this seems to be in the past with Ray Allen saying he is open to playing for new Denver coach George Karl, Allen's coach with the Bucks, the Rocky Mountain News is reporting.
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Yahoo! | Feb 19, 2005
The Supersonics have been unable to come to terms on a contract extension with All-Star Ray Allen and they are reportedly shopping him around.
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The Ledger.com | Feb 17, 2005
The Seattle Supersonics were bested by the Golden State Warriors at the Key Arena, falling 117-110.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 16, 2005
The Sonics bruising center Danny Fortson will be back in action tonight versus the Golden State Warriors after serving a two-game suspension for throwing a chair last Thursday versus Sacramento.
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Yahoo! | Feb 12, 2005
Back on December 19th, a Friday night, the Phoenix Suns went into Seattle and in one of the best games of the season, handed the SuperSonics a difficult 112-110 loss.
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NBA Press Release | Feb 11, 2005
Seattle’s Danny Fortson has been suspended two games without pay for improper conduct following an ejection, including verbal abuse of a game official, not leaving the court in a timely manner and throwing a chair, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President, Basketball Operations.
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Yahoo! | Feb 11, 2005
Antonio Daniels scored 14 of his 18 points in the 4th quarter to help the Sonics outlast the Kings in a game of playoff intensity.
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Seattle Supersonics | Feb 10, 2005
The Seattle SuperSonics today announced Kevin Calabro, an award-winning play-by-play announcer for the Sonics for the last 18 seasons, will call six NBA games on ESPN Radio.
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Yahoo! | Feb 9, 2005
Rashard Lewis and Ray Allen were both named to the Western Conference All-Star team yesterday.
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The Seattle Times | Feb 6, 2005
The Sonics’ superstar guard, Ray Allen, made his return to the Sonic’s lineup last night after missing two games with the flu, which morphed into some kind of viral illness.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 4, 2005
Ray Allen missed yesterdays practice because the viral infection that has kept him sidelined these last two games turned into a sinus infection.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Feb 2, 2005
Seattle SuperSonics coach Nate McMillan will miss the remainder of the week in order to take care of funeral arrangements for his mother Jeanette Tyson, who died last Sunday.
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The Seattle Times | Feb 2, 2005
Behind Ray Allen stand-in Ronald Murray and his season-high 23 points the Sonics squeaked past the Kings in a 106-101 thriller at the Arco Arena, their first win there since Feb.
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Sonics Press Release | Feb 1, 2005
Seattle SuperSonics guard Ray Allen did not play Monday night in a loss vs.
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Missoulian.com | Feb 1, 2005
Manu Ginobili's 23 points were too much for the depleted Seattle SuperSonics.
