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Chapter 170 The Ups and Downs of Supersonic Speed

After the data exploded, Ling Bo once again stood in front of the entire United States. At the time when the All-Star voting was the hottest, Ling Bo's voice for being selected for the All-Star Game has already caught up with Kobe, Duncan, Garnett and others.

There is still half a month before the end of the All-Star voting. Whether Ling Bo can be selected depends on the final results. It is worth mentioning that James is also in the forefront.

If Ling Bo and James can be selected for the All-Star Game, then this situation is unprecedented. The same team, two first-year rookies, have never been selected for the All-Star Game.

Let’s not talk about it for the time being. After the game against the Clippers, Ling Bo and Kobe got together. Hearing that Ling Bo and Jiang Chaoxue opened a hot pot restaurant and developed a relationship, Kobe’s gossip was aroused. Asking questions, like a paparazzi.

Gatherings are always short-lived, and the Cavaliers all returned to Cleveland without much time to stay, because they will face the Seattle SuperSonics back-to-back at home on the night of January 1.

西雅图于1966年12月20日获准组建一支球队加入NBA联盟，球队从1967-68赛季开始参加NBA，同年进入NBA的还包括圣迭戈火箭队。

The Seattle Supersonics, who have just entered the league, have not played well in the past few years, just like other teams that have just entered the league. The team's record has been below 50% all year round.

Until the 1974-75 season, Lord of the Rings Bill Russell once again became the coach and manager of the Sonics, and the team also reached the playoffs for the first time.From 1977 to 1980, the Sonics began to enter its heyday.

In the 1977-78 season, Lenny Wilkens once again became the head coach of the Sonics. The Sonics entered the playoffs with 47 wins and 35 losses.In the first round of the playoffs, they eliminated the Lakers 2-1 (at that time, the first round adopted a 3-match 2-win system), and then defeated the Trail Blazers and Nuggets one after another, and met the Washington Bullets in the finals. After 7 games, the Sonics lost 99-105 in the final battle and missed the championship.

In the 1978-79 season, the Sonics won more than 50 wins in the regular season for the first time, played the first 50+ win season in team history, and entered the playoffs with 52 wins and 30 losses.After defeating the Lakers and Suns in the playoffs, the Sonics met the Bullets again in the Finals.After losing the first game, the Sonics won four games in a row and won the first NBA championship in team history.

In the decade of the 80s, the Sonics were ups and downs, and entered the playoffs 5 times in the decade. After the end of the 1985-86 season, head coach Lenny Wilkens left, and the Sonics ended the "Wilkens era".

The Seattle SuperSonics of the '90s were brilliant and dark.Although they failed to win the championship again, they broke the season win record in team history time and time again.The dark part is that the Sonics became the first regular-season leader in NBA history to be completed as the "Black Eight".

In the 1992-93 season, the Sonics achieved the second best regular season record of 55 wins and 27 losses in team history, ranking second in the Pacific Division after the Suns.

In the 1993-94 season, the Sonics' performance was like a roller coaster. They ended the regular season with the NBA's best record of 63 wins and 19 losses. When they won the first two games against the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, they were defeated by the Nuggets It won 3 games in a row and was eliminated, becoming the first team in NBA history to be eliminated by 1th in the playoffs, known as the "Black Eight" miracle in history.

In the 1995-96 season, the fourth season led by George Karl, the Sonics' results were even more brilliant.When the regular season ended, the Sonics were 64-18.

1997-98赛季，超音速队在7名新球员的加盟下，常规赛的战绩最终定格在61胜21负，这一成绩使球队5个赛季中第4次成为太平洋赛区冠军。超音速队也成为了NBA历史上第三支连续6个赛季常规赛取得55+胜利的球队。

Entering the 21st century, the team's record has fallen off a cliff.

After the departure of the team's core point guard Gary Payton, in the 2002-03 season, the Sonics only scored 40 wins and 42 losses in the regular season and missed the playoffs.

This season, the Sonics have plummeted, with nearly half of the schedule, third from the bottom in the West, only 2 more wins than the last-to-last Clippers, and 1 more than the second-to-last Phoenix Suns.

In terms of lineup, the Seattle SuperSonics brought together the gentleman sword Ray Allen, Rashad Lewis, Ronald Murray, Vladimir Radmanovic, Brent Barry, Antonio David Si et al.

Rashad Lewis, the intermediary is also a ruthless person. In the past season, he scored in double figures 77 times in 71 games, scored 32 in 20 games, rebounded 12 or more in 10 games, and double-doubled 11 times. The team scored first 25 times, 21 rebounds, and scored in double figures in 28 consecutive games.In the first five seasons, Lewis averaged 125 3-pointers per season.

There was a blockbuster performance this season. Rashard Lewis scored a career-high 2003 points against the Lakers on October 10, 31.He averaged 50 points, 37.5 rebounds, and 6 assists per game, and won the NBA Player of the Week.

Scoring 50 points in a single game is scary even thinking about it.

A tall combo forward with an accurate three-pointer from the bottom corner and the low post ability on the left.The level of ball control is low, the mobility is average, and it is more efficient to play a shooting power forward.

As for personal ability, em can't even defend a chair on the perimeter.

Difficult to attack independently, can't pass the ball or make free throws.Average rebounder for his height, he's a liability on the defensive end due to knee problems and can't keep up with faster bigs.

Let’s talk about the star player Ray Allen. In 1996, Ray Allen was selected by the Minnesota Timberwolves with the 1th pick in the first round to enter the NBA. He was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks after he did not play.

In the 2000-01 season, Ray Allen won the All-Star "three-pointer" honor for the first time.In the playoffs, Allen helped the team all the way to the Eastern Conference finals, and the Philadelphia 76ers led by Allen Iverson fought 7 games, but lost.

In the 2002-03 season, the Seattle SuperSonics traded Gary Payton and Desmond Mason from the Bucks for the younger Ray Allen and began to rebuild.

Ray Allen, who joined the Sonics, immediately occupied the top of the Sonics scoring list with his excellent shooting ability, and became the core player of the team.

As far as the lineup is concerned, the Cavaliers are better than the Sonics. The current situation of the Sonics is that Ray Allen and Lewis are off the court, and others will not be able to play.So far, the Cavaliers have improved compared to the beginning of the season. Even if Limbo and James are off the court, Carlos Boozer can still carry some offensive responsibilities, and after Ilgauskas's independent offensive ability is developed, his shooting touch Soft, can also be entrusted with important tasks, and Eric Williams has played in the starting position for a while, and now he has also improved a lot.

Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena is always bursting because of the iron triangle of Limbo, James and Boozer. It's still the same today, and the fans have been waiting for it for a long time.

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