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1978/79: Due to increased demand in ticket sales the Supersonics decide to play their home games at the Kingdome. Coming off a trip to the NBA Finals the Sonics would put together their finest season winning their first Division Championship with a solid 52-30 record. After a first round bye in the playoffs the Supersonics made quick work of the Los Angels Lakers taking the series in 6 games to advance to the Western Conference Finals. In the Western Finals the Sonics would get off to a fast start beating the Phoenix Suns in the first 2 games at home. However, as the series shifted to Phoenix the Sonics would struggle losing 2 straight as the Suns even the series a 2 games apiece. Back home in Game 5 the Sonics were anything but super losing 99-93 as the Suns took a 3-2 series lead. Needing to win Game 6 on the road, the Sonics rose to the occasion winning a heart stopping game 106-105 to force a 7th game at the Kingdome. In Game 7 the Sonics would jump out to an early lead and hold off a late charge by the Suns to win 114-110 and set up a NBA Finals rematch with Washington Bullets. In the Finals the Sonics would get off to a shaky start losing Game 1 on the road 99-97. The Sonics would rebound to win the next game 92-82, as the series shifted to Seattle tied at a game apiece. In Seattle the Supersonics took a commanding 3-1 series lead by winning Game 3 by 10 points and Game 4 by 2. Back in Washington for Game 5 the Sonics did not take any chances closing out the series with a 97-93 win to claim their first ever NBA Championship as Dennis Johnson was named Finals MVP.
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On both occasions Seattle initiated the action from the start and never relented. Tonight, the Sonics - without Ray Allen and Earl Watson - got caught on the flip side of that equation. The Bulls came out early and jumped the Sonics on a 28-12 surge and the game was history. The Bulls play an impressive style of defense. Their guards pressure at 40 feet with full knowledge that if they get beat Ben Wallace will come to help. The way to counter this is for the bigs to take advantage of Wallace leaving his man and neither Wilcox nor Collison had that type of night. This starts with finding the big guy and the Sonics were unable to do that. Coach Hill mentioned the difficulty the team had in getting the ball to Luke Ridnour because of Kirk Hinrich's defensive play. Once again, Seattle crossed the 20-turnover barrier. The Bulls looked really good tonight. In a leader-less Eastern Conference they may be as good as anyone in the East. They shot the ball well and when they shoot well they will win. Johan Petro had another strong night and Gelabale got good extended minutes. Petro had his third career double-double and, more importantly, continues to play with great energy. This team needs an energy player off the bench.
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Did You Know
The '''Seattle SuperSonics''' (also called the '''Seattle Sonics''') were an American professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington that played in the Pacific and Northwest Divisions of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1967 until 2008. The team relocated to Oklahoma City as the Oklahoma City Thunder. The SuperSonics nickname, logo and color scheme will be made available to any future NBA team in Seattle.[http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/breaking/story/403595.html] According to the team's new owners, the Sonics' franchise history will be "shared" between the Thunder and any future Seattle team.
The SuperSonics won the NBA Championship in 1979 and were one of two teams of the five major men's professional sports teams in Seattle — the Seattle Mariners, the Seattle Pilots, the Seattle Metropolitans (who won the 1917 Stanley Cup), the Seattle Seahawks, and the SuperSonics — to have won a championship.
Sam Schulman owned the team from its 1967 inception until 1983. It was also owned by Barry Ackerley (1983–2001) and the Basketball Club of Seattle, headed by Starbucks chairman Howard Schultz (2001–2006). In 2006, the SuperSonics were purchased by Oklahoma City businessman Clay Bennett. After failing to reach agreement on a new arena in the Seattle area, the SuperSonics moved to Oklahoma City before the 2008–2009 season when they reached a $45 million settlement with the city of Seattle to pay off the team's lease with KeyArena early.
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