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.