The Sonics (18-4) and Suns (19-3), two teams on a fast break toward the future, play tonight at Key Arena with the winner walking away with the league's best record. It the most anticipated game of the season thus far.
"The common denominator is that both teams have a lot of firepower," Suns president and general manager Bryan Colangelo said. "And both have coaches that are allowing that firepower to be utilized."
ESPN will be there to televise it nationally, as will analyst Tom Tolbert.
"It's going to be a game of spurts," Tolbert said. "It wouldn't surprise me at some point to see both teams have a 10-point lead."