When you think Seattle, you think rain, Ichiro, double lattes, Frasier Crane, the grunge look and Anthony Peeler.

No, it's not some rejected SAT question, as in "Which one doesn't belong?" Peeler has earned his automatic Seattle association with his play over the years against the SuperSonics, frequently doubling his scoring average at their expense.

Heading into the Timberwolves' game Tuesday at KeyArena, Peeler was at it again. Peeler, who scored 20 points Tuesday, had averaged 15.7 points in the three previous games this season, and his season average -- without the Sonics factored in -- was 8.4 points. He had made 18 of his 30 shots, including 8-for-15 on three-pointers, while averaging 4.0 assists, 2.3 rebounds and 1.0 steals. The backup shooting guard scored his season high of 26 points in a 111-106 victory over the Sonics on Jan. 9.

"It's kind of like a hitter against certain pitchers -- the ball comes in and looks like a balloon," Wolves coach Flip Saunders said of Peeler's Seattle groove.