The Sonics moved to 26-9 while the warriors slumped to 11-26 in last nights matchup between the two West Coast teams.  The battle between these two RealGM staff picks ended in a quasi-route despite the 27 points delivered by Warriors Guard Speedy Claxton.

Young Sonics? coach Nate McMillan expressed only empathy for what Warrior?s rookie coach Mike Montgomery is going through.

"I talked to Mike before the game," he said. "He's learning about the NBA, the adjustments you have to make. Basically, this is a year of just experimenting to see what he can do and what he likes."

This match up was a far cry from last years battles that saw Golden State take four games from the lowly 2003-2004 Sonics.