That '70 Sonics team was the first one I really followed...Sikma, Gus Johnson, Paul Silas, Dennis Johnson, and Downtown Freddie Brown!
Yah, as a Suns fan, I hated them. We darn near had them in 77: it was 3:2 with the sixth game in Phx. and we had two shots to win the game at the end, and Walter Davis missed at least one of them (can't recall who else missed). That Sonics team was just too powerful---not necessarily good, but strong. Shelton just threw our guys around like rag dolls.