1.   The editorial team would like to encourage this trend.

2.   This is a key series that both teams would like to replay in October.

3.   An organization-generated false story and whispers that the team would like to do a sign-and-trade with free agent Vin Baker.

4.   And every team likes to claim it found a prize that slipped through the draft.

5.   And the team likes him.

6.   And the team likes what it has seen.

7.   Both teams like to play fast, although the Lakers put on the floor the most feared weapon when it is time to slow down the game.

8.   A team just like life.

9.   After a dismal season offensively last year, the team also would like to add a bat.

10.   Both teams like to play games which feed off an energized, trapping defense, but the Sonics were clearly getting the better of that style early.