Ray Allen, who will be a free agent in the offseason, appears to be losing friends in the Sonics' locker room. An unidentified Sonic told the Times' Percy Allen that Allen is guilty of performing "too much one-on-one stuff". http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/sonics/2002210314_soni17.html
This relates directly to the Rockets. The likelihood of facing Seattle is 50%. If they start to show chemistry problems, it could be a favorable matchup.
Didn't Allen call Kobe on being a showboating punk? Allen might drift too close to that territory if he doesn't watch it.