May 5, 2000 - Person's Three Falls Short, as Do the Sonics
The Sonics weren't expected to make the playoffs at all during the 1999-2000 season after a team overhaul brought in three new starters and a number of young contributors. After an uneven regular season, the team earned the number 7 seed in the playoffs and the Utah Jazz as an opponent. After being beaten badly in two games in Utah, the Sonics rallied at home to tie the series at four. In game five, the Jazz took an early lead, but again the Sonics fought back until they trailed by just three points with 3.6 seconds left in the game. For the final shot, Coach Paul Westphal selected 38-year old Chuck Person, who had played sparingly during the series. Person got an open look at the basket, but his shot was wide right, and the Jazz survived another playoff scare.

May 1, 1997 - Rex's Prayer Answered
The Suns started the 1996-97 season with an 0-13 start. Things quickly changed after a trade for guard Jason Kidd and the return of other players from injury gave Phoenix a phenomenal backcourt. In the end, they earned the seven seed in the playoffs, and a matchup with the Sonics. The Suns stole game one behind Rex Chapman's scoring barrage, and also won game three to put the Sonics' backs to the wall. In game four, the Sonics appeared to have the series sent back to Seattle when they lead by three with 3.1 seconds left in the game. However, Chapman had one bullet left, as he caught a crosscourt inbounds pass, turned and shot a fadeaway 35-foot prayer. Miraculously, the shot found nothing but the bottom of the net, and the game went to overtime. Though the Sonics eventually won the game and the series, they would never forget the scare provided by Chapman.

December 23, 1994 - Style Over Substance
Unlike many of the plays on this list, this play started out innocently enough. Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp came down together on a fast break during the fourth quarter of a tight game in the Forum against the LA Lakers. Instead of going in for a sure layup, Payton sent the ball off the glass for Kemp, who then missed his dunk attempt. The Lakers recovered, and ended up winning by one. George Karl was furious, as were Sonic fans, who complained bitterly about the lack of focus of their star players all the way to the New Year.

May 12, 1993 - Eddie's Halfcourt Heave
It had been a sluggish game two of the Semifinal playoffs for the Sonics against the Houston Rockets, as they looked to take a 2-0 lead in the series at the Colliseum. As time expired in the third quarter, Eddie Johnson found himself with the ball 70 feet from the hoop. He let go on a desperation heave ... which found the hoop. During the timeout between quarters, the crowd chanted "Ed-die! Ed-die!", and there was no doubt the Sonics would pull out the game, which they did, 111-100, en reute to winning the series in seven games.

April 28, 1992 - Kemp Becomes the Reignman
If you head over to columnist Brian Robinson's introductory column, you'll notice he references this play as the one that made him a Sonic fan. Though most Sonic fans did not have that strong a reaction, they did find it arguably the finest of his career. Additionally, Sonic play-by-play announcer Kevin Calabro took the dunk as the opportunity to first use the nickname 'Reignman' for Kemp. You may have heard that it caught on.

May 5, 1987 - McMillan and McKey team up to shock the Rockets
The game was tied as the Sonics took the ball out of bounds with time running out in game two of the semi final series which matched the Sonics and the highly favored Rockets. Rookie point guard Nate McMillan was chosen to take the ball out of bounds, and with no time for any dribbling, McMillan lobbed the ball toward the hoop, where Derrick McKey came out of nowhere for a tip dunk which propelled the Sonics to victory, and they would eventually take the series as well.