This series was over by the first timeout, San Antonio up 11-2 with Tim Duncan scoring the opening eight points for the Spurs after missing Game 4 due to the death of his father.

"I really felt like we'd be in the game tonight," said a crestfallen McMillan. "I felt it wouldn't be so lopsided. It really wasn't a game.

"I told the team we didn't give our best effort, and that was disappointing. In a Game 5 you feel you can beat a team you're going against. When you get to a Game 5 and you don't end with your best effort, we'll think about it all summer."

When Malik Rose, all 6-6 of him, can out-rebound Vin Baker, 6-10, nine to zero in the opening quarter it is going to be one of those nights, and it certainly was for the Sonics.

"We put ourselves in position to play a Game 5," McMillan said, "but the negative is we didn't end with our best effort."