Surprisingly, when the Supersonics won three consecutive games during their five-game road trip in Cleveland, their last two away games ended in failure.
Since 2005, Yu Fei's team had never suffered two consecutive losses.
This was proof of the dominance he represented.
But the main reasons for these two losses came from off the court.
To be precise, from Seattle.
A few days ago, Sports Illustrated attempted to ask local politicians about the difficulties the Supersonics faced in building their arena.
Nick Licata, the chairman of the Seattle City Council, said, "The fundamental reason is that the Supersonics' economic and cultural impact on Seattle is close to zero."
This statement immediately angered thousands of African American citizens, as basketball is a major sport for their community.
What was more affected was the citizens' confidence in the Supersonics.