This is why teams with big leads need to keep on attacking. If they relax, dumb things happen. It's not unsportsmanlike to pound opponents into dust -- as Portland should have.
Though I do feel somewhat for Seattle fans (I'm from Ohio after all, and having a team move (Supersonics) and failing to win a title for a long time (Supersonics '79) are in the blood here, especially Clevelanders. But how some of thei Didn't the Quakes blow a 5-1 aggregate lead to the Gals one year?