Swept!!

"In the 2013 playoffs, the first team to advance to the divisional semifinals was born!!"

As the series between the Kings and the Clippers came to an end, the media around the world began to hype up this dramatic series.

Although judging from the results of the game, the Kings crushed all the way to advance, only the first game was a little suspenseful, and the first three quarters of the last game were a bit interesting. For the rest of the game, the Kings were mercilessly crushed, and the Clippers had no hope of winning.

But judging from the process of the game, this round of the series is really good.

"It's probably the best sweep series I've ever seen!"

In the latest episode of the T NBA commentary show, the guests who came to the scene gave a thumbs up to this round of the series.

"Generally speaking, when you hear that a series ends in a sweep, you will definitely think that this game is very boring, and the difference in strength between the two sides is too big, and there is no way to watch it, right?"

Retired star Reggie Miller was invited to the scene, his big eyes were full of surprise, and he said: "Actually, if you think about it carefully, the strength between the Clippers and the Kings is really between the two sides. The difference is that the Clippers' No. 1 and No. 4 positions are stronger, while the Kings' No. 2 and No. 5 positions are stronger. In the No. 3 position, everyone is almost the same, and they are all role players supporting the scene. ”

"But the result was that the Clippers were swept, and on the basketball court, isn't the result the only criterion?"

The host was puzzled: "Judging from the results, the Clippers are the ones who were crushed by the king." ”

"That's because of a combination of reasons."

Miller shook his head and said, "If the Clippers play normally, they can't be swept." Moreover, in two of those games, the Kings' Cousins and the scoring fireman Thomas Jr. on the bench were both absent, and the Clippers had the advantage of the rotation. If they let both teams calm down for a while and play this series again, I believe that they will at least play the sixth game in the end, and even the Clippers will have hope of qualifying. ”

"Psychological?"

Chris Webb on the side asked.

"It must be psychological."

Miller nodded: "Look at the second game, it's clear that the Clippers have the advantage, right?" Even if there is no Paul, but the opposite side is missing the team's No. 2 scorer and number one rebounder, blocker, missing the second firepower on the bench, and the main scoring core cousin is still injured, such a king, let them play for a whole season, what do you think their record will be? ”

"It's going to be miserable."

Everyone deduced in their minds and shook their heads.

"That's right, in the face of such an opponent, the Clippers still lost, and there are no bottoms left for the loss, do you dare to say that this is not a psychological problem??"

Miller said, glanced back at a big fat man like a mountain not far from him, and said with a smile: "I don't believe you ask Shaq, how were they swept in the Finals that year against the Rockets?" ”

“…… Which pot is not opened, which pot is you! ”

O'Neill is a very entertaining person, and he is not angry when he is so entertained on live TV, and he laughs: "That's right, we did have a psychological problem that year." I'll be honest, I'm convinced of Hakim, but the performance on the court and the stats, I don't think I suffered much in the finals that year. ”

"People do a much better job of moving the ball than you, Hakim is going to be a god that year, and he is completely a super axis player. You're a top-tier endpoint at best, and you're lazy. ”

Webb also has a deep grudge against O'Neill, and his mouth is not ambiguous at all.

"Uh-a-huh...... You're right...... But、Yes! ”

O'Neill refused to admit defeat and said: "Look at the data, I don't suffer in the data, really." Hakim is so hung defensively, can't he still prevent me? And the penny was about to reach its peak that year, and the Rockets' guard line was not enough for him to eat alone, and in terms of team strength, we were half a catty~"

"So, how did you get swept away?" Miller asked.

"Psychological problems."

O'Neal shrugged, "We were in the Finals for the first time, and the Bulls, who had taken out the old hooligans in the East, were so confident at first that we were about to start a journey of world domination. But in the first game of the finals, the outside line of the rocket was too accurate, it was too accurate and accurate, it was like opening a plug-in...... No, there is a party here, you ask him yourself, did he win us because of the explosion of his hand? ”

O'Neill gestured to Kenny Smith to the side.

"yes, we had an explosion, and we made 14 three-pointers in the whole game, shooting 43.8 from the field, and I threw seven of them alone. What's going on? Not convinced? If you don't accept it, you'll fight again! ”

Smith is unforgiving, and he is a scorn at Ao Fat.

When the old fans saw this, they all remembered that shocking game.

At the last critical moment, Magic sharpshooter Nick Anderson missed four consecutive free throws, giving the Rockets a chance to turn the tables, and the Magic team lost the first game of the series with great humiliation.

"That's it, we ended up losing by two points, in overtime."

O'Neal will not continue to fight with Smith, his loss is already a fait accompli that cannot be changed, and after so many years, he is still unhappy on live TV, O'Neal is not such a person: "It was that game, the Rockets beat us up." We feel invincible! But we were defeated by the old men of the Rockets, we couldn't accept it, and the mentality of the later game was a bit broken. ”

"In the second game we lost by 11 points, we lost both home games, and the mentality exploded completely. The last two games were on the home court of the Rockets, in fact, we didn't lose much, the third game lost by 3 points, and the fourth game was an unintentional love game, losing by 12 points...... If you want me to say, if we win the first game that year, we and the Rockets will definitely go five-to-five, and maybe end up stealing seven. ”

O'Neal's statement was recognized by a group of former NBA stars on the scene.

Although Ao Fatzi usually likes to talk nonsense, he is running a train. But that year, the difference in strength between the Magic team and the Rockets team was definitely not as exaggerated as the sweep, which is indeed the truth.

"So it's the same with the Clippers and the Kings."

Returning to Miller, the former sharpshooter analyzed: "In the first game, Paul had already used off-the-board moves, and the king only opened for a few minutes, the scoring arrow, the spiritual leader cousin was injured, the interior core and the bench scorer were ejected, and the entire first half was extremely difficult. At that time, if you go to an expert and ask, I'm afraid that everyone's prediction will be the opposite of reality, and everyone thinks that the king will be swept away! ”

"That's what I predicted......"

Holinger, a well-known data expert, raised his hand, followed weakly, and then took out his mobile phone on the spot to log in to Twitter, and directly deleted the tweet posted at that time, causing everyone to laugh.

"So in the second half, the whole team of the Clippers was in high spirits, and when they reappeared, they thought that they were going to crush the promotion next, and there was no tension at all."

Miller continued: "It turned out that my cousin was back. ”

“…… yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah！！！ ”

As soon as the picture turned, the scene of Gu Yu's return appeared on the TV screen. At the moment when Gu Yu just emerged, the Sleep Train Arena, which was already lifeless and almost in despair, instantly erupted into extremely amazing cheers, as if in a desperate situation, it was shocking to see Superman falling from the sky.

"It was the first turning point that affected the Clippers' mind."

Miller said: "Then there was the heads-up between my cousin and Paul, my cousin continued to score, and he couldn't stop it at all, and he directly equalized or even overtook the difference in one go." ”

"Whew......!"

"Whoa!!!

On the screen, Gu Yu hit the key ball with a serious injury, and when he gritted his teeth to return to defense, the fans in the audience burst into shouts again. Even sitting in the studio, these veteran stars who don't know how many big scenes they have experienced and have experienced a hundred battles all felt the feeling of their hearts pounding desperately.

"This is the second turning point, and by this point, the Clippers have been a little confused."

Suppressing his excitement, Miller said: "But I am stunned, it's just this game, and it hasn't affected the rest of the schedule." Griffin and Jordan Jr. still have relatively strong mentalities, so they won't start to admit defeat directly because of this game. ”

"The third turning point should be shortly after the loss, the league announced the details of the punishment, right?"

Webb asked.

"That's right."

Miller nodded, "Although Cousins and Thomas Jr. are both suspended, the league also has a ban on Paul. For the Clippers, challenging the Kings away from home without Paul is absolutely impossible. Perhaps after both sides were damaged in terms of strength, the Clippers took advantage. But in their hearts, the second game has already been lost before the fight. ”

The picture of the third scene was played, Gu Yu, the god of death wearing a mask, seemed to be a deadly killer on the field, there was no grass everywhere he passed, his hands were up and down, and countless ghosts screamed and flew into the sky.

Corresponding to this is the shouts of the Kings fans, as well as ......

The indifference of the Clippers players.

"They don't think it's strange to lose the second game, after all, there is no Paul!"

Miller's eyes flashed with a hint of wisdom: "This is the Clippers' biggest psychological problem, Paul dependence, ......!" ”

"The opponent in the next round will not have this kind of problem."

In the center of the Kings team, in the equipment room, the players watched the show while doing restorative strength training.

Westphall stood by the door, clasped his hands in front of his chest and said, "If you talk about the Clippers, they are the weakest team in the entire playoffs of all sixteen teams. So ......"

The players turned their heads and looked at the old manager.

"Then the Spurs are probably the most mentally resilient team in the league."

“…… Well. ”

Gu Yu didn't look back, his movements paused, and he continued to push the barbell.

In the first round of the playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs, who were not favored by many people and aged badly, advanced to the division finals for the second time after the Kings.

Facing the Lakers, who have a new generation of F4, the Spurs swept 4-0 and advanced cleanly, with an average net win of nearly 20 points per game.

The reason why the promotion is one day later than the Kings is only because the series between the Spurs and the Lakers started one day later than the Kings and Clippers.