And the Rocket, which is in the hearts of Chinese fans, fell in the first round again.

Sadness, once again, happened to the rocket.

Playing at the home of the "hostile" Jazz, the Rockets trailed by 19 points in the first half, and everyone thought that the Rockets would bid farewell to the playoffs in the same way that they lost Game 7 to the Mavericks three years ago - a heavy defeat.

But under Maddie's leadership, the Rockets played a wave of small climaxes.

Bobby Jackson's 29.4-second three-pointer before the end of the first half missed a free throw, and the Rockets closed the gap to 54-55, and the flame of hope that the Rockets had once lost was rekindled, completely forgetting a scene: Alston limped off the court and entered the locker room early with 5:10 left before the end of the second quarter.

The Rockets trailed by only four points at 54-58 in the first half, but a shocking piece of news that made the Rockets worried: Alston was reimbursed early for a severe sprained right ankle and would not return to the court.

Throughout the series, Alston was the key to the Rockets' turnaround, without Alstom's Rockets, they lost the first two games at home, and when Alston returned, they brought energy and impact to the team, and also shared the scoring pressure for Maddie. The Rockets' two games in Salt Lake City, one win and one defeat were also a pity.

At a time when the Rockets needed to continue to fight back and turn around the unfavorable situation, Alsg announced the end of the Rockets' season in advance in a "tragic" form. The Houston Rockets, on the other hand, are always shrouded in a kind of curse.

In the 2007-08 season, the Rockets went through too many ups and downs, Maddy was injured, Francis was injured early, and the Rockets faced too many doubts and accusations when they fell from a 6-1 Western Conference leader to a 15-17 record, but they then created a 22-game winning streak.

However, when people had great hopes for the Rockets, Yao Ming ended the season early in an incredible way when he had just written a 12-game winning streak, and when the team was at its best, Yao Ming did not become the "fruit picker".

Heavenly jealous rocket!

What is it that keeps rockets under a spell?

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ON THE JAZZ'S HOME COURT, THE EARS ARE FULL OF "HOUSTON SUCKS", AND HERE, THE ROCKETS WILL NOT BE RESPECTED.

However, the Rockets should earn the respect of their own fans, for this team that fights extremely hard, for this team that never gives up, for this team that has a 22-game winning streak, and for this team that has suffered repeated fate.

Yao Ming sat on the bench and lowered his head in pain, how he wanted to be able to rush off the field healthy and lead the team to continue fighting, but he couldn't.

Maddie was wearing black shoulder pads, red elbow pads, his legs were tired again, he repeatedly threw the ball into the basket, but he didn't get much help, looking over the arena, Maddie closed his eyes again.

This summer, will Yao Mai's season of teaming up continue? That's the question for countless fans this summer.

There was not much suspense in the first round of the West, and the San Antonio Spurs finally won 92-87 Suns after a hard battle, and the Spurs finally got their wish to win the Suns at home, eliminating the Suns with a total score of 4-1, thus successfully advancing to the second round of the playoffs. The win was also the fourth time in the past six seasons that the Spurs have eliminated the Suns in the playoffs.

Being swept out of the playoffs by the Spurs again made all of the Suns' efforts this season seem meaningless, and their championship dreams came to naught.

And with the elimination of the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, D'Antoni's relationship with the Suns seems to have come to an end.

Suns management has approved D'Antoni to make contact with two Eastern teams, the Chicago Bulls and the New York Knicks.

The Spurs were on the spurs' side, beating the Hornets 91-82 in the final game of the Western Conference semifinals, knocking out their opponents 4-3 on aggregate and advancing to the Western Conference Finals.

After the game, major media in the United States published articles commenting on the game.

The Associated Press reported on the game in an article titled "Spurs Eliminate Hornets and Advance to Western Conference Finals."

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The young Hornets have had a fantastic season.

No Hornets have reached the league finals in more than 20 years of team history, but this season, the Hornets have a team-best 56-win regular-season record under the leadership of Paul and West.

The Hornets, who have home-court advantage, were hoping to make history by eliminating the Spurs in Game 7, but in this tie-break, the Hornets unfortunately failed to continue the glorious record of the home team in the series, and thus ended the dream journey.

The Hornets' home fans were ready to celebrate, but in the end, Spurs' tough performance brought the Hornets' home stadium back to silence.

At this point, the two top finishes in the Western Conference finals are in place, Los Angeles Lakers vs San Antonio Spurs.

The same protagonist is evenly matched, but this performance is not perfect.

Popovich's silver-white hair was no longer a strand of black, Duncan's expression was still as cold as a stone Buddha, the top of Ginobili's head was about to light up, and Hawley and Finley gasped for air on the sidelines.

The Spurs, accustomed to victory, seemed to have completed the last step of 10 glorious years on this day, and the last step of the 10-year confrontation between the Spurs and the Lakers.

Vujasic's 3-pointer before the end of the game was like a blunt knife that was inserted into the heart of the Spurs without pain, would this be a farewell to the Spurs dynasty?

One minute before the end of the fifth game, Kobe Bryant stood at the free throw line and enjoyed the roar of "M-V-P" from the Angel City fans, and in the third game of the battle between the two sides, he saw Duncan standing at the free throw line in San Antonio, and then the San Antonio fans gave their hero the shout of "M-V-P", Kobe Bryant bowed his head off the court and accepted it all.

But that win was only the Spurs' only win in the Western Conference Finals, and perhaps the San Antonio would have been talking about the two seconds before the end of Game 4.

This time, the protagonist is still Fisher, and it is still a shot that determines the life and death of both parties, and of course the winner is Fisher.

In 2004, Fisher's 0.4-second shot broke the Spurs' heartbreak, because before, Duncan's difficult shot was the stunner in the hearts of Holy City fans, and the discussion about whether Fisher's stunner was valid or not continued until the Spurs re-won the championship in 05, and everyone understood that victory was the best healing medicine.

This time it was a debate about whether Fisher had fouled Brent Barry in the final moments, and Barkley said: "The referee felt the Lakers should win, so they didn't blow the whistle. ”

The Lakers stole another win from San Antonio thanks to Fisher's performance, and the Spurs' final performance turned out to be so embarrassing and unbearable.

The 17-point lead was finally rushed by the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored 26 points alone in the second half, and this is not the first time that such a scene has occurred, in the first game of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs had a 20-point lead, but Kobe Bryant scored 25 points alone in the second half, who can blame it?

You must know that Kobe Bryant grew up in the ravages of the Spurs, and the memory of his playoff failure was given by the Spurs to be exact.

Now, when fans see Kobe Bryant and the "Zen Master" hugging warmly, they will never think of the 1999 Western Conference Semifinals, when the "Zen Master" shook his head and sighed again and again at Kobe Bryant, who still had curly hair at the time.

At that time, Kobe Bryant "squeezed out" Eddie Jones, and all Lakers fans expressed dissatisfaction with Kobe's "AIR BALL", and the shouts of "Eddie, Eddie" were obviously very different from the current "M-V-P".

The Lakers and Spurs, the two most successful teams in the league since 1999, have won seven of the last nine championships under mutual pressure, and the Spurs have narrowly won, but it was the success of that lockdown season that branded the Spurs dynasty as champions and laid the foundation for the championship.

Now the focus of the two sides is still Kobe Bryant and Duncan, Duncan's ankle has been sent to the hospital for two major repairs, while Kobe Bryant is more mature on the court, he has changed from Mr. "AIR BALL" in the past at critical moments to a deadly killer at critical moments.

Although Duncan entered the league a year later than Kobe, he insisted on completing a four-year college psychology course and was older than Kobe, which seems to tell people that after 10 years, Kobe's physical condition is significantly stronger than Duncan.

It's very simple, because so far no one says Kobe Bryant is old, only some people say that he is mature and that he is still at the peak.

Many people say that Duncan is old, although he is still the Spurs' first choice, but at the critical moment, Popovich will choose Ginobili or Parker, which is proof.

Similarly, the 10 years of the Spurs and Lakers have been a battle between Popovich and Phil Jackson, two of the most successful coaches in the league today.

Although Phil Jackson threw himself into the countryside to recuperate because of his disagreement with Kobe, he finally dragged his disabled hip and chose Los Angeles again.

The "Zen Master" is accustomed to consecutive championships, and since the time of the Bull, this deep-eyed old man has already put the registered label of "Triple Crown" on his face, and the nine championship rings from the coaching era from three "Triple Crowns" speak for themselves.

And Popovich suffered from title defense syndrome after stepping on the Lakers to win the championship in 1999, won four championships in 10 years without a record of defending the title, and then won the Lakers' three consecutive championships, then the Spurs look a bit regrettable.

From the beginning, the feud between the Lakers and the Spurs was destined to be an entangled battle.

In 1999, when the Spurs swept the Lakers out of the Western Conference semifinals, Kobe Bryant was clearly a little less stable than Duncan, who was in college for four years.

But the following year, the Lakers embarked on a road of revival, and the Spurs' dream of defending the title was shattered for the first time, and in 2001, the Lakers also finished the Spurs with a sweep in the Western Conference Finals.

However, the Spurs also gave the Lakers a blow in 2003, San Antonio was crowned and the Lakers stopped at the "triple championship", and the following year, the Lakers retaliated with a tooth for a tooth, ending the Spurs' dream of defending the title again.

This time in 2008, it was Phil Jackson and Kobe Bryant who teamed up to kill Popovich and Duncan, a 10-year pair.

From now on, will the Lakers usher in a revival and the Spurs will decline?

Will that be the case?

What will happen to the next Lakers-Spurs matchup?

The question is, will there be a next time?

Nobody knows......