Chapter 1279 The 47-Year Magical Record Was Broken
In the Energy Center Arena, the red light was already on, and Delong's last three-point shot flew into the stands with the sound of the whistle, and the fourth game between the Lakers and the Jazz also came to an end.
At 96-100, the Jazz played the best battle of the series. They had a chance to tie the game for a while, but their mistakes at the last moment ruined the game, and they still lost with a 4-point disadvantage.
It also means that the Jazz lost the series 0-4, and their entire journey of the season ended at this moment.
When the final whistle sounded, there was no sound in the Jazz's home court, and the fans couldn't even wave the blue towel. They had given everything, but unfortunately they still could not get a victory. They had to Accept the fate of your home team being swept on the doorstep.
Delong supported his knees and stood near the center line. Bean-sized sweat beads fell from his face, and his eyes were staring at the floor. He had done everything a player could do. At the last moment, he There was even a situation where he almost missed the dribble due to lack of hand strength, but he still carried it.
"Delong can leave the court with his head held high in this game. In the 4 games of this series, his performance is impeccable, and I hope they have a chance to make a comeback next season." Yu Jia sent Delong in the live broadcast room. own respect.
Delong caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers in this game. He played for 48 minutes without resting for a minute. He scored 36 points, 12 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals from inside and outside shots. Trapped in physical strength and blocked by Ji Feng, if that layup scored, the game would probably have a different ending, but basketball has no ifs.
For the first time in the playoffs, Millsap, who carried the banner of the inside line, hugged Sloan with tears in his eyes. He also tried his best to score a career-high 20 points in the playoffs. It didn't change the fate of the team.
The same goes for the rest of the Jazz, who need to digest the pain of defeat for the next time.
Barkley, who saw this scene, said: "Let's say goodbye to the Jazz with applause, they did a good job, this season is a difficult season for them, but they finally came to the playoffs, it's just a pity, the playoffs won It's always the better team, that's the hard truth, and hopefully we'll see them again next season."
"Yes, the playoffs are so cruel. After we bid farewell to the Jazz, let us congratulate the Los Angeles Lakers for their 4-0 sweep. They also became the first team in the Western Conference to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. They will be in Los Angeles next. Waiting for their opponent, their opponent will be born between the Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers, and the Rockets are currently 2-1!" Smith continued.
At this moment, the Lakers players are enjoying the joy of promotion. This time, the Lakers finally stopped being ruthless and returned directly to the locker room. The two coaches, Jackson and Sloan, hugged each other's shoulders and spoke in their ears. In the past two weeks, they Fighting wits and courage on and off the field, starting from this second, there is finally no need to become an enemy.
But I still feel sorry for Sloan, he never won against Zen Master in the playoffs...
There was a bit of sad background music playing on the venue, and the DJ's task this season was completed, and it could be seen that he was also a little sad.
The Jazz players and the Lakers also hugged each other in a friendly way. After the series was over, they were no longer confrontational.
"Go on, boy." Delong said in Ji Feng's ear.
"Win the championship and take our share." Kirilenko also came over to shake hands with Ji Feng.
"Definitely!" Ji Feng replied, the old AK's future is also uncertain next season, and I don't know how long I can see him in the NBA.
The Jazz generally played well in this game. Kirilenko finally scored 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. The other players Boozer 17 points and 8 rebounds. Counting Deron and Millsap, the Jazz is the main force in this game. A recovery.
The Lakers Ji Feng had 20 points and 10 assists, Kobe Bryant had 25 points and 6 rebounds, Gasol had 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Bynum had 11 points.
However, since we won, there is no need to analyze too many things. After saying goodbye to the Jazz players, the burden on everyone is much easier, and the pace of walking to the locker room has become brisk.
Hu Mi all over the world congratulated the Lakers for entering the second round in various ways. Chinese fans also cheered on Ji Feng and looked forward to the opportunity for the Rockets to join the Lakers in the semifinals.
The Lakers are the second team to swept the promotion this season. The first is the Cavaliers who just finished the game an hour ago. They again defeated the opponent 99-78 in the away game against the Pistons, thus completing the game against the Pistons. swept and became the first team to advance this season.
The best player in this game is still James. In 40 minutes, he made 10 of 24 shots, scored 36 points on 16 of 17 free throws, and also had 13 rebounds and 8 assists. Relying on James' excellent performance, the Pistons made four tigers' efforts. for bubbles.
After this game, James was named the best player in the first round, with 30+ in 3 games in 4 games, and two quasi-triple-double performances made him all the limelight.
The Lakers and Cavaliers swept and advanced successively and made many fans really think that 23VS24 has a chance to be staged in the finals.
For example, Cleveland fans, they cheered the Cavaliers after the game by kicking the Lakers' ass in the finals.
The Lakers are very low-key in this regard, bluntly saying that they should study the next round of opponents now. The Zen master even directly stated that the Rockets and the Trail Blazers, as the second of the 7 teams that beat them in the regular season, are very strong, and the Lakers do not have to Victory grasps everything.
This is the Zen master, a master who is well versed in the science of poisonous milk.
No matter how much you despise him, his coaching ability is there, and after tonight, Zen Master will add another halo!
On April 25th, after arriving in Los Angeles last night, Ji Feng slept until the third day before getting up. Because the battle was settled in 4 games, the Lakers' next game will not start until May at the earliest, so they have a week to play. Adjustment and preparation, and today is still the Lakers’ daily vacation time.
Originally, Ji Feng planned to go to class notes and training in the afternoon to see Kobe's daughters, but Ji Feng received an invitation from the Zen master at noon. He and Kobe and other players will go to the Zen master's house for lunch together.
This is rare in the past. Zen master is the kind of person who separates work and life. Since the Lakers became the head coach, he rarely hosts dinners at home to entertain players, which is very different from Popovich.
And Ji Feng has only been there three times in the past two years, which is second only to Kobe Bryant among Lakers players, and Zen master does not like players to give him gifts. Ji Feng only brought a bottle of red wine as a gift for the first time in three visits. , but this time, Ji Feng readily agreed and asked James to prepare a gift for him.
"The gift should be big, this is shocking good news!" Ji Feng said on the phone.
Of course, Master Zen's sudden invitation was not for nothing, because early this morning, the NBA officially announced the third important award of the season, the Best Coach Award.
Lakers head coach Phil Jackson has been re-elected, becoming the first head coach in history to achieve re-election!