Chapter 352

The Lakers' collapse was from the bottom up, from fans, players, core, head coach...

The Clippers are building an advantage like a landslide. After the first half, the Clippers successfully led by 31 points.

This created the history of the Western Conference Finals.

Every team that can reach the Western Conference Finals is a proven powerhouse.

The Lakers' collapse tonight is too surprising.

Kobe's absence brought a fatal wound.

The Lakers' self-righteous gorgeous lineup is just a paper tiger that looks intimidating. D'Antoni, Chris Paul, and Dwight Howard have failed to prove themselves as always.

Clippers fans have already started celebrating their first trip to the finals in history.

And everyone knows clearly that this is their beginning, this is the first step of a new journey.

Because this is only the first season Fan Xi joined the Clippers.

He is the owner of the team, never worry about him jumping ship.

The glory of the Clippers forms a sharp contrast with the desolation of the Lakers at this moment. Everyone knows that the basketball landscape of the City of Angels has crossed at this moment. From then on, the Lakers will gradually decline, and the Clippers will rise high.

Jean Bas probably never dreamed that her willful decision at the beginning would lead to such disastrous consequences.

There is no regret medicine in the world.

The Clippers players returned to the locker room with a 31-point lead. In the locker room, everyone was very quiet, they were waiting for the information from the hospital.

Fan Xi said, let everyone stand on the championship podium.

Not one less.

Stephen Nash's injury affects everyone's mood.

The silent locker room heard an encouraging sound when they were about to go to the stadium.

Stephen Nash's injury is not serious, just a soft tissue contusion and ligament strain.

"The doctor said that with his physical condition and age, he can return to the court in ten days."

Great!

Although he will miss one or two finals games, it is better than being out for the season.

After all, standing on the finals is a dream that Stephen Nash has been pursuing throughout his career.

Stephen Nash can get his wish.

"Leave the first and second games to me." Billups stood up and patted his chest and said loudly.

He looked very excited.

He was a former finals MVP, and his condition was getting better and better in training, but as the team's third point guard, he often only had to go to garbage time to raise his spirits.

Fortunately, the Clippers played a lot of garbage time this season.

He has a chance to play tonight.

Beep!

The whistle sounded, and the game continued.

Staples Center was already empty, only a small number of Lakers fans were still sticking to the arrival of a miracle, or they wanted to avoid the traffic jam at this moment.

Of course, there are also many Clippers fans and defected Lakers fans cheering for the Clippers.

This is an unexpected thing.

No one expected that after the first half, the Lakers' home court turned into the Clippers' home court.

This is probably the cruelty of the city derby.

Chris Paul is experiencing the biggest nightmare of his career.

Of course, this is also a great victory for Fan Xi. After he was swept out by the Lakers, he personally directed the preseason massacre, the Christmas war buzzer-beater, the New Year's war counter-kill, the final war massacre, and now the Western Conference Finals gentleman sweep, and the fifth war massacre.

No one can do revenge to such an extreme.

Even in Michael Jordan's autobiography, there are so many legendary stories, none of which can be compared with this section of Fan Xi.

Fan Xi, who broke his ligaments to build a three-peat for the Lakers, was swept out, then rose in the city team. In this process, he not only became a Clippers owner who could look at Jean Bas at eye level, but also led this newborn team to crazily hunt down the giant Lakers.

And in the most important playoffs, cut off the Lakers' vitality and cut off their way.

The second half of the game was as expected, the Clippers were still expanding the score.

The Lakers had no fighting spirit, although Chris Paul encouraged them loudly in the locker room, he tried to make everyone follow his orders.

However, he did not inspire the players' fighting spirit.

Instead, everyone felt he was noisy.

He has no real leadership charm.

At least in the playoffs, he did not conquer any player in the Lakers locker room.

Although he is usually very popular, popularity and leadership cannot be equated.

Even Dwight Howard regretted it a little at this time. He started to slack off on the court, he didn't want to play anymore.

This is a guy who was still grinning after being broken in the finals, this is a guy who was pointed at by Kobe and scolded "soft, try-me".

The point gap expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye, moving toward the highest point gap in playoff history.

Magic Johnson was already very pessimistic and frustrated. Before the third quarter was halfway through, he reminded D'Antoni to call a timeout quickly, change to substitutes, and announce the arrival of garbage time.

Otherwise, the Clippers might really create a point gap of 50 or 60 points.

D'Antoni was about to follow the advice.

A fierce conflict occurred on the court.

The newly substituted Kwame Brown received a pass from Fan Xi. He used his signature jump step to kill into the basket, directly carried away the absent-minded Howard, jumped up, and completed a two-handed dunk.

After scoring, Kwame Brown was quite excited. He roared at Dwight Howard: "Hey. Is this the ability of the best defensive player?"

Howard was already very unhappy.

He came to the Lakers to hug his thighs, he came for the championship, but now it is a bamboo basket to draw water, he didn't get the championship, and he will be pointed at by thousands of people when he returns to Orlando. Rumors and cold sarcasm will rush toward him like a tide.

At that time, he pushed Kwame Brown.

Kwame Brown raised his hands high, he didn't want to have a physical conflict with Dwight Howard.

But at this time Paul suddenly rushed in, and he gave Kwame Brown an elbow in the name of persuading the fight.

This time, it was just seen by Jimmy Butler. Butler rushed over and kicked the sneak-attacking Paul to the ground, and flew up, grabbed Paul and twisted into a ball.

On the other side, Howard went to help, Kwame Brown also hugged him, and the two twisted together.

Players from both sides were gathering.

Fan Xi hurriedly stopped: "Don't be impulsive, don't be impulsive, we still have to play in the finals."

Fan Xi pulled the furious Arenas and DeAndre Jordan.

He didn't want more people to be involved in this fight.

The Lakers are already meat on the chopping block, they are not worth pitying, if more players are suspended, it would be too miserable.

After all, Stephen Nash has already been confirmed to miss one or two games.

With this posture, Kwame Brown and Jimmy Butler will definitely be suspended additionally.

The court was in a mess.

The referee and the two sideline referees spent a lot of effort to separate the four people.

Kwame Brown and Dwight Howard looked okay, they were just simple wrestling, pushing each other.

Chris Paul and Jimmy Butler were directly in unrestricted fighting, they were rolling on the ground, Jimmy Butler even used Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Paul was beaten very miserably. Not to mention that his jersey was torn, he also took a few punches on his face, bruised and swollen.

But Butler was not feeling well either, his face was scratched with four or five blood marks.

After the two were separated, they were still cursing, intending to continue fighting.

But the referee, under the control of security personnel, ejected all four perpetrators.

The sudden conflict surprised the fans at the scene, and the audience in front of the television were also caught off guard.

Soon, the high-definition camera at the scene showed the whole process of the fight in all directions.

Kwame Brown's trash talk after scoring was clearly transmitted to the ears of television audiences around the world.

And Chris Paul's elbow strike to Kwame Brown by running over in the name of persuading the fight was even more clearly showing what is the real fuse.

"This is a vicious fighting incident, there is no doubt that all four of them will be suspended to varying degrees."

Reggie Miller said with great feeling: "Court violence must be controlled. In this incident, Chris Paul is a despicable provocateur, without a doubt. If he hadn't rushed up and elbowed Kwame Brown, nothing would have happened."

"I hope the league's superstars will set an example, use basketball to resolve conflicts, instead of creating violent conflicts."

"The Clippers' next finals will definitely be affected. Kwame Brown is an important substitute in their restricted area. He has 8.9 points, 8.6 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks per game in the playoffs. If he is suspended for more than 3 games, it will be a heavy blow to the Clippers."

"And Jimmy Butler, this young kid is an important wing output for the Clippers. His toughness and enthusiasm are visible to the naked eye. But now, I know he can't play in the finals anymore."

"He is a good kid full of justice, everyone hopes to have such a teammate. But Paul ruined it all. If he is assisting the East in this way, then I must say... he is the league's number one point guard."

Reggie Miller's words were full of irony.

He completely deviated from ESPN's stance, he was criticizing the Lakers and mocking Paul.

Because he was once infinitely close to the championship. But the Palace of Auburn Hills fight destroyed his dream. The Pacers received an unprecedented penalty from the league in that fight, and the Pacers, who had the best chance to win the East, fell apart overnight.

Reggie Miller worked hard for half his life, outlasted Jordan, and finally got the opportunity, but could only retire with regret.

Therefore, he could not show appreciation for Paul who started the incident.

This was originally a very normal thing. Kwame Brown showed his strength to Dwight Howard after a dunk, and Howard pushed him away. This is also very normal.

Sometimes the referee wouldn't even call a technical foul, but Paul's elbow was too critical.

Fan Xi looked at the whole process on the big screen above his head, he gritted his teeth, and his anger rushed to the top of his head again.

He knew Paul did it on purpose.

He knew Paul deliberately wanted to cause a conflict.

But he didn't expect Butler to see his hidden move and pull him into it. He originally wanted to let Kwame Brown and Dwight fight without anyone knowing, preferably involving all the Clippers' main players.

In this way, even if the Lakers lost the Western Conference Finals, the Clippers wouldn't want to win the championship.

What a cruel heart.

What a deep calculation.

Fan Xi took a deep breath, and he led the team to continue playing.

He didn't plan to go off to rest, he wanted to release all his resentment.

Slaughter the Lakers as many points as possible, don't put away the knife tonight.

Since Paul wants to calculate the Clippers' tomorrow, then tonight, you will be recorded on the pillar of shame.

Fan Xi led Arenas, Vince Carter, Grant Hill, and DeAndre Jordan to play.

For the first ball, he killed into the restricted area, attracted a double team and passed to Arenas, Arenas shot outside the three-point line... Swish!

Hit.

The Lakers are already a plate of loose sand.

Fan Xi is now both slaughtering and letting his old teammates practice their condition.

Magic Johnson stood up. When he saw the murderous Fan Xi, he understood that everything was too late. Later tonight, he would receive his resignation on Jean Bas's desk.

Someone has to be responsible for this failed season, Magic Johnson can only take the blame.

And only he can carry this pot.

He walked out of Staples Center. When walking to the player tunnel, he couldn't help but look back at the top of Staples Center, where the Lakers' championship banners and the superstars who left brilliant starlight in the long river of NBA history were.

They represent the Lakers' heritage and the history of a giant.

But now....

Magic walked into the dim player tunnel without looking back. He knew that many things would never return.

Echoing in his ears was the shouting in the stadium: MVP! MVP! MVP!

It was the Clippers fans cheering for Fan Xi's performance.

This is clearly the Lakers' home court.

Magic sighed in his heart and quickened his pace.

D'Antoni was on pins and needles. Chris Paul and Dwight Howard were gone, and he became the person most responsible for this game.

Although he had a successful regular season record, he helped the Lakers get the second best record in history. However, losing the Western Conference Finals is the greatest shame, and he was defeated by Fan Xi again and again.

Fan Xi slaughtered the Lakers in the preseason, slaughtered the Lakers in the regular season, and now he is killing again in the playoffs.

Although in the three massacres, the Lakers' main players were not there.

But why were the main players not there?

The score soon exceeded 40 points.

2 minutes into the fourth quarter, it exceeded 50 points.

And it kept rising all the way.

D'Antoni even wanted to shout to Fan Xi.

However, Fan Xi did not break the rules. Except for himself on the court, everyone around him was a veteran substitute. Billups, Hamilton, Vince Carter, Arenas, and Grant Hill took turns playing.

With 5 minutes left in the game, Yao Ming even came up.

Yao Ming came up and hit consecutive free-throw line jump shots. The Lakers' defenders had long been tired of dealing with it. They are now like tools walking on the court, they just want the game to end quickly.

Time seems particularly long at such moments.

Every goal of the Clippers is a ruthless judgment on the Lakers.

Every point the leading score rises is a new historical record.

The Lakers were tied to the pillar of shame.

This is what they deserve.

From the moment Jean Bas abandoned Fan Xi, she should have been prepared for this.

It's just that no one expected this day to come so quickly.