Chapter 353

148:82.

When the final whistle sounded, the score of the two teams was completely settled.

The Clippers eliminated the Lakers with a total score of 4:1 and advanced to the finals. This is the first time in the history of the Clippers to enter the finals, and it is also the first season Fan Xi joined the Clippers.

There are probably three or four thousand fans in Staples Center, most of them are Clippers fans, and they are excitedly celebrating tonight's victory.

When Fan Xi stood on the technical table, the sound of MVP roared across the audience.

It turned the Lakers' home court into the Clippers' home court.

The Lakers' players, coaching staff, and staff are currently retreating in a gray manner.

This is their most tragic defeat.

It is also the most tragic defeat in history.

This is the largest point gap in playoff history.

Speaking of this largest point gap, it has quite a fate with the Lakers.

Before 2009, the record for the largest point gap in NBA playoffs was created by the Lakers. That was in the distant 1953, when the Lakers, who were still in Minneapolis, bloodily slaughtered the St. Louis Hawks, now the Atlanta Hawks, 133:75.

This is a 58-point massacre.

53 years later, on April 28, 2009, the Denver Nuggets wildly beat the Hornets by 58 points in New Orleans 121:63, tying the Lakers of that year in one fell swoop, and tying the record for the largest point gap in the playoffs created by the Lakers that year.

Paul and the Lakers, these two big buffs are superimposed together.

Tonight, the Clippers created a new record, rewriting history with a 66-point massacre.

Shaking the unshakable ruling position of the Los Angeles Lakers in the City of Angels in one fell swoop.

Starting tonight, when Los Angeles talks about basketball, it is impossible to take it for granted to place the Lakers before the Clippers.

Fan Xi spent a season using three massacres to establish the Clippers' merits. Moreover, they killed the Lakers on the most important Western Conference Finals stage and got the only ticket to the finals representing the West.

When Fan Xi jumped off the technical table, reporters swarmed in, and they surrounded Fan Xi.

They have many questions to ask Fan Xi.

Of course, there are many media reporters who support the Lakers.

Their emotions have collapsed at this moment: there is nothing more desperate than witnessing your home team being eliminated and historically humiliatingly slaughtered.

Therefore, some questions are absurd and make people laugh.

"Jack, do you think it is a glorious thing to keep shooting three-pointers and insist on expanding the score at the last moment when the outcome is already decided?"

When this reporter's question was thrown out, Fan Xi aimed at this white middle-aged reporter with gold-rimmed glasses, and he said very seriously: "Only failure is a humiliating thing. In competitive sports, weakness is the original sin."

"Before the whistle sounds, there is never a decided outcome. If you find it hard to accept, please get used to it."

Fan Xi answered the reporter's question in a calm tone and with merciless emotion.

He didn't want to go around in circles with these Lakers supporters. Draw a clear line, clearly tell you: I slaughter you, I slaughter you, do you have to distinguish the time and occasion? If you are not convinced, hold it in.

"You won the Western Conference Finals, this is the first time in the history of the Clippers, and it is a victory over the city team Lakers. Do you think you have surpassed the Lakers?" Another reporter asked such a ten-year brain thrombosis question.

"Isn't this obvious?" Fan Xi spread his palms, and he said: "We slaughtered the Lakers in the preseason, and you said we took advantage of people's emptiness. We killed the Lakers in the Christmas war, and you said we were lucky. We counter-killed the Lakers in the New Year's war, and you said God was on our side. We slaughtered the Lakers in the final war, and you said we cheated. Now, we not only eliminated the Lakers 4:1 but also created a historical point gap, and you still come to ask us if we have surpassed the Lakers..."

"This is not a game rolling down from the top of the mountain, we are sprinting toward the top of the mountain, and the one rolling down is the Lakers."

Fan Xi was merciless, he was fully fired at this moment.

He released all his dissatisfaction with the Lakers.

"If the Lakers hadn't traded you, do you think you would have achieved what you have now?" Another Lakers-supporting media asked a question that made people cry and laugh.

"So, should I thank the Lakers? Thank the Lakers who abandoned and sold me when my ligaments were torn?"

Fan Xi stared at the reporter.

The reporter lowered his head in shame, and he couldn't ask any more questions.

On the issue of Fan Xi and the Lakers, Fan Xi always stands on the moral high ground. It is the Lakers who are sorry for Fan Xi. Anyone with social common sense and moral awareness will stand on Fan Xi's side.

The Lakers media can no longer say anything.

Other media seized the opportunity to ask Fan Xi some questions about the game.

"All our players played tonight, and everyone played very well. Advancing to the finals is everyone's hope, and we all took out our strength. I am very grateful to be able to meet such a group of teammates, the feeling of everyone moving toward the same goal together is really good."

Fan Xi answered very seriously.

Then, they talked about the fight.

Fan Xi said extremely seriously: "Undoubtedly, Jimmy set a bad example. But I am proud of his courage at that time. When his teammates faced malicious injury, he stood up. This is our team culture. Our teammates are our brothers, they are our wealth, no one can hurt our brothers and occupy our wealth."

"So, if the league wants to fine Jimmy, I will pay all the fines for him. You know, I am much richer than this rookie. This is my encouragement to him as a team leader. He must apologize to the audience in front of the television for his violent behavior. But at the same time, his courage also needs to be affirmed."

"I sincerely hope that the league and the media will look at this matter fairly. This was originally just a very normal conversation on the court. NBA is a high-intensity confrontation game, and it is normal for some trash talk to appear in the game. However, when a third party in an incident runs over and uses despicable means to attack our center, the initiator should be seriously punished."

"In fact, this person did an incredible action in the second quarter. He stepped on our excellent point guard, the two-time regular season MVP, and made him leave injured."

"We are a healthy league, should we still encourage these dirty and ugly actions that should not exist on the basketball court."

Fan Xi said righteously.

"We will edit the video of all the dirty actions in the Western Conference Finals, and let the fans evaluate the right and wrong."

Fan Xi continued.

He was still very angry when he mentioned this matter.

If it weren't for that initiator, Nash wouldn't have been injured and left, Kwame Brown wouldn't have been elbowed, and Jimmy Butler wouldn't have started fighting.

Paul made the Clippers lose three combat forces.

This cast a shadow over the Clippers' finals journey.

"Are you worried that the subsequent suspension caused by this conflict will affect the Clippers' situation in the finals? As everyone knows, Kwame Brown, Jimmy Butler, and the injured Stephen Nash are the three most important rotation players of the Clippers. They represent the Clippers' restricted area, front court, and back court respectively."

A reporter asked.

This is a realistic problem.

Paul is quite cruel, he made the Clippers' three most important rotations likely to miss the finals.

Fan Xi took a deep breath and said in a resolute tone: "We will overcome all difficulties. How can those who aim to reach the highest point be repelled by a little setback? No matter what happens next, our goal will not change, and our victory cannot change."

Fan Xi strengthened everyone's confidence.

As the Clippers leader, he needs to give all supporters a heart booster at this time.

Also must tell the competitors in the East, don't think about taking advantage of the emptiness.

"Since we got the ticket to the finals, then, besides winning the championship, we have no second way."

Finally, Fan Xi told everyone very affirmatively.

That night, all Los Angeles media were reporting this shocking news. The Clippers eliminated the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, which is the first time in Los Angeles.

In the past, everyone's perception of the two teams was vastly different.

But this season, the Clippers refreshed a brand new landscape with one massacre after another. Until now, this bloodiest massacre in history told the whole world that Los Angeles' basketball world has entered a new era from now on.

For Lakers fans, this is the night the iron curtain was pulled open.

For Lakers executives, this is an unbearable long night.

For Lakers shareholders, for Lakers owners, this is a prologue of pain intertwined with regret.

They lost the opportunity to create a four-peat. Although they paid the most luxury tax in the league this year, they still did not achieve the achievements they had last season.

Moreover, they are losing the Los Angeles market... after they lost morality.

Their economic losses are incalculable, and their market value is also being affected. Although the market value is still rising, the magnitude of the rise is far less than that of the Clippers in the same city.

The Clippers will eat up their market share next and will snatch their fan base... they are already doing it.

Time Warner couldn't wait to congratulate the Clippers on becoming the new Western Conference champion. Their coverage of the Clippers far exceeded that of the Lakers.

They have made a decision, and they will soon attach a quote that satisfies Fan Xi.

This quote will even exceed the previous 25-year 5 billion US dollars for the Lakers.

Old Buss lay on the hospital bed, his son Jim Buss sat beside him, and he accompanied his father to watch the whole game... Old Buss recovered a lot because of this massacre... probably a flash in the pan.

Or maybe he was invigorated by anger.

He regretted it very much.

He finally figured out one thing. Choosing a family successor does not require choosing those children who have ability and opinions. These guys will soon toss away the family business. You should choose those children who have no ability and don't toss, they can at least keep the family business.

Moreover, if they are lucky, following the rules, they can also create new glory.

Old Buss now regrets it very much. He is thinking if it was Jim who continued to manage the Lakers at the beginning. With the close relationship between Fan Xi and Jim, Jack Fan would have already renewed his contract with the Lakers in advance. And the Lakers would inevitably have broken into the finals with a landslide record.

Fan Xi plus Kobe, two powerful leaders, sweeping the West, sweeping the whole league, what is the difficulty? Four-peat, five-peat, six-peat, seven-peat, eight-peat, it may not be impossible.

Just.

"Son, I harmed the Lakers." Old Buss finally said to his silent son after smashing many things beside him.

Jim didn't care anymore.

Things that could not be changed, he didn't think about going to save them.

Just like the famous New York center Ewing once said: I never cry over spilled milk.

The milk has been spilled, what's the use of crying again?

"Can we make a comeback next season?" Old Buss asked Jim.

Jim said: "Kobe should still be able to maintain the peak tail state for two or three seasons, plus Paul, Howard, Gasol, it is definitely no problem to break into the Western Conference Finals. But whether we can go further depends on whether Jack has gone further."

He said frankly: "Jack is the kind of player who can evolve rapidly. No one knows how strong he will be next season. He is becoming more and more dominant now, and his control of the game is already at the level of a top active superstar. Although many people are still saying he can't do this or that."

"When Jack can do everything, no one in the league can stop him."

Jim Buss said so.

Then, Jean Bas walked in.

Jean has digested for a while.

She is a woman with a strong heart. She quickly walked out of the failure, or rather, she didn't want to show her father that she was defeated by failure.

She first expressed her apology to her father.

Then, she continued: "We must put pressure on the league. Jimmy Butler and Kwame Brown must be suspended for more than seven games. As long as the Clippers can't win the championship, they can't become a championship team, they still can't be compared with us."

"Although many media are bragging about how the Clippers have surpassed the Lakers, I believe that as long as time passes, people's excitement fades, they will still clearly know that the Lakers are the Lakers."

Jean said with confident words.

Jim, who was sitting next to her, was very silent.

Old Buss's face changed uncertainly, and finally he said: "You are the president now, you don't need to report your actions to me. Just go ahead and do it."

Everyone knows clearly that Jean Bas got on the gambling table, and she can only keep adding bets. Opposing Fan Xi gives her a chance to win back, and once she compromises, the Lakers must bow down.

Just....

Jim Buss thought in his heart: Will this anger Jack even more? Do you know how terrible Jack is when he is angered?

Of course, he just thought about it in his heart, he wouldn't say it out.

Now, the Lakers have already boarded Jean Bas's pirate ship, and can only let her continue to drive forward without hesitation.

They have no way back.