Chapter 483: The Massacre of the Century
The Thunder still didn't replace the main team in the last quarter, and they were afraid that once Durant was replaced, the Clippers would really beat them by 50+, which would really be a stench for 10,000 years. Teams that can enter the playoffs rarely lose by 34 points, which also depends on luck, and it is rare to encounter a game with such a huge gap as the Clippers and the Thunder, so if the Thunder really want to be won by the Clippers to 50+, then it may really never turn over and lie on this shameful record forever.
But sometimes you don't have to fight back to avoid humiliation, and Afflalo opened the fourth quarter with a breakaway to increase the deficit to 49 points.
Dunleavy Sr. replaced Crawford for a while, preparing to replace him in the last seven or eight minutes, the fourth quarter Clippers lineup: Dragic, Afralo, Dunday. Jones, Jeffries, Jordan Jr.
In the fourth quarter, the fans at the Thunder's home court have almost gone, and the attendance is conservatively estimated that there should still be one percent, and it is not empty anyway.
Dragic after Crawford went off the court, fully showed his flexible and fast characteristics, his shooting crosshairs are undoubtedly much stronger than Westbrook, especially in the case that Westbrook has been stunned, his feints make Westbrook be played around, a three-pointer, a foul, the Latvians turned the score gap into 50 points for the first time, this is the first time that the difference between the two teams has reached 50+ today.
Coach Brooks knows at this moment that when the players have been stunned, even if they face players who are not as good as themselves on weekdays, they will definitely not be able to beat. Unless they are replaced by CB*-level opponents, these young players of the Thunder will only lose even worse, and if they hit their self-confidence, they really can't buy it back.
The Thunder did not replace Durant after that, and quickly replaced Westbrook as well, completely surrendering the gun, only hoping that the Clippers would show mercy.
The elder Dunleavy was embarrassed to replace Crawford at this time, and sent a substitute lineup on the field, what kind of play it can be, but it is impossible for his subordinates to show mercy, and the order that the old Dunleavy gave to these substitute players is still to do his best to expand the point difference.
The Clippers still have a strong desire to attack in the final quarter, Dragic, Jordan Jr. and others want to further widen the difference, and the Clippers' goal has become 55+.
At 6:20 of the fourth quarter, Dragic broke through Livingston and immediately passed to Jordan Jr. for an aerial relay, who dunked the basketball on Collisson's head.
Livingston was rocked to the ground by Dragic's change of direction, the Clippers' former hopeful, who is now coming to the Thunder, but still can't play and can only play in garbage time, a serious injury that has taken his athleticism to the ground, otherwise he could have become an All-Star.
Jordan Jr.'s dunk turned the score to 121-69, and the Clippers stretched the margin to 52 points.
"Let's go ahead and we can win by 60 points." Little Jordan waved his arm several times in a row excitedly, this kid has some future passion at this time, his positive attitude is the main reason why Dunleavy Sr. is willing to give him a chance to play, sometimes the bench player just has to have this momentum.
The morale of the Thunder has been so low that it can't be lower, the main interior line can't be beaten, the bench interior line still can't be beaten, and the Clippers have put Deng Tai. Guys like Jones were replaced, and they still couldn't close the score.
"Huh!" A minute later, Deng Tai. Jones actually hit a three-pointer to widen the margin to 53 points.
Thunder players feel Duntai. Jones is the worst one on the Clippers, which is too underestimated. If Jones goes to the Nuggets, he will also be a player who can play fake starters, not much worse than Sefrosa's defensive ability, and his athleticism seems to be better. If this guy is a little more ambitious and trains seriously, he is more than capable of becoming Tony. Top defensive defenders like Allen and Seferosa.
Today the Clippers except for Beal. Walker didn't make the squad, and basically all the players played.
At 3:30, Barnes cut to the basket and dunked, a goal that stretched the gap to 54 points.
"Four points short!" Ji Guoyi shouted below, now the Clippers players have motivation again, and if they widen the difference by four points, they will be able to make history.
On the Thunder bench, the starters led by Durant are all staring at the court at the moment, Westbrook has been covering his face with a towel, this kid is actually crying, he only got 6 points and 3 assists in this game, but there were 9 turnovers, it can be said that this night is the darkest moment of his career.
The game is not over, and the Clippers have broken another record by hitting 21 three-pointers, breaking the record of 20 three-pointers made in the 1996 Seattle SuperSonics vs. Houston Rockets, becoming the new team to shoot the most three-pointers in a single game. And the race isn't over yet, and they have a chance to extend that record again.
Sure enough, in the last 1 minute and 10 seconds, Amir. Johnson actually made a three-pointer from the outside, not only expanding the record to 22, but also widening the margin to 57 points.
"It's flat!" The Clippers bench has already been fighting to watch the game, in Amir. After Johnson hit the three-pointer, all the Clippers players waved towels to celebrate the great moment.
"Defend, don't let them close the gap, De Andrew, you have to look at the penalty area and hold on to the victory." Ji Guoyi reminded Little Jordan on the sidelines to pay attention to defense, the game is not over yet, they have to keep this point difference, and then try to find a way to continue to expand the point difference, they don't want to be tied with the Lakers.
Jordan Jr. was encouraged by his idol and was full of energy, plus Amir, who had just hit a three-pointer. Johnson, the Clippers, the two jumping men, really blocked the inside line, plus the outside line Barnes and Dunday. Jones' defensive prowess was equally impressive, and in the end, Watson forced Dragic to hit an iron, Jordan Jr. grabbed his tenth rebound, and the Clippers were another successful defense.
"Haha, well done!" Ji Guoyi and his teammates were smiling off the court, and after little Jordan passed the basketball out excitedly, he immediately ran forward at full speed, looking at this momentum, he still wanted to score two more points.
Jordan Jr.'s wish came true, Collison didn't keep up with this guy, Sephorosa kept up but was not tall enough, Jordan Jr. gave full play to his amazing athleticism as the Clippers' No. 1 bouncer, jumped with all his strength as soon as he stepped into the free throw line, received a pass that was estimated only Howard could receive, and dunked the basketball into the basket through Sefrosa!
"See, this is a dunk, this is Warcraft!" After little Jordan dunked into this wonderful dunk, he seemed to be a little incoherent, this time not only offended Howard, but also offended Ji Guosha, because the cautious dead fox felt that he was saying that his dunk was not a dunk, a little arrogant!
How could little Jordan think of so much, what did he think of and say, but this shot gave the Clippers a 59-point lead over the Thunder, and the difference was about to go to 60 points.
Brooks smashed his tactical board, he never dreamed that the team would lose so badly in the fourth playoff game! He has a hunch that even if the Thunder doesn't have any requirements for the record this year, but if they lose like this today, someone must take the blame, and besides him, it seems that no one else can afford to carry this pot.
The Thunder didn't call a timeout, Brooks has nothing to do now, his players just want to escape from this court now, they can't listen to anything, and whether the Thunder can avoid becoming the first team to lose 60 points in the playoffs can only depend on fate, that is, whether the Clippers can shoot the ball themselves.
It only took Dragic 15 seconds for Brooks to pick up the tactical board and drop it again, and the opposing point guard acted like there was no defense.
With a score of 138:77, Dragic made a relaxing and happy breakthrough layup, and the Clippers turned the difference into 61 points without any suspense, which was the first time in history that a team lost more than 60 points in the playoffs, and the Thunder and the Clippers made history together.
Brooks is also broken and broken now, and if he is fired, he will be fired, if he doesn't play, he can fight whatever he wants, even if he is anything
At this moment, the whole Thunder team has the idea of retiring directly, this is like playing csgo, being won 16 times in a row, the worst thing is that he didn't kill a person but died sixteen times, and killed a teammate by mistake, the same as the game!
Fortunately, the Clippers did not score after that, and the Thunder did not hit the last shot under the defense of the Clippers, and the final score was 138:77, and the Clippers scored 138 points and won the score difference of 61 points, both setting a single-game playoff record in team history.
Of course, the team record is not a big deal, but the 61-point winning margin is breaking the record set by the Lakers before moving to Los Angeles, and after entering the 21st century, all fans thought that this record could not be broken again, but the Clippers have been doing this impossible thing in the past two years, and they have made countless impossible things possible.
After the game, the Los Angeles Times compared the Clippers to the "Miracle."
The moment the whistle blew at the end of the game, the Thunder players quickly fled the court as if their butts were on fire. It is estimated that they will have the same dream all summer, and the night of April 27th is a day they will never forget.
The Clippers players were the opposite, rushing onto the court as if they had won the championship the moment the whistle blew at the end of the game, celebrating wildly at the empty Ford Center, and their joy was no less than winning the Finals, a miraculous victory that would have boosted confidence for the Clippers like never before.
Now we can summarize how many team history records and NBA records the Clippers have broken in this game.
The largest halftime margin in playoff history, now with the Clippers at 42 points; The single-game score difference is the largest, also with the Clippers setting a 61-point difference, and they are the first team to win a 60+ point difference in the playoffs; The team that made the most three-pointers in the half is now the Clippers' 11; The Clippers made the most three-pointers in a single game, and the Clippers' 22 three-pointers exceeded the previous record by two.
Ji Guoqiu got 13 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 4 blocks, Ji Guoyi 12 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, Billups 14 points and 5 assists, Crawford 37 points and 5 rebounds, Dragic 11 points and 8 assists, Afraro 12 points, Barnes 10 points, Garcia 10 points, Jordan Jr. 10 points and 11 rebounds. Johnson 10 points.
The Clippers have 10 double-doubles in a single game, which is another record, and they have become one of the teams with the most double-doubles in the NBA playoffs, tied with the Lakers that year.
As soon as the result of this game came out, the whole United States was shocked, and tomorrow the headlines of the sports media around the world will probably be this earth-shattering tragedy -- the massacre of the century! R1152