NBA star Kobe Bryant once said that the second place is the biggest loser. But that doesn't mean every winner can convince their opponents. Although injuries are part of the game, when the impact of injuries is large enough, then the runners-up are less convinced. Today, let's take a look at those losers who have been held to the extreme because of injuries.
NO.5 San Antonio Spurs (2013)
Strictly speaking, both sides of this series are healthy. But what really beats the Spurs is more like time. In this series, the Spurs gave everything they had. Duncan, 37, averaged 19 points and 12 rebounds per game for a large double-double. However, when Duncan lost a layup that should have been handy due to lack of physical strength, he looked at him, who had always been unfazed, and patted the floor in chagrin. We can only lament the passage of time. After all, a generation will eventually grow old, but there will always be people who are young.
NO.4 Miami Heat (2020)
If the Heat of 2020 had been a little healthier, would the year have ended differently? Dragic's injury heralded the end of his trip to the Finals. And the reddened eyes in the interview seemed to tell the unwillingness in his heart. Adebayor is also plagued by injuries. In the end, they can only watch the Lakers lift the championship trophy and accept the ridicule of fate.
NO.3 Boston Celtics (2010)
In the 2007-08 season, the Celtics gambled on the Big Three, and the effect was immediate, directly winning the championship of the season. However, in 2009, Garnett's injury caused them to stop the second round of the playoffs. By 10 years, Garnett, who had suffered a serious injury, was in a state of decline, and in the finals, he lost starting center Perkins. In the end, he fought seven bloody battles with the Lakers and lost the battle. If it is not an injury, the number of rings of the big three, how can there be more than one.
NO.2 Cleveland Cavaliers (2015)
How miserable were the Knights of 2015? James has suffered from injuries throughout the season because he gained too much weight during the Heat and suffered from physical exertion. In the first round of the playoffs, the Celtics simply abolished Kevin Love, and Shengsheng pulled his arm down. Irving has also been plagued by a left knee injury, and the first game of the finals is a knee fracture season reimbursement. The team even had to let James Jones take up a lot of playing time. The embarrassment can be imagined. So although the Cavaliers lost the championship in 15 years, their performance still won the respect of many people. Known in history as the "Seven Jedi Knights".
NO.1 Golden State Warriors (2019)
The so-called Heavenly Path is good reincarnation. The Warriors, who have taken advantage of their opponents' injury dividends for 15 years, have become victims in 19 years. Before the start of the game, the Warriors gathered five All-Stars to start, but in the playoffs, first Cousins was absent for a long time, and Durant injured his calf in the second round. In the finals, Thompson and Durant were reimbursed for injuries. Looney also forced out the series with a rib fracture. We all thought that the Warriors would achieve an era, but we didn't expect that this era was so short, and its end was so sudden.