On April 14, Beijing time, the Spurs squeezed out the Lakers to get the last play-off spot in the West, but the Spurs lost to the Pelicans in the playoffs and missed the playoffs for three consecutive years. Now the US media statistics of the Number of National Live Broadcasts of the Spurs and the Lakers this season (in espn, ABC, TNT three platforms), the Spurs only have one national live broadcast, and the Lakers have as many as 42 games, which is undoubtedly a matter of heart for both teams.
According to US media statistics, the Spurs originally had two live broadcasts in the United States this season, one of which was during the regular season, when they played against the second-place Grizzlies in the West on January 27 to start the Southwest Derby. It was only the game that was eventually cancelled by ESPN to broadcast the Game of the Heat vs. Knicks.
If it weren't for the Spurs squeezing out the Lakers to advance to the playoffs, they wouldn't have had any national live games this season, and it's also a sad thing for small-ball city teams. The loss to the Pelicans in the playoffs became the Spurs' only live game in the United States this season.
The US media also made further comparisons, pointing out that the Lakers have as many as 42 live games in the United States this season, but the Lakers have not scored the playoffs, which is naturally ridiculed and satirized by the US media. The Lakers are a typical big-ball city team, and they also have three superstars, James, Thick Brow and Westbrook, but the result is that the Lakers have no chance of playoffs, let alone compete for playoff spots.
(Text/Drunken Floating Life)