Generally speaking, the regular season is more likely to have tragedy, for example, the Grizzlies who lacked Morant in 21 years washed the Thunder by 73 points at 152:79, and in the playoffs, because the two sides are closer in strength and study each other more thoroughly, every game should be very anxious, and as a result, there were tragedies with a score difference of more than 40 points in the first round, second round, division finals and even the finals of the playoffs.
No. 10: 05 Western Conference first round G7, Rockets 76:116 Mavericks, point difference: 40 points!
This year, the Rockets came up with a 2:0 lead, but the referee blew Yao Ming to move to cover the violation, 4 fouls in the third game, 5 fouls in the fourth game, 5 fouls in the fifth game, the Mavericks also took the lead in winning the match point in three consecutive games, and Yao Ming was still plagued by fouls in the sixth game and only played 27 minutes to get 8 points, but Maddie scored 37 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists in 14 of 28 to pull back a game, and then the next game was to grab seven games Yao Ming 33 points, Maddie scored 27 points, except for Yao Mai, the rest of the 8 players who played by the Rockets combined for 6 of 33 shots, and finally the Rockets lost 40 points in the bus and were eliminated.
The best part of the series
Ninth place: 09 Western Conference semifinals G5, Rockets 78:118 Lakers, point difference: 40 points!
Yao Ming was reimbursed for the season due to injury, and the Lakers obviously had a feeling of contempt for the enemy, and as a result, Brooks scored 34 points and Battier scored 25 points in the fourth game of the series, and the Lakers taught the Lakers a hard lesson, of course, the consequence was that the Lakers attached great importance to the fifth game, and finally the Lakers grabbed 49 rebounds, 12 steals, and 7 blocks, and the Rockets only lasted one quarter of the game before they collapsed.
Eighth place: 91 Eastern Conference first round G1, Knicks 85:126 Bulls, point difference: 41 points!
In the 91 season, the Knicks only had a 39-win record in the East, so in the first round they had to face the Chicago Bulls, who won 61 wins in the East, and the Knicks lost by 41 points in the first game of the series, 85:126, of which Patrick Ewing only got 6 points and 6 rebounds due to poor play, and the Knicks replaced the head coach with Pat Riley after the season.
After Riley became the owner, the Knicks quickly moved into the championship division
Seventh place: '18 Western Conference Finals G3, Rockets 85:126 Warriors, point difference: 41 points!
The first two games of the Rockets and the Warriors were tied 1:1, and then the third game of the Rockets came to the Warriors' home court and suddenly collapsed, Harden scored 20 points, Paul scored 13 points, the Rockets shot 39% and the Warriors shot more than 52%, of which Curry scored 18 points on 7 shots in the third quarter to lock up the win.
Sixth place: 98 Finals G3, Jazz 54:96 Bulls, point difference: 42 points!
The Jazz and the Bulls also won 62 in the regular season, 85:88 in the first game of the finals, 93:88 in the second game, how to look at the two sides should be between them, and the third game of the series Jazz suddenly suffered a massacre, except for Karl Malone 11 8 of 22 points, the rest of the Jazz players combined for 59 shots 13 shooting rate of only 22%, plus the Jazz made 26 turnovers in the whole game, so the difference is understandable.
Phil Jackson and Jerry Sloan
Fifth place: 20 years of Western Conference first round G5, Mavericks 111:154, point difference: 42 points!
In the playoffs and without overtime, the Mavericks let their opponents blast 154 points, and the Clippers shot 63.1% from the field, including Leonard and George combined to score 67 points, and the Clippers ended the series 4-2 after the game.
Fourth place: 10 Eastern Conference Semifinals G1, Hawks 71:114, point difference: 43 points!
At that time, the Magic won 59 and won the second in the East, and the Hawks won 53 and the third in the East, the core of the Magic was Howard, Carter and Nelson, and the Hawks also had tridents like Joe Johnson, Josh Smith and Horford, and the Magic swept 4:0 in the series, and Howard was at his peak at that time, and in the first game, Howard only played more than 20 minutes and shot 8 of 10 and scored 21 points, 12 rebounds and 5 blocks.
At that time, Warcraft and James were trading in a similar value
3rd place: '17 Eastern Conference Finals G2, Celtics 86:130 Cavaliers, point difference: 44 points!
At that time, the core of the Green Army was still Thomas Jr., Bradley, Horford, and Smart, and the configuration was a bit like the 01 Philadelphia team's offense relied on Iverson or Thomas Jr.'s personal firepower, and in the second game of the series, Thomas Jr. only scored 2 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists on 0-of-6 shooting on the offensive end, and the fiasco followed.
Second place: 15 Eastern Conference first round G6, Bucks 66:120 Bulls, point difference: 54 points!
At that time, the Bulls were third in the East and the Bucks were sixth in the East, and the series Bulls started 3:0 under the leadership of Rose, Butler and Gasol, and then the Bucks pulled back two games with OJ Mayo, Middleton, and McCarvey, and these three states did not continue forever, and in the sixth game of the series, Middleton scored 6 points in 2 of 7, Mayo scored 4 points in 2 of 8, McCarvey scored 3 points in 1 of 6, and the young alphabet brother only had 5 points and 3 rebounds in 2 of 6.
It's hard to understand that this lineup lost by 58 points
First place: 09 Western Conference first round G4, Hornets 63:121 Nuggets, point difference: 58 points!
After competing for MVP with Kobe Bryant in 08, Paul scored 22.8 points, 11 assists and 2.8 steals in 09, when Paul, David West, Stojakovic, Tyson Chandler and other lineups were also luxurious, but the Hornets collapsed directly after facing the Nuggets, in addition to this 58-point tragedy, the rest of the games were 84:113, 93:108, and 86:107 The difference in points was also very large.
In the fourth game of the series, Paul played 36 minutes and only scored 4 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 turnovers on 2-of-7 shooting, and after 15:36 in the first quarter, the Hornets had lost their fighting spirit!