Looking back on the five major regrets of this century, the Spurs were eliminated in the tie-break
The championship is the highest honor that every team wants to achieve, but at the end of each season can only achieve a total of one championship, the championship is remembered, but the runner-up is not remembered by many people, Kobe Bryant once said: The runner-up is the number one loser. There is no runner-up in the history of the NBA, and there have been five times in this century, let's take a look at which teams they are!
5.Lakers (2008).
In the summer of 04, O'Neal left the Lakers to join the Miami Heat, Kobe Bryant carried the banner of the Lakers alone, but in the first season without O'Neal, the Lakers led by Kobe failed to enter the playoffs. In the 07-08 season, the Lakers performed very strongly, ranking first in the West with a 57-25 record in the regular season, and in the playoffs, the Lakers faced the Nuggets, Jazz and Spurs easily defeated their opponents, especially in the Western Conference finals against the defending champion Spurs, the Lakers swept the opponent with a score of 4-1, showing a very strong advantage.
In the finals against the Celtics Big Three, Kobe Bryant wanted to win the championship to prove that O'Neal himself could not win the championship, but in the first two games of the series, the Celtics had a home-court advantage and led 2-0, although Kobe Bryant scored a total of 54 points in the two games, it was to no avail, and in the third game, Kobe broke out and scored 36 points in the whole game to equalize the score, but in the crucial fourth game, the Lakers lost again, and the score was rewritten to 3-1, Then even if Kobe Bryant saved the team again, he was powerless, and Bryant lost 25 games in the series. Averaging 7 points per game in the series, he lost the Finals in a huff.
The Pistons (2005).
In 2004, the Pistons Five Tigers swept the Lakers 4-1, and the Pistons officially became the best in the league, and in 2005, the Pistons reached the finals again, this time their opponent was also a Spurs team who were good at defense, so the two sides launched a fierce defensive battle, the Pistons Five Tigers and the Spurs GDP combination launched a seven-game battle, the difference in strength between the two sides was huge, and the Pistons wanted to complete the defense of the title and achieve two consecutive championships. Defending the title and winning two consecutive championships, but unfortunately the chess was one move, the Pistons lost the tie-break, this round of fierce defensive battles left a very deep impression on the fans, after the failure of this title defense, the Pistons lost the strength to win the championship in the East, which is really embarrassing.
Celtic (2010).
In the 08-09 season, Garnett's season-reimbursed injury caused the Celtics to exit the playoffs early, and they failed to complete the title defense. In the 09-10 season, with Garnett fully back to health, they were going to defend their title, so they were strong in the playoffs, and they were against the Lakers until the Finals, and against their old rivals, the Celtics knew it was going to be a very competitive round, and the Celtics knew it was going to be a series of intense games.
The whole series looks extremely anxious, the defensive intensity of both sides is very high, this is also one of the best Finals in NBA history, due to Artest's key three-point shot, the tie-break battle, resulting in the Celtics did not devote themselves to the championship, the strength of the Celtics is worthy of the championship, but this year's Lakers occupy multiple advantages and are more worthy of the championship.
2.Spurs (2013).
Since the Spurs won the championship in 2007, they have not stepped on the stage of the Finals for a long time, until 2013, this year the Spurs reached the Finals, facing the three giants led by the Heat, the two sides played back and forth, before the start of the sixth game, the score of the two sides was 3-2, the Spurs were in a dominant position in the crucial sixth game, the Spurs grabbed the rebound by Bosh in the last moments, and after the ball was passed to Ray Allen, Ray Allen hit the decisive three-pointer and dragged the game into overtime, In the end, the Heat played a one-sided score in overtime and a comeback, and the series has been talked about so far, and Ray Allen's game-winning three-pointer wiped out all of Maddy's career championships, and the Spurs made a big impression this year.
1.Warriors (2016).
The Warriors in the 15-16 season showed unparalleled dominance in the regular season, and Curry also used his three-point shooting percentage to set an NBA all-time record with 402 three-point shots in a single season, and he also led the Warriors to a record of 73-9, and it is clear that their playoff journey was successful. They had few opponents in the playoffs, and even after trailing the Thunder 1-3 in the Western Conference Finals, they stubbornly turned the game around. And just like that, they made it to the Finals against the Cavaliers, a team they had beaten 15 years ago. With the Warriors leading 3-1 in the first four games of the series, it looks like the game is coming to an end with no setbacks.
However, in the crucial fifth game, the Cavaliers won and at the same time also allowed the Warriors to ban Green at the defensive gate, which ushered in a turning point in the series, and the stealing of the seven, James's chasing hat and Irving's three-point score also made the Warriors completely lose the championship, and the best record in the history of 73-9 in the regular season, but in the end it became the biggest regret that they failed to win the championship.