With the announcement of regular season awards one after another, this year's Thunder is indeed another year of great harvest.

From regular season MVP to best coach to best team, basically all the honors can see the name of the Thunder.

It’s just a pity that the Thunder did not operate at last year’s draft, so the best rookie this year must be missing the Thunder, otherwise the Thunder would really have a monopoly again.

As for the final best defensive player, it was won by Howard again, which made Howard elected the best defensive player for three consecutive years, becoming the well-deserved league's No. 1 center forward in the active service.

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On May 13, the fourth game of the semi-finals began.

As soon as the game started, the Lakers showed a very strong aggressiveness.

Obviously, all the Lakers know that only by trying to win the home court can we fight the Thunder in this round of series. Otherwise, once the home advantage is lost, the one waiting for the Lakers will definitely be eliminated.

Although "Zen Master" Jackson really doesn't want to admit this, the fact is that if there is no home court advantage, then the Lakers are indeed not the Thunder's opponent.

It is worth mentioning that after the regular season honors were released, Jackson also publicly stated in an interview with the media that he had never heard of scenes like the Thunder where five players were selected for the best team at the same time.

Although the words are all praises for Thunder, anyone with discerning eyes understands that another meaning of "Zen Master" Jackson is, "Isn't it too much to lose to such a Thunder?"

Even though Jackson's disguised admission looks a bit funny to the fans, it has to be admitted that only in this way can he maintain his reputation in his later years.

Otherwise, it would not be said that the reputation of a lifetime was destroyed, but at least it would be very embarrassing.

The Lakers played very resolutely throughout the game, and the referee was naturally more inclined to the Lakers in terms of phishing, but the Thunder in this game also went all out without any reservations.

Although Yang Fan does not think that this Lakers can defeat him, if the Lakers really tie the total score of this round of the series, it will definitely be a troublesome.

So this game is not just the Lakers who are determined to win, but the Thunder also wants to win the match point to consolidate their advantages.

Otherwise, even if Yang Fan is sure to win the final result, he will inevitably feel a little thrilled.

As the game between the two sides continued, the Thunder's offensive feel was obviously hot in this game.

Especially Jamison, who came on as a substitute, made 4 three-pointers in the third quarter, and contributed a 16-point advantage alone.

With Jamison's firepower in the third quarter, the Thunder also expanded the gap to 14 points in a wave.

Even though the Lakers tried their best to chase points in the last quarter, the Thunder did not give the Lakers any hope of turning the tables.

Even though the referee still tried to help the Lakers, he couldn't resist the three-pointer on the Thunder.

Finally, after the game ended, the Thunder defeated the Lakers in one go and successfully rewrite the total score of this round of series to 3:1.

Jamison, who came on as a substitute in this game, performed well. I wonder if it was because he was a little excited to enter the third team. He scored eight three-pointers in a single game, and scored 31 points and 6 rebounds in the whole game, helping the Thunder win the match point forcibly.

In addition, Yao Ming, who was plagued by fouls in the last game, also ushered in an outbreak.

Yao Ming played for 26 minutes throughout the game, making 5 of 8 shots on the offensive end, including 3 of 3 free throws, and handed over a total of 13 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.

If we talk about personal data alone, then Yao Ming's data is not like the center, but after a whole season, fans have become accustomed to Yao Ming's playing style.

Even if Yao Ming had less than five assists in a game, fans might feel strange, but if they scored less than five points, fans would definitely think it was normal.

For the Lakers, after losing this game, Kobe, the team's star, was obviously not in a good mood.

And in the final stage of the fourth quarter, someone saw Kobe quarrel with Jackson off the court. Although the process was not too intense, this also indirectly confirmed the rumors of internal discord among the Lakers.

When Yang Fan learned the news, he was obviously stunned. He obviously did not expect Jackson to be so unpopular in the team.

Even the star Kobe couldn't help but argue with him in public.

You know, Yang Fan just saw a news not long ago, that is, Lakers General Manager Kupchak is already dissatisfied with the Zen Master, and has even made the decision to fire the Zen Master after the end of the season.

After all, this season's Lakers exceeded their salary of 40 million US dollars. As a result, the Lakers not only did not have the ability to compete for the championship, but in the end they became a laughing stock in the league due to personal reasons of Zen Master.

Yang Fan naturally would not care about the authenticity of this news, because based on Yang Fan's understanding of Jackson, even if the Lakers want to continue using him after the end of this season, he would not be ashamed to stay and coach.

So Jackson will most likely apply for retirement and choose to retreat directly to the second line and live a life of early retirement.

It is worth mentioning that in the normal historical trajectory, Jackson took the initiative to apply for retirement after the end of this season.

The reason is that the conflict with the management has become incompatible, and the players under his command are also very dissatisfied with him.

In this life, Yang Fan's sudden appearance not only made Jackson less than a ring, but also made Jackson look disgraceful.

But at present, Jackson and Yang Fan have a well-known personal grudge, so Yang Fan is really not sure whether Jackson will choose to retire during the offseason.

After all, once Jackson chose to retire at this critical moment, no matter how sufficient the reasons he gave, people would think that it was because Yang Fan was afraid of Zen Master.

You know, Jackson is the king of the king among coaches, and his face is more than anything else.

So whether Jackson will choose to retire under this situation is definitely a question worth pondering.

However, there is one thing that is, whether Jackson retires or not, he will never be able to continue to coach with the Lakers.

And if Jackson wants to continue coaching in other teams, Jackson will naturally not consider those small ball markets.

As we all know, Jackson only likes Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York, which have their own spotlights, which can attract big cities to stay in.

But at present, whether it is the Bulls or the Knicks, it seems that they don’t need a coach like Jackson.

In addition to the reason why Jackson was taught a lesson by Yang Fan in the past two years, the most important thing is that Yang Fan's coaching contract is about to expire.

This is probably something worthy of attention for any team in the league. After all, Yang Fan is the only coach in NBA history to win COY.

It is no exaggeration to say that getting Yang Fan is equivalent to getting a chance to turn things around.

Now that I have obtained a Zen master, it is equivalent to getting an opportunity to be targeted by Yang Fan.

So if nothing unexpected happens, Jackson may really have to go home early to retire after the end of this season...
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