The result of the first Western Conference Finals was clearly beyond most people's expectations.
Even those who firmly believed the Lakers could hold their first home game didn't expect the Lakers to win so easily.
After all, the Jazz Team played really well in the first two rounds, both completing a major upset with a huge 4-1 advantage. The media and fans believed this team had the spirit of the '99 Knicks Team', all steel-blooded teams with a style suitable for playoffs, and their performance in the past two seasons' playoffs has always been good, reaching the Western Conference Finals in the season before last…
It was completely unexpected that it would be a one-sided massacre! The Lakers crushed the Jazz Team in the first game, leading to their collapse in three quarters!
No wonder Zhang San, who knew the Double Killers could collapse and disband under the Old Iron Smith's pressure, and that Sloan would retire due to the chain reaction, felt nothing was amiss.
