In the West, the third seed knocked out the second seed, marking the second time Tim Duncan's career playoff loss to Roger.
Duncan couldn't even remember how he spent the last two minutes of the game. After Roger dunked over him, extending the lead to 13 points, the match seemed to fast-forward to the end.
Faster than a coup in South Korea.
Previously, many media held the view that the playoff record between TD and Roger was 1-1, so Tim couldn't be considered dominated by Roger.
From the perspective of "playoff argument only," this was valid. Even though Duncan was frequently beaten by Roger in regular seasons, in the playoffs, he had only lost to Roger once.
But now, this perspective, which selectively ignores regular-season results, has officially collapsed.
Roger has turned his and Duncan's playoff record into 2-1.
The aura of Duncan being "one of the few players to beat Roger in the playoffs" has completely shattered after this series.
