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Trailing 0-2, Game 3 is often considered the decisive battle.

So when the Timberwolves dug themselves into a 0-3 hole at home, practically no one expected them to stir up any trouble.

In the ensuing first round Game 4, the Supersonics didn't give the Timberwolves a chance to breathe.

"They were like skilled plantation workers, cleaning up the Timberwolves' remains out of the playoffs."

Sports Illustrated, after the Supersonics swept the Timberwolves in an away game, chose Yu Fei as the cover figure for the Nth time.

The sentence above was the cover's headline.

Lakers likewise quickly disposed of their first-round opponents like the Timberwolves did.

The Lakers, facing the ulterior-minded Denver Nuggets in the first round, brutally scored an average of 126 points per game, setting a new NBA record for average points in the first round.