The Nuggets narrowly beat the Warriors 126-121 at home this morning, rewriting the aggregate score to 1-3 and avoiding being swept away, and now only the Nets have not won a game in the playoffs, 0-3 behind the Celtics, and are likely to be the only team to be swept out this season.
Before this season, the Nets' two cores, Durant and Irving, had not been swept by opponents in the playoffs, and both of them had performed badly in the playoffs this season, and it was also self-inflicted to blame for being swept out for the first time in their careers.
In fact, it is not surprising that stars have been swept out of the playoffs, the American media hopshype counted the most swept stars in NBA history, O'Neal and Gasol were swept the most times, and Millsap and Horford tied for second.
Paul Millsap
Millsap was named to the All-Star Team in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, was selected with the 17th pick in the second round in 2006, and has been in the NBA for 16 seasons, 13 playoffs, and five times.
The first time was in the 2009-2010 season, when he played for the Jazz, who met the defending champion Lakers in the second round of the playoffs and were swept out by the Lakers. The second time was in the 2011-2012 season, when he was still playing for the Jazz, he met the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs, lost to the Spurs in the first three games, counted 31 points in the second game, and worked hard in the fourth game, but still lost to the Spurs by 6 points, and was once again swept out.
The third was in the 2014-2015 season, when he played for the Hawks, where he met james and Irving's Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals and were swept out 4-0. The fourth time was in the 2015-2016 season, when the Hawks met the Cavaliers in the second round and were swept again. The fifth time was in the 2020-2021 season, when he played for the Nuggets and was swept out by the Suns in the second round of the playoffs.
Al-Horford
Horford was named to the All-Star Team in 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2018, and was selected with the third pick in the first round in 2007, and has played in the NBA for 15 seasons so far, reaching the playoffs 13 times and being swept out of the game five times.
The first was in the 2008-2009 season, when he played for the Hawks and was swept out by the Cavaliers led by James in the second round of the playoffs. The second time was in the 2009-2010 season, when the Hawks met the Magic in the second round, and the Howard Series shot 84.4 percent from the field, leading the Magic to sweep the Hawks.
The third time was in the 2014-2015 season, when the Hawks met the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals and were eliminated 4-0 by their opponents. The fourth time was in the 2015-2016 season, when the Hawks met the Cavaliers in the second round of the playoffs and were swept by the Cavaliers again. The fifth was in the 2019-2020 season, when he played for the 76ers before being swept by the Celtics in the first round of the playoffs.
Shaquil O'Neill
O'Neal entered the NBA in 1992 and announced his retirement in 2011, where he played 19 seasons, making 15 All-Stars, 17 playoffs and being swept out six times.
The first was in the 1993–1994 season, when he played for the Magic, where he led the team to the playoffs for the first time before being swept by the Pacers in the first round of the playoffs. The second time was in the 1994–1995 season, when O'Neal led the Magic to the Finals, but was swept by Olajuwon. The third was in the 1995–1996 season, when O'Neal led the Magic to eliminate the Bulls the previous season, when he was swept by Jordan in the Eastern Conference Finals to avenge.
The fourth was in the 1997–1998 season, when he played for the Lakers, where he led the team to the Western Conference Finals, only to be swept by the Jazz led by Malone and Stockton. The fifth time was in the 1998-1999 season, when the Lakers met the Spurs in the second round of the playoffs and were eliminated 4-0 by the Spurs. The sixth time was in the 2006-2007 season, when he played for the Heat, who won the championship in 2006, but after the start of the new season, Wade and O'Neal continued to be injured, the team's strength declined, and they were eliminated by the Bulls in the first round of the playoffs as defending champions.
Paul Gasol
Gasol entered the NBA in 2001 as a flower scout and announced his retirement in 2020, where he played in 19 seasons, making six All-Star selections, 13 playoffs, and six sweeps.
The first was in the 2003–2004 season, when he played for the Grizzlies, his first time leading a team to the playoffs, only to be swept out by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. The second was in the 2004–2005 season, when he led the Grizzlies to the Finals as eighth in the West, where he was eliminated 4-0 by the suns, who had the league's number one record, in the first round of the playoffs. The third time was in the 2005-2006 season, when the Grizzlies entered the playoffs as fifth in the West, but were swept away by the fourth-place Lone Rangers in the West, who won 11 more games than them in the regular season, with a huge difference in strength.
The fourth was in the 2010-2011 season, when he played for the Lakers, who achieved two straight championships after beating the Celtics in 2010 and were preparing to win a third championship when they encountered an unstoppable Nowitzki, who led the Lone Rangers to sweep the defending champion Lakers in the second round of the playoffs. The fifth time was in the 2012-2013 season, when Kobe Tried his best to bring the Lakers into the playoffs, but he was unable to play due to a ruptured Achilles tendon, which led to the Lakers being swept by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs. The sixth was in the 2016-2017 season, when he played for the Spurs, met the Five-Star Warriors in the Western Conference Finals and was swept out.
Among the four players who have been swept the most in the playoffs, Millsap has been swept twice in 5 times related to James, and Horford has been swept 3 times in 5 times related to James, who is the bitter lord of the two of them in the playoffs. Although O'Neill has been swept a lot, but once in the finals, there are two in the divisional finals, and it is not shameful to lead the team to the finals or the divisional finals. The worst was Gasol, who was swept 6 times, 4 times in the first round of the playoffs, and the first round of the tour was counted, and not a single game was won. But even being swept out is better than not making the playoffs.