180: When the Fire Goes Out (Requesting Monthly Tickets!)

Roger had a Larry Bird-style humble speech after the game, which inflicted tons of damage on Karl Malone and the Salt Lake City fans.

It was even more damaging than the elbow hit during the regular season.

As you know, in the NBA, not every team gets the chance to reach the end.

Some city's fans might never see their beloved team win a championship in their lifetime.

Take the Jazz, for example. Since relocating to this polygamous, bitterly cold place in 1979, it had taken them 18 years to reach the finals for the first time.

Fans invested huge amounts of enthusiasm and energy, supporting the team season after season. Yet, when faced with defeat, all you could do was vent outside the arena with a "RNM, refund" and then go home to face the complaints of your three wives.

These moments were very common in the history of the Jazz team.

In '88 Western Conference semifinals Game 7, if the Lakers hadn't rolled out a fast break scoring 11 points in the last two minutes.