Chapter 111: The curtain call of the regular season
After the game, Kobe had a warm hug with James at the first time. Everyone can understand this. After all, this is the last game of 23 vs24.
Although many people were looking forward to meeting 23 and 24 in the finals between 23 and 24, they missed the Finals in the first three years because only James was the Cavaliers alone, and the three consecutive games in the latter were the aging of the Lakers' lineup and could no longer enter the Finals. But it cannot be denied that those 6 years were their 6 years, James had 4 regular season mvp, 2 finals mvp, Kobe had two finals mvp, and one regular season mvp. These six years were also the time when these two people reaped the most personal honors.
"Lin, you are very outstanding. It's been a long time since I met a rookie like you. Unfortunately, you didn't come to Los Angeles, otherwise you would definitely fall in love with this city." After hugging James, he couldn't help but greet Lin Sen, who caused a lot of trouble in the game.
James rolled his eyes and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, man, are you going to retire and still recruiting people from my team?"
"LeBron, today's game made me his fan. I hope I can watch him play on the spot in the future. You can't let me fly to Los Angeles every time I watch him play, right?"
Haha, only if you believe you, there will be a ghost. James' smile is not false at all: "You can enjoy the big city of Los Angeles alone. At least for us this year, Lin will help us win the championship."
"Okay, I look forward to seeing you win in this year's finals."
In the last few games of the regular season, the Cavaliers were not the focus of the league. They won the last game early and firmly sat first in the East and waited for others to challenge.
Everyone put their attention on the Warriors who are very likely to make history. This is also a normal thing. The Warriors team is almost unstoppable in this year's regular season, so it is natural to receive such high attention.
The last game against the Grizzlies is also the key to whether they can win 73 with 72 wins and 9 losses. In the eyes of many people, the Grizzlies have the ability to prevent this team of Warriors from completing such a historic initiative. After all, among the previous 9 losses, one of the games was given to the Warriors with their strong inside attack power and defense.
At the beginning, the two teams were evenly matched in the first half, and neither could gain a better advantage. Green and Bogut, the inside, had no way to stop the Black and White Bears from suppressing the inside, but similarly, the Warriors also played on the outside and felt very uncomfortable.
However, since the third quarter, the game changed suddenly. The Warriors' five-small physical strength slot was almost bottoming out, and the black and white bears were very uncomfortable. They had just made a tough attack on the offensive end, and the opponent would immediately start a counterattack, serve quickly, and the players ran faster.
Memphis reappeared in the third quarter. Although the Grizzlies fans shouted loudly that they did not want the Warriors to win the record on their team, the reality is that they cannot stop it. There is no way, it cannot be stopped. This Warriors are so strong that they are desperate at some moments.
The Warriors finally defeated the Grizzlies 117:103, and the slow-paced defense of the Grizzlies did not prevent the Warriors from increasing their score to 110 points.
Originally, the Warriors made history with 73 wins, of course, to become the biggest headline at the end of the regular season this season. For this point, no one may have any objections, but this time, the Warriors' headline was stolen.
Whether it is ESPN or Sports Illustrated, the biggest media have dedicated their headlines to Kobe. On the last game of his career, on the day of the game, the subway station near Staples Center in Los Angeles was renamed "Kobe Station". The tickets for that game increased by 3 times, and the average ticket price even exceeded the tickets for the 2010 Finals.
They play against the Jazz who have playoff hopes. In order to playoffs, they must win this game. Only by winning can they have hope of qualifying for the playoffs. So, they are ready to mess up Kobe's curtain call from the beginning.
Compared with this Jazz team, the Lakers' combat effectiveness is completely different. They were at a disadvantage from the beginning. Although they scored 22 points in the first half, the Jazz still led 57-42 away at the end of the half. It seems that Kobe's curtain call will end in a tragic situation.
However, in the second half, Kobe seemed to have become the first 10 years of the 21st century. He was a black Mamba who killed gods and Buddhas in the first 10 years of the 21st century. He had an explosive scoring performance in two consecutive quarters. In the last 3 minutes, the Jazz led by 10 points, and Kobe's curtain call seemed to be abject. But Kobe showed the essence of his life to hundreds of millions of viewers - refusing to admit defeat, break through, jump shot, and step back three-pointers. The omnipotent 81-pointer gentleman seemed to be back. In the last 3 minutes, Kobe scored 15 points and forced the game back.
The accurate final score of the board, which was 1 point behind in the first 10 seconds of the final game, not only allowed the Lakers to win this game, but also made his score reach 60 points.
The entire Lakers' home court was in full swing, but on the big screen, the words "Black Mamba, out" were played, making it difficult for people to believe that this was the last game of the career of the person who just scored 60 points and won the game.
"Hey! Boss, you said Kobe is so strong, why should he retire?" Lin Sen watched the game against the Jazz throughout the whole process. It was hard for him to believe that such an indescribable guy had three big hats on his hands that day.
"I think the Jazz players might blame us." James said with a smile.
"Blame us?"
"Before playing against us, that guy only scored about 20 points in every game. Didn't it just that the game with us forced out the strongest him? This may be the last energy he could burn!"
Lin Sen looked at the retirement scene silently, wondering if his retirement would cause such a frenzy one day.
Chapter completed!