The Western Conference semi-finals series between the Lakers and the Thunder came to an end with these somewhat sad speeches.

The victory or defeat itself is no longer particularly important to Lakers fans, because Kobe is leaving.

Being able to complete the last game of his career at Stamps, even if he loses, is not a perfect match for Kobe.

On November 3, 1996, 20 years ago, Kobe played his first game of his career at Stamps, against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He only played for 6 minutes in that game, without any valid data, and only got one turnover and one foul.

As of 2016, in 20 years, Kobe has accumulated 33,000 points in the regular season, 6 championships, 2 regular season vp and 2 fvp, becoming one of the greatest stars in NBA history.

And he is the spiritual idol of a generation of young people.

After he delivered his speech, the audience and Lakers celebrities stood up and applauded for a long time.

Li Liang walked up to Kobe and hugged Kobe tightly.

Although they only worked together for one season, that season was definitely the most memorable thing in Li Liang's career.

"Go, boy, create greater glory, you deserve it." Since the two became opponents, Kobe has spoken to Li Liang for the first time.

Kobe finally admitted that the Chinese young man in front of him was a man with the power beyond God.

Li Liang accepted the last blessing from Kobe, then left the court with his teammates and returned to the locker room from the passage.

At this time, the stadium should be left to Kobe, to his family, friends, and fans.

The competition is over, but his new life has just begun.

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Thunder players returned to the locker room to celebrate the series victory.

There was not much cheer, after all, it was just a semi-final.

Teammates slapped each other and hugged each other. Donovan delivered a short speech, hoping that the players would continue to work hard, after all, there are more important games and stronger opponents waiting for them.

On another field, the Golden State Warriors are in a bloody battle with the San Antonio Spurs.

The young and mature Spurs showed amazing combat power in the semi-finals.

It can only be said that Vic is still scheming, while Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker are also not old.

The Warriors, the second-placed Warriors, actually stole a victory at home by the Spurs in the first game of the semi-finals.

One of the reasons is of course because Curry did not appear in this game due to injury.

In the first round, Curry's ankle sprain still affected his health.

So to be on the safe side, Cole chose to let Curry rest.

As a result, the Spurs seized the opportunity to win a victory and grabbed the home advantage.

The Warriors without Curry did have a sharp decline in competitiveness. In the second game, Curry had to come back from the front line, helping the team win a difficult home victory and tie the score.

Vicky is not bad for being Cole's teacher, and he targets many of Cole's strategies tightly.

The Warriors won in the second game, and the two sides played until overtime before they decided to win.

In the third game, when the Warriors returned to San Antonio, they regrouped and showed their strength to beat the team 70 when they were underestimated by the outside world.

A 20-point victory was given to the fans of Holy City, regaining the initiative in the series.

But in the fourth game, the Spurs once again showed their extremely experienced side.

Vicci used two young men, Booker and Wiggins, very well, and kept attacking Curry with Booker.

Curry was affected by injury and his ankle was not very straightforward, but he was defeated by Booker at critical moments.

The Spurs successfully won the fourth game and tied the big score, 2:2, and both sides were going to Auckland to fight the King of Heaven.

At this time, the Thunder had swept the Lakers and were full in the Western Conference Finals.

As for the performance that the Warriors played in the semi-finals, the outside world thinks that the Warriors can survive four rounds under the Thunder?

Can they even cross the deep trench of the Spurs?

On May 12, the two teams started the match point battle at the Oracle Arena.

Both sides once again scored in overtime. In the key overtime, Klay Thompson scored two three-pointers in a row, helping the Warriors widen the gap.

Then, Duncan was called an offensive foul during the offense, and the Spurs still lost the chance to win the game.

The Warriors also did not expect that the series with the Spurs would be so difficult.

Wiggins and Booker are really potentially unlimited.

Wiggins' physical fitness, Booker's projection ability, and their defense have all been well developed.

Vicky was once a "rookie destroyer". In an era when Duncan took everything, he made good use of veterans and was not very good at cultivating rookies.

Now, he has already started his own transformation and is focused on cultivating the next generation of successors for the Spurs.

For the Spurs, Leonard's departure may be a good thing.

Returning to San Antonio in the sixth game, the Spurs made the final struggle at the At≈ap;t center.

However, the Spurs' routine has been understood by the Warriors. At the end of their strength, they have no way to pose a threat to the Warriors.

The Warriors, who regained their feelings for the game, defeated the Spurs again with a 20-point victory, and eliminated their opponents 4:2 in the Western Conference Finals, and met with the Thunder.

Like the Thunder and Lakers series, this round of series also sent away a great player, that is Tim Duncan.

Before the game, no one knew that this would be the last game of Duncan's 19-year career.

After this game, after waving goodbye to all the Spurs fans on the spot, Duncan said in a post-match interview that this will be the last game of his career and he will retire.

Duncan handles retirement in the same way as his style of play.

Low-key, as if nothing had happened, just an old man left the court and went home to enjoy his life.

There are no speeches, no goodbye, no tours, no gifts, and even no chance to give people tears.

All of them are just the conscientious work that has been working all day for 2019, the playoffs that have never been absent in 2019, the legend of 50 wins in 2019, the record of a single team of thousands of wins, countless honors, champions, and the face that is always expressionless.

19 years ago, several teams were crazily playing for this young man, and he came here with great excitement.

Later, he stayed in San Antonio, Texas, a black and white city, and became a symbol of it.

Many people may think Duncan is very suitable for the Spurs, small cities, black and white jerseys, conservative and calm team style, and his personality and style are exactly the same.

In fact, many people have turned against each other. It’s not that Duncan is suitable for the Spurs, but that the Spurs adapted to Duncan, and that Duncan shaped the Spurs.

Leonard looked just as suitable for the Spurs, but he left.

Duncan could leave, and tried to leave, but he stayed.

He made the city's basketball, and he was the most worthy person who deserves the title of "cornerstone".

In 2007, the TV station once commented on the Spurs' No. 1 pick 10 years ago in 1997.

"They got a good sign and enjoyed it for 10 years."

Now, this 10 years can be changed to 19 years.

Unfortunately, this number cannot be increased.

When the stone Buddha retired, the Spurs will no longer be the Spurs.

An era came to an end with the retirement of two superstars.
Chapter completed!