In the 66-year history of the NBA, there is an important factor that cannot be avoided when it comes to the confrontation between two teams, and that is the yellow-green battle between the Lakers and the Celtics!

So far, both the Lakers and Celtics have 17 championship trophies, and the championships of both teams combined are even more than half of the league's history, which speaks for itself. And in these championship races, the two sides have faced off directly with each other a staggering 13 times, and in many cases the feud between the two has almost condensed the history of the NBA.

Perhaps those old days, belonging to Russell, Abdul-Jabbar and Johnson, Larry Bird wonderful confrontation made the new generation of fans not have much feeling, the two closest to people yellow-green battle has a direct relationship with Kobe.

In the 07-08 season, Kobe Bryant led the Lakers to the Finals, but faced the iron-blooded triumvirate caused by Ray Allen, Pierce and Garnett, but returned home, which undoubtedly made Kobe Bryant, who was at his peak at the time, extremely frustrated.

Two years later, the Lakers won the tiebreaker and achieved successful revenge, which also added many legends to Kobe's career.

In many interviews afterwards, Kobe Bryant believed that the championship of the 09-10 season was the most special one, and it was precisely because of this championship trophy that Kobe Bryant saw the back of Jordan in the distance, and he could almost touch the 'realm of God'!

Although the Big Three of the Green Shirts have long since fallen apart, and even Garnett has announced his retirement, Kobe's last visit to the North Shore Garden Arena still attracted a lot of attention.

When Jordan was in the 97-98 season, he did not reveal the information of retirement. After all, he chose to retire only because of a conflict with the Bulls management after achieving a second triple championship, coupled with the delay in negotiations between labor and management in the NBA, which led to a shrinking season. Therefore, when Jordan went to various arenas to play in 98, it did not cause too much nostalgia. After all, everyone still thought that Jordan would continue to play.

This season's Kobe Bryant is different, after announcing his retirement decision after last year's Christmas game, the vast majority of arenas in the East will be Bryant's last visit, which has made fans and opponents have extremely mixed feelings.

Especially Celtics fans, the feelings for Kobe Bryant are undoubtedly the most special, they both hate Kobe Bryant as a hardcore Lakers to bring them great damage, but they also have to admit it. This guy is really powerful.

Now, Kobe Bryant has become the most scoring player in NBA history, and with six championships in his hand, he has equaled Jordan in honors. If the Lakers successfully defend their title this season, perhaps his place in basketball history will be infinitely close to Jordan!

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The Celtics paid great attention to Kobe Bryant's visit and the Lakers, and the entire North Shore Garden Arena was renovated. even hung a huge portrait of Kobe Bryant for the first time.

Over the past 20 years. Every time Bryant came to the Garden Arena, it turned into a hell of a place, with more than 18,000 fans booing enough to break down mentally unfit players.

Therefore, when Kobe Bryant saw the huge portrait hanging in the Garden Arena on the news, he was also quite surprised, and when he was interviewed by the media, he was quite moved.

"The confrontation between the Lakers and the Celtics is part of a long tradition in the NBA, and I was able to play two epic Finals against Green Shirts during my career. It's my luck! When it comes to old rivals and old friends, Kobe Bryant is a little emotional. "Basketball is made even more fascinating because of the various confrontations, and thanks to Allen, Truth and Kevin, they have made my career so much more exciting!" ”

Xiao Feng, who came to Boston for the second time, seemed to be calm, after all, he had only been in the NBA for a short time, and although he knew a lot about the history of the yellow-green battle, he could not have a strong emotional impulse.

However, as the owner of the Lakers, Xiao Feng's identity is naturally different, and the interview with him by media reporters not only involves problems on the court, but also involves a lot of team operations and brand management.

"The Celtics, like the Lakers, are great teams in the NBA with a great history and good traditions, and the game between the two sides has gone beyond the game itself, which is an important part of NBA history!" Under the roof of others, Xiao Feng naturally had a basket of good words, and then said: "Thank you to the Celtics for everything they have done for Kobe, which has gone beyond the game itself, which is also an important reason why the NBA has great influence in the world." ”

In fact, competitive sports tend to encompass more emotions, and it is these inexplicable emotions that make these games more attractive to spectators.

The confrontation between the Green Shirts and the Purple and Gold Dynasty is like the confrontation between Real Madrid and Barcelona, Manchester United and Arsenal, and Milan, which is both great and moving. It is only after a deep understanding of the sport and a love for it that people can feel those blood-pumping emotions in every detail.

Bryant and Xiao Feng's friendly attitude towards the Celtics in their pre-game interviews also made the home fans have a good impression of them, but when the game starts, the more than 18,000 fans who flock to the Garden Arena will not easily support them.

From the Lakers' entrance ceremony, every Lakers player was greeted with boos, especially as the main lineup was produced one after another, and the boos were about to tear down the roof of the arena.

Kobe Bryant and Xiao Feng entered the court at the same time, and they were greeted by a tsunami of boos, and the huge sound almost washed the two of them back into the players' tunnel, which is the enthusiasm from Boston.

Even Xiao Feng, who had experienced it once, was secretly frightened, the regular season was already such a frenzied atmosphere, if it was replaced by the finals, what would it be like?

At this time, Xiao Feng suddenly felt very admired Kobe, as an 'ordinary person', he won the finals in the Garden Arena with his own efforts, which may be the epitome of his brilliant career.

After entering the NBA, Xiao Feng looked at the home atmosphere of other teams, that is, the Lakers' court was the most suave and elegant, and could not put pressure on the away players at all.

But it's normal to think about it. Most of the Lakers fans are white-collar workers, middle-class people with high incomes, and even many Hollywood superstars, who want to make these high-class people who usually wear suits and leather shoes take off their ties and roar unbridledly. It's really not an easy thing to do.

In fact, whether it is the NBA or European football, the more low-income fans are more likely to create a terrifying 'hell home', the Pistons, Magpies, West Ham United, etc. are the most obvious examples.

Lakers fans are like Real Madrid fans, who are extremely demanding on the team's performance, both to win and to play well. However, these fans are generally not too fanatical. They are also not good at creating a terrifying atmosphere for their opponents on the pitch, making the home stadium of these two teams not the 'hell' that their opponents fear at all.

When the Celtics players came out, the cheers and applause reached their peak. The most difficult thing is that the team's record in recent years has been poor, and the fans still give the greatest support to the heroes in their hearts.

Today, in addition to Celtics fans, there are also many Kobe fans wearing No. 8 or No. 24 jerseys to watch Kobe Bryant's final performance at the Garden Arena. This is also a big feature of this season.

Because of Kobe's retirement statement. His final matches in some of the stadiums attracted a crowd of Komi fans who risked being beaten by the home crowd in the hope of getting up close and personal with their idols in action.

Fortunately, the NBA does not have 'basketball, hooligans, hooligans', even if it loses, the home fans will not riot, which is obviously much more civilized than European football games.

In fact, this is also a very normal thing, and North American fans have always regarded sports games as entertainment. It's not enough to lose a game, but football fans in Europe have even seen the team as a spiritual symbol. As soon as there is a huge contrast between reality and ideals, they will be hysterical.

The completely different cultural backgrounds present people with a different fan culture, which is also the charm that sports bring to people, and only by going deep into it can we experience it!

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After the game started, the Lakers still quickly controlled the pace of the game, after all, the difference in strength between the two sides was too big, and it was not at the same level at all.

Perhaps it was playing in this arena that aroused Kobe's desire to win, and he showed a strong desire to attack in the first quarter, frequently reaching out to Xiao Feng for the ball.

Xiao Feng will not have any dissatisfaction with this, after all, this season is Kobe's last dance, even if he is a little willful, Xiao Feng will be fulfilled, not to mention that Kobe Bryant's current state is not bad.

In the first quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 16 points, and the Lakers also led 32-20 into the second quarter, which is also the same as most of the Lakers' games this season.

The Lakers' main team often crushed the opponent in the first half, and after opening the score, Jeremy Lin took the bench to consume more physical strength of the opponent, so that the starting five tigers had more time to rest.

Garnett, Pierce and Ray Allen, who were sitting in the stands, watched Kobe, an old rival and old friend, kill all sides on the court, scoring 30 points in the half, with admiration in their envious eyes.

As former top stars in the NBA, Pierce and others know very well that it is extremely difficult to still perform dazzlingly in this muscular league at the age of 38.

It can be seen that Kobe Bryant is doing his best with every ball now, but everyone can still vaguely see the shadow of his peak state, which undoubtedly makes these old tough guys envious!

People, what they miss most is always the youth of the past!

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It was only after halftime that the Lakers won the game, and Kobe Bryant suddenly felt a little bored, without Ray Allen's inseparable defense, without Garnett's trash talk, and without Pierce turning around and playing back, the game could no longer find the same passion as before.

In the second half, Bryant and Xiao Feng only played symbolically for a few minutes, and when the game was decided, they sat on the bench and watched Jeremy Lin lead the bench and young players to defeat the Celtics and win the game.

As the game progressed, although Celtic fans still gave the team enough support, the gap in the team's strength was too large, and they could only watch the team lose.

Fortunately, unlike the last game in which the Philadelphia 76ers surrendered, the Celtics players were fighting for every ball at least until the end of the game.

For Celtics fans, losing is not the end of the world, the key is that the players still have that energy, that fighting spirit that has been passed down in Boston for decades, and that's enough.

Celtics fans, who have seen the rise and fall of the team too many times, have already trained a very calm heart, they don't care about the team's loss or temporary decline, they are more concerned about whether the team still has fighting spirit, which is an important element of the team's resurgence.

When the game was over, the Big Three came to the center of the court and hugged Kobe, and at this time, more than 18,000 fans at the scene hugged the warmest applause, and the time seemed to go back to 7 or 8 years ago.

At this time, the players are no longer opponents, and their hug is like announcing that the past confrontation has become eternal, and what remains is an indestructible fighting friendship with each other.

Xiao Feng looked at these old opponents and old friends who sympathized with each other on the side, and deeply felt the charm of basketball, in addition to the confrontation on the court, it was more about the friendship between men.

'No brothers, no basketball', this is Nike's advertising slogan, but it is also a true portrayal of NBA games!

Compared with Kobe, although he has a higher starting point and a more perfect start after entering the NBA, Xiao Feng knows that he will never be able to compare with Kobe and truly integrate into this league.

After all, his identity as a Chinese and the owner of the Lakers will invisibly have an invisible, intangible, but real barrier between him and other players, making him seem to be an outlier outside the entire league.

Kobe Bryant has been in the league for 20 years, and according to most players, he has made friends, and even many young players have grown up watching his games, in a sense, Kobe is the symbol of the NBA after the 21st century.

This historical status could not be so obvious in the past, but when Kobe Bryant announced his retirement, people will dig out every bit of Kobe's life in this league from the depths of their memory, and they will deeply feel the importance of Kobe Bryant in the NBA.

When Kobe Bryant is leaving, many people can't imagine that this scene where the black mamba they love and hate does not continue to appear on the court, is it the league that has lost one of the most dazzling landscapes?

For the past 10 years, both the NBA league and fans have been looking forward to the '23vs24' drama, but in the end, people have found that only the number 24 is the true symbol of the NBA.

Perhaps, there will be no 'heroes' after Kobe! (To be continued.) )

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