Li Liang didn't expect Kobe Bryant to suddenly say "retirement".

In the years of knowing Kobe, Li Liang has never heard the word "retirement" from Kobe's mouth.

When a person is approaching the twilight of his career, it is inevitable that he will have a heart of retirement.

Success, injuries, and family needs are all reasons for the player's retirement.

Kobe Bryant had all of them, but he never said he was going to retire.

What he and Li Liang said the most was "I will break you", "I want to score 40 points on your head", "This year's championship is mine"......

Although none of these have been realized, Li Liang knows that this is Kobe, who will never admit defeat and will always be hard-mouthed.

At the beginning of this season, the Lakers completed the recruitment, Leonard and Love came, and the Lakers won the championship.

Of course, later the shameless Gan Liliang went to the Thunder to form the Big Three, so that there was almost no suspense about the ownership of the season championship.

But Kobe Bryant will not climb over him because there is a big mountain in front of him, he will want to rush to the top of the mountain and see the scenery on the other side of the mountain.

There may still be a mountain on the other side of the mountain, so keep climbing.

Only tonight, this snowy night, the climber suddenly said he was going to stop.

He was tired, tired, and couldn't crawl.

The Lakers have actually had a good record this year, and the combination of Love, Leonard and Kobe Bryant is quite complementary.

Their record in the West is also fourth in the West behind the Thunder, Warriors and Spurs.

The gap with Spurs is also very small, and it is entirely possible to rush to third place.

Kobe Bryant was in very good physical condition because he had taken the bruise injury pill given to him by Li Liang, and this season, under the leadership of Scott, pay attention to the protective use of Kobe, Kobe Bryant played quite efficiently.

Li Liang knew all this, so he thought that Kobe Bryant would play for two more seasons, and he had this level and ability.

But...

The snow was still falling, Li Liang sat next to Kobe, and the snowflakes fell on his shoulders one by one.

Because I had just done an intense exercise, my body was steaming hot, and the snow flakes melted as soon as they touched my body.

The two didn't feel cold, and sat side by side on the curb, snow drifting under the lonely streetlights.

"I feel tired, it's my twentieth season, you know, all of a sudden, there was a moment when I didn't want to play." Kobe pursed his mouth and said to Li Liang.

"When, which moment?" Li Liang asked.

"Actually, it was just now, just now, when I was one-on-one with you. It's not because I don't think I can win you, but... It's that I don't want to win. I came to you because I felt that there was a fire in me that seemed to be extinguished, and suddenly it went out. I want to go home, I want to be with my daughter and wife, I don't want to fight on the field anymore. I wanted to try, one-on-one with you, and it turned out that no, I didn't want to win. Bryant spoke his inner thoughts.

Li Liang thought, damn, you just can't win me.

Of course, you can't say that, Li Liang's thoughts have never been so complicated, and he asked: "Lao Ke, do you want me to go to the Lakers?" You want me to go and tell you straight, why do you need to retire? Although I said that I will only go to the Lakers when you retire, but... But you don't have to retire in order to get me to the Lakers, there's no need. ”

Kobe Bryant listened to Li Liang's words, and suddenly felt that it was a mistake for him to come to this pig head three to say what was in his heart.

But having said all that, he still stubbornly said: "I didn't mean that, it's your own choice whether you go back to the Lakers or not, I just don't want to fight." Of course, I still want to win the championship this season and then retire in style. ”

There is no doubt that Bryant hopes to use his Finals performance to complete his final dance, just like Jordan.

In terms of the strength of the Lakers, there is hope, but the Warriors and Thunder are really strong.

Not to mention the championship, it is very difficult for the Lakers to break out of the West.

If you want to blame Li Liang, he didn't play cards according to the routine, destroyed the free market, and made a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

Many teams have given up on their championship plans this season because the Thunder are too strong, and have chosen to play a bad game and try to win the future.

Of course, there are also many middle-level teams that are trying to attract Li Liang in the summer while carrying out the team organization structure.

In short, Li Liang has changed the ecology of the NBA, and no one can say whether it is good or bad.

Li Liang couldn't understand Kobe's feelings, because he had only played in the NBA for four years and still had a lot of time to squander.

But looking at Kobe's appearance, he knew that Kobe was not joking, he was really tired.

The body is tired, and the heart is also tired.

He is too competitive, too strong, such a person is destined to live a very tired life.

And he can't be so strong forever, and the tight strings will always break one day.

On this night when the snow suddenly fell, his strings broke, and without much warning.

The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and both of them felt a little cold, so they left the court and went back to the warm room.

Kobe Bryant collapsed on the sofa, drank some wine with Li Liang, and began to talk about life after retirement.

It's like opening the floodgates, and once you have the idea of retiring, it's hard to stop.

"I'm going to be an animator, I'm going to be a director, and I'm going to run a basketball camp. I'm going to make a movie, a movie that's better than "Slam Dunk" and not necessarily related to basketball. I also hope to train my daughter to play in the WNBA, she has hope, there is definitely hope, she better go to the Los Angeles Sparks, I will go to watch her play......"

Kobe, who drank a little wine, couldn't stop at all, and Li Liang slept and was in good spirits, so he accompanied Kobe Bryant to brag at home until late at night.

After the blow, Kobe didn't want to go back to the hotel, so he slept at Li Liang's house.

Early the next morning, the two of them got up, one went to the stadium to adapt to the venue, and the other went to the training hall to participate in training.

No matter how much they bragged last night, they were still opponents the next day.

Kobe Bryant can't see the decadence of last night at all, and he is murderous.

At half past seven in the evening, at the Energy Center, the Thunder hosted the Lakers, the focus of the battle.

Thunder Big Three VS Lakers Big Three, there is no Big Three in the NBA now, you are embarrassed to say that you are a strong team.

Like the last game against the Cavaliers, it was still a gimmicky game, broadcast live across the United States, and the TV station forced Lai Lai a lot before the game.

The Thunder continue their one-loss streak and continue their winning streak.

Tonight, though, the Thunder seem to be a little tired.

There are too many wins and the players get tired.

Not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.

Victory begins to become lacking in stimulation, and on the contrary, victory begins to become a pressure.

The higher the winning streak, the greater the pressure, just like the Golden State Warriors, who finally couldn't bear the pressure and collapsed and lost to the Bucks.

Tonight, the Thunder also collapsed, and Li Liang sat on the bench and watched the starter collapse first.

The Lakers' starting lineup is very aimed at the Thunder.

Li Liang is not there, and Love has an advantage over Collison in the power forward position.

At the small forward position, Leonard is one of the best defenders against Durant.

Kobe Bryant is old, but tonight he is full of fighting spirit and is facing Westbrook.

The Lakers took the lead in the first quarter, and Li Liang didn't lead the second team to play the advantage after he came on the court.

The Lakers' second lineup, led by Love, withstood the Thunder's attack and always maintained a lead of about 10 points.

Bryant went from strength to strength in the second half, hitting difficult goals repeatedly.

That night, Bryant scored a high 37 points to help the Lakers beat the Thunder by a five-point advantage of 109-104 on the road.

They ended the Thunder's winning streak and handed the Thunder their second loss of the season.

And after the game, Bryant announced his decision to the world in the locker room:

"This will be my last season in the NBA."