The Western Conference semifinals Lakers and Thunder series came to an end with this somewhat sad speech.

The win itself isn't particularly important to Lakers fans anymore, because Kobe Bryant is leaving.

Being able to finish the last game of his career at Stamps, even if he loses, is not a kind of fulfillment for Kobe.

On November 3, 1996, 20 years ago, Bryant played the first game of his career in Stamp against the Minnesota Timberwolves.

He only played six minutes in that game, did not score any valid statistics, and only had one turnover and one foul.

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

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

After he finished his speech, the audience and the Lakers' celebrities gave a standing ovation, and the applause lasted 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 of Li Liang's career.

"Go boy, create greater glory, you deserve it all." For the first time since the two became rivals, Bryant said words of encouragement to Li Liang for the first time.

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

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

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

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

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The Thunder's players returned to the locker room to celebrate the series victory.

There wasn't much jubilation, after all, it was only the semi-finals.

The teammates high-fived and hugged each other, and Donovan gave a short speech, hoping that the players would continue to work hard, after all, there were more important games and stronger opponents waiting for them.

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

Spurs, who are both young and mature, showed amazing fighting power in the semi-finals.

It can only be said that Popovich is still scheming, and Duncan, Ginobili, and Parker are also young.

The Warriors, who are second in the league, were stolen a victory at home by the Spurs in the first game of the semifinals.

One of the reasons is, of course, because Curry didn't play 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, Kerr chose to let Curry rest.

As a result, the Spurs seized the opportunity to get a victory and grab the home advantage.

The Warriors without Curry did have a big drop in competitiveness, and Curry had to return in the second game to help the team win a difficult home game and equalize the score.

Popovich is not Cole's teacher, and many of Kerr's strategies are targeted.

The second game was quite difficult for the Warriors to win, and the two sides played until overtime to decide the winner.

Back in the third game to San Antonio, the Warriors regrouped and showed the strength of a 70-win team despite being looked down upon by the outside world.

A 20-point win gave the fans of Al-Quds and regained the initiative in the series.

But in Game 4, the Spurs once again showed their extremely old side.

Popovich made good use of Booker and Wiggins, two young men, and kept using Booker to attack Curry.

Curry was affected by injuries and his ankle was not very sharp, but as a result, he was forced by Booker at key moments.

The Spurs successfully won the fourth game and equalized the score, 2:2, and the two sides will go to Oakland for the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

At this time, the Thunder had swept the Lakers and were waiting for the Western Conference Finals.

As for the performance of the Warriors in the semifinals, the outside world thinks that the Warriors can go through four rounds under the Thunder?

Even, will they be able to cross the deep ditch of the spurs?

On May 12, the two teams competed for match point at Oracle Arena.

The two sides went into overtime again, and in the crucial overtime, Klay Thompson hit two three-pointers in a row to help the Warriors open up the gap.

Then, Duncan was whistled for an offensive foul in the offense, and the Spurs still buried the chance to win the game.

The Warriors also didn't expect that the series against the Spurs would be so tough.

Wiggins and Booker, two young people, really have unlimited potential.

Wiggins' physicality, Booker's shooting ability, and their defense have all been well developed.

Popovich used to be a "rookie destroyer", and in the era when Duncan carried everything, he made good use of veterans and was not very good at developing rookies.

Now, he has already begun his transformation to focus on developing the next generation of successors for the Spurs.

For the Spurs, Leonard's departure is not a good thing.

Game 6 returned to San Antonio, at the center of the At&t, where the Spurs made their final struggle.

However, the Spurs' routine has been thoroughly explored by the Warriors, and at the end of the strong crossbow, the donkey skills are poor, and there is no way to pose a threat to the Warriors.

The Warriors, who regained the feeling of the game, used a 20-point victory to defeat the Spurs again, and at the same time eliminated the opponent with a big score of 4:2, and joined the Thunder in the Western Conference Finals.

Like the Thunder-Lakers series, this series also sent off a great player, and that was Tim Duncan.

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

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

The way Duncan handles retirement is exactly the same as his style of play and personality.

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

No speeches, no goodbyes, no tours, no gifts, not even a chance to shed tears.

Some are just 19 years of conscientiousness, 19 years of playoffs have never been absent, 19 years of 50 wins, 1,000 wins of a single team, countless honors, championships, and that face that is always expressionless.

19 years ago, for this young man, several teams were crazy about messing, and he came vigorously.

After 19 years of squatting in the black and white city of San Antonio, Texas, he became a symbol here.

Many people may think that Duncan is very suitable for the Spurs, small city, black and white jersey, conservative and calm team style, and his personality and style of play are exactly the same.

In fact, many people have done the opposite, not that Duncan is suitable for the Spurs, but that the Spurs have adapted to Duncan, and it is Duncan who has shaped the Spurs.

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

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

He made the city's basketball, and he is the man who deserves the title of "cornerstone".

In 2007, the TV station once commented on 1997, the Spurs' top pick 10 years ago.

"They drew a good lottery and enjoyed it for 10 years."

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

Unfortunately, there is no way to increase this number.

When the stone Buddha is hidden, the spur will no longer be the spur.

An era has come to an end with the retirement of two superstars.