121 to 98, wave. Popich's shift in defensive strategy didn't work as well as the Lakers continued their last game, beating the Spurs again at home to tie the series at 2-2. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Although it was a big draw, everyone could see that the fatigue of the Spurs team had been fully revealed, especially if they couldn't find a way to limit Tang Shuai's offense, their hope of winning was quite slim.

At this time, Kupchak's vision was also reflected, and the presence of Mike Dermott gave the Lakers an additional stable three-point point in addition to Tang Shuai, and also broke the wave. Povich's last resort to press the bottom of the box.

Back in San Antonio, the Spurs gave it their all, and Duncan played a season-high 35 minutes, but even then, they lost 101-108.

Fast forward to May 12, and the Spurs and Lakers ushered in the sixth game of the two sides at the Staples Center.

Although there is still a chance for theoretical injuries, everyone knows that this will be the Spurs' curtain call for the season.

The old man was in a haggard spirit, and his originally somewhat messy white hair looked particularly sad at the moment.

At the home court of the Lakers, many Lakers fans held Duncan's sign to cheer for the visiting team.

But even so, the other fans at the scene did not show any disgust, and even chatted with them from time to time, the scene was particularly weird.

After the start of the game, the Spurs played quite hard. Povich didn't even make much of a Duncan break, and at the end of the third quarter, they even tied the score at 90.

But in the final quarter, Tang Shuai began to habitually run wild, suddenly threw passes, and could find offensive opportunities at any time, and Green and Leonard made six fouls one after another, and the old man who played had no temper at all.

111-100, the Spurs scored a new playoff low in the final quarter and lost the game in the end.

With this game, the Lakers also successfully eliminated the Spurs and reached the Western Conference Finals.

Tang also made history by becoming the first player in history to reach the division finals in both his rookie season and his second season.

When the final whistle blew, the fans did not celebrate as crazy as before, but looked at the middle-aged man in the center of the field who was panting with his knees on his back, and his eyes refused to leave.

There are many superstars in this league, and there have been many other superstars, but in fact, there are really too few people who can compare to this middle-aged man.

Even Garnett, who has just retired, is still a big step behind him to some extent.

Tim Duncan, a cross-era player, "dumb", "No. 21 rookie", "Stone Buddha", has given fans a 20-year career, from the big four quarterbacks to Kobe, to James, and then to Curry, this has witnessed too much history, the living fossil of the league, the greatest in NBA history, and no one of the big forwards, did not announce his official retirement, but everyone knows that this is his last game.

Because he is not good at words, because he is sluggish, because he is kind, his popularity among fans seems not high, but he is high and scary.

Duncan stood on his knees in the middle of the court for a full minute before looking up.

Wave. Povich tapped him on the shoulder at this time, and Duncan glanced back at him, and the two of them looked at each other and smiled, not knowing how much meaning was in it.

There were a lot of fans who rushed into the arena and started celebrating the Lakers' victory.

Tang Shuai turned around and looked behind him at this time, Duncan and Bo. Povich walked side by side towards the players' tunnel.

"Tim! Tim! A fan shouted at Duncan at the entrance of the tunnel.

Duncan smiled and waved to the fans, and the Stone Buddha finally showed his smile at this point.

Tang Shuai looked at this scene, and his heart was also inexplicably sad.

Even when Kobe Bryant retired, he never felt this way.

At the post-game press conference, Duncan uncharacteristically interacted with reporters, but when asked by reporters whether he would continue to play, he did not respond positively.

By the end of the press conference, when reporters thought Duncan was avoiding answering and was preparing to fight for another season, Duncan finally spoke.

"I think my body has reached its limit, I have dedicated the longest twenty years of my life to the sport my parents chose, and now, it's time to say goodbye to it."

Without much sensationalism, and perhaps not even prepared, Duncan announced his decision in just one sentence.

Reading this sentence carefully, it makes people feel sad like never before, even many reporters can't help but have some red circles under their eyes.

In this league, starting next season, there really won't be Tim Duncan anymore.

Ended the press conference with Duncan and Bo. Povich hugged deeply at the door, and then the two men patted each other on the shoulder, even if it was the end of this twenty-year cooperation.

Wave. Povich went back to the visiting team's locker room, but Duncan didn't, and he circled the tunnel and went straight to the Lakers' locker room.

There was a frenzied celebration in the Lakers' locker room, they had been questioned too much, and now reaching the Western Conference Finals was a surprise to everyone.

When Duncan arrived at the door, he said a few words to the staff member who was passing by, and the staff member entered the home team's locker room.

"Don, in the next game, we'll take out the Aucklanders and let that big-mouthed Green completely shut up his stinky mouth!" Knoll is quite excited at the moment, he was still at the bottom of the league with the 76ers last season, but at this time he followed the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals, and the experience was really fantastic.

"Just like the Clippers did last year." Stephenson's words full of meaning caused another burst of laughter from the players in the locker room.

"Don, Tim is looking for you." At this moment, the staff member walked in, walked up to Tang Shuai's side and whispered to him.

"Tim?" Tang Shuai glanced at the staff suspiciously, and after getting his confirmed reaction, he went straight out of the locker room.

When he got out of the locker room, he saw Duncan standing outside the door, looking at him with a smile on his face.

He was a little stunned for a while, he had little contact with Duncan before, but Duncan in his eyes was definitely not the person smiling in front of him.

"You're playing great, I'm here for you, just to come and say this to you." Duncan followed.

Tang Shuai came back to his senses from his daze, scratched his head a little shyly, and then said, "Thank you." ”

Duncan nodded, then turned to leave.

"Wait." Tang Shuai called out to Duncan.

Duncan looked back at him quizzically.

"You're not...... Should you tell me that the future is me or something? Tang Shuai said.

Duncan was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

Tang Shuai also followed with a smirk.

"Alliance, it's already yours." Duncan said with a smile.

After speaking, without waiting for Tang Shuai to ask again, he had already left with a smile.

Tang Shuai looked at Duncan's back, recalling this sentence, thinking of Duncan, who was completely different from this and other days, and had mixed feelings in his heart for a while.

With Duncan's character, he will basically disappear after retiring, and it is rumored that he played basketball just to make his parents happy, and now his abnormal performance may also be a real relaxation.

The Lakers have made it to the Western Conference Finals, and they will face a formidable Warriors.

The Warriors faced strong resistance in the Clippers' final road game, Devin Booker's eight three-pointers against the sky helped the home team drag the score into overtime, and in the final moment, they managed to sweep the Clippers 4-0 thanks to consecutive three-pointers from Durant and Curry.

Although it was 4-0, the Clippers' performance in the final game still provided a lot of lessons for the Lakers, and the Warriors were not as invincible as they seemed.

In the East, the Cavaliers played a comeback under the leadership of James and Irving, playing a wave of 4-0, directly reversing the Knicks 4-2 to reach the Eastern Conference Finals, and their opponent was the Celtics, who swept the Pacers.

With two champions on both sides, it's hard to figure out where the outcome of the game will go against two powerful spoilers.

However, Green's big mouth really can't stop for a moment, and after making that remark before, he is really going to play the Lakers now, and he is even more excited.

"There's no better script than that, and we met Don again in the playoffs, and it was a very special experience, and I think it's time for Don and his Lakers to experience that feeling of confidence and loss."

Green's answer soon ushered in Stephenson's dissatisfaction, and this player, who was not easy to mess with at all, responded directly: "The people who amplified the words last year have gone fishing silently, and the people who amplify the words this year, I don't know if they have already booked fishing gear in advance?" ”

Before the two teams even started, the war of words had already begun.

However, the main players on both sides are exceptionally calm, Durant and Thompson are members of the Rio Olympics, they have obviously learned to converge after being eliminated by Tang Shuai with a group of CBA teammates in the Rio Olympics, and Tang Shuai knows that this year's Warriors are stronger than any other team, and it was completely right to win the United States in the Olympic Games.

However, regardless of arrogance or restraint, the duel between the two sides has become a foregone conclusion.

In the face of such a big war, the media and commentators of all parties have also opened a moment of strong presence.

However, the result is clear that most people believe that the Lakers, despite their hot form and a certain chance of winning, still have little hope of beating the Warriors.

Even Reggie Miller, who has always supported Tang Shuai, said bluntly on Twitter: "Tang is now the top five or even top three players in the league, but with the Lakers' current lineup, it is really difficult to defeat the strongest Warriors in history, I can even imagine Tang Shuai crazy to score 50 points, or even 60 points, but the Lakers also lost in the end." (To be continued.) )