Night.

Staples.

Nearly 20,000 people are looking forward to it, and this is a key battle.

Kobe Bryant and Jordan met the last time of their careers.

To be precise, it is the last meeting of the regular season, and if the two teams can appear on the stage of the Finals at the same time, then Kobe Bryant and Jordan still have a chance to compete.

But that's obviously not very realistic.

The prospects for the title of both teams are not so good.

The Lakers have only a 41-30 record this season, and while they are still the favorites for the title, it has to be said that this year's Lakers are not as unstoppable as they were in previous years.

O'Neill has been injured for a long time this season, and that's probably a good reason.

But more importantly, the rest of the Lakers' players seem to be getting worse year after year.

That's the sad thing about the dynasty team.

A team may win one or even two championships, but when you do win three in a row, the teams in the league have pretty much everything about a dynasty like this.

And if the role player replacement or reinforcement is not successful, then, obviously, the idea of the team wanting to win another championship is undoubtedly difficult to achieve.

And right now, the Lakers are in exactly that situation.

Bryant is getting more and more mature, and O'Neal still has unshakable dominance.

But relying on just two people can't show the foundation that the dynasty team should have.

Obviously, as a team that has already achieved a dynasty, they have not had so much luck this year.

The aging problem of players that existed last season can finally be suppressed, but it is no longer possible to bring in reinforcements, so the Lakers can only pin their hopes on the OK combination that is in full swing.

In fact, their confidence is more on O'Neal, a super-dominant insider.

When the Lakers lost O'Neal this season, the predicament was as dark as the Wizards were some time ago.

Although Kobe Bryant showed his super scorer side, he lost O'Neal's dominance on the inside, as if the Lakers were also a soft persimmon.

Of course, these opinions will not be put on the table, after all, there are already rumors that the OK combination has a tense relationship......

All the media hype about the Lakers and Wizards game is not to say that the two teams are the favorites for the championship, nor that the two teams are family enemies.

The hype is all because of Jordan and Kobe Bryant, two shooting guards.

Because of Jordan, most of the fans in this world like scorers and scoring guards like Jordan.

And when Jordan gets older, then as a fan, what I hope is that there will be a player who can step up and succeed Jordan, so that they can continue to experience the madness and heartbeat.

But when Jordan's retirement really became a reality, fans suddenly felt a sense of loss.

They realized that there was only one Jordan, and the successor was just a gimmick.

And although it is a gimmick, no one will hate to watch such a game.

Under the cover of night, the air has begun to fill the air with a hint of something different.

Die-hard Lakers fans showed up at the arena as scheduled, and the entire Staples arena was fully occupied.

"This place is always so imposing." Jordan sighed that as a player, he is also the general manager of a team, and he is naturally very clear about the sale of team tickets, and it is difficult for any team in the league to compare with the Lakers in this regard.

"Old Buss can't lose money at all, even if the Lakers become a bad team, there will still be a lot of fans here, this is the foundation." Oakley said softly.

Jordan's mouth was tightly closed, and he seemed to feel the breath of this arena.

He had always dreamed of making Chicago a place where red would become the league's third signature color in addition to yellow and green.

But after nearly 20 years, he seems to have not been able to do it, and this is the only thing he admits that he cannot accomplish.

Seeing that Jordan was silent, Oakley swept around.

"Now all the people around the world are hyping up this game, and I think, Michael, you need to do something."

The stadium was full of Jordan vs Kobe slogans, making it clear that the protagonists of the game were No. 23 and No. 8.

Jordan remained silent, he sat quietly on the sidelines.

Today's live broadcast of the game is Ross Barkley and Kenny Smith, and it's clear that their partnership is still going on.

"Hey, Charles, have you decided what you're going to do today?" Smith asked with a chuckle.

Barkley was puzzled for a moment and asked rhetorically, "What to do?" ”

"Of course it's a matter of betting today, and I think we can make some bets. That's a little bit of fun. ”

Barkley raised an eyebrow and didn't answer immediately, apparently thinking about it.

Losing $1,500 on his last bet made Barkley uncomfortable for a few days, and he was always trying to get his money back, and today's game seemed like a good opportunity.

Just what should he bet on? It's worth considering.

After a long time, Barkley smiled and said, "Kenny, are you sure you want to bet today?" I think we can have a good talk. Win or lose or player performance? Or something else? ”

Smith seemed to have premeditated, and he said: "Wins and losses, player performance, Kobe, Jordan, Wu Di? Four stakes of $500 each. ”

So, on the sidelines of TNT's national live broadcast, Smith and Barkley began a short discussion, and finally the bet began to be fulfilled.

Barkley bluntly said that he was optimistic about the Lakers beating the Wizards, which was preempted by him, and there was no way, Kenny Smith could only choose the Wizards. That convinced Barkley that he was going to win $500.

And Kobe Bryant's score is expected to score 45 points, Kenny Smith thinks Kobe Bryant can't score 45 points, and Barkley as Kohei, he thinks Kobe can score more than 45 points.

This made Smith yell at Barkley for $500 to sell his own Kohei.

As for Jordan, Barkley thinks Jordan is unlikely to score 35 points, while Kenny Smith will certainly have to choose above 35.

The last was Wu Di, when Barkley spat out more than 15 points......

directly provoked Smith to scold Barkley for being shameless, which is Barkley's advantage no matter how you look at it.

However, Barkley was not impressed, and he played his shameless nature perfectly.

When the "unfair" bet between the two men was almost reached, it was finally time for the game to begin.

The two columns of players walked to the field talking and laughing.

Wizards, Kwame Brown, Brandon Haywood, Jerry Starker House, Michael Jordan and Gilbert Arenas.

Lakers, Shaquille O'Neal, Mark Madson, Rick Fox, Kobe Bryant and Derrick Fisher.

With a low shout, the basketball was tossed high into the air by the referee.

Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the basketball was slapped to the backcourt by the big shark.

After Fisher got the ball, the players of both teams rushed to the front court.

The first ball was handed to O'Neill.

When the basketball arrived, the strength of the big shark exploded instantly, and Kwame Brown's 122kg body was slammed twice by him and carried to the basket.

When watching O'Neill dunk the ball with ease.

Wu Di was extremely shocked in his heart, the big diesel engine was simply a monster, and the 165kg bench thrust of Kwame Brown couldn't stop O'Neill's impact.

"That's dominance!"

The DJ burst into applause, and the stadium burst into a frenzied shout.

After Wu Di heard it, he was speechless for a while, this is the DJ of Staples?

It seems that the skills of sycophancy, bragging, and praise are good.

And when it was the Wizards' turn to attack, Jordan scored two points with a signature step-back jumper.

After the bosses of both sides showed their respective appearances, the others also began to show their strength to score.

The Lakers' offense relied on Kobe and O'Neal, but Kobe seemed to feel a little cold, and the burden of offense fell entirely on O'Neal.

On the Wizards' side, Jordan played very seriously, and it was not a particularly good opportunity, so he would not insist on making a shot. So under the team's rotation ball, the team's offensive rules played, and the scoring was naturally much easier.

The first quarter of the game was a performance in which O'Neal even picked out two strong men, Kwamay, Brown and Hywood, although it can't be said to be crushing, but it seems that the two sophomores can't pose much of a threat to O'Neal. After the first quarter of the game, O'Neal had 14 points and 5 rebounds.