In Game 4, Kobe Bryant's stunner put him in the limelight, and after hitting that incredible three-pointer, basketball fans around the world turned their attention to Kobe and his Lakers.

At the post-game press conference, Bryant patted Chamberlain, who was standing next to him, and he smiled at Chamberlain, who also smiled helplessly or surprised.

Nelson Sr. has been in the league for decades and is very optimistic about the outcome of the game, he said after the game: "After the game, I said to West and Jackson, 'Good defense,' but Kobe Bryant heard it, and he said to me, 'That defense is not good enough!'" ”

Old Nelson smiled and said, "We all saw it, my boy chased very closely, it was a body that lost his balance, and the defender blocked his hand to the face, but he still threw it, you should know, no one can shoot this ball anymore except Kobe, yes, he is Kobe." ”

The literati are light, this word is also appropriate for the NBA, the NBA coaches talk and laugh openly and laugh hello, everyone, and secretly grit their teeth and wrench each other's wrists.

In the past, when old Nelson talked about Kobe and Zen Master in public, he always showed a disdainful expression first, and then said: "A single B and a thigh-hugging person, what can I say?" ”

But now he has changed a lot, and after yesterday's game, he has been praising Kobe Bryant as the No. in the league. 1. As for his love will be Chamberlain? "That kid has to improve, Kobe Bryant is his role model, that's it."

Chamberlain felt that the old Nelson might have taken the wrong medicine, Curry saw it more thoroughly, and said: "Z, your mind is full of ****, for a very simple reason, we are boycotted by the whole league, and the old man is showing favor to other teams." ”

Yes, this is the concession of the old Nelson to the league, this old kid who has been arrogant and willful for decades, and now for the sake of Chamberlain and the team, he has finally lowered his rebellious head.

Like Iverson, he has become more and more low-key now, and when it comes to public, he rarely wears hip-hop clothes and gold chains, but wears suits.

Kobe Bryant was very low-key about the ball, saying that in his opinion, it was just an ordinary ball.

In the face of the reporter's interview, Kobe Bryant said lightly: "I just created a shooting opportunity, I had a very good shooting vision at that time, and my feeling is that it is far easier than what you see." It was a good opportunity, I felt like I could go in, and then I just went in, and it wasn't really hard. ”

After the press conference, Bryant talked to reporters about the series very happily, not because he personally scored a good number of jù, but because they played a very good series.

However, in the Western Conference Finals, Bryant averaged 33 per game. 7 points 7. 2 rebounds and 8. The overall table of 3 assists is still not to be ignored. In addition, he shot 52 from the field in the series. 1%, and 10 of the last 11 games have scored more than 30 points.

And in the previous battle, if Kobe hadn't stepped up at the last moment, then the final victory or defeat might have been another matter.

There was no doubt that it was Kobe Bryant who kept the Lakers' last hopes of qualifying, and the two sides ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Warriors having a home-court advantage.

But now more fans believe that the Lakers will advance, and it is true that the Warriors are the defending champions, and it is not false that they are the first in the West, but the Lakers are undoubtedly more experienced.

The playoff was originally a tug-of-war, the two sides fought fiercely to fight bayonets, whoever could not withstand first was eliminated, as the game progressed, followed by the battle of Tianwang Mountain, so that naturally the more experienced team was more advantageous.

The Eastern Cavaliers led the Magic 3-1 and were already close to the goal, so fans were excited because their long-awaited 23vs24 drama seemed to be about to be staged.

David Stern has long publicly stated that he most wants the Cavaliers and Lakers to appear on the stage of the Finals.

From the perspective of ratings, Kobe Bryant vs. LeBron is undoubtedly the most exciting matchup, and it is a biggest gimmick in itself that the two most capable and charismatic stars in the NBA stand together.

Moreover, from the perspective of star-making, it is also very suggestive to let LeBron, the signature star that the league strives to build, challenge Kobe.

Even from the perspective of fans, LeBron and Kobe Bryant heads-up is a rare blockbuster. After all, the Boston Celtics are too slow, and the Magic's Dwight Howard can't play directly against Kobe, and Chamberlain can't play against James.

For the NBA, if there is no 23vs24 this season, then they have been hyped for so many years - in fact, a topic that has been hyped since James entered the league is about to end.

Not to mention whether James can stay in Cleveland, at least his No. 23 Cavaliers jersey may be "retired".

Because two months ago, James didn't know what was going on with a convulsion, and he suddenly said that in order to pay tribute to Jordan, at the beginning of the new season, he would take off the No. 23 that had been draped for six years and wear the No. 6 jersey instead.

In this way, David Stern's painstaking "23VS24" may become a dusty history before the new season arrives.

James, Kobe, they are players from two eras, and they are legends in this league at this stage.

In the eyes of the entire league - Stern to be exact - James is the pride of the sky, with the right to walk crab steps with the ball; Kobe Bryant is a superstar who can elbow anyone who doesn't like his eyes.

Back then, Jordan was the only privileged player in the NBA, but now a James and a Kobe, an East and a West, both of them have been given special rights - this is where Chamberlain is very unhappy, because he is too violent, he has encountered the constraints and resistance of the NBA, not to mention privileges, the league has not changed the rules for him, it is already considered to give him face.

James represents the 03 golden session, and Kobe Bryant is the most representative figure of the 96 golden generation, at least for now, Iverson and Nash are old, and only Kobe Bryant is a pillar of optimism.

In this way, the 2009-10 regular season is over, and the first decade of the 21st century is officially over the NBA, waiting for only one championship to be determined.

There are many coincidences in the NBA, for example, Portland's center curse; For example, the scoring champion is sad about the first-round curse: in the past ten years, there have been seven seasons of scoring champions who fell in the first round: Wade, the scoring champion in 2008, and the Heat were eliminated in the first round by the Hawks; Kobe Bryant, the 2007 scoring champion, was killed by the Suns in the first round 1-4 1-4; Kobe Bryant, the 2006 scoring champion, was overturned by the Suns 3-4 in the first round; Iverson, the scoring champion in 2005 and 2002, was killed by the Pistons and Celtics in the first round of the 76ers; Maddy, the 2004 scoring champion, did not make the playoffs for the Magic; Maddy, the 2003 scoring champion, was overturned by the Pistons 3-4 in the first round.

For example, every decade, a new era begins in the NBA:

In 1960, the Celtics completed the first defense of eight consecutive championships, and the Lakers twin stars, Chamberlain and Robertson made their debut;

In 1970, the Celtic empire collapsed, and New York, Los Angeles, and the Bucks watched the throne;

In 1980, the era of Bird and the Magician suddenly began;

In 1990, Jordan was waiting to wipe out the legend left by the black and white and start his own era;

In 2000, the Spurs and Lakers each won a championship, and no one expected that Duncan and the Sharks would each have three rings to win in the next decade;

In 2010, the final ring belonged to the name of the era: Kobe Bryant continued to chase history with a fourth or LeBron's first to start the legend, or did Chamberlain win a championship, win the youngest FMVP glory in NBA history, and then dominate the league?

Just talking about the league pattern of the year, it was a foregone conclusion that the west was strong and the east was weak, the three eastern teams were competing for the rest of the teams, and the western princes were divided and surrounded by heroes.

Compared with the previous two years, the overall pattern of the alliance has not changed much. But down to the people, it's a different story.

First of all, the 2009-10 season is the golden generation of the pan-1996 generation, and the so-called pan-1996 golden generation actually refers to the superstars who entered the league in 1995-1997:

Garnett, Kobe, Nash, Iverson, Big Ben, Ray Allen, Duncan, Maddie, Billups, Carter, Pearson, Jamison...... Except for O'Neal, the past decade of the NBA has actually been ruled by them.

Until 2009, they were surrounded by titles, records and championships, and they were slaughtered at will.

However, in the 2009-10 season, Iverson stopped starting for the first time and was even proud when he lifted the Sixth Man of the Year trophy, Maddie was tossed around as a chip for the first time, Duncan and KG lost the intimidation of the championship backbone for the first time, and Billups and Nash both stepped into the role of mentors to the next generation of teenagers......

In this group of people, only Kobe Bryant still endures the old injury and stays on top of the world.

This has to make people sigh, looking back at the history of the league, history is always so similar: Baylor, Chamberlain, West and Robertson, who entered the industry in the 1958-1960 draft, monopolized all the corners of the non-Celtics in the 60s, and after they retired one after another in 1972-1974, the NBA officially entered the chaotic era of warring states; The 1984 generation, including Jordan, Barkley, Big Dream, and Stockton in 1984, Ewing and Malone in 1985, ushered in collective decline in 1998.

It is the Pan 96 Golden Generation that takes over the power of the 84 Golden Generation, and now, it is the turn of the 03 Golden Generation to seize power.

LeBron, Anthony, Wade, Bosh, Carman, plus Dwight Howard in 2004, Chris Paul and Deron Williams and West in 2005, have won the rankings, honorary titles, lineups at all levels, and the brothers of the class of 1995-97 in the past three years.

This season, they have gradually established themselves. LeBron won the regular season MVP, Chris Paul won the assist and steal king, Wade was known as the second percentile, and Anthony, Bosh, and Howard commanded the league's interior line.

This generation of Mesozoic players who have entered their prime, carrying several of the most stable strong teams in the league - Cavaliers, Magic, Nuggets, Jazz, and Hornets. With the addition of the Lakers and Celtics, who still retain the soul and framework of the championship, and the Dallas Mavericks, who have a lot of soldiers, the members of the championship territory club are becoming more stable.

There is a premise for this qiē, that is, the 07 platinum three will not appear.

Chamberlain, Durant and Oden, these three people have risen strongly, leading the overall mediocre 07 generation to challenge the qualifications of the 03 generation, and even, if you only look at the best people, the 07 generation has won the 03 generation.

So, if the 23vs24 Finals matchup hasn't been the way the world has been looking forward to it in previous seasons, this season may be the best and last chance.

The Cavaliers will be looking to complete their 2010 campaign with the Sharks, Jamison, and Big Z, while the Lakers will have the best chance of their remaining days.

By next year, with a more mature Thunder team, a more well-organized Suns, and an almost perfect Warriors, it will no longer be No. 23 and No. 24 that will dominate the league at that time.

LeBron and Kobe, Cavaliers and Lakers, after this year, it may be difficult for the two of them to meet in a year when the team happens to be such a chess opponent and each other is still at the top of the world.

Durant's generation is still catching up, and the two of them are the last representatives of the 2003 and 1996 generations.

The Cavaliers are all about thickness, versatility and collaboration, while the Lakers rely on experience, skill and inspiration from featured players. This qiē is like the Lakers who defended their title in 1988 and won the era for Magic, and are preparing to take on the Bulls who are soaring with No. 23 in 1991.

In fact, it was originally in Stern's mind that he could have played 23VS24 last season. As a result, in the Eastern Conference finals last season, "Warcraft" Howard and the Magic stabbed out and ruined the pre-written script, which made him very depressed.

But the league never gave up an opportunity to hype 23vs24, such as the Christmas game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers for several years in a row.

No matter which way you look at it, the 23rd and 24th have a good chance of meeting in the finals this year, even more than last year.

The Cavaliers lacked strength on the inside, so they brought in Shaquille O'Neal and Antoine Jamison, who were not high enough on the wings and didn't defend well, bringing in Anthony Parker and Jamario Moon...... Sure enough, the Cavaliers saw Buddha kill Buddha in the regular season and became the boss without any suspense, and the Magic who also killed in the Eastern Conference Finals collapsed.