Kobe's retirement ceremony was preceded by the Lakers' game against the Columbus Explorers.

The starting lineup of the Explorers in this game is the same, and the starting lineup on the Lakers' side is: Lonzo Ball at No. 1, Cardwell Pope at No. 2, Kyle Kuzma at No. 3, Julius Randle at No. 4, and Ivica Zubac at No. 5;

All rookies, including the longest-serving player in the league, is Pope, who joined the Pistons in 13 years and was cut by the Lakers after becoming a free agent this season.

Except for him, all the others are rookies selected by the Lakers themselves.

From these names, it can actually be seen that the Lakers' draft vision in recent years is still good.

The original Randle has become the "new core" of New York, Kuzma is known as "handsome and able to play", Zubac also has his own regular playing time with the Clippers, even Lonzo Ball, if it weren't for the weird injury, with the projection ability that has increased year after year and excellent defensive ability, as well as the innate big-picture vision and passing, these people have the ability to bring the Lakers back to the playoffs.

It's a pity that the growth period of these people has collided together, and ......

This was the most chaotic period for the Lakers.

It can be seen from the process of the game that the whole team is disorganized, and basically whoever gets the ball will play by himself.

But it's no wonder that this kind of precarious team must prioritize their own data.

And in such a chaotic season, Lonzo Ball, who was selected by the Lakers with the second pick in the first round, became a "parallel import", which can be described as a vivid interpretation of what it means to "leak the house and rain overnight"!

poured that on the Lakers fans, which is called a "heart-chilling".

Fortunately, Kuzma, who was selected at the end of the first round, brought a surprise to the outside world.

The older rookie, who only entered the draft after graduating from his junior year, averaged 16.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game in his first season of his career.

He also averaged 45 percent shooting from the field and 35 percent from three-point range per game.

This kind of performance also made him a good contender for the "Best Rookie Award" this season!

In this game, he was also the only bright spot for the Lakers in the first quarter of the game, and the rest of the team was pressed and beaten by the Columbus Explorers except him.

Li Wan showed good scoring form tonight, scoring 17 points in the first quarter.

His constant shots were expected by most of the media.

But it's not because tonight is Kobe's "retirement ceremony" that they expected Li Wan to smash the field, but ......

Before tonight's game, Leewan's career total in the NBA was 24,348 points, 20 points shy of Allen Iverson, who ranked 26th on the NBA's all-time scoring list.

Based on Leewan's season scoring average of 32.1 points per game, this game was the night he surpassed Allen Iverson on the overall scoring charts.

Li Wan also saw that Allen Iverson happened to be on the scene, so he had the idea of catching up with Allen Iverson faster.

After scoring those 17 points, Li Wan is only three points away from overtaking Allen Iverson.

These 3 points did not make the outside world wait for a long time, 2 minutes and 13 seconds in the second quarter, Li Wan, who returned to the court, made a breakthrough layup and successfully scored 2 points, and then a three-point jumper outside the three-point line, raising his score in this game to 22 points.

It also brought his career total to 24370!

Officially surpassed Allen Iverson to become the 26th in the NBA's all-time scoring list!

The Los Angeles people at the scene did not skimp on their cheers, and even Kobe, who was preparing for the retirement ceremony, stood up and applauded to celebrate this historic moment.

Tyronn Lue and the head coach of the opposite Lakers, Luke Wharton, who had just taken office, glanced at each other, you call me?

Luke Wharton raised his hand for a timeout.

Let Li Wan enjoy this moment.

It is said that Wharton is also Li Wan's old teammate, and when Li Wan was still playing on the bench, the wing cooperation with him was also a big killer move for the Lakers to chase points on the bench at that time.

And now, Wharton has put on a suit and become the head coach, and his old teammate Li Wan has become a legend in this league!

Even if he looks at the face of his old teammates, he has to call this timeout!

Allen Iverson generously hugged Li Wan and celebrated him surpassing himself: "Man, you're still on the road, keep creating a big scene!" ”

After surpassing Allen Iverson, Lee Wan is still 70 points away from the 25th place on the NBA's all-time scoring list...... In terms of his scoring speed, before the end of this year, I am afraid that he has already completed the 25th place in history.

The reporter at the scene took this hug between Li Wan and Allen Iverson, which unconsciously reminded people that the last time Li Wan and Allen Iverson hugged, that time JR Smith and Li Wan compared discriminatory gestures to each other, Allen Iverson took the initiative to hug after the game, alleviating the trouble that Li Wan might encounter, and now, another hug, it has been 10 years since then.

CCTV5 studio, Yu Jia looked at this scene and couldn't help but speak: "Time flies like a white horse, passing in a hurry, looking back, some people have already ended the legend, and some people are the legend continues, these nights, we are destined to witness again and again, let us congratulate Li Wan on surpassing Allen Iverson in the total score list!" And let's pay tribute to these legends, without them, such moments would not seem so special! ”

After the timeout, Li Wan's desire to attack decreased, and the main Columbus Explorers were already leading by 18 points, didn't you see that Kobe's face was already black and stinky? If he continues, I'm afraid that Kobe Bryant will not be in the mood for the retirement ceremony for a while.

In the end, the first half ended, Li Wan scored 26 points in the half, and the momentum of the Columbus Explorers slowed down before the end of the first half, and the Lakers took the opportunity to close the gap a little bit, and they trailed the Columbus Explorers by 45-60, 15 points.

Then came the long-awaited moment, Kobe's retirement ceremony officially arrived.

The guests he invited were also revealed at this time.

One is "Magic" Johnson, and the other is "Big Shark" Shaq O'Neal.

Although there are only two, the live camera intentionally or unintentionally introduced the two guests, and then gave it to Li Wan, as if to say that this is Kobe's third guest.

Well......

The news that Bryant specifically asked for a jersey retirement when he faced the Columbus Explorers at home has been circulated.

But then Kobe Bryant revealed his third "guest", that is, the animated short film "Dear Basketball", which won the Oscar in the future.

He used animation to express his love for basketball.

To tell the truth, not all players in this league like basketball, and the likes are also divided into three, six, nine and so on, Kobe Bryant's love and persistence for basketball is indeed the maximum!

The "Mamba Spirit" also comes from his purest love for basketball......

Hear the thunder in the silence.

This is also the reason why this animation will win an Oscar.

The biggest motivation is often love!

Then came the guest speeches.

"Magic" made a surprising speech in his speech, calling Kobe Bryant "the greatest star in Lakers history."

Of course, if Kobe Bryant were on the same occasion, he would have said that "Magic is the greatest star in the history of the Lakers."

Really awesome people never say to themselves, "I deserve to be number one on everyone's list".

Well......

Neither is it.

It should be said that in the period of youth and frivolity, such words are understandable.

After all, who hasn't said "I'm going to be the greatest" when they're younger?

But when it's time to close the coffin, it shouldn't be emphasized by yourself.

Even if you emphasize it a hundred times, at most you are deceiving yourself and a group of supporters. Instead, it will cause more intense ridicule.

Finally, Kobe Bryant's speech, when he finally shouted "Mamba out", the cheers of the audience also reached their peak.

The scene at this time, began to retire the jersey for him.

With the Lakers' No. 8 and No. 24 slowly rising, and many Lakers predecessors, Kobe Bryant created a record that belongs to him: one person retired two numbers!

An era that belongs to the Lakers is officially over!

As the bright lights of the arena were turned on one after another, the atmosphere just now slowly dissipated, and when the Lakers played one by one, the faces of the Los Angeles people in the audience who were still full of emotion gradually lost their calm......

Thinking of the performance of these babies in the first half, their blood pressure has gone up again!

When are we going to have another Kobe?

And when the big screen was given to Li Wan, the regret in their hearts came up again......

Originally, they already had the next "Kobe" ...... No, it's a guy who is even better than Kobe, but now, let them lose themselves!

The second half of the game started quickly.

Kobe Bryant has ended his retirement ceremony, and Li Wan is not afraid that he is not in the mood to continue watching.

continued to exert force, and finally in the second half, Li Wan scored another 25 points, scored 47 points in the whole game, and left Los Angeles with a 30-point victory.

The next day, the Los Angeles media reported the game like this: "Eleven years, Li Wan still hasn't forgiven the Lakers!" ”

Of course, what occupies more headlines on the front page is Kobe's retirement ceremony.

and "Magic" Johnson's sentence "Kobe Bryant is the greatest player in the history of the Lakers".

This is a debate that has been there since two seasons before Kobe Bryant's retirement, and Johnson used his high emotional intelligence to give this question an answer.

Speaking of which, Johnson is also a supergiant with high emotional intelligence in front of the media, who knelt down to ask Michael Jordan to come back, and now takes the initiative to give Kobe Bryant, which is a rare existence among supergiants.

The only slot may be that he didn't take care of his private life, and there is a terrible son, uh, girl, child!

At the same time, the Golden State Warriors arrived in Columbus in full force to prepare for the next "Christmas War".

So far, the Warriors have been on a ferocious run in December, losing just one of the 12 games they've played, and just three games so far this season, and if nothing else, the team will have another 70-win record.

You know, they also got 70 wins last year, and the year before, they got an unprecedented 73 wins, and if they can get 70 wins this season, then they will be the only team in NBA history to get 70 wins three years in a row.

The slightly awkward part is......

They dominated the regular season, and they only entered the finals once in the past two years and did not win the championship.

If you look at it from a league-wide perspective, they must be considered successful, and the Columbus Explorers have a better final result than them, and only the Hornets have the same results as them.

But if you put it to a higher dimension to compare, like they played so fiercely in the regular season, but did not win the championship, there is only one one, and there is no semicolon.

This is also the reason why someone has 6 runners-up, but is so ridiculed......

Your configuration is there, you pay the luxury tax every year, and you shout "I am GOAT" every day, whose GOAT takes the runner-up as an honor every day?

Compared to their momentum, the Columbus Explorers are a little worse, and the Explorers have lost five games so far, and they have to finish in third place in the West. But they are the "defending champions", and these four words alone are enough to put them on the same level as the Golden State Warriors, who are currently the first in the regular season.

Were you good at the regular season?

Is there a fart in the regular season?

In the NBA, you have to look at the playoffs, look at the number of championships......

Early in the morning on December 25, downtown Columbus was already bustling with activity.

The people of Columbus sang and danced to celebrate the city's first "Christmas War".

Because it is a "Christmas war", the game time will be advanced, and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the entire Grand Navigation Arena will be full of fans.

The audience on the sidelines is called a "starry star".

Needless to say, Xiaolu's "godmother group".

In addition, there are many top streamers who spontaneously come to the scene to watch the game.

Compared to Staples Arena two days ago, the splendor here is no worse.

They are all running for Li Wan and the "Christmas War".

It is worth mentioning that Ray Allen also appeared in the audience on the sidelines tonight, and there was a burst of cheers when the camera showed him.

As for the reason......

After the last game, Li Wan's career total points came to 24,395, 45 points away from the 25th overall NBA...... In terms of Li Wan's average points per game this season, it can probably be surpassed in one game after Christmas.

And the person he surpassed was none other than his former teammate Ray Allen!

As a result, Ray Allen actually appeared in the Age of Exploration arena ahead of schedule.

The "glider" Drexler on the commentary seat looked at this scene with a little smile on his face: "Is this putting pressure on Li Wan to overtake himself in this game?" ”

Otherwise, it is difficult to explain that Ray Allen did not come to the scene to watch the game in the previous three "Christmas Wars", but this year's "Christmas Wars" came to the scene......

When Li Wan appeared, he was also stunned when he heard Ray Allen calling his name.

When I hugged this old teammate I hadn't seen for a long time, I heard Ray Allen say, "Man, overtake me today!" ”

Li Wan laughed.

He really didn't expect that in such a high-intensity game tonight, Ray Allen would run over to give him intensity!

Seashell......

I didn't expect you to be such a Ray Allen!

The competition then officially began.

The atmosphere on both sides before the game was quite relaxed, and the two sides also said hello to each other.

LeBron James' hug with Anthony was recorded by reporters at the scene, which is undoubtedly a photo that can resonate with old fans!

Li Wan and Stephen Curry stood in front of the camera together, showing off their "Plan B" Christmas special boots.

However, when the game started, the atmosphere on both sides suddenly became solemn, which can be seen from the expressions on the court one by one.

The Columbus Explorers need to test their intensity in this game, and needless to say, the Golden State Warriors rely on this game to "turn around"!

LeBron James, in particular, can continue to shout in front of the camera as long as he wins this game: "We are who we are now, we will win this year's championship!" ”

The starting lists on both sides are shown on the big screen:

"Columbus Explorers: No. 1 Levan, No. 2 Wiggins, No. 3 Carmelo Anthony, No. 4 Sabonis Jr., No. 5 Adams;

Golden State Warriors: No. 1 Stephen Curry, No. 2 Klay Thompson, No. 3 LeBron James, No. 4 Green, No. 5 'scum' Pachuria;

In the jump ball session, the Explorers successfully jumped to the ball.

When Li Wan got the ball, the scene was full of cheers.

It's not just Ray Allen who wants to see Lee Wan break the record tonight, they also want Lee Wan to break the record tonight.

You can score 47 points at Staples, but you can't score 45 points when you go back to the Age of Discovery, right?

If you don't know the situation, you think there's someone outside Giegie!

No matter how you think about it, Giegie won't be this kind of person, right!

The man who came to Levan was Klay Thompson.

Li Wanwan immediately called Wiggins' pick-and-roll and put himself back in front of Stephen Curry.

Stephen Curry, who was still drying his shoes together just now, watched Li Wan holding the ball in front of him, frowned, gritted his teeth to fight, but still let Li Wan rush past him.

The Warriors contracted quickly, and Lee Wan broke through to Sabonis Jr. in the open space.

Sabonis Jr. got the ball and staged a "stroke of genius", as soon as the ball reached his hand, he skimmed back to the basket, and Green's quick return defense became a "background board".

Under the basket, Li Wan, who received the ball, smashed with one hand and completed the first goal of the night.

The cheers from the crowd illustrated how satisfied the Columbians were with Sabonis Jr.'s pass.

Tyronn Lue also gave him a thumbs up.

Since the elder Sabonis came to see the ball once, Sabonis Jr.'s self-confidence has obviously increased a lot, and he is more comfortable when making movements on the court, showing his soft passing ability to the fullest.

2-0！

The Warriors hit back.

Stephen Curry dribbled the ball to the front court and gave it to LeBron James, who slowly ran to the top of the arc to catch the ball.

When the "Little Emperor" received the ball, Anthony also defended it in front of him.

The "peerless double pride" met at the beginning.

LeBron James kept motioning to his teammates, and when Anthony finally couldn't help it and glanced to the side, he suddenly accelerated and attacked with the ball.

Anthony reacted half a beat slower, and although he stuck, he still let LeBron squeeze through.

Sabonis Jr. and Adams quickly "closed the door" under the basket, but LeBron entered his familiar rhythm and gave a ball to Green who was ambushed in the bottom corner.

Green's three-point shooting tonight was not bad, and he had a ...... in the opening game

Bill Wharton said: "Typical LeBron team goal! ”

Chris Webber also had a feeling about his remark: "LeBron currently plays for three teams, but each team seems to play a 'star-studded' ...... with him as the main player in the end."

It's not that this set of tactics can't work, Olajuwon relied on "one star" to lead the team to win the championship, which proves that this is a "championship system". But the Warriors' original tactical routine was too much, and now because of the arrival of LeBron, the team only plays this tactic, which is a bit of a waste of other people's abilities.

It may be that LeBron James in this time and space has not won the championship so far, especially last year when he didn't even enter the Finals, although his reputation has changed a lot this year, but the commentators often have no scruples to say their true opinions when commenting on his game.

No, ESPN's Chris Webber is saying that LeBron James's team is basically playing "star-studded", and Kenny Smith is also saying on the TNT commentary bench: "LeBron James belongs to the kind of player who needs someone to cooperate with him to run tactics, but when it is someone else's turn to direct the tactics, he often can't give a timely response......"

O'Neill also said: "More often than not, he just stands by and watches......"

Barkley sneered: "But when it comes to switching offense and defense, he's at the front!" ”

As he finished speaking, the TNT studio burst into laughter.

LeBron James didn't know that his sudden score had been strongly complained about by the TNT studio, and he motioned to Green:

Nice, brother, that's what you voted for tonight!

Green glanced at the Nike shoes at his feet and replied with a smile, "Man, you've done a great job!" ”

Probably because of Christmas, neither side was adjusted much in the first quarter, and Tyronn Lue and Steve Cole, one with his hands on his chest, and the other with his hands in his pockets, seemed to be playing a game of "321, wooden man", and as if they were playing a game of "whoever moves first, who is the dog".

At the end of the first quarter, 39-38, the Columbus Explorers, who were playing at home, entered the second quarter with a one-point lead.

Li Wan got 7 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the first quarter, and he was very versatile, but the Columbus people didn't want to see his all-around side tonight, but wanted his damn score to come to 45 points!

They are waiting to witness the historic moment at home!

Even, even if they lose this game, they will be happy......

It's not that if this game is won, the league official will directly distribute the championship trophy......

It is more important to witness a historic moment.

You know, the Columbus Explorers will welcome the "two in a row" next, and who knows how many historic moments they will miss.

Steve Cole seemed to sense the Columbus's strong desire, and as soon as the second quarter came up, he changed the lineup, giving Li Wan a lot of space to hold the ball alone, but if the rest of the Columbus Explorers wanted to hold the ball alone, he would immediately arrange a joint defense to force the ball out of the opponent's hands.

The Columbians at the scene noticed this scene, and even if they regarded Steve Cole as a "friendly army", if they were not afraid that they would not have the opportunity to watch the game in the future, they might really rush directly to Steve Cole and give him a "kiss and hug and hold him high".

In the face of the Warriors' defense, Li Wan tried to create opportunities for his teammates at first, but found that the opponent wanted him to attack, so he was not polite immediately, and continued to hold the ball and single, facing Klay Thompson, showing textbook singles skills.

8 minutes and 14 seconds in the second quarter, Li Wanguang scored 14 points in the second quarter.

He only conceded 2 shots in the entire second quarter.

Klay Thompson's expression was visibly a little frustrated.

Steve Kerr still didn't adjust, and still let Klay Thompson defend Lewan. However, he also signaled to Klay Thompson to pass a few balls and let him respond on the offensive end, so as to adjust his inner frustration.

Well......

That's what Steve Cole had in mind at the beginning.

But Li Wan saw that he was determined to use Klay Thompson to defend himself, and he was not polite at all, in addition to blowing up Thompson on the offensive end, the defensive end was even more extraordinarily hard, staring at Klay Thompson, and constantly creating strength for him.

Thompson wasn't a shooter who was good at creating his own shooting space, and if it weren't for the fact that he was too lethal when he felt hot, he was actually a defensive version of Korver.

Li Wan, the two-time "Defensive Player of the Season" of the Year, was in front of him, and the two big hands that could rub 36e were completely covered in front of his eyes.

Let's put it this way, as long as Li Wan raises his hand, Thompson will feel it......

It's dark!

He made just one of his six shots in the second quarter.

The defense was blown up, the offensive end couldn't even find the basket, and Klay Thompson left halftime with that frustrated look not to mention.

However, in the second quarter, Stephen Curry exploded and hit three three-pointers in a single quarter.

Coupled with LeBron James' continued to score under the basket in Adams' absence, even if they failed to defend against Lee Wan in the second quarter, Thompson's performance was still sluggish, and they only trailed the Columbus Explorers by 3 points.

The fans at the scene were very excited, because Li Wan had already scored 21 points!

It's 25 points away from overtaking Ray Allen......

Based on Li Wan's state tonight and the Warriors' defensive strategy, it shouldn't be a problem to score this point in the second half!

Steve Kerr returned to the locker room and made adjustments to Li Wan's defense in the second half: "LeBron, and chasing dreams, in the second half you take turns to mark Li Wan, and Andre, after you come on the court, the same is true, with the two of them, take turns defending Li Wan!" ”

Klay Thompson was secretly relieved to hear that he finally didn't have to defend Li Wan in the second half.

Steve Cole has a serious face.

So far, he's been successful with Lee's defensive strategy tonight.

In the first half, Li Wan played a lot of singles as he wanted, and in the second half, he faced three people with more defensive intensity, and it stands to reason that Li Wan's physical fitness and efficiency values will change......

It's not that he underestimates Li Wan, but the three people on the Warriors' side: LeBron, Green and Iguodala, these are all defenders at the level of defense, and even Green is the winner of the "Defensive Player of the Season Award".

In fact, Steve Kerr tonight is also a plan for a future championship.

Playing against a guy like Li Wan, even if it's a best-of-7 series, the cost of trial and error is too high, so two regular season games here with Steve Kerr are two games of trial and error.

It doesn't matter if the game is won or not, he must know whether some of the current defensive targets of the Warriors can cause problems for Li Wan.

Of course, he will definitely not say this, LeBron James is there to mobilize everyone, must win this game, if he tells everyone that this game is mainly to test tactics, if you don't get it right, you have to have some diaphragmatic emotions.

The whole atmosphere of the Warriors is good now, although it is not the kind of atmosphere he expected, but ......

It's hard to get in one place!

He doesn't have to disrupt the current team chemistry.

This kind of little abacus can be played in his own heart!

The second half of the game started quickly.

Stephen Curry continued the first-half touch, and a three-pointer went straight into the basket at the beginning of the third quarter.

The score is tied!

LeBron James applauded loudly, and his teammates who were able to step up at such critical moments really made him feel excited......

Li Wan quickly held the ball to the frontcourt, but he still decided to attack by himself......

Having already thrown in 10 goals, he is probably about to turn on the "nerve knife", and he can also see that Steve Kerr wants to test his fitness tonight...... But that's what he wants!

He also wanted to see if he could withstand the pressure until the end of the game against such a strong defense from the Warriors.

So when he saw Green standing in front of him, he was not surprised at all, but more convinced of Steve Cole's little calculation!

He didn't mean to pass the ball, but let his teammates pull away.

Green watched his every move, leaning forward slightly, ready to move at any moment.

He has just become the "Defensive Player of the Season", no matter who he faces, he has never been so careful and careful, and when facing Li Wan, he really didn't dare to let his guard down at all.

Because Li Wan's explosive power is too fierce!

Li Wan faced Green, constantly dribbling to change the rhythm, and at the same time, with various emergency stops and small steps, Green gradually did not dare to keep up with Li Wan's footsteps every time he attacked. Because his center of gravity is almost out of control.

Li Wan saw all this in his eyes, and suddenly a big change of direction, Green didn't react, his body stiffened, and it was too late to exert his strength, so he could only watch Li Wan rush into the basket next to him with the ball.

Pachulia came out.

Li Wan had expected him to make up for it, threw the ball straight to the rebound, and then jumped past him......

"Self-throwing and self-deduction"!

Not to mention Pachuria, even Adams didn't react.

"Phew!"

Li Wan 1 to 2, complete the slam dunk!

At the same time, the "nerve knife" lit up.

Green threw his hands at Steve Kerr, which he really couldn't do.

Stephen Curry shot another three-pointer, but sadly, this time he didn't make the basket.

Kerr gestured to LeBron James:

Above!

This time it was his turn to defend Li Wan.

Like Green, he looked at Li Wan approaching, and his face was also solemn.

But Li Wan hadn't arrived in front of him yet, a big step before the three-point line, he raised his hand and shot, and LeBron, who was still stepping on the three-point line with his feet, reacted too quickly, and his body was explosive enough, but the distance was too far, he jumped too hard and hit Li Wan's body directly.

"Toot!"

The referee's whistle blows.

At the same time, the ball fell into the basket steadily.

3 plus 1!

The cheers at the scene were so loud that the entire stadium shook a little in an instant......

Today's game vividly illustrates what it means, even if you have the help of the referee, you have to do it yourself.

ps: I think there are whistles for profit on both sides, anyway, after watching the Nuggets beat the Lakers, I look at this level of whistle, and it already feels normal.

Spo's ability to adjust tactics is really the top in the league.

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