After the game, Xu Yong took the initiative to walk to the Lakers' half court, ready to congratulate Kobe.

But at this moment, there was a commotion on the side of the Lakers' bench, and the team doctor was checking Kobe's knee, and Kobe's expression was a little painful.

This scene was projected onto the big LED screen, which also made Xu Yong stop.

The scene was agitated.

After a while, Bryant got to his feet with the help of the team doctor, and he tried to walk back and forth, but the last limp proved that it would not work.

Finally he sat back on the bench, his chest heaving and panting.

Looking at Kobe's expression, Xu Yong realized that Kobe Bryant may not have entered the white-hot space at the beginning, but in the final reversal of the game, he should have entered.

In the white-hot spatial state, all perception is enhanced, and the effects of injury are ignored, but once out of that state, fatigue will explode, and if there is an injury, it will also be exacerbated.

And Kobe's final result is not just caused by the fatigue of tonight's game, you must know that the Lakers in history not only did not make the playoffs, but also the penultimate in the West, retired from the tour, basically handed the ball to Kobe Bryant every night, and then enjoyed the game and it was over.

But now it's clearly different, and Bryant has been working with the team all season for the playoffs.

Tonight's performance is like a peerless master who has run out of oil, and the momentum of destroying the world burst out at the last moment, he did it, but it was also over.

Kobe Bryant's body was tense, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was full of unwillingness.

He would have had a chance to play the last playoff game.

But gradually, his tensed body relaxed, and then his expression relaxed, and a smile appeared on his face.

This scene was projected onto the LED screen, and the fans at the scene were distressed and uncomfortable.

Everyone can see Kobe's situation, and everyone knows that Kobe Bryant can't play in the playoffs.

Or in other words, tonight's game, although Kobe Bryant did his best to bring the Lakers into the playoffs, tonight is the curtain call of his career.

Xu Yong smiled like Kobe Bryant at this time, and then continued to walk over.

Although there are some regrets, in fact, the Lakers entered the first round of the playoffs to play the Warriors, and the hope of advancing is basically in theory, and even based on tonight's game, there is a high probability that they will not be able to escape the end of being swept.

Therefore, Kobe Bryant's career is fixed tonight, and he is fixed at 60 points to lead the team to the playoffs, which is already the best ending.

Bryant saw Xu Yong coming over and reached out to hug him.

"You've got a complete career." Xu Yong said.

"I'll only be able to watch your game as a spectator from now on." Kobe Bryant said with a smile, his words revealed his state of mind, indicating that he was relieved.

"I'll wait." Xu Yong patted Kobe Bryant's back.

After greeting Xu Yong, Kobe Bryant staggered to the center of the court.

His teammates tried to come and help him, but he waved his hand and refused.

Xu Yong also followed the past at this time.

The host over there also reacted very quickly, and seeing that Kobe Bryant seemed to have something to say, he walked up quickly and handed over the microphone.

When Kobe Bryant limped to the center of the arena and picked up the microphone, the scene rang out with cheers and whistles.

Many fans even cried directly when they watched it.

And that voice has been going on, Kobe Bryant may have wanted to say something, but he was also stuck in his throat with mood swings and couldn't say it.

In the end, after more than a minute, when the cheers finally fell, Kobe Bryant picked up the microphone and waved to everyone with a smile:

“what can i say？ Mamba Out. ”

After saying this, he sent a flying kiss to everyone at the scene.

Perhaps, that was also for myself.

The cheers and whistles of the fans rang out again.

Kobe Bryant, can't say goodbye.

……

Kobe Bryant's 60 points plus the curtain call set a new record for the highest score in the retirement curtain call of an NBA player, which is unprecedented, and there is a high probability that there will be no one to come.

He instantly made headlines in major media outlets, and also attracted countless fans to discuss on social media.

"Kobe's retirement marks the end of basketball at the beginning of the century, and Duncan, Garnett, and Nowitzki are likely to retire at the end of this season, and the youth of a generation will come to an end."

"Kobe's era is over, but the youth of a new generation has begun, and now it belongs to the era of Xu, Durant, Leonard, James, and Curry."

"There's a strange name mixed in here." From the comment of "KBfnas".

"I think it's Xu's era, and the others are more like Jordan's opponents in the '90s."

"Jordan, Kobe, and Xu have one thing in common, they didn't choose to run away when the team fell into adversity, but led the team back to the top, which is the best inheritance of the basketball spirit."

"We should be glad that Xu appeared, if there was no him, the league would definitely be a huddle now, and the most important thing is that the league card is a person who wins the championship by huddle, it must be a disaster for the NBA."

"Yes, I can't imagine what that kind of alliance will be, and there is a high probability that it will lose a lot of audiences! Rather than reaching an unprecedented age like it is now, I feel that basketball has reached its most glorious moment after three generations of development. ”

"It's been a really tough year, and I'm looking forward to a matchup between the Bulls and the Warriors in basketball between the old and new eras, but I'd also like to see a matchup between Xu and Leonard, two offensive and defensive monsters, and even a rematch between Xu and Durant."

"It's probably a blissful annoyance."

……

In the discussion of fans, the 2015~2016 season officially ended, and the ranking of the east and west was officially determined.

In the West, the Warriors' final record was fixed at 69 wins, and although they failed to break the all-time best record, they still won the first record in the league and also broke the record for the best win in team history.

Curry had a brilliant season of his career, averaging 30.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 2.1 steals per game, shooting 50.4% from the field as a guard, 45.4% from three-point range (11.2 shots per game), and 90.8% from the free throw line, achieving the "180 Club" achievement.

There is a particularly unexpected place here, Curry did not become the league's dunk king, but he made 169 steals in a single season and won the "steal king" of the season.

In addition, Thompson averaged 22.1 points per game and shot 42.5% from three-point range (8.1 attempts per game), while Green averaged 14 points, 9.5 rebounds and 7.4 assists per game.

And the Warriors have shot 41.5% from three-point range this season, which is an extremely scary statistic.

It is also worth mentioning that because of the [Yellow Miracle] Bogut who was injured unexpectedly after the trade deadline, the Warriors reached a buyout with Jason Thompson (a chip in the previous David Lee trade) at the buyout deadline, and signed Zaza Pachuria, who voluntarily reached a buyout with the Bucks.

The 31-year-old is the ideal replacement for the Warriors as a white interior player with a strong style of play, nimble footwork, and the ability to shoot from mid-range.

For Pachuria, as a member of the 03 Golden Generation, he has been a starter in the NBA all year round, but has never hit a championship, and at this stage of his career he can have the opportunity to join a championship team and serve as a starter, and the price is only a few small economic losses, he can't ask for it.

In 22 games for the Warriors, he averaged 8.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists in 23.7 minutes per game, which was a big factor in the Warriors' 69-win streak in the second half of the season.

The Mavericks are in second place with 66 wins.

It's also the best regular season record in Mavericks history.

Leonard averaged 25.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2 steals per game, shooting 50.4%/44.3%/87.4% from three, he has entered the peak of his career, and as fans say, he is a rare supergiant in the league that integrates offense and defense.

In addition, Aldridge averaged 18 points and 8.5 rebounds per game, Nowitzki averaged 12.4 points per game, and Rondo averaged 10.2 points and 11.4 assists.

The Thunder are in third place with 58 wins.

Durant averaged 28.2 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5 assists per game, shooting 50.5%/38.3%/89.4% from three-point range, and still maintained an efficient rate.

Harden averaged 24.5 points, 5.7 rebounds and 8.5 assists per game while shooting 43.9%/35.9%/87.4% from three.

Judging from the overall data, Harden doesn't seem to have decreased much compared to last season, and even his assists have increased, but his efficiency has decreased a lot, and his average of 4.6 turnovers per game is also a career high, and Kardashian's [Best Defensive Player] lives up to his name.

The Spurs, Trail Blazers, Clippers, Grizzlies, and Lakers are ranked 4~8.

The Pelicans missed the playoffs in ninth place in the West, but Westbrook was the statistician this season, averaging a triple-double of 31.6 points, 10.7 rebounds and 10.4 assists per game, and was also the second consecutive season with a triple-double per game.

His performance made fans feel that Robertson's historical status continued to plummet, and at the same time, it also made them realize a fact: there is a huge gap between data and data, and it is really much easier for supergiants to brush data than imagined without pursuing records.

In the East, the Bulls ended up in first place with a 65-win record.

Xu averaged 30.5 points, 6 rebounds, 6.1 assists, 2.1 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, shooting 51.9%/39.4%/88.4% from three.

Butler averaged 21.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2 steals per game while shooting 47.6%/36.4%/85.2% from three.

Adams averaged 12.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game while shooting 58 percent from the field.

David West averaged 8.2 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.

Stephenson averaged 11.5 points, 3.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game, Jokic averaged 8.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, and Kyle Anderson averaged 5.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game.

The Cavaliers are in second place with a 62-win record.

James averaged 25.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, Irving averaged 23.8 points per game, Love averaged 16 points and 6 boards per game, and Davis averaged 13 points, 10.8 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game.

The Pacers are third with 58 wins.

The Raptors are in fourth place with 57 wins.

The Heat are fifth with 48 wins.

The Eagles, Celtics, and Magic are ranked 6~8.

……

Looking at the final season rankings, Xu Yong feels that the playoffs in this year's division will be much more intense than last year.

Antetokounmpo on the Raptors' side has grown, and in terms of lineup configuration, Lowry, DeRozan, James Johnson, Antetokounmpo, Valanciunas, this starter has no weak points, plus there are Cory Joseph, Terrence Rose, Norman Powell, Biyombo, etc. on the bench.

That's because Carroll, the starting small forward they signed in the summer, was reimbursed for less than two months of the season, otherwise they would have a better record than the Pacers this year.

If nothing else, the Bulls will face the Raptors in the semifinals this year.

"Senior, PG is handed over to me." After calling Anderson out of his seat, Butler sat down and leaned over.

"No, he's mine." Xu Yong shook his head.

Because George has not suffered the serious injury in history, and because he has been fed with the ball in the Magic team, he has improved rapidly, and now he is now the leader of the first echelon and the second echelon.

And his talent is much better than Butler's, and Butler's defense will be more disadvantageous.

Butler stopped talking, but finally nodded.

……

Two days later, the Bulls were at home for a game against the Magic.

It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that the Magic team has returned to the playoffs since the 2012~2013 season.

That's just three seasons on, and the Magic's rebuilding process is much faster than ever.

During the pre-game warm-up, Paul George was also given a lot of footage, and he was the most critical factor in the Magic's rapid rebuild.

There are even cut-and-go shots of him and Xu Yong, which can also see the alliance's strong support for him.

As fans say, with the curtain call of Kobe, Duncan, Garnett, Nowitzki and others, the old era is over, and the new era needs new stars, and George is definitely one of them.

After the opening ceremony, the starting lineups of both sides were released one after another.

Magic: Payton Jr., Oladipo, George, Aaron Gordon, Dwyane Dedmon;

Bulls: Dellavedova, Butler, Xu Yong, West, Adams.

Adams brought the ball back to half-court to kick off the game.

At this time, the opposing position on the court, Payton Jr. defended Butler, Gordon defended Xu Yong, George and Oladipo, and the two offensive arrows were protected on the defensive end.

Xu Yong opened with a containment on the weak side and gave Butler an attack on the strong side.

Butler and Adams played pick-and-roll, and after dismantling the ball, they got stuck and rushed to the basket.

However, George reacted quickly at this time and saw the right time to shrink the basket.

Xu Yong saw this and knew that the ball was stable.

The average player doesn't know how to deal with this kind of defense, but for Butler, it's the favorite rhythm because he's the kind of player who tends to play more than he scores.

However, Butler's choice was a bit unexpected by Xu Yong, because Butler chose to attack strongly after seeing George.

George's body shape is very similar to Xu Yong, 2.06 meters tall and 2.13 meters of arm span, one size larger than Butler, although he is not as good as Xu Yong, but the defensive awareness and judgment of the defensive starter are very good, after the two confronted, he finally directly risked Butler's shot.

There was a lot of restlessness on the scene, and the Bulls started this year's playoffs a bit unfavorably.

On the contrary, it was the Magic team, who had a little stage fright in the playoffs for the first time, but George's opening hat directly made them momentum.

The Bulls sent the ball out of the frontcourt, and Butler's shot after receiving the ball was a little off the side of Payton Jr.'s interference, and the rebound was collected by Dedmon.

The Magic advanced to the frontcourt, George ran without the ball, but Xu Yong was very tight on the defensive end, and when he received the ball, he blocked him as soon as possible.

George directly changed direction to start, but he accelerated over, and the ball in his hand was gone with a "snap".

Xu Yong directly completed the [robbery].

In fact, Xu Yong had another reason to defend himself against George before, that is, he wanted to reduce consumption in the first round and end the series quickly.

Then guarding against George is the most effective way.

Xu Yong pushed the fast break and threw the ball to Butler at the three-point line in the frontcourt, who scored on a fast break.

George continued to run without the ball in the frontcourt, and this time he went around two screens in a row, but when he received the ball, he only stopped the ball slightly, and Xu Yong came to him again.

George was eventually forced to return the ball to Oladipo.

Xu Yong's defensive pressure is full when he is focused, and although George is excellent, he has a weakness, because of his small hands, it is difficult for his control skills to reach the top, and it is very difficult to score with the ball in the face of a top defender of Xu Yong's level.

Fortunately, Oladipo and George complement each other perfectly, and his strength is to break through with the ball.

After changing direction to shake off Dellavedova, Oladipo accelerated to the basket and changed direction past Adams's sideways low hand layup.

The influence of the [Vertical Jump Rule] is still there, although Adams is hard enough, but he doesn't dare to jump easily, and in the face of Oladipo, who has strong explosive power and changes quickly, it feels like a meat tan encountering an assassin.

But at the moment when Oladipo made a move, a figure rose into the air and nailed the ball directly to the rebound.

The scene instantly erupted in cheers, and Xu Yong's presence on the defensive end tonight was full!

After completing the block, Xu Yong took advantage of the situation to directly pick up the defensive rebound, and then threw it to Butler.

When chatting with Butler before, he actually noticed Butler's mood changes, but there were some things he couldn't say, such as when he said to Butler, "You don't have an advantage against George", which may be a matter of trying to prove himself with Butler's character.

So even if Butler's opening first attack was a bit reckless, he didn't say anything.

Or it can be understood that having Butler perform better in the first round than George will give Butler more confidence and play better in the subsequent series.

You must know that Rose's absence is real, and although Stephenson's performance was a surprise, his ability was not enough to fill the void caused by Rose's absence.

Then to solve this problem, it can only be developed internally, and in addition to doing more on his own, Butler's performance is also crucial.

Others may think that Butler's performance is now comparable to that of Pippen, but Xu Yong knows he can do better.

Butler dodged George's hat on a fast-break break and hit a layup.

There were bursts of cheers from the audience, and they couldn't see so many details on the field, they just felt that Butler was in hot shape to start tonight.

George continued to get rid of the ball in the front court and still couldn't shake off Xu Yong, who was fully engaged, and finally had no choice but to give up and watch the play from the weak side.

Oh no, he looked at Xu Yong helplessly.

He was a little depressed.

First of all, he didn't provoke Xu Yong.

Secondly, he regards Xu Yong as an idol!

Regarding this, it can be seen from his attitude in the All-Star Game, basically Xu Yong's little fan brother.

Although as an opponent, you have to clear up on and off the field, but it won't just kick me to death at the beginning!

Sure enough, the younger brother is the first, isn't the fan brother the first?

Xu Yong didn't pay attention to George's expression, if George was prevented from collapsing so easily, he would never become a supergiant in the first echelon.

Of course, if George knew Xu Yong's thoughts, he would probably still scold his mother, because mentality is one thing, and ability is another.

After all, the Taishou of Luoyang next door has already proven that when your ability is not enough, how you adjust your mentality is in vain.

In particular, when the two sides switched offense and defense, Xu Yong used his containment to give Butler a chance, and he was even more uncomfortable.

In the end, the Bulls defeated the Magic 106-93 after a fierce battle in the fourth quarter to win their first playoff game.

In terms of statistics, Oladipo, who scored the most on the Magic side, scored a team-high 28 points, followed by the "mop" Harris on the bench with 18 points, and as for George, he played a big loss under Xu Yong's high-intensity marking, 3 of 17, and barely scored 11 points from the free throw line.

On the Bulls' side, Butler scored a game-high 30 points on 12-of-23 shooting, and Xu Yong only hit 8 of 15 shots, scoring 23 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks.

"I'll vote for Seo in the best defensive player vote, and I'm serious." Barkley sighed towards the end of the game.

If George's performance in the regular season this season was a flame, then Xu Yong was a fire extinguisher and directly doused him tonight.

And after the game, on the bench of the Bulls, Butler hugged Xu Yong tightly.

"Thank you, senior!"

Soon after the start of the game, he actually felt Xu Yong's intention to let him attack more, but he didn't expect this situation to last all night.

Xu Yong is really the best senior in the world and the best boss.

Of course, even at this time, Butler probably wouldn't have thought that Xu Yong would not have played like this not just in one game, but in the entire series.

After the third game, he found Xu Yong and asked Xu Yong to fight more by himself.

But Xu Yong's words left him speechless.

"I'm for the team."

In the end, the Bulls swept the Magic 4-0 and advanced to the second round.

Butler averaged 27.5 points per game across four games, and even more surprising than scoring was his consistency, his mental strength was very strong.

After this round of the series, many people's opinions have changed.

Is the Butler ceiling just a Pippen?

Probably before that, but after that, many people can't make such judgments anymore.

George, on the other hand, was really shut up by Xu Yongquan, who averaged 15 points per game in four games, more than ten points less than his season average. The hit rate is just over 30 percent.

However, after the fourth game, Xu Yongzai shook hands with George, and when he saw the latter's bitter expression, he said to him: "I have time after the Rio Olympics." ”

Xu Yong can naturally distinguish between on and off the court, and he also knows that George is his fan brother, so the meaning of this sentence is also very clear, it is to let George train with him after the Olympics.

George, of course, was not stupid, and breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and then said, "I also have time before going to the Olympics. ”

Xu Yong smiled and patted George's shoulder.

It's an affirmative expression.

At the same time as the Bulls swept the Magic, the series between the Warriors and the Lakers in the West also ended, and the Warriors also easily swept the Lakers 4-0, and the average net score per game reached 20+.

This is similar to Xu Yong's previous expectations, even if Kobe can play, it can't change this situation.

And the Warriors can feel the relaxed state of the Warriors in the game, and like the Bulls last year, they are now very physical, which will increase their probability of breaking through in the West a lot.

Because the Raptors and Heat are still playing, and the two sides are tied 2-2, the Bulls will have a relatively long waiting period.

However, with the lessons of last year, during these waiting days, under the destruction of Xu Yong, the Bulls also maintained high-intensity training.

After returning to the locker room after training on this day, the players were tired and collapsed on the chairs after sitting down, and Xu Yong was really ruthless.

"Boss, the MVP results are out." Anderson said suddenly.

His words also instantly attracted the attention of others.

There is one thing that others may ignore, but they all know is that if Xu Yong wins the MVP again this season, he can complete the MVP three times in a row, which is the most direct and powerful proof of a player's dominance.

Although the Bulls have won 4 fewer games than the Warriors this season, Xu Yong is still slightly better than Curry in terms of statistics, especially on the defensive end.

"Is it Xu?" Seeing that Anderson didn't continue, Hinrich on the side couldn't help but ask.

"Yes...... Stephen Curry. Anderson scratched his head, he was a little excited.

“！”

The locker room suddenly resounded with the voices of the Bulls players getting up and dissatisfied.

"The alliance did it on purpose." Butler also said for Xu Yong.

Not to mention anything else, even if the situation is evenly matched, the identity of the first person in the Xu Yong Alliance should also add points.

"So, isn't that one more reason to win the championship?" Xu Yong said calmly.

As soon as he said this, there was a burst of whistles and cheers in the locker room.

"those guys in Golden State!"

"They'd better make it to the finals!"

"The Boss is so right!"

……

After taking a shower, everyone left the locker room one after another to go back to rest, and Xu Yong also went back to the villa with Anderson and Jokic at this time.

"Boss, I think this MVP should be given to you." Jokic couldn't help but say.

"I think so too." Xu Yong replied with a smile.

"But you have to know that there's something called aesthetic fatigue." Then he looked at a stunned Jokic and said.

If there is no aesthetic fatigue, Jokic would have won the MVP three times in a row, but in the end, he created the most watery MVP in history.

"Yes, even Michael didn't win the MVP three times in a row, and he didn't win it twice, more precisely, after 1986, and that hasn't happened since." Anderson knows a lot about the history of the NBA.

Of course, what Xu Yong didn't know was that this guy had already searched for information for his previous recklessness in the locker room.

"I guess I understand." Jokic nodded in realization.

"Because the boss is strong enough, even if he plays like that, everyone will only think that this is what the boss should do, but Curry's words, he only averaged 23 points per game last season, and suddenly 30 points this season, giving people the feeling that he could still play so well, I want to vote for him."

Xu Yong smiled, his words were not rough, probably like this.

"But there's still a chance." Xu Yong put away his smile at this time and said seriously.

Anderson's science, Jordan's never did, which made him competitive.

In fact, in addition to aesthetic fatigue, another reason for losing to Curry this season is that the Bulls' record is not as good as the Warriors.

If it does, the result will definitely be different.

So next time, he won't let that happen again.

(End of chapter)