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Li Liang didn't expect Kobe to say "retire" suddenly.

Knowing Kobe these years, Li Liang has never heard the word "retirement" from Kobe.

When a person approaches the twilight years of his career, it is inevitable that he will have the desire to retire.

Fame and success, injuries, and family needs are all reasons for players to retire.

Kobe has all these, but he still never said he would retire.

The most he and Li Liang said were "I will crush you", "I will score 40 points on your head", "This year's champion is mine"...

Although none of these have been realized, Li Liang knows that this is Kobe, who will never admit defeat and always speak hard.

At the beginning of this season, the Lakers completed signings, Leonard and Love came, and the Lakers' championship situation is very good.

Of course, the shameless Gan Liliang later went to the Thunder to form the Big Three, leaving almost no suspense for the season championship.

But Kobe will not stop climbing over him because there is a big mountain in front of him. Instead, he will want to rush to the top of the mountain and see the scenery on the other side of the mountain.

The other side of the mountain may still be a mountain, so keep climbing.

Only tonight, this snowy night, the climber suddenly said that he was going to stop.

He was tired, exhausted, unable to move.

The Lakers' record this year is actually good. The combination of Love, Leonard and Kobe is quite complementary.

Their record in the West is also second only to the Thunder, Warriors and Spurs, ranking fourth in the West.

The gap with the Spurs is also very small, and it is entirely possible to rush to third place.

Because Kobe had taken the bruise pills given to him by Li Liang, he was in good physical condition. Under the leadership of Scott this season, he paid attention to the protective use of Kobe, and Kobe played quite efficiently.

Li Liang knew all of this, so he thought that Kobe would play for two more seasons. He fully had this level and ability.

but…

The snow was still falling, Li Liang sat next to Kobe, and snowflakes fell on his shoulders one by one.

Because I had just done intense exercise, my body was steaming, and the snowflakes melted as soon as they touched my body.

The two of them didn't feel cold, they sat side by side on the curb beside the field, and the snow kept drifting past under the lonely street lamp.

"I feel very tired. This is my twentieth season. You know, all of a sudden, for a moment, I don't want to play anymore." Kobe pursed his lips and said to Li Liang.

"When, which moment?" Li Liang asked.

"Actually, just now, just now, when I was one-on-one with you. It's not because I think I can't beat you, but... because I don't want to win. I came to you because I felt that there was a fire in my heart that seemed to go out Yes, it went off all of a sudden. I want to go home, I want to be with my daughter and wife, I don't want to fight in the field. I want to try, one on one with you, and it doesn't work, I don't want to win .” Kobe told his inner thoughts.

Li Liang thought, damn it, you just can't beat me.

Of course, you can’t say that. Li Liang’s thinking has never been so complicated. He asked: "Corona, do you want me to go to the Lakers? You want me to go to the Lakers, why do you need to retire? Although I said, I'm not going to the Lakers until you retire, but...but you don't have to retire to let me go to the Lakers, you don't have to."

After listening to Li Liang's words, Kobe suddenly felt that it was a mistake for him to come to this Zhutou San to speak his mind.

But having said all that, he still bite the bullet and said: "I didn't mean that, whether you return to the Lakers is your own choice, I just don't want to play anymore. Of course, I still want to win the championship this season, and then Retired in style."

There is no doubt that Kobe hopes to use the performance of the finals to complete his last dance, just like Jordan.

In terms of the strength of the Lakers, there is hope, but the Warriors and Thunder are really strong.

Let alone a championship for the Lakers, it is very difficult to get out of the West.

If you want to blame it, you can blame Li Liang for not following the routine, destroying the free market, and causing a huge gap between the rich and the poor.

Many teams gave up their championship plans for this season because the Thunder was too strong, and chose to play poorly and strive to win the future.

Of course, there are also many middle-level teams who are trying to attract Li Liang to come in the summer while working on the team organization structure.

In short, Li Liang has changed the ecology of the NBA, whether it is good or bad, no one can tell.

Li Liang couldn't understand Kobe's mood, because he had only played in the NBA for four years and still had a lot of time to squander.

But looking at Kobe's appearance, he knew that Kobe was not joking, he was really tired.

The body is tired, and the heart is also tired.

He is too competitive, too strong, such a person is destined to live a very tiring life.

And he can't be so strong forever, the tight string will break one day.

On this night when heavy snow fell suddenly, his string broke without much warning.

The snow fell more and more, and both of them felt a little cold, so they left the stadium and returned to the warm house.

Kobe collapsed on the sofa, drank some wine with Li Liang, and began to chat about life after retirement.

It's like opening the floodgates. Once the thought of retiring comes into play, it's hard to stop.

"I want to be an animation, a director, and I want to open a basketball training camp. I want to make a movie, a movie that is better than "Space Jam", not necessarily related to basketball. I also hope to train my daughter Going to the WNBA, she has hope, there must be hope, she better go to the Los Angeles Sparks, I will go to see her game...”

Kobe couldn't stop after drinking some wine, but Li Liang had a good sleep and was in good spirits, so he accompanied Kobe at home bragging until late at night.

After blowing, Kobe didn't want to go back to the hotel, so he slept at Li Liang's house.

Early the next morning, the two got up together, one went to the arena to adapt to the field, and the other went to the training hall to participate in training.

No matter how bragging they were last night, they were still rivals the next day.

Kobe couldn't see the sluggishness of last night at all, and he was murderous again.

At 7:30 in the evening, at the Energy Center, the Thunder played against the Lakers at home, the focus of the game.

The Big Three of the Thunder VS the Big Three of the Lakers, the current NBA does not have a Big Three, you are ashamed to say that you are a strong team.

Just like the last game against the Cavaliers, it was still a game full of gimmicks, broadcast live across the United States, and there were a lot of TV stations before the game.

The Thunder continued to maintain their super record of one loss and continued their winning streak.

But tonight, the Thunder seemed a little tired.

Too many wins and the players get tired.

Not physical fatigue, but mental fatigue.

Winning started to feel like a lack of excitement, instead, winning started to become a stress.

The higher the number of consecutive victories, the greater the pressure, just like the Golden State Warriors, finally unable to bear the pressure and collapsed, losing to the Bucks.

Tonight, the Thunder also collapsed. Li Liang sat on the bench and watched the starters collapse first.

The Lakers' starting lineup is very aimed at the Thunder.

Without Li Liang, Love has an advantage over Collison at the power forward position.

At the small forward position, Leonard is one of the best defenders against Durant.

Kobe is old, but tonight he was full of fighting spirit and matched up with Westbrook.

The Lakers took the lead in the first quarter, and Li Liang did not lead the second team to an advantage after his debut.

Under the leadership of Love, the Lakers' second team withstood the Thunder's attack and always maintained a lead of about 10 points.

Kobe fought more and more courageously in the second half, repeatedly hitting difficult goals.

That night, Kobe scored 37 points to help the Lakers beat the Thunder by 5 points in an away game 109:104.

They ended the Thunder's winning streak and gave the Thunder their second loss of the season.

After the game, Kobe announced his decision to the world in the locker room:

"This will be my last season in the NBA."