Chapter 1249 [The Meaning of Inheritance, at the Cusp of the Storm]

The Celtics, who are last in the Eastern Conference, have only won 22 games. Small forward Gordon Hayward, who was hired with a high salary last summer, only played in the opening game for the Celtics and was seriously injured not long after the first quarter.

Green Army general manager Danny Ainge has made one mistake after another in the past two years. He also suffered from a mild heart disease. I don't know if it is related to the team's poor current situation.

Anji always likes to send away veterans who are declining in form, resulting in no big-name stars willing to join the Green Army freely. Now retribution has come. It is foreseeable that Hayward's condition will decline after his comeback. The Green Army cannot send him away even if they want to.

As a white player, Hayward was not fast enough in the first place. Now his left ankle is severely deformed due to injury, and even if he recovers, his explosiveness will be affected. And his four-year, 128 million contract has just begun. This is definitely an epic bad contract.

At the bottom of the Western Conference is the Grizzlies, with only 20 wins. In the same last season of his career as Guo Xu, Kobe was the first to retire after completing his fifth consecutive game.

Kobe Bryant's final game of the regular season was extraordinary enough to go down in history.

He played 42 minutes, took 50 crazy shots, made 20 goals, 6 of 21 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, and scored 55 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

Only Kobe Bryant and Gasol scored in double figures for the Grizzlies, with the latter scoring 14 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The players performed so poorly that the Grizzlies actually beat the Thunder by two points, 98-96.

In this incarnation, Westbrook became the most selfless player in NBA history. He played 40 minutes, making 2 of 8 shots, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 3 free throws, scoring 6 points, 20 rebounds, 19 assists and 2 steals.

Wei Shao's goal throughout the game was to get rebounds and assists. He was unwavering and his shots were almost always open. No matter how he averages 20+ points per game, it is not safe to reach double figures in rebounds and assists. He does his best to average a triple-double per game.

The Thunder can play as fast as they want. During the counterattack, Wei Shao had many good opportunities to face the point guard for a layup one-on-one. He had an obvious physical advantage, but he firmly passed the ball to find his teammates again and again.

Wei Shao even showed his infinite creativity when brushing rebounds. In the second half, he even deliberately missed two shots at the basket, grabbing offensive rebounds and attracting the defense to pass to his teammates.

Wei Shao directly tipped the ball in for a second attack? Impossible, he knows that it is easier to get assists under the basket and will not miss it.

Other Thunder players also performed miraculously. For example, Taj Gibson and Kanter helped Wei Shao block people near the penalty area while trying their best to avoid rebounds.

For fear of being hit by the ball, a rebound will be recorded on them.

With his performance in the last game, Wei's regular season statistics were finally fixed at 24.6 points, 10 rebounds and 10.1 assists, with a shooting percentage of 42.6%, a three-point shooting percentage of 29.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 73.7%.

Westbrook also averaged the second-highest turnovers in the league at 4.8 per game, leading the Thunder to the second-worst record in the Western Conference.

In an interview, Wei Shao firmly stated that everything he did was just to help the team win, and he was not just brushing up data. Victoria's Secret believe that the idol is right, this is a symbol of strength.

Flash data? You can go and brush it!

This season, Kobe successfully surpassed "Sky Hook" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 274 points to become the first in the NBA regular season scoring list; he played 22 seasons and became the first in history; his total number of irons has long been the No. 1 in NBA history. One.

As for his performance in the playoffs, Kobe's statistics were not top-notch. The last time he played in the playoffs, he was still in F4 with the Nets. After that, he failed to finish second in the league for five consecutive seasons.

After the game, the internet went crazy with the discussion about the game. Kobe and Wei Shao teamed up to steal Guo Xu's limelight. Many people saw the meaning of inheritance from this game.

Kobe thought that he would be very prosperous when he retired after breaking two records. However, after looking at the online news and comments from fans, there were almost no good things to say. The reason is simple, he won't win after leaving the Lakers.

ESPN has always looked down upon Kobe. Some experts believe that Kobe spent most of his career just brushing up on statistics.

When Jordan retired in 1998, the league was eager to find a successor. Several stars at the No. 2 position were either old or injured. At this time, Kobe was lucky enough to enter David Stern's field of vision, and he was selected as an All-Star starter while playing as a substitute for the Lakers.

Then Kobe won three championships with O'Neal and Guo Xu, and the league naturally began to favor him.

The title "OK Group" has been called out for a long time. In fact, before 2000, the so-called OK Group was all commercial hype. Where is the K? Only O and 9 other people could be seen in the audience, and Kobe was one of those 9 people.

During the three consecutive championships, Kobe was still young and could play tactics honestly. Later, with the strong support from the league and the media, Kobe's role gradually changed, and he began to challenge the boss O'Neal.

When O'Neal averaged the most shots per game with a shooting percentage of 60%+, the Lakers were invincible. After that, with Kobe at the center, he became the person who took the most shots for the Lakers, and it was difficult for the team to win.

With Kobe's retirement, his strength can be determined. In games where Kobe scored 40+ points, the Lakers' winning rate was only 60%. In games where Kobe scored less than 15 points, the Lakers' winning rate was as high as 70%. In his 22-year career, his shooting percentage has been lower than the team average all year round.

Kobe, who lacks honors, cannot clear his name. Only if Guo Xu won five championships in his previous life and Kobe scored 81 points in a single game can he retire with glory.

In fact, Kobe, the most prosperous player in the parallel world, only produced good statistics in the regular season. His 81 points, 9 consecutive games with 40+ points, and 4 consecutive games with 50+ points were all scored in the regular season. In those seasons, he fished in the first round of the playoffs. His highest score in the playoffs was 50 points, and he had almost no highlight performance in the finals.

Kobe's performance in the Finals is completely incomparable to O'Neal, Jordan, James and others. He has played in 7 Finals and only scored 40 points once, which was scored when facing the defense of Magic rookie shooting guard Courtney Lee.

After the Grizzlies' last game, no media asked the stars of other teams what they thought of Kobe Bryant's retirement. After all, the reporters themselves didn't have any opinions.

After two days of rest, the playoffs began, and the Lakers easily swept the Suns 4-0 in the first round.

Guo Xu also received warm applause when facing his old club in the away game. He saved face for the Suns and did not pursue high scores. He passed the ball to help his teammates. In the series, he averaged 22 points and 17 assists per game.

Anthony was beaten by Durant every game. In the series, he shot 37.5% from the field and 21.4% from three-point range. He only scored 11.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists. Durant's shooting percentage entered the 180 club, scoring 30 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4 assists.

Everyone knows that Durant's advantages are height and wingspan, but Anthony firmly made a pull-up jumper in front of him. Suns fans were intoxicated.

In the second round, the Lakers beat the Spurs, who were missing star Leonard. On one side are the Big Three teams, and on the other side there is only Aldridge, a star player, who swept them all without any suspense.

Many fans, including NBA stars, have stood up and criticized Leonard because he did not return in the playoffs, but the team doctor has allowed him to play.

Now Leonard is at the center of the storm, and life is not easy. In this era of rumors flying everywhere, many people speculate that he will leave the Spurs, which has caused quite a stir.

Leonard said he didn't want to come back in poor condition and not ready. You can tell he doesn't feel comfortable, but the fans want him to play and make a difference and take risks for the team.

He made a smart choice. Those stars who come back early will basically not end well. He needs to heal his injuries first, then he can have a future...