The older superstars of the NBA

Kobe Bryant's retirement ceremony is coming to an end.

The game entered the second half.

He still played in the third quarter.

The Timberwolves did not adjust their strategy, but continued the previous style of play.Although the Los Angeles Lakers have Kobe scoring continuously, the overall performance of the Lakers can be said to be a mess.

Except for Kobe, no one else can play a decent offense at all. Even the team's newly-supported guard Jordan Clarkson has been under pressure all the time. Not cheap at all.

call out.

The Lakers replaced Kobe before the fourth quarter.

After the final performance of his career, Kobe also waved to the fans when he was off the field.

The fans cheered constantly, and they all sent their own applause and blessings to Kobe.

In the last quarter, without Kobe's restrictions, Zhao Feiyang played a very explosive performance.

He kept shooting three-pointers, constantly relied on breakthroughs to reach the basket, and used the opportunity of cooperating with Dwight Howard to rush into the Lakers' basket for dunks. All these methods made the Lakers unable to fight back.

Therefore, the game did not wait until the last moment to decide the winner. With more than 3 minutes left before the game, the game basically became garbage time.

In this regard, the Minnesota Timberwolves also chose to release a little bit of water. After all, it was Kobe's retirement day, and the Lakers couldn't make the game too ugly no matter how hard they pulled their hips.

So, with the tacit understanding of both sides, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves finally scored 101 to 109.

Only lost by 8 points, which made the result of the game look less ugly.

After the game, there were cheers at the scene, and when Zhao Feiyang was about to leave the field, Kobe also took the initiative to stop him and walk in front of him.

"Zhao, if possible, I hope you can return to Los Angeles one day... If you want to chase the championship, you can get more help here... including but not limited to more salary , a stronger team configuration, and a broader market..."

"In Minneapolis, you can only be a regional star. But in Los Angeles, you can be a superstar that the whole league pays attention to. ... The exposure here is Minneapolis. Far beyond compare..."

"Remember Jeremy Lin? If he was playing in a small place like Minneapolis, there wouldn't have been 'Linsanity' at all, because he was in a place like New York, in this kind of Big cities can get enough attention..."

"Of course, I'm not forcing you, I just hope you can consider it... If you want, the Lakers can pay everything to get you..."

For Kobe's solicitation, Zhao Feiyang did not refuse, nor did he have an answer, but just expressed his thanks to him.

The two soon separated.

After the game, the Timberwolves also departed for Minneapolis that night.

Kobe's retirement has attracted the attention of the entire league. Many people have sent blessings to him. Many stars have expressed their gratitude to him. Even President Adam Silver also stood up and gave a public speech to express his gratitude.

All dust settled.

After a busy period, the clubs finally ushered in the playoffs.

In the final stage of the regular season, most of the team's records have been set, and there will be basically no major changes in rankings.

In the East, the most anticipated is undoubtedly the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This Eastern Super Team led by LeBron James has been one of the most likely teams in the league to win the championship since last season, and the final fact is as the fans expected, they did reach the finals all the way.

It's a pity that he finally fell in front of the Golden State Warriors.

They have made a comeback this season, and for this reason they have also carried out a series of reinforcement activities.For the Cavaliers, there is only one goal, and that is to defeat the Golden State Warriors to win the championship.

Of course, the premise is that they can still make it out of the Eastern Conference Finals, and the Golden State Warriors can also meet them in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In addition to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Toronto Raptors and the Miami Heat are also the two most threatening teams. They took the second and third places in the Eastern Conference respectively.

The Raptors have two brothers, DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry. The combination of the two helped them open up in the Eastern Conference and once became one of the teams most likely to compete for the championship in the Eastern Conference.

They have a good record this season, and the gap with the Cavaliers is not too big. For the Cavaliers, the Raptors will definitely be a stumbling block on the way to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Compared with the previous two teams, the Heat's record can be said to be comparable. After LeBron James left Miami, the Heat's first season was quite chaotic, and they couldn't even make the playoffs.

This season, the team has reintegrated internally. Under the leadership of the two giants Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, the team's record has been successfully promoted to the third place in the Eastern Conference.

For many Miami fans, their goal is not only to reach the Finals again, but also to stop the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals.

LeBron's departure made many Heat fans unacceptable. They burned LeBron's jerseys, insulted LeBron continuously on the Internet, and many people taunted LeBron wildly when he played away.

Seeing that the Cavaliers led by LeBron won the first place in the East, the mentality of these fans can be described as extremely uncomfortable.

Therefore, they hope that the Heat led by Wade and Bosh can rush to the Eastern Conference Finals, so that once they win the Cavaliers, they can slap LeBron in the face and mock his dream of the Finals.

The situation in the east is the same, and the intensity in the west is even worse.

The Golden State Warriors had a better season than last season, shocking the league with 73 wins.

Such a record is so good that many insiders in the league believe that the Warriors will definitely win the championship this season.

Not surprisingly, they firmly occupy the No. [-] position in the West.

For all the Western Conference playoff teams, the Warriors are the biggest threat, not one of them.

The Minnesota Timberwolves ranked one lower than them, and despite a lot of situations in the middle, the Minnesota Timberwolves still won 65 games.

Such a result is also very good. If the Warriors' brilliance is not too dazzling, they will also become a concern.

The third-ranked team in the Western Conference is the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Thunder are led by the Thunder and the Juniors, so the team's lineup is naturally not weak.They are also here for the championship.

Ranked fourth in the West is the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers players led by Chris Paul want to touch the floor of the Western Conference Finals more than anyone else!

In the first round of the playoffs, according to the ranking, the Minnesota Timberwolves' opponent will be the Houston Rockets.