Wayne stood outside the Staples Center, which was crowded today.

Outside the arena, there are huge posters of Nai Nai. All the fans are uniformly wearing Nai Nai jerseys.

This may be the most high-profile season finale in NBA history.

In most cases, the last regular season game of the season is not very important.

After all, more exciting playoffs are coming, and it is rare that a team relies on its last game to determine its final ranking.

But today's game is different.

The outcome of this game not only determines whether the Jazz can enter the playoffs, but also has a special background such as the retirement battle.

"It feels like fighting against you guys happened not long ago. If I come back again, Kobe will be retired."

Chairman Yao stood next to Wayne, looked up at one of the posters that showed him winning the championship, and sighed.

"Yeah, it feels like he was still alive and kicking yesterday, but now he's an old man." Wayne shrugged, not expecting that this time he would be able to experience the whole process of Naochi's retirement battle in person.

Tai put his arm around Wayne's shoulders: "Don't be nervous. I'm here to protect you. Lakers fans won't beat you up."

Although Wayne had already experienced a nagging retirement battle in his previous life, it was only through the screen after all.

This time, I participated in a serious and personal manner.

Wayne and Artest are the few active stars who came to watch the game. After all, most stars have games to play today. Even if they don't have games, they still have to prepare for the playoffs.

Wayne didn't want to run away at first, but he had no choice. Naochi told him a month in advance that he had reserved a place for Wayne and insisted that Wayne come over.

Don’t get me wrong, this is not a drama about brotherly love. The reason why Naochi strongly requested Wayne to be present is simply because...

He wanted to score 60 points in front of Wayne!

Until the last game of his career, this guy didn't admit defeat.

The arrival of Wayne and Chairman Yao naturally caused a scene outside the Staples Center.

These two Chinese people have a very strong bond with Kobe's career.

One is Kobe's good teammate and partner.

The other is Kobe's biggest rival in his career.

They all played a pivotal role in Naoya's career.

For Naochi, how can his retirement battle be without these two people?

Artest: Well, I was just passing by.

Of course, from the perspective of a dream team, Wayne and Yao Ming are back together, but it easily brings back their bad memories.

Recalling that incredible final night in 2008 reminds people of the fear of being dominated by two red giants.

It is estimated that the members of Dream Team 8 will tremble when they think of the image of Wayne on the outside and Yao Ming on the inside.

When Wayne and Yao Ming entered the arena, the live television cameras did not forget to give them a close-up.

The Los Angeles fans also cheered, and of course most of them were for Yao Ming and Artest.

Aopang had already arrived at the scene and greeted the two Chinese giants warmly.

Then, everyone sat down and waited patiently for the game to start.

The Jazz players were the first to go out to warm up. Regarding the last game of Nao Nai's career, many people said that the Jazz were letting off steam.

This statement is both correct and incorrect.

In fact, at the beginning of the game, the Jazz played very seriously.

Because if the Jazz win this game and Mosaic loses, then the Jazz will enter the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference.

But halfway through the game, news came that Mosaic won the last game.

This means that even if the Jazz win the game, they will still be ninth in the Western Conference.

Therefore, in the second half of the game, the Jazz did not play as hard, but they did not relax completely.

Instead, everyone began to take turns guarding Kobe, and one person faced off against Kobe once, which was considered the highest tribute to this legendary veteran.

Everyone on the Jazz team was very serious when it came to individual defense, and there was absolutely no deliberate attempt to let off steam. Even the assist defense was very timely. It was just that they deliberately did not double-team Kobe.

Just let Naochi fight one-on-one, even if Naochi went crazy in the end, there was still no flanking attack.

But having said that, it doesn't seem like it would be a mistake not to double-team an old man who is almost 40 years old and has injuries all over his body.

The Jazz also want to lose face. What's the point of double-teaming an old man?

At this time, the Lakers players came out to warm up.

Najia knew that this was his last chance to break Wayne's record, so his expression was very serious.

Wanting to get 60 points is not something you do casually.

Although the Lakers have decided internally that all the balls today will be given priority to Kobe, so there is no need to worry about the right to shoot today.

But even if you are given unlimited fire rights, you may not get 60 points.

Let’s not talk about defensive issues first, let’s talk about physical fitness.

60 points means high shooting. High shooting means high consumption.

How many players can take so many shots and still maintain shooting stability?

What's more, he is still a 38-year-old player.

Before the game started, Naochi warmly hugged the guests.

Only when we got to Wayne, the hug turned into a warning: "Look at Wei carefully, I will definitely beat you today. This is our last showdown."

After saying that, he turned around and walked away, leaving Wayne's arms hanging awkwardly in the air.

Wayne:......

Who the hell is this...?

Today, a front-row seat at Staples is at a premium.

And Kobe left a few for Wayne a month in advance so that Wayne could bring his family to watch the game.

Are you going to such great lengths just to defeat me in person?

Good for you.

It's nothing short of nagging, it's simply fussing over things.

There is a way for us to have a son!

Before the game started, all the lights suddenly dimmed.

In the center of the arena, a curtain hung.

At this time, a voice full of chronology came from the court: "With the 13th pick in the first round of the 1996 NBA draft, the Charlotte Hornets selected... Kobe Bryant, from Lower Mery.

Well High School!”

Pictures of Kobe Bryant participating in the draft appeared on the screen, and then flashed back to the classic moments in his career.

Of course, scenes of him and Wayne fighting each other around the 10s also appeared on the screen many times.

Kobe looked up at the memories flashing back above and couldn't help but smile.

No one knows what he is thinking at this moment, looking at his entire career.

"Huh? Yao, do you smell a sour smell?"

"When you say that, it seems a little bit."

At this time, Chairman Yao and Shaq, who were sitting on the sidelines, started talking and then looked around in confusion.

Where does the sour taste come from!

Sitting next to them, Wayne: I'm not sad. I'm really not sad at all for such a grand and shocking retirement ceremony. I still like my way of retiring in the past, where I would just disappear after a press conference, really.

The chatty retirement battle is indeed unprecedented.

Most of those influential players, such as Duncan, Jordan and Wayne before them, decided to retire only after the end of the season, so naturally they did not have the opportunity to prepare for the retirement battle in advance.

And those players who decided to retire after playing before the season are not as influential as Nacha, and they cannot lead such a big battle.

Wade and Dirk are both pretty good. Although the battle was not that big, at least the whole process was respectable.

When Dirk was fighting a dog in the last game, in the last 40 seconds of the game, the old Vic even scolded his players on the sidelines: "Why are you so defensive? You let him shoot!"

Of course, if Dirk was replaced by Wayne, it would probably be a different situation.

Old thief: "Why are you so gentle? Give Wayne a leg, a leg! Why, you don't even dare to hit an old man?"

The worst thing is that Pierce, the first player to have diarrhea while playing basketball, was angrily criticized by Green in the last year of his career: "Don't do any retirement tours. The fans don't like you. You think you are Kobe."

It's a direct hit.

This is because Mr. Pi was old at that time and didn't care. According to his temper back then, he could change hands for $13 in 35 seconds.

Therefore, the nagging retirement battle is truly unique.
To be continued...