First in scoring

Chapter 533 532.10 Timeline

"You won the championship in the 13-14 season and won the Finals MVP. You officially replaced Kobe Bryant and became the face of the Lakers fans and the representative of basketball in the Greater Los Angeles area.

At the championship parade celebration, general manager Mitch Kupchak officially announced that he had completed a two-year, $2 million contract extension with Pau Gasol.

After the celebration, Bryant expressed to Jim Buss his idea of ​​taking a pay cut to renew his contract, hoping to get an annual salary of 1500 to 2000 million, but was rejected by Jim Buss.

Jim Buss continued his father Jerry Buss's operating philosophy and renewed Bryant's contract for two years with an average annual salary of 3000 million.

Kupchak conveyed the Buss family's thoughts to the media: Kobe is a six-time champion and our Michael Jordan, and we are willing to continue to treat him the same way as Jordan.

The Bass family's choice was interpreted by Chinese media as spending a fortune on horse bones.

Your salary in the new season has increased to 1615 million, Gasol's is 1000 million, and Steve Nash's last year of three-year contract is 3 million. Adding the contracts of other players, even if Bryant retires immediately, the Lakers' total salary is already close to the salary cap. Bryant taking 970 million or 1500 million will have little impact on the Lakers' salary space.

But the Lakers renewed his contract with a salary far exceeding Bryant's current performance, making him the second player in NBA history to receive an annual salary of 3 million for three consecutive years, reflecting the Lakers' friendship with the meritorious veteran.

Some media said that this was done for you to see. Bryant's contract expired in 16, and in 16 it was your player option to opt out of the contract.

Some media also analyzed that the commercial value brought by the Lakers allowing Bryant to receive an annual salary of 3 million for three consecutive years is greater than allowing him to reduce his salary to 3000 million to 1500 million.

After completing the contract renewal work for two core players, Gasol and Bryant, the Lakers began the offseason reinforcement work.

In the 14 NBA Draft, the Lakers selected Bogdan Bogdanovic, a 26-year-old mature shooting guard from Serbia with four years of European league experience, with the 4th pick in the first round. Kupchak had high hopes for him, but he still had three years left on his contract with the Turkish Super League team Fenerbahce and the buyout price was high, so he could not join the NBA immediately.

With the 41st overall pick from the Hornets, the team selected 22-year-old Jordan Clarkson, a senior point guard from Tazarday University, and signed him to a two-year minimum salary contract.

With the 56th overall pick in the second round, the team selected 23-year-old Tarik Blake, a senior center from the University of Kansas, and signed him to a one-year non-guaranteed minimum salary contract.

The Lakers management has a clear selection goal for this draft—all of them are ready to fight.

After the free market opened, the Lakers quickly made the choice of renewing or breaking up with the championship team.

The team successfully renewed the contracts of backup power forward Ed Davis and backup small forward Wesley Johnson, both with a one-year base salary.

Kent Bazemore, who signed a 2-year, $400 million contract extension and can play positions 1-3.

Jordan Hill, who averaged 13 points, 14 rebounds and 8.7 block in the regular season of the 7-1 season, asked for an annual salary of tens of millions. After weighing the pros and cons, the Lakers management, who had the Bird Rights, made a short-term contract offer of 1 million for one year. Jordan Hill chose to accept and successfully completed the contract extension above the cap.

Robert Sacre was given a two-year minimum-salary extension because of his diligent training attitude, highly motivated cheering style, and good relationships with you, Bryant, Nash, and Gasol.

Xavier Henry, who played 13 games as a substitute in the 14-42 regular season and averaged 9 points per game, and played 10 games as a substitute in the playoffs and averaged 6.8 points per game, performed well. However, he failed to get a contract extension due to injury, but the Lakers will continue to provide him with treatment. However, according to the judgment of legendary trainer Gary Viddy, Henry's current physical condition is very likely to prevent him from returning to the court.

Kendall Marshall did not get a contract extension and joined the Bucks with a one-year non-guaranteed minimum salary.

Jodie Meeks received a three-year, $3 million offer from the Detroit Pistons. He was a second-round pick in 2100 and signed a two-year contract with the Lakers as a free agent in 09. The Lakers did not have bird rights and only had a mini-mid-class exception available, so they had to let her go.

Also choosing to leave the team are Marshon Brooks and Chris Kaman. Brooks joined Serie A Milan team for 3 million euros in 350 years, and Kaman joined the Trail Blazers for 2 million euros in 1315 years with a full middle-class salary.

Five players have left the championship team, and with the two selected rookies who have already signed, there are only 5 players left on the roster, and even the 12-man activation roster (according to the new NBA rules after 13, a maximum of 2010 players can be fielded in one game) cannot be assembled.

But unlike the cold reception of the free market in 2013, as soon as the free market opened in 2014, many veteran and talented players applied for tryouts.

经过一个夏天的考虑后，湖人队管理层以两年迷你中产签下了13-14赛季在76人队场均拿到13分3板1.8助攻的尼克-杨；
1年底薪签下了被特赦的前全明星大前锋卡洛斯-布泽尔，其13-14赛季在公牛队场均13.7分8.7板1.3助攻，不过得分、篮板、助攻、命中率均是自二年级开始的新低，因此被为省下奢侈税的公牛队特赦。

The Lakers signed the 1 first-round pick Wayne Ellington with a one-year minimum salary. He was the MOP of the 09 NCAA Final Four and a shooting guard, but was repeatedly abandoned because his passing and control skills were not enough to organize the offense and his height of 09 cm was a disadvantage for shooting guards. In the 190-13 season, he averaged 14 three-pointers per game with a shooting percentage of 42.4% with the Mavericks, and was favored by Lakers head coach Mike Budenholzer.

After the offseason, the Lakers started the 15-14 season with a 15-man lineup of point guards: Bazemore, Nash, Clarkson; shooting guards: Bryant, Young, Ellington; small forwards: You, Johnson; power forwards: Hill, Boozer, Davis, Kelly; centers: Gasol, Blake, Sacre.

After the start of the 14-15 season, the NBA landscape has undergone earth-shaking changes.

LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers, and the Cavaliers traded multiple No. 1 picks for Kevin Love, who formed a Big Three with James and Kyrie Irving. The Cavaliers went from just getting the No. 1 pick to becoming a championship contender.

Roy Hibbert's strength collapsed due to rule changes, Paul George was seriously injured in the World Championships, and the Pacers, who once dominated the league's top spot in the 13-14 season, fell to the bottom.

The Spurs have shaken off the impact of Howard's departure. After three years of training, Kawhi Leonard has become a 20+ scorer and the league's strongest defensive player. Together with the aging troika, he is making another push for the championship.

Chris Paul leads the luxurious Clippers and continues to sprint towards the coveted Western Conference Finals.

Russell Westbrook and Dwight Howard, who disliked each other in the previous season, finally agreed to work together to attack the championship, played a 55-win performance, and rushed into the top four in the Western Conference...

The three most dazzling names are you, Stephen Curry, and James Harden. The main theme of the entire regular season is who is the strongest in the 09 class.

26-year-old Curry, 24-year-old Klay Thompson, and 24-year-old Draymond Green have all entered their peak years. The Warriors signed the final pieces of the puzzle, such as Shaun Livingston and Leonard Barbosa, and have become one of the league's top teams.

Curry averaged double digits in three-point attempts per game this season, becoming the first player in NBA history to average more than five three-pointers per game. His average points per game jumped from 5 in the 13-14 season to 24+, leading his team toward the top spot in the league while also personally aiming for the scoring title and MVP.

Kevin Durant suffered a fracture shortly after the start of the regular season and was ruled out for the season. Harden took over passively and exploded with scoring ability that was no less than Durant, directly breaking through 30+ points per game. He led the team into the playoffs on his own and became an MVP candidate and a favorite for the scoring title.

At the age of 26, you have become the absolute protagonist of the Lakers this season.

布莱恩特16个赛季以来首次出手数低于15次、首次出场时间低于30分钟，但也是自10-11赛季后首次全勤，场均打28分钟，场均12.5投6中，其中三分球5.1投2中，加上4.3投3.5中的罚球，拿到17.5分3.1板4.2助攻。

All three statistics are the lowest since the 21st century, but the 48% shooting percentage and 39.2% three-point shooting percentage are both career highs.

Bryant's own fans all joked: With an annual salary of 3000 million, Kobe was happily playing second fiddle, but he made less than 500 shots in total, averaging more than 6 dollars per shot, which was really expensive.

加索尔出战70场，缺勤多是马刺出身的布登霍尔泽的轮休策略所致，场均出战31分钟，拿到13.7分8板4.1助攻1.8盖帽。

Nash averaged 19 points and 6.5 assists in 4.7 minutes per game, with an efficiency that is his career average of 49+40+90. However, his health condition is worse. He has only played in 40 games and can no longer play more than 20 to 30 minutes in each game. He can no longer carry the burden of the second lineup like he did last season.

But Young, who mainly plays one-on-one, Clarkson, who has mature skills and is good at both scoring and passing, Ellington, who has steady wing shooting, and Johnson, who has top athletic ability, support the second lineup's outside scoring.

The three role players in the interior, including Hill, Boozer and Davis, are in good health and their performances are in line with expectations.

Under your leadership, the Lakers had a better start than in the 13-14 season and competed fiercely for the top spot in the regular season with the Warriors who exploded at the start of the season.

Your average points per game also exceeded 30+, competing with Curry and Harden for the scoring title and MVP.

你在常规赛出战80场，场均出场37分钟，拿到31.9分6.2板3.2助攻2.8抢断0.8盖帽，投篮命中率47%，三分命中率41%，场均投进4.4个三分球，率队取得63胜19负的战绩，联盟第二，场均108.3分（2）、场均失分99.2分（9）。

库里出战78场，场均出场34分钟，拿到31分5.4板5.5助攻2抢断，命中率是恐怖的50.1+45.4+91，跻身180俱乐部，场均投进5.1个三分，率队取得65胜17负的战绩，联盟第一，场均111分（1）、场均失分101.4（12）。

Harden played in all 82 games, averaging 39 minutes per game, scoring 32.5 points, breaking the team's scoring record held by Durant, plus 6.1 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.5 steals, with a shooting percentage of 44.9% and a three-point shooting percentage of 37.1%. He averaged 3.7 three-pointers per game and led the team to a record of 50 wins and 32 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

After the regular season, Harden won the scoring title and Curry became the number one favorite for MVP, and you only achieved the insignificant little achievement of winning the steals title for two consecutive years.

But in the playoffs, you were much smoother than the two competitors, sweeping the Pelicans led by Anthony Davis 4-0 in the first round to advance to the second round;

In the second round, you met the Rockets, who were third in the Western Conference with 55 wins and 27 losses. Facing Westbrook and Howard, you led your team to defeat the Rockets with a score of 4 to 1 and advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Curry's Warriors and Harden's Thunder met in the first round. After 6 games, the Warriors defeated the Thunder 4-2 and advanced to the second round.

In the second round, the Warriors met the Spurs, who had defeated the Clippers 4-1. On the night when Curry won the MVP award, the Warriors lost to the Spurs 106-113, losing the home-court advantage. The Warriors then lost 3 of the next 2 games, falling behind 1-3.

G5靠着库里三分球10投7中、单场46分，以121比117险胜马刺队将系列赛拖到G6，

G6克莱-汤普森大爆发，三分球16投10中刷新季后赛单场三分命中纪录、单场42分，勇士队以114比108将大比分扳平；

In the seventh game, the Warriors and Spurs, who had fought for 6 games, were in a sluggish offensive state. The main scorers all had cold hands. Andre Iguodala became the winner, scoring 16 points with 7 of 9 shots and 7 of 21 free throws, helping the Warriors to beat the Spurs 91-84 and advance to the Western Conference Finals with a 4-3 reversal.

The Warriors rested for two days after advancing to the Western Conference Finals, and they had not yet regained their form when they started their journey to the Western Conference Finals at home. You and your teammates were well-rested, and you defeated the Warriors in the first game of the Western Conference Finals.

你30投16中、其中三分球8中4、加上5中5的罚球，狂砍41分，率领湖人队以106比90大胜勇士队抢走主场优势。

The Warriors, who suffered a disastrous defeat at the start of the Western Conference Finals, took a day off and collectively erupted in anger, defeating the Lakers led by you 2-127 in Game 113;
In G3, the Warriors continued to go on a rampage and won again with 125 to 119, regaining the home advantage.

You are glad that you won G1, otherwise you would be trailing 0-3.

By Game 4, the Warriors, who had exploded for two consecutive games, returned to normal, while the Lakers, led by you, were actually in better form in the first three games, but the Warriors' big explosions in Games 3 and 2 overshadowed your outstanding performance.

这场比赛你拿到27分、布莱恩特22分4板6助攻、艾灵顿单场三分6中5拿到19分、加索尔16分10板6助攻、替补上场的尼克-杨拿到17分……你率领的湖人队以117比103击败勇士队，将大比分重新打平。

In the away game, you exploded again, shooting 29 of 16, including 8 of 5 three-pointers, plus 7 of 6 free throws, and scored 43 points in a single game, overpowering Curry who scored 24 points with 14 of 6 shots, including 3 of 4 three-pointers, plus 4 of 35 free throws. The Lakers led by you beat the Warriors 119-104 again, once again taking the home advantage and leading 3-2. In Game 6, you led the team to a match point battle with the Warriors at home.

Klay Thompson broke out again in this special game, making 14 of 9 three-pointers, 9 of 3 mid-range and close-range shots, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring a personal high of 33 points in the Western Conference Finals; Curry also performed well, making 26 of 13 shots, including 12 of 5 three-pointers, and 8 of 6 free throws, scoring 37 points and leading the Warriors to 115 points.

But you also shot well tonight, making 31 of 17 shots, including 18 of 10 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 52 points in a single game, including 4 three-pointers in the final quarter, scoring 22 points in a single quarter. After trailing by 7 points after three quarters, you led the team to a score of 11 to 36 in the first 30 minutes of the final quarter, narrowing the gap to 1 point.

At the critical moment, you performed well on the defensive end, preventing Curry, who was exhausted, from making the last shot.

Turning back, you attract a double team and pass the ball to Bryant who is open at the top of the arc.

Bryant ran in front of the basket and received the ball and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer beater, helping the team to overtake the score at the last moment and beat the Warriors 117-115, winning 3 games in a row and advancing to the finals with a score of 4-2!
库里进了5个三分、拿到37分，汤普森进了9个三分拿到33分；你进了10个三分拿到52分，布莱恩特14投8中、其中三分球6中4、加上4中4的罚球拿到24分。

This offensive battle between the four of you was evaluated as the strongest three-point duel in history.

Bryant's performance in this game was described as 'well-behaved' by TNT sports commentator Charles Barkley. He said: I have never seen Kobe look for open shots as obediently as he did tonight. He did not give up even when he couldn't catch the ball, but continued to run, providing the strongest support for Jack. Kobe's help to Jack was no less than Klay's help to Stephen.

Kenny Smith said: If you were given an annual salary of 3000 million and a chance to surpass Michael's seventh ring, I think you would be more obedient than Kobe.

Barkley: No, I don't need that much. One ring will make me better than Kobe.

The level of this Western Conference Finals is also considered to be far superior to all other series this year. The Lakers led by you averaged 115 points per game, and the Warriors led by Curry averaged 111 points per game. Your offensive performance was more than one level higher than other teams. Moreover, your defensive performance was not bad and maintained a very high level. Once the Warriors' form declined, even a team as strong as their offense would have their score reduced to below 105 points.

This evaluation was soon confirmed...

Then, you meet James in the finals for the third time in four years. James has reached the finals for five consecutive years. However, although the Cavaliers are the top team in the Eastern Conference regular season and have a dominant performance of 4 wins and 3 loss in the Eastern Conference playoffs, only losing one game to the Bulls led by Jimmy Butler in the second round, the Cavaliers only have 5 wins and 12 losses in the regular season, which is a lower-half team in the Western Conference.

詹姆斯在4场总决赛中打出了场均30.5分12板10助攻1.5抢断4.5犯规5失误的场均三双表现，但骑士队全队4场比赛分别只有104分、95分、102分、103分。

你4场比赛场均33.5分4.5板2.5助攻3抢断，率领湖人队4场比赛分别拿到114分、120分、112分、118分。

Averaging 116 to 101 per game, the Cavaliers' defensive performance was basically the same as the Warriors, but their offensive performance was two levels lower. You led the Lakers to a 4-0 sweep of the Cavaliers, completing the title defense, and you won the third FMVP trophy in your career.

You were selected to the All-NBA First Team, won the championship and FMVP;

Curry refreshed people's perception of basketball, brought the three-point shot to a new height, was selected to the first team, and won the regular season MVP;

Harden really showed his scoring talent, was selected to the first team, and won the scoring title;
The three of you dominated the regular season and the playoffs, and this season was rated as the beginning of the 09 class's dominance.

After defending his title, Nash, who had not appeared in the Western Conference Finals since the start and only appeared in the final quarter of Game 4 of the Finals, announced his retirement. Bryant was the only member of the 96 golden generation left.

In the 15 draft, the Lakers selected Larry Nance Jr. with the 29th pick in the first round. Larry Nance Jr. is a senior at the University of Wyoming and the son of Cavaliers legend and former slam dunk champion Larry Nance. He was known for his athletic ability during his student days and won the McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest twice in high school.

After the offseason began, Wesley Johnson left the team and joined the Clippers for 2 million over two years; Jordan Hill continued to ask for a high price but was rejected, so he entered the free market, but his asking price of tens of millions of dollars a year was still cold, and he finally joined the Pacers for 900 million a year; Boozer announced his retirement; and gave up the player option for 1 second-round pick Ryan Kelly.

Due to the surge in game ratings, ticket sales, and peripheral revenues in the 14-15 season, the salary cap for the new season rose to $7400 million. In addition, with the expiration of contracts and the departure of Jordan Hill, the Lakers' total salary fell below the rich line and they received a full middle-class exception.

The team won the competition with the Clippers, split the middle class, signed Louis Williams for 2 years and 700 million, and signed Brandon Bass for 2 years and 600 million, strengthening the point guard and power forward positions.

The team renewed the contract with Wayne Ellington with a one-year, $1 million biennial exception, and retained Ed Davis with a three-year contract with an average annual salary of $225 million.

After winning the competition with the Rockets, 09 second-round pick Marcus Thornton joined the team with a one-year veteran minimum salary.

The management operated very quickly during this offseason. July has not even ended yet, but the offseason work has been basically completed. The 7-man starting roster + cheerleading captain has been filled, with only one reserve position left to be decided.

Point guard: Bazemore, Williams, Clarkson; shooting guard: Bryant, Thornton, Ellington; small forward: You, Young; power forward: Bass, Davis, Nance; center: Gasol, Blake, Sacre.

Maintaining the core lineup and making minor repairs is Kupchak's experience in defending the title many times as assistant general manager and general manager since the 21st century.

On August 8, Bryant held a press conference on his 23th birthday and announced in the live broadcast: Next season will be my last season. I am reluctant to leave the court, but the time has come to end. I will put all my passion for basketball into next season and do my best to help Jack complete three consecutive championships. I enjoyed my style of play last season, which allowed me to be a key player on the court like a star at my current age.

Bryant's remarks were in response to comments that appeared after you completed your defense and won two consecutive championships - Kobe won his seventh championship, the Lakers are finished, and he has to fight for shooting rights like he did when he competed with Shaq for the boss.

This has affected the environment within your team to a certain extent. Bryant announced the decision live to nip the potential crisis in the bud.

The 15-16 season has arrived as scheduled. You, Curry, and Harden, the three players who dominated last season, have attracted much attention from the beginning of this season.

But the player that received the most attention was Kobe Bryant.

Every time he appears at an away game, it's like a rock star on tour, filled with cheers.

He continued his performance from last season, playing in 80 games, including 41 away games, averaging 26 minutes per game, averaging 48.6 points, 15.8 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.2 steals per game with a shooting percentage of 1.1%, and averaging 2.1 three-pointers per game. He continued to be the team's best wing and top arc receiving point, the third ball handler on the outside, and your most trusted partner at critical moments.

His performance has led fans to call on him to stay with the team for two more years.

Gasol, who is one year older, has performed better instead of worse. He played in 70 games, averaging 53.1 points, 16 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 blocks per game with a hit rate of 1.8%. He was selected as an All-Star starter together with you and Bryant. All three of you were put in the frontcourt in the voting, and Durant, Leonard, Griffin and others were collectively unlucky.

The newly joined Williams served as the sixth man, averaging 14.1 points, 2 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, defeating the Clippers' Jamal Crawford and the Warriors' Andre Iguodala to be named the Sixth Man of the Year.

你这赛季表现继续上升，生涯首次命中率过五成，以51.6%命中率场均拿到32分7.2板3.5助攻2.5抢断，以42%的命中率场均投进4.2个三分。

You defeated Curry, who averaged 30.6 points per game, and was elected the scoring champion for the first time in your career and the steals champion for three consecutive years.

Under the leadership of you, Bryant, Gasol and Williams, the Lakers achieved a record of 65 wins and 17 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference and second in the league, second only to the Warriors.

库里本赛季场均30.6分4.2板6.6助攻2抢断，继续投出了场均5+三分命中的恐怖表现，率领勇士队取得了67胜15负的战绩，连续两年拿下常规赛第一。

This regular season was a disaster for the Western Conference. Apart from your Lakers and Curry's Warriors who won 65+ games, there were two other teams that won 60+ games.

Durant is still in excellent form after his comeback, averaging 27.8 points per game. Together with Harden, who averaged 28.6 points per game, he led the team to a record of 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

The Spurs entered the most prosperous year of team basketball. The combination of the three main players + Leonard led the team to 61 wins and 21 losses, ranking fourth in the Western Conference.

Because of your four teams' crazy winning streak, no team in the Western Conference has more than 50 wins except you. The fifth-ranked Clippers only have 46 wins, and the Rockets, whose Westbrook and Howard have fallen out again, are only eighth in the Western Conference with 41 wins and 41 losses.

This is the worst season for the Western Conference's eighth team since the 21st century, and it is also the first time since the 21st century that the fifth to eighth teams in the Western Conference are all behind the Eastern Conference. The fifth-placed Celtics in the Eastern Conference have 48 wins and the eighth-placed Pistons have 45 wins.

季后赛首轮，西部比分完全一致——库里率领勇士队以4比0横扫火箭队；你率领湖人队以4比0横扫灰熊队；哈登和杜兰特率领雷霆队以4比0横扫开拓者队；伦纳德率领马刺队以4比0横扫快船队。

After the first round, the NBA officially announced the biggest award of the regular season.

Although you lost to Curry again in the competition for the top spot in the regular season, this time, you won the MVP voting, receiving 79 first-place votes, overwhelmingly defeating Curry, who received 18 first-place votes, and was elected the regular season MVP for the first time in your career.

With Durant's comeback, Harden withdrew from the competition for the scoring title. The only person competing with you for the scoring title in the regular season was Curry. You won the competition, and the record gap was not as big as that between the Thunder and the Warriors last season, with only two games. In addition, your defense was far better than Curry's, so your performance was recognized.

In the second round, the Lakers led by you met the Thunder led by Durant and Harden again in the playoffs. Both teams fought to the extreme, and the whole series was tense.

In G1, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 112-105; in G2, the Thunder won 116-107 away from home and took away the home-court advantage; in G3, the Lakers defeated the Thunder 102-99, and you and Durant staged a buzzer-beater duel. Durant almost made the buzzer-beater to tie the score, and you made the last fadeaway three-pointer to regain the home-court advantage.

In Game 4, you were in high spirits after regaining the home court and defeated the Thunder 115-99, leading 3-1 on the road and entering the match point; but Durant and Harden did not give up. In Game 5, both of them scored 30+ and led the Thunder to beat you 116-109, bringing the series back to Oklahoma City.

G6，杜兰特和哈登再度双双拿到30+，杜兰特34分、哈登37分，两人合砍71分；但这次你没有再给他们机会，你29投16中，其中三分球12中7，加上7中7的罚球，拿到全场最高的46分，加上布莱恩特19分6助攻、威廉姆斯18分、加索尔15分15板……122比116，你率领湖人队以6分优势险胜雷霆队，大比分4比2晋级西决。

On the other hand, the Warriors and Spurs, who met in the playoffs for the second consecutive year, also played extremely fiercely. Both teams defended the first two home games, and also defended the home court in the decisive battle and Game 6. This time, Thompson failed to continue his magical performance in Game 6.

In the end, the Warriors used the old man tactic to wear down the troika until their physical strength collapsed, and slaughtered the Spurs 92-77 in the seventh game, advancing to the Western Conference Finals with a score of 4-3.

You and Curry have met in the playoffs for three consecutive years and in the Western Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

This time, in the second round of the Eastern Conference, DeRozan and Lowry led the Raptors to force the Cavaliers led by James into a seventh game. The Eastern Conference ended the second round one day later than the Western Conference.

你与库里的球队都得到了充分休息，没有了上赛季那么多的其他因素，西决开始后，你们双双守住了自己的主场，G1勇士队以115比109获胜、G2勇士队以118比112获胜、G3湖人队以116比111获胜、G4湖人队以107比103获胜，大比分2比2平，进入天王山之战。

In the decisive battle, you, Bryant, Williams, Curry, and Thompson staged a three-point showdown. The five of them made a total of 5 three-pointers, exactly 20 on each side. The final winner was the mid-range shot!
With more than two minutes left, the score was 113 to 113. At the critical moment, you and Kobe scored in all four mid-range shots, 4 of 3 shots and 3 of 2 free throws, a total of 2 points. Curry, who was still floating outside the three-point line, missed his last two shots, and Thompson's three-pointer also failed. The score was 8 to 121. You led the Lakers to an 113-point advantage and won the decisive battle away from home.

This year's Game 6 did not belong to Thompson or Curry. One day later, the home and away games were reversed. Curry and Thompson came to the Staples Center and shot 14 of 4 and 10 of 2 three-pointers respectively. Curry made 19 of 6 shots and only scored 17 points, and Thompson made 18 of 6 shots and only scored 14 points. The Warriors' highest scorer was Draymond Green, who made 20 of 11 shots and scored 30 points.

On your side, you played well in the three areas of short, medium and long range, and remained steady, scoring 23 points on 11 of 28 shots, Gasol scored 26 points and 11 rebounds, Kobe scored 18 points and 10 assists, Nick Young scored 16 points... and defeated the Warriors 103-89, with a score of 4-2, and reached the finals for three consecutive years!
This time, the finals were no surprises, just like the 60s, except that the Eastern Conference lost in these years..."

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