121 to 98, Po Povich's change in defensive strategy did not bring any desired effect. The Lakers continued the game of the last game and defeated the Spurs again at home, tied the big score of the two sides' series to a 2-2 draw.

Although it was a big draw, anyone could see that the Spurs' fatigue had been fully revealed, especially because they could not find a way to limit Tang Shuai's offense, their hope of winning was already quite slim.

At this time, Kupchek's vision was also reflected. Mike Dermott's presence gave the Lakers a stable three-pointer other than Tang Shuai, and also broke the last move that Po Povich was at the bottom of the box.

Back in San Antonio, the Spurs were trying their best, and Duncan's playing time reached a season-high 35 minutes, but even so, they eventually lost 101-108.

On May 12, the Spurs and the Lakers ushered in Game 6 of the two sides at the Staples Center.

Although there is still a chance for theoretical injury, everyone knows that this will be the curtain call of the Spurs this season.

The old man was haggard and his originally messy white hair looked particularly sad at this moment.

At the Lakers' home court, many Lakers fans held Duncan's sign to cheer for the visiting team.

But even so, the other fans on the scene did not show any disgust, and even chatted with them from time to time, and the scene was particularly strange.

After the game started, the Spurs played very hard, and Popovich didn't even switch to Duncan to rest. At the end of the third quarter, they even tied the score at 90.

But in the last quarter, Tang Shuai began to get used to going wild and making a sudden pass, and he could find an offensive opportunity at any time. Green and Leonard committed six consecutive crimes, and the old man had no temper at all.

111 to 100, the Spurs scored a new playoff low in the last quarter and finally lost the game with regret.

With this game, the Lakers also successfully eliminated the Spurs and reached the Western Conference Finals.

Tang Shuai also created a history, becoming the first rookie season in history to reach the division finals in the second season.

When the final whistle sounded, the fans did not celebrate like before, but looked at the middle-aged man in the middle of the venue with his knees constantly gasping, and his eyes were reluctant to leave.

There are many superstars in this league and many other superstars, but in fact, there are really too few people who can compare with this middle-aged man.

Even Garnett, who just retired, is still far from him to some extent.

Tim Duncan, a player who crosses the age, "Daidai", "No. 21 rookie", and "Stone Buddha", has given fans a 20-year career, from the four major point guards to Kobe, to James, and Curry. This has witnessed too much history, the living fossil of the league, the greatest and no one in NBA history, has not announced his official retirement, but everyone knows that this is his last game.

Because he is not good at speaking, because of his stupidity, and kindness, his popularity among fans seems not high, but he is also scary.

Duncan stood in the middle of the field with his knees for a full minute before then raising his head.

Popovich went over and patted his shoulder. Duncan looked back at him. The two of them looked at each other and smiled, not knowing how much they had in it.

Many fans rushed into the court and began to celebrate the Lakers' victory.

At this time, Tang Shuai turned around and looked behind him. Duncan and Po Povich walked shoulder to shoulder towards the player passage.

"Tim! Tim!" A fan shouted loudly at Duncan at the entrance of the passage.

Duncan smiled and waved to the fans, and Shifo finally showed his smile at this time.

When Tang Shuai looked at this scene, he felt inexplicably sad.

Even if Kobe retired, he never felt this way.

At the post-match press conference, Duncan interacted with reporters abnormally, but when he asked him whether he would continue to fight, he did not respond positively.

When the press conference was about to end, and reporters thought that Duncan avoided answering that he was preparing to play for another season, Duncan finally spoke.

"I think my body has reached the limit of my endurance, and I have dedicated the longest twenty years of my life to the sports I chose for my parents. Now, it's time to say goodbye to it."

Without too many sensational words, and perhaps not even prepared, Duncan announced his decision in just one sentence.

After carefully reading this sentence, it makes people feel sad that they have never felt before. Even many reporters couldn't help but have a red eye circle.

In this league, there will be no more Tim Duncan in the beginning of next season.

After the press conference, Duncan and Popovich hugged each other deeply at the door, and then the two patted each other on the shoulders, even if they put the final end to these twenty years of cooperation.

Po Povich went back to the visiting team's locker room, but Duncan did not. He circled the passage and went straight to the Lakers' locker room.

The Lakers' locker room is celebrating wildly. They have suffered too many doubts. Now that they have reached the Western Conference Finals, it has surprised everyone.

After Duncan arrived at the door, he said a few words to the passing staff, and the staff entered the home team's locker room.

"Dang, we will beat the Oaklanders next game and let the big mouth shut down completely!" Noel was quite excited at the moment. He was still at the bottom of the 76ers last season, but at this time he followed the Lakers to the Western Conference Finals. The experience was so dreamy.

"Just like the Clippers did last year." Stephenson's words were full of profound meanings caused another burst of laughter from the players in the locker room.

"Tang, Tim is looking for you." At this moment, the staff member walked in, walked to Tang Shuai and whispered to him.

"Tim?" Tang Shuai looked at the staff in confusion. After receiving his confirmed reaction, he went straight out of the locker room.

After leaving the locker room, I saw Duncan standing outside the door, looking at him with a smile on his face.

He was a little confused for a moment. He had little contact with Duncan before, but Duncan in his eyes was definitely not the person smiling in front of him.

"You played great. I came to you. I just wanted to say this to you." Duncan said.

Tang Shuai came back to his senses from his confusion, scratched his head shyly, and continued, "Thank you."

Duncan nodded, then turned around and was about to leave.

"Wait." Tang Shuai called Duncan.

Duncan looked back at him in confusion.

"Aren't you... supposed to tell me what I will do in the future?" Tang Shuai said.

Duncan was stunned for a moment, then laughed.

Tang Shuai also giggled foolishly.

"The alliance is already yours," Duncan said with a smile.

After saying that, before Tang Shuai asked again, he left with a smile.

Tang Shuai looked at Duncan's back and recalled this sentence. When he thought of this Duncan who was completely different from usual, he felt mixed emotions for a moment.

With Duncan's personality, he will basically disappear after retirement. Rumor has it that he played basketball just to make his parents happy. Now his abnormal performance may be a real relaxation.

The Lakers successfully advanced to the Western Conference Finals, and their opponent will be the powerful Warriors.

The Warriors encountered strong resistance in the last away game of the Clippers. Devin Booker's 8 three-pointers helped the home team drag the score into overtime. In the last moment, with Durant and Curry's consecutive three-pointers, they successfully swept the Clippers 4-0.

Although it was 4-0, the Clippers' performance in the last game still provided a lot of reference for the Lakers, and the Warriors were not as invincible as they seemed.

In the East, the Cavaliers played a good reversal under the leadership of James and Irving, playing a 4-0 wave, and directly reversed the Knicks 4-2 to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Their opponent was the Celtics who swept the Pacers.

Both sides are two teams with strong championship strength. When facing two powerful disruptors, it is difficult to figure out where the final outcome of the game will go.

However, Green's big mouth couldn't stop for a moment. After making those remarks before, he was really going to play against the Lakers now, so he became even more excited.

"There is no better script than this. We met Don in the playoffs again. It was a very special experience. I think it was time to let Don and his Lakers experience the feeling of confidence but loss."

Green's answer soon aroused Stephenson's dissatisfaction. This player who was not easy to mess with at all responded directly: "The person who made the magnifying speech last year has gone fishing silently. I wonder if the person who made the magnifying speech this year has made a reservation for the fishing gear in advance?"

The two teams' matches started before the start of the game.

However, the main players on both sides were particularly calm. Durant and Thompson were both members of the Rio Olympics. After they were eliminated by Tang Shuai and a group of Ba teammates in the Rio Olympics, they obviously learned to restrain themselves. Tang Shuai knew that this year's Warriors were better than any other team. It was completely right for the time, place and people to win the United States in the Olympics. If both sides played 7 games, they would have no chance of winning.

However, no matter whether it is arrogant or restrained, the showdown between the two sides has become a foregone conclusion.

In the face of such a war, media and commentators from all sides also started a moment of strong presence.

However, the result is obvious that most people think that although the Lakers are in a hot state and have a certain chance of winning, there is still little hope for defeating the Warriors.
Chapter completed!