Perhaps after being swept out of the Western finals by the Nuggets, the deepest experience of LeBlanc James was loneliness.
This not only means that he played almost 48 minutes on the court (only took 4 seconds off), but he still fell short of 40+10+9. It is more like something that cannot be seen or touched–
Just before the game, there was a farewell video recorded by him in advance for the retirement of his good brother melon everywhere on the Internet, so he became the last active service of the 2003 Golden Generation. Think again about the countless records that LeBlanc left this season: the scoring king in history, the total score of the playoffs exceeded 8,000, and the 41 series rose to the first place in history…… It seems that no new challenger can be found in his arena.
“Many people have sent me messages, saying that this is the final chapter of LeBlanc. The ending is really coming.” LeBlanc has been tracking and reporting his venhorst saying this before the competition since high school.
However, this year’s playoffs may not only be the final chapter of LeBlanc alone, but also the afterglow and Elegy of an era reflected by the back of his departure.
In fact, in the last round of the series of Warriors of the Lakers, the sad atmosphere about the final song has been permeated.
As Curry’s father said, “both of them (referring to Curry and LeBlanc) are the most important stars in the league. What will NBA be like on the day they all leave? This league never lacks stars, but who can play the role of picking the beam?”
LeBlanc is 38 years old and Curry is 35 years old. He is already the age to be photographed on the beach by the tide of his own era. They once fought 300 rounds on the highest stage, but meeting again this year, winning or losing is no longer the most important topic. At this age, it is a miracle to hold each other’s hands after so many painful blows.
They stood on the shoulders of generations of giants and jumped up and touched the more shining stars with all their efforts, so that some people sighed that they could see this scene several times, maybe next time after the vicissitudes of the sea.
Green’s speech after being eliminated was very meaningful. He said, “This team has reached its limit. We have exhausted all the strength we can make. But those of us are never wasted.” And Curry’s declaration of “fighting until everything collapses” is even more admirable.
But LeBlanc’s mood in this aspect may not be connected with them. This year may be the first time in his 20-year career that he truly experienced what “dog (underdog)” means “.
At the beginning of the game, he knelt down and the dressing room exploded. Most of the seasons had not tasted the taste of 50% of the winning rate. However, if the bereaved dog resigned to surrender like that, it was because they were desperate, after the trading deadline, there was a decent break-in. It was unexpected to win the Timberwolves in the play-plus. The first round of beating the grizzly bears was even more rare to show the Championship-even when winning the Championship in 2020, the Lakers may not be so tough.
Competitive sports love this kind of plot, the popular pursuit of the Son of Heaven, and the careful planning of decision are not as good as the drama of facing difficulties against the wind. He may not be able to bring the championship to the Lakers this year, but he has won something very precious-even if he does not necessarily get it when winning the championship-which is the acceptance of a city. No matter where he goes next, Los Angeles will always remember and thank him for his sweat on this court today.
You remember when LeBlanc just transferred to the Lakers, countless dead loyal Lake MI was like swallowing flies, even though he brought Davis and the 17th championship to the Lakers, luocheng was also unwilling to agree with him. When he encountered a bad situation, he might burst into boos.
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At that time, we wrote in the column, “the heat of 2010 was a long-planned collaborative cooperation between the three. In 2019, the Lakers showed unprecedented control.” However, his overbearing must not always be popular.
The last time he suffered a sweep in the playoffs, he lost to the Warriors in 2018. When he played 82 games in the regular season, he averaged 34 points in the finals but lost four games in a row. He was so angry that he split his bones and ushered in another epiphany: Ying is not long, it is easy to fold.
Even if the Lakers are buffer and retreat, he can still operate as a superstar and champion. But he really couldn’t escape the decline of sports function. Those old pens in Los Angeles always told him about his declining attendance rate. However, on the court years alone, LeBlanc was really at the age of knowing God.
Therefore, he praised jokedge with love and gave a thumbs-up to Murray, who had successfully eaten himself alone. That is similar to Kobe’s posture of patting his ass after seeing Nowitzki kill the Lakers before he retired. This kind of appreciation even brings a little pride, which is the recognition of “such an excellent you have been on the same road with me.
The same ambition also prompted him to defend Murray closely at the last moment of G4, from the bottom of the basket to arch top and then to the 45-degree outside line on the left, which forced out the opponent’s 24-second violation, but after that, LeBlanc was so tired that his waist couldn’t be straightened up that he breathed a sigh of relief in the pause.
His physical problems at the end of the game have been clear since the first round. The hero ball that played Dillon in the face of Jiashi was like a swan song. The second round warrior was just at the end of the battle to cover up his weakness, however, the silence of his whole zero-shot was even careless to insert willows, which was supplemented by Curry’s brain for a Empty Fort Strategy (green language).
19 in 58 of the fourth quarter of the playoffs (32.7% hit rate), 1 in 21 of the three-point goals (including 19 consecutive railways that set a 25-year record), let everyone have to face up to the reality that LeBlanc only had an empty shell at the peak. Even if he cut 31 points in the first half, the shock and threat he gave his opponent was different from that when he first completed this feat 11 years ago.
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But then again, when the game went to the fourth quarter, LeBlanc sacrificed his body again and made yokedge hit people with a ball for two consecutive rounds, causing him to commit five crimes on his back, how many people have begun to believe that the victory balance has been inclined to the Lakers, the score will soon become 1-3, and the final 4-3 reversal promotion may be the most perfect script?
To some extent, these wishful thinking expectations also constitute a main line of the narrative of LeBlanc’s career, from little emperor James to King LeBlanc, to old Zhan with white beard, he has released the words of considering retirement. Many people still don’t give up. They think his plan is not over yet. Even if he leaves for a year, he will still announce his return after the brownie draft, the owner who signed the contract for Brownie.
This may also be the strategy of LeBlanc to threaten the Lakers’ management to strengthen. Don’t forget Owen appeared on the Lakers’ side again today. His back-court combination with Reeves sounds pretty good. There is even a human brain supplement, and the finals still have 10 days to play. Is NBA ready to continue to earn traffic on this topic.
Considering LeBlanc’s actions over the past years, these inferences seem reasonable, but we all forget one thing: LeBlanc is also a human being, and people will be tired.
He is getting closer and closer to the end of the tunnel, and the view of the terminal station has become clearer. Whether he can surpass Jordan’s five or six or seven crowns may not be that important.
Perhaps the farewell of melon and the sad and happy ending of this season made him rarely vulnerable and sad at that moment, but obviously, the basketball world was not ready to say goodbye to him.
Maybe even in the end, no one can easily say that goodbye.
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