Kobe Bryant's brilliant basketball career is full of milestones, myths and legends, 81 points, 5 championship rings, aerial relays against O'Neal and so on, and today we break down the final moments of his career, his last shot against the Utah Jazz.
On April 13, 2016, Kobe Bryant, who played 20 seasons in the NBA and became the third highest scorer in NBA history, ushered in the last game of his career. After 1,345 NBA games, his career came to an end, a career full of contrasts, peaks and lows, and he was the most dominant player in the game.
On November 29, 2015, Kobe Bryant announced that he would retire after the end of the 2015-16 season, and Kobe Bryant began to travel to every arena in the league, scoring crazy from places that made him envious and admired. The night he said goodbye to fans in a fashionable way, the Utah Jazz visited Los Angeles with the aim of beating the Lakers.
All of this allowed Kobe Bryant to have a perfect farewell night, a night in which he came into focus alongside the Warriors' 73 wins, and for the team, the legendary goodbye meant the end of an era and the end of a forgotten season (17-65).
This night's game, the Lakers were behind in the score of 36 minutes, Kobe Scored 37 points into the fourth quarter, the Lakers trailed by 9 points, Kobe continued to pull the Lakers back to the game, the game had 59.7 seconds left, the Jazz were exhausted, under Kobe's unremitting efforts, the Lakers were 95-96 only 1 point behind, Kobe Got the team's last 13 points, and scored a total of 19 points in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz got the ball and announced a timeout in hopes of locking in the win, the timeout ended, Gordon Hayward passed the ball to Sherwin Mack, who conceded a three-pointer, and De Angelo Russell got the ball and quickly passed the ball to Kobe Bryant with 42 seconds left in the game.
Crucial final jump shot: All eyes are on Kobe, everyone on the court will be nervous, the Lakers have two more timeouts, but head coach Byron Scott doesn't need to arrange at all, and they all know what happens to the ball in the 24th hand.
Kobe Bryant's first instinct after taking the ball through the half was to find a cover to get his quick shot in the block, Randall came to the top of the arc to cover, jazz Lyles also walked towards him, jazz saw the other side's intentions and decided to get as close to Kobe as possible.
Randall moved against Hayward, who couldn't get rid of Randall before Kobe's shot, and by the time he returned to position to chase, Kobe had activated the speed and cross-direction change that caught the Jazz's two defensive players, Lyles and Hayward, by surprise, who had little time to react.
Kobe Bryant stepped into the three-point line, jumped up, and did what he did best, with Lyles and Hayward scrambling to contain it, but it was too late, bang! The ball went in, and the six players waiting for the rebound could only watch his signature jump shot fall into the basket, his 58th point of the night.
The Lakers took the lead for the first time in 41 minutes, the Jazz suspended again, and then Treles conceded a three-pointer, the Lakers grabbed the rebound and passed the ball directly to Kobe, who was fouled and stood on the free throw line to get his 60th point of the night.
We all know that this game will end with Kobe's offense, and it was a gratifying ending for Kobe Bryant, who shot 50 times that night!
There are many important shots in the history of the league, Kobe Bryant has a lot of careers, the Lakers legend is accustomed to deciding the fate of the game by himself, few players can complete their careers without injury, the no. 24 black mamba has left us and will always become a memory, after experiencing Kobe's retirement, we began to cherish James's performance on the court, because the hero always has twilight, all we should do is quietly appreciate.