湖人官網今天放出60張圖片，回顧科比最後一場砍下60分的故事。
10:26am
Day breaks in Downtown Los Angeles with the Lakers』 home arena getting wrapped for a special evening. Images celebrating Kobe Bryant’s historic run in the City of Angels will adorn every wall and window of the STAPLES Center.
11:02am
Los Angeles Metro gets in on the celebration by renaming the Pico stop on the Blue Line to 「Kobe Station」 for the day.
2:23pm
Signing walls have been placed all around L.A. Live and STAPLES Center, allowing fans to leave personal messages to #24.
3:27pm
Inside the building, the spotlights around the championship banners and retired jerseys that normally display Lakers logos have been flipped to 24s.
4:16pm
More than three hours before tip-off and the crowd has filled Star Plaza, L.A. Live and Chick Hearn Court.
4:35pm
Larger than life.
4:41pm
Fans lucky enough to make it inside STAPLES Center will go home with a commemorative lanyard, limited edition Nike t-shirt and this special photo book that takes a retrospective look at the past 20 years.
5:13pm
The Mamba makes the walk from the loading dock to the locker room for the last time.
5:14pm
The media horde drops out as Kobe finds a respite from the cameras. Walking down the hallway where the Lakers』 retired-jersey players are honored with photos, there’s just enough room to add one more.
5:19pm
After slipping into his game shorts and shooting shirt, Bryant heads into the lounge to check in and share a laugh with the man who was his teammate his rookie season and his coach in his 20th, Byron Scott.
5:22pm
In an adjoining room, sideline reporter Mike Trudell interviews Kobe for the TWC SportsNet pregame show. 「It’s a chance for me to say thank you to (the fans). I don’t look at it the other way around. It’s a chance for me to say thank you to them, because they really pushed me. I watched this city grow up. They』ve seen me grow up.」
7:07pm
After delivering the pregame huddle speech and telling his teammates to, 「play your heart out, that’s how I want it,」 Bryant crosses the threshold to meet cheers from the 18,997 fans.
7:07pm
The high-five line gets one last chance to slap hands with the Mamba.
7:25pm
After making the rounds during his pregame shooting routine, Bryant finds a solo moment while pacing in front of the drop cloth.
7:26pm
A special video encompassing Kobe’s entire career plays 60 feet tall inside STAPLES Center.
7:34pm
Lakers Royalty embrace before Magic Johnson directs Kobe to head to center court and take a bow.
7:34pm
Taking it all in.
7:43pm
Lacing up your signature shoes, wearing your signature socks, representing the logo of your childhood team and displaying your accomplishments on your sleeve. Living legacy.
7:45pm
Legendary PA announcer Lawrence Tanter’s voice booms: 「For the final time, number 24 on the floor, 6-6, 20th campaign from Lower Merion High School, five-time world champion, Kooooooooooobe Bryant!」
7:46pm
Dusk settles over STAPLES Center, creating a serene scene outside, while inside everyone remains on their feet, applauding the man of the hour.
8:00pm
After missing his first five shots, Kobe settles in, showing that classic shooting form and dropping the 16-footer to give the Lakers an 8-7 lead after seven minutes.
8:02pm
Julius Randle is every fan after the fadeaway deuce from the corner swishes through to give Bryant his eight and ninth points of the game. He』d quickly follow with a triple from 24 feet out to blow the top off the place for the first of many times.
8:31pm
Attacking from the baseline like so many times before.
8:32pm
The one and only #24.
8:42pm
Halftime sees Bryant head to the locker room with 22 points total after lighting the Jazz up for 15 in the first.
9:01pm
Stopping in to see Jay-Z and Kanye courtside before taking the floor for the final 24 minutes of his career. Even Yeezy had to smile.
9:14pm
The third quarter is rolling for KB, upping his total to 32 after working the mid-range before spinning off Raul Neto for the fading 12-foot baseline bucket.
9:31pm
The Mamba stays in the game to start the fourth after pouring in 37 points through three quarters. The first make in the final stanza of his basketball life comes from 26 feet out when Marcelo Huertas leaves it for a wide-open Kobe on the trail.
9:34pm
Jazz head coach Quin Snyder calls a timeout hoping to slow Bryant, but he comes out and goes dead center to make it back-to-back trey balls and 43 points on the night.
9:36pm
He’s got it workin』.
9:39pm
Someday soon, the jersey with the 24 on the back will hang as high above the STAPLES Center floor near the 24s that are projected on the wall.
9:44pm
Soaring by the 8.
9:55pm
Pulling up from 20 feet out for the 13,733rd career bucket. The final field goal of his career proves to be the final go-ahead shot as well for the man who relished crunch time as much as anyone.
9:57pm
58 points draw applause from his daughters, who have been sitting courtside imploring Dad to keep racking up the points, which results in a classic Mamba face from the man himself. After the game he would remark that he was happy that the kids were able to see him perform, 「like I used to.」
9:59pm
Lining it up after making the front end.
9:59pm
Point 60 on it’s way. Regular season career point 33,643.
9:59pm
20 seconds later and he’s mobbed by the young core that will carry the Lakers after tonight.
10:01pm
Four seconds remain with the Lakers holding on to a 101-96 lead. Everyone rises to their feet as they watch their hero exit the game for the final time.
10:02pm
The horn sounds on Kobe Bryant’s time as a professional.
10:03pm
Blow it up, Gianna.
10:09pm
「What can I say? Mamba out.」
10:10pm
While it was a mic-drop finish like none we』ve ever seen, the man respects the hollowed ground too much to actually follow through on the act, instead delicately placing the microphone on the Lakers logo.
10:10pm
The confetti cannons blast yellow flakes throughout STAPLES.
10:10pm
Ooooooooooweee what a night.
10:12pm
Purple and Gold and 24.
10:13pm
Farewell, basketball.
10:14pm
Farewell, fans.
10:14pm
Farewell, Los Angeles.
10:15pm
Poppin』 bottles in honor of a career well lived.
10:15pm
Celebrating a legend.
10:16pm
Let it flow.
10:16pm
You』ve earned it.
10:18pm
A night — and career — for the ages.
10:21pm
「Now it’s on you to carry this forward.」
10:25pm
Definitely a keeper.
10:56pm
His final words to the media: 「Seriously, thank you. I』ve liked most of you guys over my career; hated some of you guys for my career. But then actually come to appreciate everything you guys do. Truly, truly, thank you so much for all of these years. Lotta things you guys have written have inspired me, pushed me, have made me the player I am today.」
11:12pm
Strolling back to the locker room.
12:05am
Signing the 8.
12:06am
Signing the 24.
12:09am
Laker for Life. #ThankYouKobe
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