556

However, Kobe wasn't so fearful of such a future.

Facing Yu Fei, he threw his last shot before leaving the court.

It was a three-pointer.

"Swish!"

This shot was irrelevant to the outcome, at best a final struggle before dying.

After that, Kobe cramped up.

With three minutes left in the game, the Lakers were down by 18 points.

Mike Brown, after consulting Kobe and James, called a timeout and subbed both of them out, allowing the game to enter garbage time.

The Staples Center erupted in boos.

They believed the Lakers could still fight.

They didn't know about Kobe's cramps and thought the Lakers had given up the game before they did.

Subsequently, the Supersonics also subbed out Yu Fei and the others; in the final minutes, the reserves tacitly exchanged baskets, keeping the margin unchanged.

Thus, the final game of the "Evil Empire" came to an end.

4-0

Two years later, the Supersonics eliminated the Lakers again.

Ending the history of battles between the empires.