This Moment Had Finally Arrived

"This moment had finally arrived!" Magic Johnson's impassioned voice overlapped with the BGM playing from the Lakers' Great Western Forum DJ!

The entire arena went dark!

Suddenly!

Spotlights projected iconic moments from the Lakers' season onto the court, each player's face flashing past with every play.

Then the spotlight turned toward the players' tunnel!

Steam burst forth!

One by one, the purple-and-gold players ran out of the tunnel and onto the court. They craned their necks expectantly, looking toward the tunnel along with the fans.

Waiting in anticipation!

The king of the Lakers!

"THE MVP, A 6'6 GUARD FROM LOWER MERION HIGH SCHOOL, NO. 24, KOBE BRYANT!!!"

Amid the DJ's deafening roar, Kobe made his entrance!

Kobe wore a white-and-purple warm-up jacket, smiling confidently, his sharply arched brows making him look exceptionally handsome!

"So cool!" Stephen Curry's eyes sparkled. One day, I'm going to be that cool too!

"He could be replaced." In Cleveland, James and a group of youngsters gathered in front of their coach's television.

"Not bad. He's got spirit." Larry Bird nodded. Against a guy like Michael, you needed that kind of mentality to win.

Kobe jogged onto the court, smiling and greeting every teammate.

Without you guys, the Lakers could never have come this far!

Every Lakers player deserved respect!

I won't ask about the future, and I won't look back at the past!

This year!

Right now!

O'Brien Trophy! Wait for me!

At last, the Lakers players surrounded OK and roared.

"ONE TWO THREE!!! CHAMPION!!!"

Championship!

Here we come!

"This moment has finally arrived." The Bulls players entered as well, and Michael Jordan walked toward Kobe.

"From the moment last year's Finals ended, I knew that the only player who could stand in front of me next would be you, Kobe!"

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