Chapter 719: Disparity of Alignment
December 25, 2009. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
After a legendary 27-game winning streak at the start of the season and a break by the Nuggets, the Hawks sat at the Philips Center and welcomed their Christmas rivals, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
This season, the Cavaliers' starting lineup has changed dramatically.
First of all, in the center forward position, the aging Ilgoskas was moved to the bench position.
The Cavaliers traded Ben Wallace for the old shark O'Neal from the Suns, and the former was then cut by the Suns and signed by the Pistons with a base salary.
The knights gathered in the Tsar Combo looked infinitely beautiful, but anyone with a little common sense would understand that O'Neill was no longer the unstoppable big diesel engine.
After Erniu entered the league, the former legendary center has never overwhelmed the ruler from the Celestial Empire in a game.
At the starting power forward position, the Cavaliers promoted JJ Hickson, a second-year spring man with the 19th pick in the first round, from the bench.
At the No. 2 starting position, the Cavaliers recruited Raptors veteran Anthony Parker from the free market on a two-year, $6 million contract.
As a result, Delonti West, who has offense but no defense, appears in the sixth man position.
And on the Cavaliers' bench, there are Andre Vallejo, Gibson, Gibson, Gimario Moon, Danny Green and others.
In general, the Cavaliers management is trying to do everything they can to create the environment James needs to win a championship, but from a practical point of view, the current Cleveland does not have the championship genes.
Both sides announced their starting line-ups early tonight:
For the Eagles:
C Ruan Er Niu
PF Josh Smith
S.F. John Salmons
SG Joe Johnson
PG Goran Dragic
And the knights:
C Shaquille O'Neal
PF JJ Hickson
SF LeBron James
SG Anthony Parker
P.G. Maurice Williams
Neither side exceeded the predictions of various media outlets, and tonight TNT fielded a classic combination of Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller.
"The league has finally put the stage on the best of the best, and in fact, I think the Hawks should have been in the Christmas game last season," Barkley said. ”
Kenny Smith laughs: "Then you shouldn't be here, seriously, Charles, you're better off staying home and nibbling on your turkey burger." ”
Barkley confidently retorted: "No, I'm here because the TNT audience loves to listen to my. ”
TNT's commentators were warming up before the game, while Greg Sach, as the host of the game, interviewed the two protagonists of the night, Nguyen Er Niu and James, before the game.
"The Hawks are the best team in the league at the moment, but we're going to do everything we can to beat them and may the fans have a great Christmas," James said. ”
Ruan Erniu did not deliberately pull hatred before the game, he said with a smile: "At any time, James's team is an extremely dangerous existence, and we will not relax our vigilance against them."
It was my first time playing a Christmas game and my teammates and I were very hungry for a win. ”
In the end, Ruan Erniu and James still did not have the opportunity to have a detailed conversation before the game, and during the pre-game high-fives between the two, Erniu and LBJ hugged and said: "Find a time to chat after the game, I checked the flight schedule, and you will leave tomorrow afternoon." ”
“OK!”
James also seemed to have expected Erniu to want to talk to him, so he quickly agreed.
Jump ball in the middle circle.
The old shark really couldn't jump, Ruan Erniu easily won the jump ball and dialed the ball into the hands of the embarrassed Sen.
Embarrassment had possession of the ball directly across the half court and then passed it to Dragic.
The claw machine broke through with the ball, relying on his physical advantage, and pressed Xiao Mo into the penalty area.
O'Neal came from the flank, and the claw machine threw the ball casually, Ruan Erniu and JJ Hickson flew into the air at the same time, and in the end it was Erniu who was in a better position, holding the ball alone in the air......
"Boom!"
Nice split buckle!
The Eagles open the scoring!
Morris Williams held the ball across half court, and as soon as he got to the frontcourt, he sent the ball to James.
James broke through with the ball and after passing the lunar eclipse, he made a layup......
Wait, he seems to be walking?
Forget it!
Can James's walk count as a walk?
Smooth action is a good ball!
Ruan Erniu held the ball in a high position, O'Neal couldn't save it at all, and Erniu didn't bother to pass the old fat shark, and shot with a straight arm of 18 feet and hit!
On the offensive end of the Cavaliers, James controlled the ball in the frontcourt and hit the ball on the flank, and the ball went to O'Neal in the low post.
O'Neill ate Ruan Erniu alone with his back, and after the opening, the shark's strength was quite sufficient, but his footsteps were indeed slow, and the invincible inside cross step was stuck by Ruan Erniu, forcing the shark to jump and hook his hand.
"Bang!"
The iron is struck!
As long as it deviates slightly from the three-second zone, the old shark who has no long-range shooting ability immediately loses ninety percent of its lethality.
Erniu flew into the air, took the backcourt rebound, and in the moment before the fall, he sideways sent a long touchdown pass across the court.
Salmons led the pack and made a layup......
"Bang!"
The Salmon clearly miscalculated James' return speed, and the basketball bounced back to the back with a pegboard hat.
The claw machine and Xiao Mo hit at the same time, and the claw machine clicked on the basketball first, and passed the ball back to the three-point line before the ball flew out of the baseline.
Caught in from the backcourt, he received the basketball, and after a shooting feint, sent the ball to the middle.
The eclipse snapped in, caught the basketball two steps from the free throw line, and then leaped into the air.
J.J. Hickson has already lost his defender, and James hasn't had time to return to the defensive position.
"Boom!"
Josh Smith slammed the dunk and the Hawks added two more points.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the Hawks showed momentum on both offensive and defensive ends.
LBJ's assault is still one of the league's super killers, and on the whole, the Hawks are playing more calmly and reasonably.
Ruan Erniu and Yu Sen both scored double-doubles in a single quarter, while although the Cavaliers were scattered in points, none of them scored in double figures.
O'Neal shot 0 of 2 in the first quarter, slashed 0 points, 1 rebound, 0 assists, 0 blocks, 0 steals, and 2 turnovers.
The 37-year-old Shark is already in the late stages of his career, and facing the Celestial Empire in full swing, O'Neal has no chance of winning at all.
At 23:31, the Hawks led their opponents by 8 points in the first quarter.
Kenny Smith said: "Is it okay to think that this game is no longer in suspense, the Hawks have never lost a game so far this season with the Hawks leading in the first quarter. ”
Miller laughed: "That is, the Christmas war is over, and we can leave work early and go for a drink?"
Barkley said seriously: "Shaq probably thinks the same way!"
Speaking of this, several commentators laughed together.
Regarding O'Neal, most fans said that he was squandering his talent and that he should have been no less than Jordan and Russell.
Of course, some fans said that if O'Neal practiced too hard, he would most likely end his career earlier, because his weight did not allow him to do so.
But one thing is certain: O'Neal's professional attitude is far inferior to that of his Lakers predecessor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
If the shark can spend half of his blind time practicing yoga with Tiangou, at the end of his career, he will not be bullied by Ruan Erniu into this miserable image.