As if presciently, the league scheduled the clash for Christmas long before the season began. After so many years, the Knicks finally enjoyed this treatment and participated in the annual Christmas War!

Originally, this game was a constant topic of conversation, and now with the name of a Christmas war, it has naturally attracted more people's attention. For a while, all kinds of ghosts, snakes and gods gathered in Los Angeles, wanting to get the first-hand information of this Mars collision with the earth competition at the first time.

On December 24, 2003, the Staples Center, home of the Los Angeles Lakers, played on time for the Christmas game.

New York Knicks starting list:

Center: Samuel Dampotter

Power forward: Lamar Odom

Small forward: Sean Battier

Shooting guard: Devin Wade

Point guard: Chauncey Billups

The classic starting five tigers, the strength of the attack power can only be described as shaking the ancient and the present.

Los Angeles Lakers starting lineup:

Center: Shaq O'Neal

Power forward: Karl Malone

Small forward: Joe Johnson

Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant

Point guard: Gary Payton

When the players of the two teams entered, the big shark O'Neal seemed to be crazy, and before the DJ could finish his name, people heard an earth-shattering roar from the players' tunnel, as if even the ground was trembling.

"Kill the Knicks, kill the Knicks, kill the Knicks!" It was as if only such a shout could release Shaq's long-suppressed passion.

Finally, O'Neal, the big shark, walked out, tearing his jersey, his face was a little distorted by madness, and O'Neal looked like a god descending on the earth.

"That fat guy is just grandstanding!" said Hilario, who had already had a little conflict with O'Neill before the game, pouting disdainfully.

Lamar ignored Hilario's sarcasm about O'Neal, and in Lamar's opinion, Shaq couldn't do too much, because he had such strength!

Will O'Neal the big shark continue to dominate the league's No. 1 interior line?

"Okay guys, go teach those self-righteous Los Angeles guys a lesson!" Van Gundy clapped his hands, cheering up the players.

Although the opponent in this match is very strong, Van Gundy simply does not care. Just imagine, with Lamar, the ultimate nuclear weapon in his hands, Van Gundy is naturally not afraid of those guys with long guns and short cannons in their hands.

Lamar looked at his teammates and silently stretched out his hand. When the others saw it, they immediately put their hands on Lamar's hand, and everyone's eyes were focused on Lamar's body.

"What time is it?" Lamar suddenly shouted, leaving the Los Angeles fans who were still cheering for the Lakers just now stunned, and there was a sudden silence in the Staples Center arena.

"Game time!" shouted the other players in unison.

"Fight!

"Fight!

After a lengthy opening ceremony, the race officially began.

Today's Lakers lineup is definitely tough, the point guard is Gary Payton, who was once known as the league's No. 1 point guard, the scoring guard is the best scoring guard in the league today, Kobe Bryant, the small forward is the Eagle King in the previous life, the excellent three-point shooter Joe Johnson, the big forward is Karl Malone, the center is the undiminished shark O'Neal.

In the scrum, Dampot once again proved what it means to turn anger into strength. O'Neill probably never took the young Haitian seriously, and it was inevitable that he was a little careless when jumping the ball. O'Neal's self-confidence fulfilled Dampoter, and the referee threw the ball into the air, and Dampoter easily won O'Neal.

Fortunately, the Lakers foresaw it. After the basketball was swept away by Darmshoe, the Lakers immediately retreated to the backcourt defense.

After Billups dribbled to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Lamar next to him, and the Knicks' first offense should naturally be completed by the team's boss.

In the face of Malone's defense, Lamar jumped up and shot directly after a few tentative shots, and after the basketball crossed a high parabola, it went directly into the net.

After conceding the ball, the Lakers did not panic, but quickly kicked off and passed the ball to Payton, who dribbled the ball through the half court and passed it directly when he saw O'Neal asking for the ball.

After O'Neal received the ball, he squeezed Dampot and arched hard under the basket, and came to the basket with a squeeze.

Dampotter looked depressed, he had only been a bully to his opponents before, and when it was someone else's turn to go wild on his turf. But today this shark obviously wants to be bloodthirsty, and its fat and solid ass knocks the Haitians into a mess.

In the face of the strong O'Neal, Dampotter had to retreat step by step, after all, the referee was behind, and Dampoter couldn't blatantly stretch out his arm and push O'Neill forward. However, the body kept retreating, but Dampoter's eyes were fixed on O'Neal's ball.

When O'Neill saw that he had reached the most comfortable position for his shot, he immediately shook his shoulders. If O'Neill had forcibly turned around and buckled it in normal times, where would he have to bother so much.

But after all, the years are not forgiving, and Shaq is no longer convinced of old age, but the gradual decline of physical fitness is an indisputable fact. Now he had to use feints to help him score, but perhaps because he was too thick-skinned, O'Neal's feints weren't too good, and Dampotter didn't shake up.

Perhaps premoniting O'Neal's next move, Dampotter consciously took a step back with his feet covertly. O'Neal sensed the change and thought that Dampot had been tricked by his feints, and immediately turned around to shoot. Unfortunately, at the moment of the basketball shot, Shaq suddenly found that a big slap was already waiting on his head.

It turned out that Dampoter stepped back to give himself enough room to jump, and when he saw O'Neal turn and shoot, Dampoter immediately took action.

O'Neal was naturally full of confidence in the face of Dampoter, the former subordinate, and couldn't help but relax a little, but Dampoter saw the opportunity to slash the basketball with a hand, and then pulled hard to snatch control of the basketball.

After landing, the Haitian did not forget to yell at O'Neill to vent his inner anger, and then passed the ball to Lamar, and he quickly ran towards the front.

After a moment of stunned, the fans in Los Angeles burst into earth-shattering boos. Then the fans who weren't happy enough took aim at the poor referee because they thought Dampot had just been fouled on that block.

It is clear that O'Neill's pre-match rhetoric angered Haitians, who have always had strong self-esteem. Dampotter held his breath to show O'Neal if he could get tough. He also knows that his offensive ability is a bit lacking in front of Shaq, and the only way he wants revenge is to block O'Neal on the defensive end.

Dampott did so wisely, and this block was the harshest lesson for the shark. Dampoter, who tasted the sweetness, also continued his strategy well in the following games, he didn't want the ball after he got inside, but kept running with O'Neal between the free throw line and the baseline or blocking for his teammates.

Lamar also happened to take advantage of a block from Dampoter, and took a pass from Billups and threw a mid-range shot.

After returning to the backcourt, Damppot did not wait for O'Neal to settle down, and posted it as soon as possible. Due to the difference in size and age, Dampotter is much more flexible than O'Neal the big shark. And Darm Porter doesn't have to worry about physical strength, on the Knicks' bench, Hilario, Anderson, Davis and other inside giants are still watching.

"Old fellow, didn't you say I'm a softass, then let me see how good you really are now! Show me your real skills, or you'll be a useless fat man who can only talk big!" Dampoter fought with O'Neal for the spot, trash talking, and didn't forget to make a few moves around O'Neal's fat waist.

O'Neill was also annoyed by Dampoter, and thought about giving the foul-mouthed Haitian some color. It's a pity that due to the neglect of training in recent years, Shaq's strength and flexibility are much worse than those at his peak, and he struggled for half a day to get in a good position and stretched out his hand to barely ask for the ball.

It's a pity that the status of the big guy in the Lakers is not as good as it was a few years ago, and Kobe, who controls the ball on the outside, saw that O'Neal's position was not good, so he didn't pass the ball to him, but passed it to Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson took advantage of a pick-and-roll by Karl Malone to quickly squeeze Battier and break through the interior. Seeing this, Dampot hurriedly let go of O'Neal, took a step back, and stared at Joe Johnson fiercely, ready to take the other party down at any time.

Joe Johnson hesitated for a moment and almost broke through with the ball, and Lamar, who was supposed to switch to defend him, was squeezed by Karl Malone and barely moved, like a wooden stake. When Dampotter saw it, he cursed "damn" in his heart, and quickly shifted his center of gravity a little to the right again, waiting for Joe Johnson to pounce in.

Joe Johnson has been in the NBA for so many years, and his strength is naturally good, he has a good three-point hand on the outside, and his offensive ability without the ball is also good, the only drawback is that he is easy to get up when he attacks with the ball.

That's it at this time, Joe Johnson dribbled the ball, the speed had already come up, and he suddenly used a kind of 'domineering' in his heart, even if Dampotter was in the way in front of him, he didn't care at all. After taking two steps forward, Joe Johnson leapt to his feet and bent his body into a large bow in the air, full of power.

After that, Joe Johnson grabbed the ball with one hand and smashed the basketball into the basket against Dampoter. Originally, Dampot was worried that Joe Johnson would pass the ball to O'Neal, after all, O'Neal's side was now very close to the basket. So Dampot has always had scruples and didn't dare to rush over with all his strength to make up for the block.