The Knicks have won consecutive games against the Bulls, Timberwolves, Heat, and Kings, and continue to lead the East. The Western Spurs and Thunder have also left other teams in terms of record.

In the Christmas game against the Heat, the Knicks relied on the outside advantage to win, narrowly winning by 4 points. The Heat's big three all scored 20+ points, with James having the best performance with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Losing to the Knicks seems to have become a habit for the Heat.

This is an era of heroes, the Knicks have a good chance of successfully defending their title, and some people have mentioned the imbalance of competitiveness in the NBA.

This is not an empty claim, and there are too many facts and figures to prove it. Compared to other sports leagues in North America, there are only a few teams in the NBA with championship strength, and there are fewer games with close scores. According to economists' calculations, the NBA is the most imbalanced among the four major sports leagues in North America.

If you look at the current 30 teams, it is even clearer, there is a clear distinction between the strong and the weak. When it comes to the Spurs and Lakers, two teams that are very close to each other, it is not a question who has the better chance of winning the championship. And in the NBA, most fans can predict the next season's record from the home team's record this season, and many times the prediction is accurate. And the same prediction will not work in other leagues.

Looking at another set of statistics, in the past 25 years, only eight teams in the NBA have won the championship. In MBL (baseball), it is 17 teams, and in NHL (ice hockey) and NFL (football), both are 13 teams. If you count the number of teams that have played in the Finals or Division Finals, the NBA is at the bottom of the big four leagues. Therefore, the NBA's labor dispute last year was not just about money, but about closing the gap between strong and weak teams.

The disparity in strength is the key to economic disputes. Globally, there is a lot of room for future growth in the NBA. Because there will be more and more fans watching the game on TV, mobile phone or computer, especially in places like China. The interest of these fans obviously has nothing to do with ticket sales in the NBA. For example, New York fans might line up to buy tickets just to see how the Knicks get their hands on their opponents. International fans don't, they don't have that much team loyalty in comparison. For this growing group of fans, they want to be entertained and relaxed. So, if the NBA game is in a state of intense competition from the beginning to the end, then it is clear that international fans will be more likely to be attracted.

In recent years, there have been many games in the NBA where you see the beginning and know the end. According to the analysis of professional research agencies, if the game is one-sided, the usual choice of fans is to change the channel. A simple action by the fans has had an impact on the decline in ratings and the decline in advertising contracts that are affected by ratings.

One of the possible ways to change this situation is to introduce a hard pay cap or a more draconian luxury tax.

Specifically, in order to strengthen the interior line, the Mavericks first traded to get Hywood. Later, Heywood struggled to meet the calf's needs. At this time, Cuban's fat wallet came into play, and he continued to trade to get Yao Ming, making up for his previous decision-making mistakes and winning the championship as he wished. Then, after the implementation of a hard wage cap or a stronger luxury tax, such behavior by the Cuban will be difficult to happen. Bosses will have to pay for their mistakes and monetary means of making up for them will no longer be effective, which will go a long way in controlling the cautiousness of the team management.

As Stern approached retirement, the last thing he did was to try to reconcile the gap between the league's 30 teams. The Knicks were also among the teams that responded, and they didn't trigger the luxury tax. The Spurs and Thunder are also good, and the other strong teams are big luxury tax players.

With three days off, the Knicks players had a good time relaxing at the year-end party. Except for Zhou Xuan, who has a job and has to do publicity for the movie. For this reason, the league gave him convenience when arranging the schedule.

On December 28, the much-talked-about "Pacific Rim" was finally released in many countries. Zhou Xuan attended the premiere in New York with many stars, and was sought after by the media along with Scarlett Johansson. Another popular one is Chloe Moretz, who is taller than when she was filming the movie, almost catching up with Scarlett, and the two blondes are very eye-catching.

Zhou Xuan showed his charm and appeared in a casual trench coat, which was completely the style of a movie star. Wearing a trench coat only smells tall if you're tall, and he's just right.

The film opened 2,565 theaters at midnight, and that number grew to 4,217 theaters during normal business hours, ranking 8th in North American film history for the premiere theater chain. The sheer scale of the screenings was matched by impressive box office figures, with $23.6 million at midnight at midnight, surpassing 2008's "Batman Begins 2: The Dark Knight" and this summer's "The Avengers."

Although this figure is not small compared to the total box office of the terrifying $43.5 million midnight show of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part II)" last year, Zhou Xuan's popularity is still undoubted, especially in many cities in China Midnight shows are full, and fans are turning into movie fans to the cinema to express their support, which is very rare.

Leaving aside the normal business hours outside of midnight screening, the film fetched $77.8 million, second only to "The Avengers" this year, and completed "The Hobbit", "Django Unchained", and "Les Miserables" released at the same time.

"The Hobbit" was also well advertised, but the response in China was mediocre.

In the "Lord of the Rings" series, Aragorn and the elven prince Legolas are both absolutely rich and handsome, plus the elves, the men are all handsome, and the women are all beautiful women, so they look quite eye-catching; In The Hobbit, however, all of these rich and handsome men are gone, except for a group of dwarfs and poor men with all kinds of weapons to fight even uglier orcs or trolls. And in the end, the story is not fully unfolded, "The Hobbit" is simply a huge trailer, and at first glance, it is like trying to make a sequel to cheat money.

In China, "Pacific Rim" grossed 1 at the box office in two days. 2.6 billion yuan, surpassing "The Avengers". set a new record for the premiere of a science fiction film in the mainland, and the strong momentum of domineering exposure pointed to the throne of the year-end file. The film caused a sensation with its excellent audio-visual special effects, realistic mecha hand-to-hand combat, and shocking 3D super-vision giant screen, and the major movie rankings have also given five-star recommendations, and the audience who got a sneak peek of "Pacific Rim" is highly praised for the super shocking 3D effect of "Pacific Rim" and Zhou Xuan's performance.

Golden Globe winner Dries Elba in "Thor", "Soul Chariot 2", Charlie Day in "Evil Boss", Rob Kasinski in "True Blood", and Lang Perlman in the "Hellboy" series failed to steal the limelight from Zhou Xuan.

Japan and South Korea also contributed a lot to the box office, and most of them were basketball fans who went to the cinema to watch Zhou Xuan. followed by fans of Scarlett and Colo. The movie not only had a high box office, but also won word of mouth.

There are only monsters in Godzilla, and there are only robots that can transform in Transformers, and "Pacific Rim" contains both. The plot is very simple, mecha warriors vs. cosmic monsters, heroes go to danger alone to save the earth and finally return to beauty, the whole film is very compact for 144 minutes, and the overall immersion is the same as "Avatar" of the year, almost completely integrated into this movie in 20 minutes, to experience a wonderful show of mecha warriors vs. monsters that can only be seen in anime before. Moreover, Chinese elements no longer play soy sauce, and the famous male and female rivalry scenes, young people, both men and women, can find highlights in the movie. The success of the film is a foregone conclusion.

Some viewers said: "I can see that the whole body is hard, the rhythm is fast, the foreplay is short, and it has the characteristics of a super blockbuster." ”

An audience member said: "Zhou Xuan and Scarlett are both in great shape, Zhou Xuan's performance is very natural, and he is very cute, not like an amateur actor at all, it's great." ”

Another viewer said: "Zhou Xuan should be with Colo, they look more compatible, and it's very interesting to talk about it in the movie." I don't know if that's how they usually do. ”

The film was also covered by the sports media.

Barkley said in an interview: "I went to see the movie, it was simple and crude, Stephen Chow is a genius, I had a cameo in the movie before, and then I came to the movie and I felt like a. Stephen Chow is very involved in playing the leading role, and does not show his real and on-court side, which makes people feel strange to watch, which is incredible. ”

O'Neill, who likes to make movies, said: "This kid is so lucky to be able to make such a big-budget movie and work with famous directors. Can I make a kung fu movie with John Woo and Jackie Chan? ”

Gilmour said: "I don't know if there will be basketball stars making movies to create box office miracles in the future, but Zhou Xuan did it." We expect the box office to definitely break 700 million, at least 700 million, which is very exciting. ”

At this time, Warner Bros. Pictures took the opportunity to announce that it would start filming the sci-fi movie "Edge of Tomorrow" next summer, with Zhou Xuan as the first actor and Colo Moretz as a couple. The news immediately made entertainment headlines, and the reporter interviewed Zhou Xuan to confirm the authenticity of the news.

"Edge of Tomorrow" has an investment of nearly 200 million US dollars, and it is the second big-budget film that Zhou Xuan will shoot, and his partner is Kolo Moretz, which is reverie.

Zhou Xuan smiled: "It's very interesting to make a movie, I discussed it with Doug, it won't affect the game and training, this is a very meaningful vacation." I would like to bring more joy to the fans and fans. That script is interesting and is based on a Japanese light novel. But I advise you not to read the novel, waiting for the movie to be more mysterious, you won't be disappointed. ”

He said this to promote the movie, and few fans can bear it, and when they look at the synopsis of the story, they will look forward to this movie even more.

Fans are very happy, and some people say: "Is Zhou Xuan going to change careers to become a movie star?" After that, one will be filmed every summer. ”

There are also concerns. "He always makes movies, and it doesn't affect his play, right? There's definitely no time to practice in the summer. ”

There are also fans of Emma Watson who expressed dissatisfaction. "Why isn't Emma the starring, it would be better for the two of them to work together, right? is a couple in itself, and if there is a bed scene, it can be more passionate, like "Eyes Wide Open" is very good. (That's the point!) ）

Doug Liman gives an explanation. This is a film with the theme of alien war, and it involves a lot of action scenes. So the heroine asked Kolo to play, she is a recognized female man, and her age is also in line with the age of the heroine in the script. Emma's image is seriously inconsistent with the female man, and she can't move.

Anyway, because of the movie, Zhou Xuan's popularity has increased again. He is undoubtedly the number one star in the NBA!