Chatting with friends, Zhou Xuan relaxed his mood and relieved his stress.

The Warriors have lost four in a row, and their Christmas opponent is the Lakers. Zhou Xuan told himself to do what he could, just do his best, he really can't fight, and there is no need to feel pain about it.

On the 25th, Yao Ming called Zhou Xuan in the morning and wished him a Merry Christmas, and the two worked together in the evening.

The NBA's Christmas game never seemed to have anything to do with Yao Ming, the Rockets' record was so bad that Christmas was not a holiday for Chinese fans, and Yao Ming's game was not hot in the NBA. The only thing that was commendable was the game against the Lakers.

After proving that his champion skills were not in vain in the first year, the NBA began to push the "Yao Shark Matchup" to the forefront, in order to complete the handover of the new and old first center, Yao Ming also worked this night, and soon rewarded O'Neal with two big hats, and finally shot 8 of 14, contributing 18 points and 8 rebounds, and O'Neal, who was opposite Yao Ming, cut 22 points and 10 rebounds, but shot 5 of 12. Bryant scored 23 points on 9-of-26 shooting. Yao Ming took the win with the help of Francis 22+9+7 and Jackson and Mobley playing well.

This year, Yao Ming has another chance to participate in the Christmas game, against the Orlando Magic, who eliminated the Cavaliers last season. The Magic have been in poor shape recently due to point guard problems and can only wait to be abused.

The Warriors didn't get a quick shot that night, and they still led at halftime. Kobe Bryant didn't know if he was venting or for performance, shooting like crazy, mostly hitting iron. Bynum and Gasol had no possession.

The Warriors' main defense from the outside has worked well. In the third quarter, the Lakers still resolutely played outside, and Kobe Bryant found his touch, scored 16 points, and caught up with the score. In the fourth quarter, the Warriors ran and roared, and Zhou Xuan and Azubuke hit three points in a row, stalemate the game to the last moment.

In the last minute, Bryant hit two step-back jumpers to widen the gap to six points and seal the win. He shot 11-of-32, including one three-pointer and 12-of-12 from the free-throw line, and finished with a quasi-triple-double of 35 points, nine assists, eight rebounds and two steals.

Gasol was out of sorts, finishing with 11 points and six rebounds on 4-of-11 shooting. Bynum was even worse, with just five shots and four points and six rebounds in the game. Odom had six points and five rebounds.

The Lakers won a thrilling victory, with a score of 93-87 at the end.

Zhou Xuan beat Fisher, scoring 28 points, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, and 3 of 4 three-pointers. Although he lost, he became more and more sure of his three-point shooting, and his shooting percentage increased to 40. 4%。 Alternatively, he is accurate in three positions on the front of his three-point range and rarely shoots from the bottom corner.

After this game, the Warriors suffered a five-game losing streak, and the Devils' schedule has just begun, and they also suffered a wave of consecutive losses at this time last year, and now the situation is even more serious, because Randolph, Turyaf, and Garcia will not return anytime soon. The Warriors' record changed to 19-9, being overtaken by the Nuggets and dropping to third place in the West, four wins behind the Lakers.

The Warriors returned to their home court to take on the challenge of the Suns in the same district a day later.

Smart held a kick-off meeting after training, on the one hand, to welcome the newcomer Weaver. Because of Zhou Xuan's relationship, Weaver joined smoothly and had no objection to the base salary.

Smart stood in the middle of the field and shouted, "Can't lose again!" We are the defending champions and we have to be good at breaking down our opponents. The Suns have played well this year, but they're also running and shooting, so you're going to have to prove that you're better! Cheer up and beat the sun! ”

Zhou Xuan has analyzed that their schedule is too bad. After playing the Suns and resting for a day, the opponent was the Celtics, and then immediately rushed to Los Angeles to face the Lakers back-to-back.

Every game is going to be fought and there are already many who predict that they could suffer an eight-game losing streak, which is unthinkable as the defending champions. Experts don't care that the Warriors' lineup has been injured at all, and they will definitely say that Zhou Xuan lacks leadership temperament and relies on his teammates to win.

The Suns, who are now 18-11 and a one-and-a-half behind the Warriors, are also aiming to win, and they also see the Warriors as an important opponent in this year's playoffs.

During training, Gentry advised: "Don't underestimate the Warriors because of their injuries, they also played to the bottom of the Lakers in the last game, although they lost, but they had a chance to win, not that they were beaten to the point of being helpless." Guarding against Zhou Xuan and Ellis is the key. ”

After practice, Stoudamire and Nash chatted about the evening's game.

"Amare, I'll give you more passes today, you attack, if you want to score 60+, it's up to you today."

Back in 2005, when Stoudamire was 22 years old, he scored 50 points against the Trail Blazers, and he shot a very high percentage, 20-of-27 shooting and 10-of-17 free throws, becoming the first Suns player since Derk to score at least 50 points in a game.

In 2008, against the weak team SuperSonics, Bryant took 44 shots and scored 48 points. "If I had 44 shots, I could have scored 70 points," Stoudemire said after the game. He later raised his expected score, "I'm going to score 80 points, and if I shoot that much, I'll hit 30, and if I add free throws, it's easy to get to 80." ”

Stoudemire's highest number of shots in a single game was 27, hitting 20, a 74 percent shooting percentage. However, Stoudamire has significantly reduced the number of shots he has taken in the past two seasons, and he has complained to his teammates on more than one occasion. Now that the Warriors are in poor shape and are in a hurry on the inside, the coach has decided to let Stoudemire lead the offense, and this is the best opportunity for him.

"In the case of "The Art of War", let me shoot more is the best strategy." Stoudemire said.

He corrected everyone around him who called him his former nickname "STAT" and told them that he had a new nickname, "Sun Tzu"! He said that he learned a lot of ways to defeat the enemy from the ancient Chinese military commander's book "The Art of War" and applied it on the court.

That's not a good nickname. What's even more terrifying is that Stadameyer also has a Chinese tattoo on his hand, which is the word "eldest son", and he also knows that it means "firstson". Learning Chinese and getting a tattoo without going home just validates the saying "no culture, it's terrible".

Nash said: "I will try to entangle Zhou Xuan, you change the guard in time, we must win the championship this season, and then you can go after the high salary you want." ”

"Hmm."

The two have a good relationship and talk about everything. Stoudamire didn't hide Nash's desire to leave the team, and Nash knew that the Suns had plans to abandon him. This year may be the duo's best season together, and their goal is to win the championship.

On the 27th, the Warriors vs the Suns.

China Radio, TNT Radio live.

Barkley said: "It's the big battle between the Suns and the Warriors again, the last game was very exciting, and today I believe it will be even more exciting, because the Warriors don't have Randolph, so they can only fight with the opponent." There are only two people left on the inside, and Blair has to play as a central striker. ”

Kenny? "Blair gets a lot of playing time and he's lucky as a rookie to play both center and power forward," Smith laughed. The No. 4 Warriors have no substitutes at all, and Margeti is not a regular No. 4, with a height of only 198CM, and it is understandable that they have suffered five consecutive defeats before. ”

Barkley smiled: "Zhou Xuan's two friends are here to fight, this should be regarded as his personal charm." At this time, if the Warriors can bring in Jordan Jr. of the Clippers, the street team will be almost ready. ”

Smith said: "Jordan Jr. is a substitute for O'Neal and Carman, and he has almost no playing time, but I think the Clippers should not release people easily, O'Neal's contract expires next year, and Jordan Jr. is a key training target, his physical fitness is not bad, and his defense is also very hard." ”

Barkley said: "There have also been rumors recently that the Knicks are still unhappy with the No. 1 spot and think that not being able to win is the reason for the outside. Curry can score, but the defense is poor. Dujon's stats plummeted, and Robinson was more of a ticking time bomb in the locker room, openly expressing his dissatisfaction with playing time and wanting to be fined by the league for a transfer. The Knicks will trade Zhou Xuan at all costs, but I don't think the Warriors will be able to let him go. ”

Smith laughed: "If the owner wants to be drowned in the saliva of a Warriors fan, he can do it. ”

CCTV5 commentator Zhang Lili was complaining that the Warriors' medical team was too bad.

"It's only been a short time since the start of the season, and the fact that the Warriors have injured so many people is reminiscent of the Rockets. If there had been a good medical team, Yao Ming and Maddy were healthy, they wouldn't have played for so many years without breaking through the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors were lucky to have no injuries in the playoffs last season, and if they don't get their groove right this year, they won't be able to defend their title. ”

Yu Jia said: "It also has something to do with the fact that the Warriors won the championship last season, they won the championship, the players didn't practice in the summer, and the new season showed fatigue. Zhou Xuan was not idle in the summer, but he was in good shape. ”

When the fans watching TV heard them say this, they all felt weird in their hearts, they couldn't say curse Zhou Xuan, but when they heard it, they felt that Zhou Xuan had to be careful, because he didn't rest, there were too many games, and Yao Ming was so stressed and fractured back then.

In fact, it is very difficult for a defender to stress fracture because of his light weight and low burden. For a high-school striker like Yao Ming, it is necessary to control the playing time within 30 minutes, and it is not possible to overtrain.

Both players were shooting three-pointers in the warm-up, with only Stoudemire shooting in practice. Zhou Xuan can guess how the other party wants to play, and he will definitely pull away, just to see if little Randolph can protect the basket.

Smart specifically instructed Randolph Jr. to pay attention to controlling the number of fouls, even if the opponent scores, he can't foul, otherwise there is no substitute to protect the interior, and the Warriors will have to rely on a group of small men of less than two meters to play.

The Warriors five-man duo Zhou Xuan, Azubuuk, Green, Margety, Randolph Jr. Ellis is still off the bench.

The Suns five: Nash, Richardson, Hill, Frye, Stoudamire.

Randolph Jr. and Frye fight for the ball, and the game begins!