Chapter 128: Christmas Storm

"Merry Christmas, Sir and Madam!! Here is the second Christmas game of the American professional basketball national broadcast brought by ABC. I'm Erwin. "The magician was invited to participate in the commentary of the game.

"I believe that the first game of the Detroit Pistons against the Chicago Bulls at home is very enjoyable! In the case of Michael Jordan's poor hand, Batman Pippen stepped up! The confrontation between him and Grant Hill, two players in the same position, became the focus of the game! The narrator on the other side is Paul Westphal, the retired Suns No. 44 jersey defender who averaged 25 points and five assists per game in his peak in the '80s.

Scottie Pippen had a perfect performance of 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 1 turnover, while Grant Hill, the league's All-Star vote winner, had 27 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and 3 turnovers. It can be said that in this game, Pippen made Detroit's new king suffer a big loss. ”

"Jordan hasn't felt good in recent games since losing to the Lakers, scoring only 23 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers on 9-of-21 shooting in this game. Jordan is the foundation of the Bulls' triangle offensive system, and if it is always that way, the Bulls' offense will seriously lose its aggressiveness. But he's Michael, and we all believe he's going to adjust very quickly. ”

"The final score, Detroit Pistons 83-95 Chicago Bulls, a big difference. Grant Hill's connection with the team was single-handedly severed by Pippen! This led to Hill falling into a one-on-one battle with Pippen, and Pippen's physical fitness was no worse than Hill's, and his top-notch defensive skills made Hill's offensive efficiency plummet. ”

"That's right, the Detroit Pistons only scored 83 points, considering that they are averaging 96 points per game this season! In this game, it can be said that the Bulls strangled the Pistons with their forward line. Lynch Hunt shot 7-of-21 and Joe Dumas shot 3-of-8. If the Pistons can't find a second consistent scoring spot, it will be a crushing defeat for the Bulls in the playoffs. ”

In the new edition of the power rankings, the Bulls are still in first place, and the Lakers surpassed Houston to second place with an excellent performance of only one loss in December. A lot of media thought the Lakers would soon fall from the top of the league's regular season standings, but a third of the way through the season, they are still firmly at the top of the table. ”

"Shaq O'Neal's consistent performance and Kobe's lethality at key moments are the key to the Lakers' success, and defeating the Lakers may be easy! Either you can press Shaq to death, or don't let Kobe Bryant receive the ball at the critical moment! ”

"Let's focus on this league top Lakers vs. the Phoenix Suns after the change of coach! The race is about to begin! Christmas dinner has begun! ”

The referee tosses the ball high and the Christmas battle begins!

O'Neal beat the veteran Kevin Willis to jump the ball successfully, Kobe Bryant caught the ball and made a long pass!

Eddie Jones buried his head and rushed towards the Suns halfcourt, he didn't even look up at the direction of Kobe's pass, as soon as his hand was raised, the ball fell firmly in his hand, this opening jump ball with Kobe Bryant and Eddie Jones practiced hundreds of times in training, the degree of tacit understanding is amazing.

Eddie's feet were flying, and he went straight to the basket and escaped the Suns players to block and hit a layup.

Jason Kidd secretly said that Kobe Bryant's passing is a bit powerful, as the greatest long pass player in history, Kidd understands that long passes need to be precise in power, arc, and position to make Eddie Jones so comfortable.

"Let's have one too!" Kidd held the ball and advanced to the Lakers halfcourt.

In this game, in the face of the Suns' two-point guard lineup, Harris's defensive strategy is to make Kobe Bryant's defensive breakthrough ability stronger, and Kevin Johnson, who is slightly weaker. Jason Kidd, who made Eddie Jones better in both defensive strength and height.

Kidd's offensive position is different from that of the mainstream point guards of this era, and his large number of shots are concentrated under the basket and outside the three-point line. He can shoot 1.2 threes on 37 percent shooting from the field when he arrives at the Phoenix Suns, and his strong body allows him to have an advantage in both the breakaway and the layup, and Kidd's power dominates at point guard and even at the shooting guard position.

Kidd's style of play is very team, averaging 9.9 shots per game this season, and as an offensive initiator, he is undoubtedly the most selfless of all, and he would rather not shoot if there are no good opportunities. How do you hit the first ball? Kidd and Ceballos played a pick-and-roll, Ceballos cut inside and Kidd hit the ground and passed the ball and bounced off the gap at the feet of Eddie Jones and Bowen to Ceballos.

Good pass!

dunk hit, the Lakers' old boss is in very good shape. Attracting bursts of cheers from fans in the western arenas of the United States, Phoenix's ball market has always been very good, the quality of the fans is very high, and their love for basketball has made their home stadium one of the devil's home stadiums in the league.

"Cut, what's this buckle?" Lakers bench Fisher pouted disdainfully, accustomed to watching Kobe O'Neal and Eddie Jones' rampaging baskets, and Ceballos' unaesthetic dunk was inspiring.

After the dunk, Ceballos also glared at Kobe, he felt that Kobe was the main driver of his departure, and now everyone knows that Kobe Bryant wants to trade Rob Horry.

Stare at me? Interesting, I'll clean you up when I'm done cleaning up the sun and so on.

Bryant received Bowen's baseline serve and unhurriedly advanced the dribble past the halfcourt. Danny Angie arranges Kidd to defend Bryant.

The first positional offense is still the old rule, handed over to O'Neal, O'Neal involves enough attention under the basket, and the Lakers' outside offense can benefit from it.

O'Neal is playing a Christmas game for the third time, but he's still very excited, with the first two Christmas games coming against the Bulls and one against Houston.

Lost to the Bulls and won to Houston. But O'Neal played very well in both games. Shaq naturally loves this kind of high-profile stage.

Hit it with force! Willis was directly knocked away by Shaq's strong body! Turning around and jumping, the whole person rode on Willis, who was retreating again and again, and dunked the ball in with both hands! The basket creaked under Shaq's tearing, and one couldn't help but worry about whether it would shatter again.

No solution! A peak shark who is full of physical fitness and in good condition is incomprehensible!

"My God, if it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of kids watching the live broadcast in the United States, I would definitely have to say something that shouldn't have been said." The magician's mouth opened wide, and Shaq was about to rip the basket off.

Danny Angie frowned, O'Neal was so excited that it was not a good thing for the team.