Chapter 575: Christmas Gifts

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Green center Horford assisted Smart on a 3-pointer from a 45-degree angle on the left side, and then Anthony hit a three-pointer and was then stealed by Bradley to give the Knicks a chance to tie the score again. In the end, the Celtics defeated the Knicks 119-114.

On the Celtics side, Thomas Jr. played 33 minutes, 3-of-13 from three-point range, scoring 27 points and 4 assists.

Al Horford played 35 minutes and finished with 15 points, seven rebounds, five assists and three steals on 7-of-13 shooting.

Marcus Smart played 28 minutes and finished with 15 points, two rebounds and seven assists on 5-of-9 shooting.

On the Knicks' side, Derrick Rose played 38 minutes and scored 25 points and 5 rebounds on 10-of-19 shooting.

Carmelo Anthony played 39 minutes and finished with 29 points and seven rebounds on 9-of-24 shooting.

Kristaps Porzingis played 37 minutes and finished with 22 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks and five turnovers on 9-of-16 shooting.

Joakim Noah played 28 minutes and contributed eight points and 12 rebounds.

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The first victory of the NBA2016-2017 Christmas season was just released, and the Boston Celtics were even better away from home, defeating the New York Knicks to win.

Without watching the aftermath, Frank went straight to a live broadcast of the Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs.

The game was also highly watched, with Spurs staff reporting that the ATT arena was 100% occupant today, with hardly a single empty seat.

The Spurs took the lead in the first half, opening the first quarter with a 17-2 surge and establishing a lead, and at the end of the first quarter, Ade scored 20 points and five rebounds on 9-of-9 shooting to help the Spurs lead 36-25.

In the second quarter, the Bulls struggled to narrow the gap under Wade's leadership, and Aldridge stepped up to stabilize the situation, and he scored 25 points and 6 rebounds at halftime to help the team lead 55-50.

In the second half, Kawaii led the team to continue to extend the lead, and the Spurs beat the Bulls by 6 points in the third quarter and entered the final quarter with an 11-point advantage, and the Spurs always held a double-digit lead in the final quarter, and the Spurs led by 115-99 by 16 points 2 minutes and 23 seconds before the end. In the end, the Spurs defeated the Bulls 119-100 to win the Christmas game.

According to statistics, Tony Parker on the Spurs side had 13 points, 3 rebounds, and 8 assists.

Kawaii had 25 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and three steals.

LaMarcus Aldridge had 33 points and nine rebounds.

Pau Gasol had 12 points, seven rebounds and two assists.

Manu Ginobili had 3 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

On the Bulls' side, Jimmy Butler had 19 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

Dwyane Wade had 24 points, three rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Ty Gibson had 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Rajon Rondo had six points, six rebounds and two assists.

Nikola Mirotic had 11 points and five rebounds.

Doug McDermott had five points and two rebounds.

The Spurs' side played very well, especially Ade, who really rubbed several of the Bulls' interior lines on the floor, which was quite Duncan's style back then.

Kawaii was also consistent, shooting 7-of-14 from the field, 50 percent from the field and 60 percent from three-point range, in addition to three steals, which perfectly showcased his DPOY prowess.

Wade, the best performer on the Bulls' side...... This was unexpected.

The main reason is that Wade's form has really declined very much in recent years, and when he came to the Bulls, everyone thought that he was here to "retire", just like Big Gasol, "pensioning" everywhere, and as a result, he was "hugged on his thighs" everywhere.

Butler didn't perform very well, shooting 8-of-19 from the field, and the rest of the Bulls were also mediocre, resulting in a direct push from the Spurs' side...... In other words, is there a more stable and mature flat push team in the league than the Spurs?

It seems that there is no more...... They are the kind of team that can turn a little advantage into a win, a very perverted attribute.

And Long coached, 6 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists...... The normal level, that is, there are fewer assists, no blowing or black, Coach Long's scoring ability is limited, but his assist ability is still very strong, but he only got 2 assists today, which can only show that the Bulls are really iron, or the Bulls players are playing......

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After watching two games in a row, everyone was a little tired.

Frank waved his hand and motioned for everyone to go and rest and come back for the event.

At this time, the third battle, which is also the focus of this Christmas war, has begun!

Of course, this game can't be one game after another, although the time is staggered, but the specific time will be concentrated in those hours.

Otherwise, one game will not stop for two hours from the beginning to the end, and five games will be ten hours...... How is it possible to watch a ten-hour game here, you can only stagger it, and watch a little part of each game.

Xu Xuan also got up and took a bottle of Gatorade, loosened his muscles, and said to Frank next to him with a smile: "How is it, have you thought about the tactics?" Have you figured out how to beat the Clippers to the ground? ”

Frank shook his head, chewed on the pen in his mouth: "The problem now is that we don't know if Chris will play, if Chris doesn't play, this Clipper has nothing to think about, and if Chris plays, it needs to be cautious." ”

The Clippers are injured...... Griffin and my cannon were both injured and truce before, Griffin's side is not playing for the time being, but recently there is news that our cannon is going to make a comeback, but I don't know if it will come back in this Christmas war.

"Whatever, whether he comes back or not, doesn't come back, blows them up, doesn't come back, or blows them up, it doesn't make a difference to me." Xu Xuan took a sip of water, felt his throat moisten, turned his head and saw that Ci Shiping over there was still nibbling on oranges, and when he went up, he said, "Atai, how many oranges have you eaten today?" Not afraid to eat into a nervous disorder? ”

The macho man named Artest wiped his mouth, sat up from the chair, and looked at Xu Xuan...... Just when everyone thought something was going to happen, Artest suddenly bent over, with an almost flattering smile on his face, helped Xu Xuan to his place, and asked him to sit down: "Huh? Brother, you sit down, I told you that this orange is really good, I bought several boxes, not sour but also sweet, do you want one? ”

“......”

and a change of ups and downs to see the other players of the Lakers Zhile, in other words, in this league, the only one who can subdue Artest is Kobe, and now there is another Xu Xuan.

Xu Xuan scolded with a smile, picked up Ci Shiping's orange and dialed a petal and put it in his mouth, really don't say it, this orange tastes really good, no wonder this guy eats so much.

On the projector, the game between the Cavaliers and Warriors began.

This game is undoubtedly the battle of the spotlights!

Before the Celtics played the Knicks, the Celtics cooperated tightly, the routines were clear, the space was bright, and the passing was in place, but except for Thomas Jr., his wrists were not hard enough.

And the Knicks have no routines, less cooperation, and what they are familiar with is someone in the horn position, who is long in the high position, and crosses the wings, but after the field is unfolded, they are all heads-up fierce generals...... I melon, Rose, Boshen...... In the second quarter, the Celtics relied on the Knicks' leakage defense, scored six three-pointers in three minutes, and opened the difference in one go, and in the fourth quarter, when the Knicks were decided, the Knicks relied on Rose's gorgeous breakthrough, my melon and Boshen's strong shots, and played a wave of 11-2 climax to pull the score back.

In the final round, the Knicks defended Smart on the wing, and on the offensive end, I was stolen again, and the game ended like this.

This kind of game shows a lot of character, and the ups and downs of winning and losing are all in the character.

The Knicks are mindless, and the Celtics are unhappy.

And the game between the Cavaliers and the Warriors is the other side, and they know each other very well.

After the start of the game, the first half was evenly matched, Durant entered the state early and scored 12 points in the first quarter, and the Warriors relied on Thompson's late goal to take a two-point lead.

The Warriors still had a slight advantage in the second quarter, with Durant hitting a key three-pointer in the final period to give the Warriors a three-point advantage heading into the second half. Returning from the second half, Durant exploded again, scoring another 11 points in the quarter as the Warriors took a seven-point lead at the end of the third quarter.

In the final 12 minutes of the battle, the Warriors took the lead, Durant continued to score five points in a row at the beginning, and the Warriors relied on a wave of 7-0 offense to establish a 14-point lead. However, the Cavaliers quickly turned the situation around, Irving scored five points in a row to stabilize the situation, and the veteran Jefferson completed a dunk from Klay, and the Cavaliers responded with a wave of 23-8 to lead by 2 points.

At the final critical moment, Curry, who was in a slump throughout the game, hit a key three-pointer, but the Cavaliers responded quickly, and Irving hit key shots in a row, including a difficult back-to-back shot in the face of Thompson's defense in place at the last moment to complete the kill, and finally, with Irving's fiery performance of 14 points in the final quarter, the Cavaliers reversed the Warriors 109-108 to win.

Quasi-lore!

A very strong quasi-lore!

The scene was still playing back on the screen.

After an unbelievable return to the back, Irving made a folding layup - this kind of chase, copying the ball, making a layup, it was very Wade, and in the end he had 11.1 seconds, and when he singled out Klay, his posture was relaxed, he didn't shake Klay, but he didn't get nervous at all, and he didn't try to pass the ball.

"This defense couldn't be better...... Barnes shook his head, he's also a defensive stalwort, and this comment from his mouth shows that Klay really did his best defense this time.

Indeed, Klay didn't lose his position, even when facing Irving, but Irving was full of confidence and scored on a step-back jumper, leaving only 3.4 seconds for the Warriors in the end.

It's a shame for a game...... In the end, Curry missed a three-point shot, and the Warriors had no choice but to lose the Christmas game.

According to technical statistics, the Warriors scored 36 points and rebounded on 11-of-23 shooting.

Klay had 24 points and two rebounds.

Curry had 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals.

Draymond Green had 16 points, four rebounds, four assists and five turnovers.

David West had five points and five assists.

For the Cavaliers, James had 31 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and five turnovers.

Irving had 25 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and seven steals.

Love had 20 points, six rebounds and three assists.

Veteran Jefferson had 8 points and 2 rebounds.

Iman Shambaugh had seven points and five rebounds.

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It was a fantastic game, and the key point of this game was not in attack, but in defense.

First of all, on the Cavaliers' side, the offense was tossed enough by the Warriors' excellent switching system, with a shooting rate of only 38.9% from the field, but the Cavaliers still held out to the end, giving Irving the opportunity to play his heroic nature, relying on what?

Excellent defense.

In this game, the Cavaliers did a very good job of protecting the backcourt rebounds, with a backcourt rebounding rate of 83.9%.

Through the team's pressing defense, the Warriors had as many as 19 turnovers and 14 steals.

And allowed Curry to only get 11 shots, 2-of-7 three-pointers, and in terms of limiting Curry, Ligins' dogskin plaster defense has played a big role. Incidentally, so far this season, he's shooting 39.8 percent from the field, including 34.1 percent from three-point range, down 3.3 percent and 1.3 percent from average, respectively.

Second, the Cavaliers grabbed 18 frontcourt rebounds in this game.

Keep in mind that the Cavaliers' 23.9% frontcourt rebounding rate this season is only 13th in the league.

In fact, if you only count the starters, the Cavaliers' offensive rebounding rate is the 6th in the league - this is still with James playing, in this game, James grabbed 5 frontcourt boards!

The Warriors' backcourt rebounding rate, whether overall or starters, is in the lower reaches of the league, and when they meet a strong offensive rebounding team, they will often have trouble, in fact, not only them, the Lakers also have this weakness.

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"Bang Bang!" After a good game, everyone stood up and stood up.

Frank clapped his hands, attracted everyone's attention, and said in a deep voice: "Actually, I'm not going to arrange for you to watch the game today, but it's good to take a look, you can know the current state and strength of these strong teams at any time, don't think that you feel invincible after winning one or two of them, we can win the warriors, the knights can also win, we can kill, people can also kill, don't be complacent because of a little achievement, you are amazing, there are people more powerful than you, and, the most important thing is that you are not powerful, it is Xu Xuan who is powerful." ......”

Everyone on the Lakers team has a face: "......"

Coach, you're too faceless, it's heartbreaking!

"Therefore, the purpose of organizing you to watch a few games is to let you know that there are people outside the world, there is a sky outside the sky, every game needs to be treated carefully, and you have no proud capital!"

After listening to Frank's words, everyone was silent for a while, but Frank immediately clapped his hands again and changed his tone: "However, I also believe that you can lead Xu Xuan to victory step by step and to the final hall, this is not only my dream, Xu's dream, but also your dream!"

Today is Christmas, you have all received Xu's gifts, but my gifts have not been given to you, my gifts are more special, whoever drops the chain for me today, I will reward him for washing socks for all of us for a month! ”

"Huh? Coaches aren't they? Playing so hard? ”

"Coach, don't, change a gift, this gift is too animalistic."

"I seem to have smelled something bad, Fack! I wasn't the last person to wash the socks, was I? ”

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Frank looked at this scene with a smile, Xu Xuan also smiled, this group of guys must give some pressure, if they don't give pressure, they will be very meowed, especially after the end of the "Devil Training Week" arranged by Frank before, this group of guys feel that they are invincible.

It's a bad mentality.

Strategically it can be despised and tactically it must be taken seriously!