Chapter 328: A Bumper Harvest for Chinese Players
Malone, who missed the Christmas game due to injury.
The Lakers' state has been up and down this season, in addition to the irreconcilable contradictions between Kobe and O'Neal, there is also the injury of Malone.
Malone has hardly missed games in his previous career, which is also the reason for his nickname "Postman".
But when he arrived in Los Angeles, he didn't know if he was under a spell or what, and he had missed seven or eight games intermittently in less than two months of the season.
That's good news for the Mavericks.
Taking advantage of the opportunity to win the Lakers can establish a psychological advantage.
After all, this is the Lakers of F4, and there is a qualitative difference in strength from last season's team on paper.
On Christmas Day, fans are all watching, and the Christmas war starts one after another.
The first Wizards vs. Bulls game attracted hundreds of millions of Chinese fans.
In the end, the Wizards defeated the Bulls 112-97 by virtue of their overall strength.
Wizards, Yao Ming 30 points, 10 boards, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Arenas 22 points and 9 assists, Hamilton 15 points and 5 boards.
Bulls, Francis 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, Yi Jianlian 21 points and 7 boards.
The result of this match also excites domestic fans.
Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian both played very well.
This game is also a microcosm of the duo's season.
After Jordan retired, Yao Ming has gradually become the boss of the Wizards, and even Arenas is here to assist him.
Yi Jianlian, on the other hand, has continued his excellent form since the preseason, averaging 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game so far this season, and is second only to Anthony in the East.
Especially since December, he is even better than Anthony.
After Yao Yi's matchup, the next game was the game between the Pacers and the Pistons.
The two teams fought a defensive battle, and the scene was extremely shocking, and the fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills felt as if they were watching a heavyweight boxing match.
There is also constant friction on the field.
In the end, the Pacers defeated the Pistons 79-73 on the road.
Anthony had a sluggish performance, scoring just 16 points on 6-of-22 shooting.
Pistons general manager Joe Thomas also watched the game from the sidelines.
After reading it, his first thought was that the team needed reinforcements.
After being studied by opponents, it is already the norm for Anthony to be trapped.
This is also the reason for Anthony's sluggish performance.
In other words, the Pistons are now in need of reinforcements to become a second scorer with the ability to score on their own.
The two Christmas wars in the east are over, followed by the west.
Timberwolves vs. Nuggets.
The result of this game was unexpected.
After the Timberwolves formed a three-headed monster, their offensive and defensive strength was balanced, and they should be able to play relatively easily against the Nuggets.
But in fact, after James and the Nuggets slowly merged, they have begun to exchange their talents very quickly.
In addition, the strength of the other players of the Nuggets team is not weak.
In the end, led by James with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 116-106, and Christmas Eve gave Denver fans a big surprise.
This also makes fans sigh about the 03 generation.
Originally, there was a saying in the draft that "there must be water in the eyes of the top picks", but so far in the season, let alone the top picks, if it weren't for the Knicks' daily draft, the top ten picks this year would have matched their picks.
The platinum generation, living up to its name.
When the game between the Nuggets and the Timberwolves is over, the last game, which is also the game that fans pay the most attention to, the Mavericks vs. the Lakers, is officially staged at the Staples Center.
The media also built momentum before the game.
After Adi announced that he was abandoning Kobe Bryant in the summer, Nike quickly recruited Kobe Bryant.
Now the matchup between Sun Hao and Kobe Bryant, just like the previous 23VS95, is also a showdown between Nike and Adi's camp.
Of course, in addition, the entanglement between the Lakers and the Mavericks in the past few seasons is as unsolvable and messy as the Mavericks and the Spurs.
Fans are naturally looking forward to such a game.
The two teams warm up before the start of the game.
Sun Hao deliberately looked at the Lakers halfcourt.
Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are very far away, they have broken the jar, and they don't care what the outside world thinks of them.
Sun Hao felt a little sorry for O'Neill.
The current Kobe Bryant is paranoid and very immature.
And the most important thing is the summer sentence "Shaq is also dry", and I don't know if O'Neill knelt on the washboard when he came home.
Bryant also looked haggard, and although Vashani stood by his side in the summer to encourage him, the investigation into the Eagle County incident continued.
He's now a three-point line, running back and forth from home, the Staples Center, and the courthouse.
Even if his spirit is strong, he is on the verge of limiting it if he continues like this.
Vasani also brought her children to the scene to cheer for Kobe.
This summer, Vasani's approach really impressed the fans.
However, Sun Hao noticed that Vashani was sitting next to Carl Malone.
This "postman", who was absent due to injury, came to work on the sidelines.
Of course, Sun Hao didn't know the background of this matter.
Marlon would sit next to Vasani for a range of reasons.
After Marlon came to Los Angeles, Vashani and Marlon's wife, Kai, had a very close relationship.
The two often bring their children together to cheer on their respective husbands.
But tonight, because Kai was not feeling well, he asked Malone to bring the child.
And on the phone, Kai said that he wanted Vashani to help take care of the child, so he asked Marlon to sit with her.
Of course, this is just a pre-match hiccup.
After the warm-up, the game started quickly, with both teams starting one after another.
On the Lakers' side, Payton, Kobe, Rick Fox, Stanislav Medvedenko, O'Neal.
Malone couldn't play, and Medvidenko replaced him as the starting power forward.
The player who previously fouled more than scored points improved rapidly this summer, and won the competition with "Glasses" Grant and occupied the main rotation position.
The Mavericks, on their side, are still a regular five.
The game started quickly, and Kobe Bryant was rushing to attack as soon as he came up.
After Payton and Malone joined the Lakers, the shooting power of the two OK was naturally divided.
But even so, Bryant still averaged 19 shots per game.
Kobe Bryant had a good hand tonight, hitting the first shot against Bale.
Kobe Bryant's choices many times make people want to scold his mother, such as the "double bag is empty" that is often ridiculed by fans, but sometimes you have to admit that his strong shooting ability is really strong.
Even if he shoots better, his ability may be even better than Jordan's.
Kobe Bryant has a good hand, and the Lakers offense is also playing smoothly.
Phil Jackson's triangle offense is all about singles.
Being able to score the ball, everything else is secondary.
The first quarter was more than 7 minutes into the game, and the score on the court was 16-13, and the Lakers took the lead.
The Mavericks didn't have much chance to play halfway through the offensive time, and Johnson called a timeout.
"Carl, why are you wearing jeans and a hat?"
Vanessa sat in the middle of the front row, and Sun Hao heard her voice when he left the court.
Sun Hao turned his head to take a look and saw that Vashani was bored and chatting with Ma Long.
There are a lot of topics between women and women, but between men who don't communicate much, the topics are really limited.
This is the game going into a pause, and Vanessa is casually looking for topics.
However, Malone's next answer was a big surprise.
"Because I'm fishing for Mexican chicks."
Marlon looked at Vashani with a smile as he spoke.
At this moment, Vasani's face changed.
She is of Mexican descent, and it is because of this identity that her wedding with Kobe Bryant has attracted countless objections, and even made Kobe break with his parents.
So this topic can be said to be very sensitive.
And whether Malone was teasing her with this sentence, or simply saying that he wanted to fish for other Mexican girls, Vashani felt offended.
The scene was awkward for a while.
Malone also seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, and he smiled and turned his head curtly.
Sun Hao also went from the court to the bench.
Sun Hao has heard some of the contradictions between Kobe and Malone in history.
For example, in 1998, when Kobe Bryant was selected for the All-Star Game for the first time, when Malone was going to block Kobe, the fledgling Kobe Bryant said the non-stop sentence "Put away your damn block, I'm going to go head-to-head with Michael".
At that time, Malone was actually a little unhappy with Kobe Bryant, a child, you must know that he was in full swing at that time, second only to Jordan.
also includes the conflict between Malone and Kobe Bryant in the Lakers after that, which has something to do with Vasani.
Of course, Sun Hao didn't gossip so much in his last life, and he didn't know what happened specifically.
Now he is involved.
He couldn't help but turn his head and look over there again.
He saw Malone reach out and hug Vasani, then get up and leave the audience.
It's understandable, after Vasani was inadvertently offended, it was inappropriate for him to stay on the scene.
The timeout came back and the game continued.
Sun Hao came back and found Medvidenko in a misplaced position, and after shaking, he suddenly hit a three-point shot with a cold arrow to help the Mavericks equalize the score.
But in the next round, Bryant hit Bell with his back, turned and leaned back to hit a difficult shot.
After the goal, Bryant smiled and reached out to Vasani.
This past summer, everyone has been on his side, but Vashani is the only one on his side, which makes the relationship between the two continue to heat up.
In fact, after Vasani did that, Kobe Bryant immediately bought her a diamond ring worth 4 million.
Vashani barely managed to squeeze out a smile, she was still haunted by Malone's previous words.
The two teams played extremely anxiously, and the Mavericks kept catching Medvedenko to play.
Malone is absent, and this is the best breakthrough for the Mavericks.
On the Lakers' side, Kobe Bryant is in excellent form and keeps scoring singles.
The two teams played until the last moments.
Payton steals Bell for a fast-break layup to give the Lakers a crucial one-point lead.
Nowitzki missed a three-pointer at the top of the arc and the Mavericks fouled O'Neal.
O'Neal made 1 of 2 free throws from the free-throw line, which gave the Mavericks a chance.
Sun Hao finally distributed the ball to Finley, who hit a three-point shot.
The Mavericks went 101-99 in the end.
Once before the Pistons, now once with the Lakers, the Mavericks have really had good luck this season.
After the game, the Mavericks celebrated around Finley.
Last season, because of Bodi Loga, Finley played as a substitute for most of the season, and after returning to the starting lineup this season, he was "bullied" by the rookies of the 03 generation in turn.
This lore ball can be regarded as making him take a good breath of "evil breath".
On the Lakers' side, O'Neal and Payton hurried off the court shortly after completing their handshake.
The Lakers formed F4 with the goal of regaining the championship, but the internal problem was too great.
Of course, internal problems are problems, and even so, even if Malone didn't play, the Lakers played with the Mavericks to the last moment, which shows the strength of this team.
Bryant scored 37 points tonight, and he was the only one who didn't leave the game right away.
Of course, this time it wasn't because he was going to stay and continue training or anything, but because Vashani and his daughter were on the sidelines.
He smiled and went over to greet them.
It was only then that he noticed that Vasani's face was not very good.
Vasani pulled him and said something, and Kobe's face turned ugly.
What should come will always come, and the Lakers' "Hollywood drama" continues to be staged.
However, these are not what Sun Hao and Maverick care about now.
Having won the Christmas war, they can happily go back to Dallas for Christmas.
This year's Christmas, Scarlett's parents directly invited him to spend time with them at home.
At this pace, Sun Hao and Scarlett are not far from achieving the right result.
Of course, Sun Hao was not stingy at all, and bought a Mercedes-Benz sports car for Scarlett's parents directly at Christmas.
What, middle-aged people don't like to drive sports cars?
That's not what he should be concerned about.
He sent it, and that's the point.
This can be seen from the smiles on the faces of Scarlett's parents, and he sent it without any problems.
After Christmas, Sun Hao continued to play with the Mavericks for the season.
By the end of December, the league also announced some of the awards for December.
The Western Conference Rookie of the Month went to Avery Johnson for the second month in a row.
It turns out that the old Nelson really found himself an extremely good successor.
The Western Player of the Month was also won by Sun Hao.
Sun Hao averaged 27.6 points and 4.7 assists per game in December, and his three-point shooting rate was as high as 47%.
That's even better than his November.
After Nowitzki intentionally or unintentionally creates more scoring opportunities for him, Sun Hao is gradually consolidating his status as the top five quarterbacks.
The rookie of the month in the West was won by James without any suspense, and the latter's average of 22+5+5 per game is already a standard All-Star statistic.
In the East, Coach of the Month was won by Carlisle of the Pacers, and Player of the Month went to Yao Ming of the Wizards.
Yao Ming averaged 23.2 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.1 blocks per game in December, shooting 58% from the field.
Dampier relied on his mouth, and Yao Ming relied on practical actions to explain the fact that he was already the second center in the league.
The best rookie of the month in the east was won by Yi Jianlian!
In December, he averaged 17.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game while shooting 48 percent from the field.
Anthony's defensive stats declined in December, but Yi Jianlian's performance went further after entering December.
Yi Jianlian finally snatched the best of the month from Anthony!
Sun Hao, Yao Ming, Yi Jianlian.
Chinese players ushered in a bumper harvest of honors in December!
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