The Christmas game, which is an old tradition in the NBA, is also an old tradition that belongs to basketball alone, and basically the whole West has a holiday and rest on this night, so it is necessary to have a fierce game, or even "SHO". The four major leagues in North America, to put it bluntly, are not pure competitive leagues, to use the opinion of Yahoo sports reporters, the four major leagues are the four major commercial sports leagues, and if you want to enter the game, you must first prove that you can make money.

However, many people may not know that the "Christmas War" is basically the NBA's iron signboard, although the NLF also has this gimmick, but if Christmas is not a weekend that year, it is a pity that the NLF will cancel the so-called "Christmas War". The reason is that the NFL only has games on weekends, and the schedule is not as tight as that of the NBA. Not to mention ice hockey and baseball, basically there is no such statement, it's not that their league president doesn't want to do it, it's just that they want Americans to go to work on Christmas Day, it's really not an ordinary workload. If it's not tradition, if you're not an iron-fisted president, if you're not famous enough, sorry, no one will pay attention to you, and the players' union will first "talk" to you. For example, this year's Christmas is not a weekend, so only the NBA has games broadcast in the four major leagues in North America.

This is really a unique "big cake".

Jealous? It's useless to be red-eyed! Because the NBA has always had a tradition of Christmas war from the beginning to the present, since the official establishment of the NBA in 1947, except for the first year and 1998, there has never been a break in the Christmas war. So the history and heritage are far stronger than the other three major leagues, and they have basically formed a Christmas habit of American sports fans.

The United States is a country with a very short history, so they attach great importance to tradition and history, and the NBA Christmas War is close to 70 years, which can be regarded as a heavy weight in American history. There are also a lot of records about the Christmas War, such as the highest score in a single game of the Christmas War, which is Bernard. Kim scored a total of 60 points, but unfortunately, the team lost in the end, losing to the Nets by 6 points. Kobe Bryant's previous highest single-game score in the Christmas War was 42 points, the time was against the Miami Heat in 2004, well, it was the first year of O'Neal's transfer to Miami, Kobe Bryant led the team alone, fought wildly, but in the end he lost by 2 points to the "Big Shark" and "Flash" teamed up, and unfortunately lost. And tonight, the opponent is Miami again, but the opponent has changed from O'Neal + Wade to the "Big Three", and Kobe Bryant's side is not much different from 2004.

There are too few helpers, and if you get rid of Tang Qian, it will not even be as good as flying solo for the first few years.

Kobe Bryant successfully replaced Oscar in the Christmas game last year. Robertson became the overall scoring leader on December 25. Kobe Bryant's current "Christmas Total" is 383 points, and if he can score more than 17 points tonight, he will be able to improve his "Christmas Total" to 400+, which is definitely a good milestone.

Primordial space-time? I'm sorry, the original time and space Kobe Bryant didn't do it, continuous injuries, so he was absent continuously, and finally came back in 2015, but only got 12 points, and his "Christmas total score" stayed at 395 points, which is a big regret. And tonight, by coincidence, it is also the 16th Christmas battle of Kobe's career, which is exactly the same as the original time and space. Tang Qian tonight is the second Christmas game, and he missed the Christmas game of that season because he only joined the NBA on February 9 in the first season.

In last year's Christmas war, the Lakers lost, Kobe Bryant scored a high score, but there was still no way to lead the "F4" to win, and the 5-game winning streak was ended, and I don't know if anything will change this season. Tang Qian performed well in the last Christmas game, cutting 0 points, 12 rebounds, 6 blocks and 1 assist when he was not the team's main center, which is satisfactory enough.

He has been straightened this season and has more playing time and opportunities, so the fans expect more from him.

However, compared to the Heat, who have won six in a row, the Lakers' current situation is not gratifying, they have just suffered two consecutive defeats after the end of a 17-game winning streak, and the third place in the West is in jeopardy. The fight in the Western Division is also brutal this year, looking at this trend, it is very likely to catch up with the 09-10 season, without a 50-win game, your playoff ticket, not insurance.

The difference in the number of games, between the top eight, is not particularly large, especially from the third and fourth places, it is almost a difference of 1~2 games. If you accidentally lose a streak, it is very likely that you will fall from the upper division to the lower division all of a sudden, or even be kicked out of the playoffs. It's been a brutal season, and it's been a terrifying season for the Los Angeles Lakers.

If they lose this game again, they will fall from third to fourth in the West, and if they lose two more games, they will drop directly to sixth in the West. Compared with the first group, the second group, and the third group in the east, there is a clear distinction, and the western area is like a Shura hell.

Before the regular season is nearing the end, no team dares to pat their chests and say that they must be stable.

Well, perhaps, the Spurs, have this capital, after all, the last time they didn't make the playoffs, I don't know how long, they are an exception.

Since the "Christmas War" is exclusive to the NBA's signature, the atmosphere is set off and the hype is rendered, which is a must-do.

This day is also the only broadcast of all NBA games regardless of platform and media, even the playoff finals do not have this treatment, on December 25th, all platform media that cooperate with the NBA, including ESPN, . T, ABC, etc., will be online at the same time, and broadcast in real time at the same time. Therefore, the NBA Christmas War is the biggest regular season stage in addition to the Finals and playoffs, and if you want to become famous, this place is a good entry point.

Lakers VS Heat, naturally the "darling" in the Christmas war, the most watched one.

After all, there are too many gimmicks and highlights.

. T's official website and columns and its Twitter, a lot of data and "grudges" were put on the table, and fans were allowed to talk and argue.

The most interesting groups are:

How many points will Kobe Bryant score tonight? Can he become the first player in NBA history to surpass 400 points in a Christmas game?

Can James complete a triple-double in the Christmas War again? Becoming second only to the Oscars. Robertson's players?

Can the Big Three succeed in suppressing Kobe? Can Kobe Bryant stage the miracle of a lone hero?

Can China Scalding complete the surpassing of Jordan Jr., the single-game block king of the Christmas War, tonight? Can you continue the strong play of 20+ rebounds?

It's all about concern.

Then came the NBA's pre-game press conference that must be arranged during the Christmas game.

You know, in normal times, this pre-match press conference is optional, not a system, but on December 25th, sorry, this became the norm. Every team participates. And Stern made the cake of "Christmas War" bigger and bigger, and occasionally scrupled about NLF games, basically only 2~3 games a day, starting in 2008, Stern announced that the NBA Christmas War will be all-weather, that is, from this year onwards, the live broadcast of NBA games will be opened all day.

Invisibly, this day was even more branded with the NBA.

In the future, the NBA has completely won the big cake of "Christmas War", and in the past, due to conflicts with the NFL schedule, the game time was temporarily modified. For example, the Christmas war in 1999, for example, in 2004 and 2005, was directly scheduled to noon and afternoon. However, all of this began to change in 2008, and in 2015, the NFL's "Christmas War", which was originally scheduled for "Christmas Day", was finally changed to Christmas Eve, and for the first time, football avoided the edge of basketball.

You know, before, this was unimaginable.

No way, the president of the NFL is too stupid, he has always kept the old traditions of the NFL unchanged, not to mention the Christmas war, even the signature Thanksgiving war has become a fading trend, and it is gradually not as famous as the NBA's Christmas war. Why, because the NFL's Thanksgiving Day game is held in a fixed place every year, that is, Dallas, basically no other cities are given the opportunity to hold it, so that after a long time, it is far less advantageous and substitutional than the NBA's home and away games. In addition, there are too few NFL games to be arranged to be broadcast all day like the NBA, and the number of games cannot keep up. Therefore, the NBA, the Christmas war when learning the NFL Thanksgiving War, has had a trend of overtaking since 2008.

The front is just airing time, which is a kind of signal.

I can't help but sigh here that Stern is the true god of the NBA, and without him, the NBA would not have the global status it has now.

The Heat were the first to speak:

They are not afraid of the Lakers at all, because their goal this season is to win three consecutive championships and become a new dynasty in NBA history.

Bosh also has a bit of a grudge with Tang Qian, so when the reporter asked him if he would compete with the Lakers No. 29, "Bo Yiban" replied:

Don't compare me to blue-collar players! I'm an All-Star insider!

In the face of this kind of words, the Lakers also made part of the official answer, D'Antoni said:

The Heat are strong and we're going to give it our all.

Kobe Bryant was not so polite, he always spoke not very politely, and said:

How many championships are there in Miami? 2？ 3？ Sorry, I don't have a good memory, but I don't have more championship rings than I have, do I?

This riposte is really beautiful, and with Kobe's "serious and serious" face, he immediately worked hard off the court, for fear that he would miss something.

Tang Qian also opened his mouth and said:

I'm a good blue-collar player, but I'm also an All-Star insider, and if Bosh is a big center, if he comes to the West, I'm going to give him a taste of being a substitute for me. Just with Dwight. Howard the same. Besides, I am also averaging 10~11 points per game now, how many points does he Bosh average per game? Do you still think you're in the 20+ era? Wake up, it's the end of 2013, and you only have the ability to average 16+ per game~ Not to mention rebounds and blocks, I'm afraid I'll stimulate him if I say it~

This effect is also David. What Stern wants, grievances, and grievances, as long as it is within a reasonable range, he will not refuse to come, and the more the better. Because the more you have, the stronger the hype point, and the highest-rated Christmas battle in BA history is done with the help of the "grudge card". After the separation, K vs. O, after a media "hype", finally surpassed Jordan's Christmas Eve ratings in his last year (here referring to the 1997-1998 season), soaring to 7.3! You must know that the Christmas battle in Jordan's last season is only a 5.5 rating. Since then, it has never reached 7+ ratings in any year, so the love and hatred cards and the grudge cards have become a necessary magic weapon for the Christmas war.

When Bosh heard this, he responded:

Tonight he will let the Lakers No. 29 know what a real All-Star interior is, not that kind of pseudo-blue-collar All-Star.

As soon as this sentence came out, Bosh invisibly offended a group of people, including Mutombo and Ben. Including Wallace, a group of NBA celebrities who have retired publicly or tweeted:

Pseudo-blue-collar all-stars? This kind of person just hasn't reached his peak, otherwise he must be taught to be a man! I hope to play well tonight and defend the majesty of blue-collar all-stars!

The game was scheduled at half past seven, and at six o'clock, the Staples Center was already overcrowded, and the Christmas War, a ticket was hard to find, basically you don't hold a season ticket, and you want to buy a single loose ticket, but you can only buy it at a super high price, and ordinary people can't afford it. Don't exaggerate, a regular season game averages $400~$500, and the lowest ticket (if you can grab it) is about $80~$130, but what about the Christmas War? Basically, it is doubled, whether it is the average ticket price or the lowest and highest, it is doubled, and the most powerful can reach 10,000 US dollars, that's right, it is 10,000 US dollars, close to 70,000 yuan!

Ordinary American talents are 3~4 US dollars a year, and they spend so much money to watch the game, unless they are local tyrants, they are hardcore, or their brains are caught by the door.

However, for some celebrities who want to be on camera or rub the camera, this amount of money is nothing.

It's worth it to be able to get a few shots in Starlight Glimmer.

Well, and Los Angeles, there has never been a shortage of so-called celebrities.

Although Tang Qian rejected "so-and-so", it doesn't mean that "so-and-so" won't come over to watch the game by themselves, this amount of money is a drop in the bucket for them. The poorest Carly. Klaus is also rich, at least much richer than the average person.

So they all got along well and arrived at the scene.

Of course, it's the same, they don't sit next to each other, but they sit and look at each other.

Warmed up before the game, James and others came over to greet each other, which is also the atmosphere created by the "03 Platinum Generation", the so-called enemies on the field, friends off the court. And unlike the previous kind of "politeness", they really "play" like this. For this, Tang Qian doesn't like it very much, he still likes the spirit of Kobe, Iverson, Maddy, Jordan, old-school thinking, there is an enemy on the court, and whether the enemy is off the court depends on the mood.

It is by no means necessary and necessary.

was kind and clocked in to work, which made Tang Qian uncomfortable.

Kobe Bryant was also not very comfortable, he had always been very repulsed by this "new thought" and "new spirit", so James and others only said a few words, then turned around and left, returning to their own half.

"Why, don't you like that feeling too?" Kobe Bryant looked at Tang Qian and suddenly asked.

"Well, I don't like it very much, you can be polite, but be a good friend, heh, then forget it." Tang Qian said: "I'm afraid I won't be ruthless when the time comes." Kobe Bryant also laughed when he heard this, and said: "Yes, the opponent is the opponent, when I leave the NBA, leave the court, and then talk about friends." ”

"It's too early."

"yes, it's too early." Tang Qian said: "Now we and them, there is only winning and losing, only winning and losing, and nothing else." ”

Bryant threw a standard back, saying, "That's right." ”

"There are only wins and losses tonight, only wins and losses."

Brush~

The basketball drilled into the net like a throwing knife, cutting through the atmosphere of Christmas Eve.

The Lakers' 29th game of the regular season, the Christmas War, kicked off.

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