There is always such a scene in the movie, every Christmas, her early morning is always sunny, but after the morning, the white sky is always fluttering with snowflakes. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

In the eyes of Westerners, Christmas is the grandest holiday, better than the New Year.

As the metropolis of the United States, New York is naturally the crazy one. Taking this opportunity, people from all over the world have time to put down their trivial matters and get together, and the native New Yorkers will naturally not let go of this warm and crazy party.

On December 24th, even Stern, who can squeeze the value of the players, did not schedule a game on this day, and although he still scheduled two games on December 25th, at least most people were able to stay with their families on this day.

As a result, those four teams are a little hard, especially the away teams, including the Knicks, who are going to Indiana.

Although New York has a lot of money and flies all over the sky, it is still very unpleasant to spend the whole day outside of home, although young people flock to it, but old guys like Ewing and Johnson obviously don't value it very much, for them, tomorrow's game in Indiana is just a drama of losers trying to get revenge, and they are still waiting to be revenged, according to the Hollywood script, this is the final boss.

New York has been a boss at Christmas, and in 1992, the Knicks were a guest at the United Center and started a grand Christmas battle with the Bulls, who were already showing dynastic momentum at that time. At that time, the Knicks were in the heyday of the Spring and Autumn Period, Pat Riley integrated iron-blooded defense into every strand of Knicks' hair, Phil Jackson's triangle offense was beaten so much that even his mother couldn't recognize it, and unlike the dirty style of Detroit's Bad Boy Army, proud New Yorkers never disdained to use unsportsmanlike ways to win, they almost perverted emphasized physical confrontation, attached great importance to the battle for position, and the rotation and co-defense between the five were perfect, It can greatly block the flow of the ball that is most emphasized by the Bulls' triangle offense, and limit Jordan and Pippen's super-strong individual singles.

In the game, the Knicks relied on defense and rebounding to control the game first. Ewing, Oakley, and Anthony Mason had a complete monopoly on rebounding, and the Bulls' two interior players, Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright, lost their ability to protect the rebound, and the team shot poorly from the field under the opponent's tough defense, trailing by a full 10 points in the first half.

But it's always at times like this that Phil Jackson's much-criticized situation arises, and he always has players under him who can be powerful, and the No. 23 stepped up and destroyed the New Yorkers' Merry Christmas, and suddenly exploded in the second half, scoring 42 points in the game and leading the Bulls to a strong comeback.

It was from this time that the Knicks played the role of villain in the Christmas war all year round.

Mo Xi has lived here for so many years, and at first I really liked the feeling of the festival, but as I grew up, I was not so enthusiastic about it, and in the United States, the Chinese community rarely celebrated this festival, unless it was a religion, otherwise who cared about your birthday?

Of course, this is not all, there are still many people who are full of nature, warm and energetic people like this festival, because the history of the United States is too short, and most of the festivals in his own country are related to strife, Independence Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, etc., so there are few festivals that really resonate with immigrants. Speaking of which, everyone should guess who actually likes Christmas.

"Hey, are you ready for my gift, let me tell you, you can make money now, you can't just buy something to prevaricate me." Mo Liyu said viciously to Mo Xi.

At this time, Mo Liyu and Mo Xi both came to the East Bamboo Pavilion, since the Mo Li Fish wants to spend Christmas, Mo Xi's small apartment will naturally not let him have fun, and the East Bamboo Pavilion has become the best choice, although Mo Yishan is not used to Western festivals, but the beloved little daughter asked for this, it was regarded as a family reunion, and even a will was issued, directly recalling Mo Zhiqiang, who was ready to have a party with his classmates.

Although living a Western festival, but obviously these people have not been in accordance with the customs of the Western festival to come to the consciousness, Mo Liyu just like such a lively festival, Mo Yishan directly found an old shop in Chinatown, from there to book a table, live a Western festival, eat Oriental food, it can be regarded as a different combination of Chinese and Western.

In such a family gathering, the youngest one will always be brought up a lot of topics.

Mo Zhiqian took out a book out of nowhere, handed it to Mo Xi, and said: "Your first stage of training is basically completed, this is the second stage, but this is not in a hurry, and this is not the same as the previous one, it is not something that you can come out of two or three months of intensive training." I've seen how you're doing so far, and you're not good enough with your body, and you need to be more proficient in every part of your body. ”

Mo Yishan also cares about his grandson, and when he heard this, he also expressed his opinion, he said: "I have watched all your games, and you played quite well. "Don't look at the old man like this, the old man is a hardcore Knicks fan, and he also has his own place in the arena in New York, and the old man has been watching the Knicks play since the Reed Holzman period, and he is an old fan who has experienced the Willis Reed period. Mo Yishan continued: "Actually, it's not that you can't master your body, in fact, even if you practice martial arts to the point where I can, it's impossible to say that I can perfectly master my body, you lack aggression, obviously you fight offensively, but you always feel like you're being tied up." ”

Although Mo Xi's two uncles are not fans, but they have a nephew who plays, and their father also loves to watch football, they naturally know a little better, Mo Liyun said: "Yes, yes, just like that Johnson, his defense is very aggressive, and when he prevents the opponent's attack, he can play a beautiful attack, which is not as good as Oakley, Oakley's offense is too strong, but he is really not as good as Johnson in defense." ”

Mo Xi was stunned for a moment, when was this happening, ten years ago or ten years later, when did Johnson defend better than Oakley? When did Oakley attack better than Johnson?

Mo Yishan knocked on the table a little unhappily and said, "How many times have I told you, it's called fighting, not playing, fighting is part of playing, but playing is not all about fighting." ”

Mo Xi only understood after listening to it, but what did you say later, when did everyone become part of the game?

In fact, in the league at that time, fighting on the court was even more commonplace, and which team had to consider whether it could play on its side when signing every year, which seemed to have become a tradition, although Stern was vigorously limiting this situation, but the strength was still not strong enough, until, that fight.

After the New York Knicks defeated the Houston Rockets, they played four more games, facing the Mavericks, Wizards, Hornets, Raptors, three wins and one loss, only lost to the Wizards, although Mo Xi was a substitute in these four games, but he still averaged more than 20 minutes of playing time per game, in such a time, it can be regarded as a good performance, and can cut down 15 + 5 data, although the time has decreased, but Mo Xi's offensive efficiency seems to have improved, but rebounding is still a heart disease. However, in these few games, Mo Xi's gains are still great, because under the leadership of Big Brother Ewing, Mo Xi has known a circle of "Knicks Celebrity", why put quotation marks? Because only true Knicks fans would think they're Knicks legends. The Raptors' Charles Oakley, the Hornets' Anthony Mason Jr., these are people who have really shed blood for the Knicks, fought for the Knicks, and fought with their lives in Madison Square Garden. (It's like people will say that Perkins is a Green Army celebrity and the notion of being silent when he comes to Ray Allen, it's not about trading, it's just the kind of behavior you have on the court, whether it's a mercenary or your own fighter.)

These people bring Mo Xi the biggest feeling, well, just like Oakley said, thanks to the fact that I am in Toronto now, thanks to the fact that I have been playing in New York for so many years, otherwise you children would have finished playing, and you can still dance day by day, and ten years early guarantee that you will never dare to jump in front of him again.

Fortunately, there will always be such a topic in the family, and the person who can calm the scene, Mo Liyue helplessly propped his chin and said to Mo Xi: "Next, you are going to Indiana to fight the so-called Christmas war, right?" It looks like it's going to be a great fight. ”

Mo Yishan quickly said: "It's just the soul of the dead under the East Decisive Floor." "Obviously, the old man is extremely disdainful of Miller, the ruffian killer. Of course, as Taizu said, despising the enemy strategically and valuing the enemy tactically has always been the consistent style of New York fans.

"Ewing and Johnson both hate going to Indiana on this day, Houston is okay, the attitude is a little indifferent, and Camby is excited," said Mo. "For this kind of lively scene, in fact, it is only a regular season game, you can see a person's mental journey, Ewing and Johnson's professionalism is undoubtedly as long as they play, they will definitely force victory, but if they can choose, it is undoubtedly more enjoyable to accompany their families in their own house than to play in a small place under the riba, Houston is at his peak, as for Camby, it is just the excitement of young players, before in Toronto, He's never fought a Christmas fight, he's just watching.

After the loss in the finals, Mo Xi felt that he had changed a lot, becoming more eager to win, but disdainful of victory, or rather, he cared about every game, but he cared more about the last seven games. After seeing the scenery from the top of the mountain, who cares about the scenery at the foot of the mountain? Even if he was one step away from the top of the mountain.

Morlie is very interested in this, Los Angeles is the entertainment capital, and the Lakers never lack opportunities to appear on Christmas, especially after the collapse of the Bulls dynasty, and in such a warm environment, she is also very much looking forward to how her son will perform on such a stage.

Mo Liyu's eyes were starlight, and he looked at Mo Xi without blinking, making Mo Xi feel so uncomfortable, who knows what kind of "screenwriter" his mother is in his heart.

Mo Liyu said: "If you say that, won't you have more playing time?" ”

Mo Xi shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows, maybe for the sake of the holiday effect, Ewing and Johnson will have to play forty minutes on the court." ”

But this is just to say, not to mention Johnson and Ewing, even Van Gundy will definitely not agree, what is Stern, Van Gundy dared to directly protect Mourning's thigh, as long as it is harmful to his players, Van Gundy will try his best to avoid it. (said that Van Gundy Yao Ming hard, in fact, during his coaching of the Rockets, Yao Ming's playing time did not exceed 34 minutes)

The family dinner on Christmas Eve ended quickly, Mo Xi did not choose to live in the East Bamboo Pavilion, but returned to the apartment, and the next morning, the whole Knicks team was going to gather for Indiana, and the Christmas game was played at noon, which was different from the usual night games.

Seeing that Mo Xi didn't stay to live, Mo Liyu thought about it and followed, Mo Xi wanted to say that I was 23 years old, and it was okay to live with my mother, and my apartment was so small, it couldn't be compared with this side.

Mo Liyu guessed what his son was thinking after just looking at it, patted him on the waist and said, "I'm just afraid that you will be lonely on the road alone." ”

Mo Xi said this sentence and felt a chill in his heart, what are you, is it a death prediction?

As if to prepare for tomorrow, at night, scattered snowflakes began to fall sparsely in the sky, one by one like confetti, under the glorious lights of New York, flickering and falling, and it seemed like a strange ritual of witches, so mysterious and weird.

Mo Xi sat in the passenger seat, looking out the window in a daze, the ritual of witches, from a certain point of view, his mother is like a witch, with a sense of detachment from this era, as if it is really like she said, she is from decades later. Thinking of this, Mo Xi couldn't help but hook the corners of his mouth, witch, who said that a witch must be an old woman with a rosacea nose, in the Middle Ages, a witch was always the best-looking woman in a small town.

Christmas Eve passed in a light snowfall, and Christmas came.