On December 25, the league scheduled three Christmas fights, two in the east and one in the west.

The Christmas game has always been a stage for the stars to perform, and only the teams or players who are highly praised by the league are eligible to participate. Among them, the least popular is the Celtics, who participated because of the team's giant gimmick, and Stern has always wanted the Green Army to rise again, but unfortunately Walker and Pierce are very unhappy.

Michael Jordan's Wizards did not participate in the Christmas game, and Jordan's popularity this season is so low that even if he shouts that he wants to retire, fans will not feel much emotion.

In the summer, the Wizards brought in two big players, Stackhouse, Larry Hughes, and excellent veterans to join, and the media hyped it for a while, but the Wizards' record was still terrible, ranking outside the playoffs.

In the Eastern Conference guard selection, Jordan is currently only fourth behind Maddy, Kidd, and Iverson, and in all positions, even the Pistons' blue-collar Ben Wallace is more popular than Jordan.

In the first two games in the East, the Nets beat the Celtics 117-81. Kidd led the team to score six double-doubles, and Wang Zhizhi of the Green Army came off the bench for 11 minutes and scored six points and one rebound.

The Magic defeated the Pistons 104-99, and Maddy chipped in 46 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist.

Subsequently, the Lakers vs Suns game kicked off at the Staples Center.

Guo Xu was the first to play on the Suns, and before the game, Lakers owner Jerry Buss presented Guo Xu with last season's championship ring, and the two hugged each other, and the fans cheered together.

Guo Xu's first time against his old club, Los Angeles fans are not disgusted, but they miss him a little, and many people feel that if Guo Xu was not there in the first two years, the Lakers may not be able to win three consecutive championships.

This is the most gimmicky game of the day, it is David Stern's proposal, the president feels that the Kings failed to cause much trouble for the Lakers last season, and the stars are still prone to injury, so it is better to replace it with a "Lakers Big Three Civil War".

The president's crow's beak skills are profound, and not long after Kings point guard Bibby returned, Webb was injured again. Injuries prevented Webb from reaching the top of the NBA, and if you just look at the stats, he could compete for the regular season MVP for several seasons, and then look at the attendance and it will be over.

The game was broadcast live on several TV stations, ESPN, CCTV5, TNT and many more.

TNT Radio's ratings have improved a lot this season, and they have teamed up retired stars Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley to commentate, and the results have been surprisingly good, and the style of their talk shows has been well received by audiences.

Sometimes, they also perform skits.

Before Yao Ming made his first appearance for the Rockets against the Lakers, Barkley and Smith made a bet that he would kiss Smith's ass if Yao Ming could score 19 points in a game, and Yao Ming quickly made Barkley's "dream come true", scoring 20 points on 9-of-9 shooting in O'Neal's absence.

Smith then found a donkey to replace him, and the donkey wore a sign around its neck that read "Kenny". Barkley is an honest person, and he really kissed the donkey's ass in the live broadcast room.

Before the start of the game, "Big Mouth" Barkley commented on Guo Xulai.

"Now there are a lot of people on the Internet talking about Jason Guo's historical status, my God, this kid is only 21 years old. He recently led the Suns to a six-game winning streak, but I'd say it's just the regular season and his basketball career is just beginning. It's so exciting, that people like me, who have been retired for several years, can be called history. ”

Smith laughed: "If he takes the Suns to win the championship, he will surpass you, you have only played in the Finals once with the Suns." ”

"I hope he can lead the Suns to a championship, he's a great player and he's a lot cooler than I was back then." Barkley touched his big belly, wondering if he would have had a better career if he had eaten less back then?

"I think the Lakers will try to win today, and Buss Sr. and Kupchak will want the home team to win, and if the OK team loses to Jason, the fans will definitely be more unhappy with the management's decision not to keep Jason," Smith said. ”

At this time, Old Bass did not regret it so much, Guo Xu's commercial value was high, and Kobe Bryant was not bad. He felt that when he was troubled by injuries, Guo Xu might not be able to lead the Lakers better than Kobe.

Head coach Phil Jackson has been depressed for a long time, he can't continue to pretend to be 13 quietly on the sidelines, he has difficulty communicating with Kobe, and without Guo Xu doing things in the locker room, the OK combination also has contradictions.

These things gave Jackson a headache, and now he can't trade Kobe, and Kidd and Guo Xu, whom he values, have led the team to play good results, and they must be not for sale by the team.

After the warm-up, the two sides started the game, and the Suns played small-ball tactics again, and the five were Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, Kirisek, Marion, and Stoudmaire.

Lakers five: Fisher, Kobe, Fox, Samaki Walker, O'Neal.

As soon as they looked at the lineup, everyone felt that O'Neal was about to break out, Xiao Si lost two laps of weight, and it was impossible to carry people in the low position. The Lakers also have to undergo a major test on the defensive end, they are not good at defending Guo Xu, and Fisher is definitely not good at one-on-one.

O'Neal jumped the ball and the game began.

Kobe Bryant received the ball on the right side and faced Joe Johnson, the Suns were man-to-man defense, and did not take joint defense as usual, and the Lakers had a lot of people who could shoot three-pointers.

As soon as he saw Guo Xu, Kobe Bryant became selfless, and gave O'Neal a low drop on the right side.

Kobe Bryant will follow the news at home, and many basketball experts believe that Kobe Bryant and O'Neal are the only way out for the Lakers, saying that it is easier for him to win by playing like Guo Xu.

Kobe Bryant occasionally listens to some opinions, and this season he has increased his three-point shooting, shooting a good 38 percent from the field, a career-high percentage. People say that Guo Xu's offensive efficiency is high, and Kobe Bryant wants to prove that he can also shoot three-pointers.

After O'Neal received the ball, he pushed Xiao Si and turned to the middle, bent his knees and lowered his center of gravity to raise the ball with both hands, and Xiao Si was shaken.

O'Neal stepped forward and knocked away from Xiao Siqiang, scored a one-handed shot from close range and caused a foul, and Xiao Si sat on the ground with an unsteady center of gravity.

Compared with O'Neill, Xiao Si is too thin, and the strength of the two is not the same level.

The referee blew the whistle 2+1, O'Neill also made a free throw, and he was in good shape today, 0-3.

At this time, there were funny tidbits on the field, and when O'Neal made a free throw, Guo Xu stepped forward and high-fived him, which won warm applause from the home fans.

Ross Barkley laughed: "Jason is completely different from the rest of the players when he played his old club, everyone else is holding their breath and playing well, and he is coming back to play. ”

Smith said with a smile: "When I go home to visit my family, Los Angeles fans like him, but unfortunately the Lakers really can't renew the contract, if you give him another contract with a maximum salary, the annual salary of the whole team will be more than 70 million." ”

Barkley was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "More than 70 million doesn't seem to be very high, the Knicks are almost 100 million, of course, the rules are destined to not renew the contract, this can't be helped." ”

The Suns attacked, and Smalls went to cover outside the three-point line to block Fisher. Guo Xu moved sideways to the right side and made a three-point stop-and-shoot jumper, but O'Neal didn't change the defense.

Fisher's pursuit of defense was also slow, Guo Xu threw very easily, and the ball hollowed into the net! 3 to 3.

When facing other teams, O'Neal hates blocking and dismantling, and in the face of Guo Xu, he doesn't change his defense, only cares about the center. He developed a bad habit in the first two years, often leaving work in three quarters, how can he be active in defense?

In the face of this defensive intensity, Guo Xu was destined to explode.