On December 25, 2007, the annual Christmas game is about to kick off, and this year's Christmas game has a total of three sets of matchups, namely the Pacers at home against the Lakers, the Suns at home against the Spurs, and the Cavaliers at home against the Celtics.

In the current Eastern and Western record rankings, the Lakers are in first place in the West with a 22-6 record, the Spurs are second in the West with a 20-8 record, and the Suns are 18-9 behind the Spurs. In the East, the Celtics ranked first in the league with a 23-5 record, followed by the Pacers with 18 wins and 9 losses, and the Cavaliers with 18 wins and 10 losses.

This year's three Christmas battles are all very interesting, the duel between O'Neal and Tim Duncan, the old rivals, the young emperor LeBron James single-handedly picks the Big Three of the Green Army, after the Pacers led by Meng Xu defeated the Celtics one after another, everyone wants to see what kind of performance LeBron James, who is known as Meng Xu's successor, will perform in the face of the Celtics Big Three.

Of course, the most interesting thing is undoubtedly the Pacers' home game against the Lakers, a few seasons ago, the NBA league had the saying that East Meng Xu West Kobe Bryant, Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant are known as the league's two strongest outside players, but with the disintegration of the OK combination, Kobe's career has also begun to decline, although Kobe has won the scoring title for two consecutive seasons, and led the Lakers to the playoffs for many consecutive seasons, but such a performance is far from the league's expectations of him, and it is precisely for this reason, Kobe Bryant and Meng Xu, Tim Duncan, and Shaq O'Neal are known as the four strongest stars in the league, and fell all the way out of the top five in the league, while Meng Xu stepped on the shoulders of a group of superstars and became the first person in the league.

However, with the addition of Pau Gasol, the Lakers are once again among the giants, and they also reached the Western Conference Finals all the way last season, and under the backdrop of their excellent record, Kobe's status is also quietly rising, and after this season, Kobe Bryant is going further, after leading the Lakers to the first place in the West, Kobe Bryant also ranked first in the regular season MVP list, and once again ranked among the five strongest stars in the league.

Coupled with the fact that Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant are now the top two on the scoring list, this game between the Pacers and the Lakers has naturally become the game that most of the media pay attention to.

"Meng, tonight's winner must be me, no, the final winner of this season will also be me." At eight o'clock in the evening, when all the players on both sides walked out of the player tunnel and began to warm up, Kobe Bryant walked directly to a place not far from Meng Xu, and with a provocative tone, he challenged Meng Xu not far away.

"Kobe, I said, as long as I'm here, none of you want to win the championship, and it's the same in today's game." In the face of Kobe's provocation, Meng Xu did not show any emotional fluctuations like a nobody, and still had a determined and relaxed look.

"Then let's wait and see!" After listening to Meng Xu's response, Kobe Bryant glanced at Meng Xu deeply, and then clenched his fists and left without looking back.

"Kenny, can you predict what this game will look like tonight?" Before the game started, on the sidelines of the commentary bench, several TNT on-site commentators began to predict the trend of the game, and Barkley, who was the first to speak, did not ask Reggie Miller, but asked another commentator, Kenny Smith, because Barkley knew that he asked Reggie Miller in vain, and this guy must be firmly on the side of the Pacers.

"It's really hard to predict, Charles, we all know that as long as there is Meng's game, no one can predict the outcome of this game until the game is over, but I'm sure that today's game will definitely be an extremely exciting game, with Meng Xu and Kobe Bryant participating in the game, it has always been the most favorite game for fans to watch." Kenny Smith didn't want to take this pot, in the last game, Kenny Smith firmly supported the Celtics, after the end of the third quarter, looking at the gap of nearly 10 points between the two sides, Kenny Smith boldly "predicted" that the Pacers were powerless, and there could even be a rout, but the final result slapped Kenny Smith in the face, Meng Xu scored 32 points in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, leading the Pacers to reverse the Celtics.

"Haha, it looks like Charles is clearly rooting for the Lakers." After Kenny Smith's words fell, Reggie Miller turned the fire on Barkley with a smile on his face.

In fact, before the start of this game, Reggie Miller, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley were already studying this game, and the final result of their research was that in terms of the strength comparison between the two sides, the Lakers had a slight advantage, but Meng Xu's super personal ability could make up for the gap between the two sides, so in their opinion, tonight's game must be a tough battle, whether it is the Lakers or the Pacers, there is hope of winning this game.

While Reggie Miller was still arguing with Barkley, Kwame Brown and Andrew Bynum, who were jumping on behalf of both teams, had entered the centre circle, and all the starters on both sides had taken their respective positions.

"The Pacers' starting lineup is really high." After seeing the starting lineups of both sides, Kenny Smith also sighed with a smile. None of the Pacers' five starters is under two meters tall, Kwame Brown is 2.11 meters tall, Darko Milicic is 2.13 meters tall, James Posey is 2.03 meters tall, Tyshawn Prince is 2.06 meters tall, and the shortest Meng Xu is also 2.01 meters, so this starting lineup of the Pacers is also known as the "Death Five".

"The Lakers' starting lineup is not short, and today's game is really long." The Lakers' starting lineup is also very outstanding in height, with Andrew Bynum, Pau Gasol, and Ramar Odom forming the starting lineup, which is affectionately known as the Lakers' three highs by fans, so in addition to the guard position, the Lakers are completely at a loss in height compared to the Pacers.