With a day left before the Christmas War, the Bobcats are already ready in Charlotte to start packing their bags.

Naturally, the attention of this Christmas game is extremely high, in fact, even the league did not expect this game to attract so much attention when it was arranging this schedule.

At first, the league arranged this Christmas game schedule to set the Bobcats and Rockets against each other, and the main reason was that the Bobcats broke into the Finals last season, losing to the Rockets with a total score of 1:4 in the Finals, and they wanted to replicate the Finals matchup in the Christmas War.

And, because of the relationship between Qiao Hai and Rocket, this group of Christmas battle showdowns will also attract more attention.

But now, because the Bobcats brought in Kevin Garnett at the beginning of the season to form a luxurious roster, and after the start of the season, directly won 26 consecutive games and unbeaten so far in the season, this Christmas game has gained more attention.

Hoop Sports has given a preview of the Christmas battle on their homepage.

"This season, the league has scheduled four Christmas games, one each in New York and Los Angeles, the Knicks against the Nets, the Lakers against the Grizzlies, and the other two games are the Bulls at home against the Suns and the Rockets at home against the Bobcats."

"The Knicks, who are at the bottom of the East, face the Nets, who are about to disintegrate, and if it weren't for the fact that this game will be played at Madison Square Garden, this game would have been almost ignored; The Lakers and Grizzlies, who have been rumored to trade, have some attention in this game, Kobe Bryant will face Shaq, but Shak's poor form this season and Grizzlies' poor record seem to make this game less suspenseful. ”

"The Bulls vs. Suns are purely a one-size-fits-all game, and the reason this game is probably there is David Stern going to spend Christmas at the Chicago Union Center."

"Of the four Christmas battles, the most concerned is naturally the Rockets vs. Lynx."

"So far in the season, the in-form Bobcats continue to remain undefeated, and the 26-game winning streak reflects their current hot form, and after trading for Kevin Garnett, they are no longer the Bobcats that lost to the Rockets 1:4 in the last Finals, they already have the strength to match the Rockets."

"And whether they can beat the Rockets or not, this Christmas game is a warm-up before the playoffs, and we can find out from it the Bobcats' ability to end the Rockets dynasty!"

After the Rockets won three consecutive championships, they became the "public enemy" of the league, and all teams wanted to beat them, and this season's trade boom came as a result.

The team, which saw no hope of beating the Rockets, began to seek a trade, send away their star and start swinging around this hopeless era.

And the teams that have a chance to beat the Rockets have begun to increase their reinforcements, hoping to form a super team as well, and then challenge the Rockets' supremacy in the playoffs.

Compared to those super teams in the past, this Rockets is even more desperate because their core players are too young.

Dwyane Wade is 24 years old, Boris Dior is 24 years old, Yao Ming is 26 years old, and Ron Artest is 27 years old, such a young core lineup, if nothing else, this Rockets will have five to six years or even more dominance.

Therefore, this also makes media reporters, experts and fans more expect a team that can break the Rockets' dominance.

The Bobcats met their expectations, but at the same time, because the head coach of the Bobcats was Qiao Hai, they were also very worried that the Bobcats would become another super team after the Rockets.

For the Rockets vs. Lynx's Christmas game, Hoop Sports Hall of Fame John Hollinger's prediction is-

"There is no doubt that the Rockets at home have the advantage, they have the ability to beat the Bobcats, but at the same time, this Bobcats are no longer the Bobcats of last season, they have added Kevin Garnett, the system is more complete, and they have won 26 consecutive wins since the start of the season, and they are in hot form, and against the Rockets, the Bobcats are not completely out of chance."

"If you predict the outcome of this game, I think the Rockets have the upper hand, but the Bobcats also have a great chance, specifically six four, six Rockets, and four Bobcats."

ESPN's Henry Abbott agrees that the Rockets have a slight advantage, but not by much.

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Charlotte, Qiao Hai held a meeting before the Christmas game, gathered all the players and coaches, for this game, Qiao Hai attaches great importance to this game.

'There's no doubt that our winning streak is going to continue, so this Christmas game is a very tough test for us, we have a good chance of losing, but at the same time, we have a good chance of winning.

"But regardless of the winning percentage, we have to do our best to win this Christmas game, and only then can we continue the winning streak."

Finally, Qiao Hai waved his fist: "I want 27 consecutive wins!" Beating the Rockets is just one of our goals, our ultimate goal is to break the 33-game winning streak! ”

The winning streak is just around the corner, and this time, Qiao Hai is not ready to miss it!

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On December 25, Christmas Day, the Bobcats boarded a special plane to Houston after a brief reunion with their families.

In the past, the close Qiao Hai would allow the players to bring their families on the Bobcats' special plane, but this time, Qiao Hai was not close to the people, and he demanded that if the players' families wanted to accompany the fight, they had to take their own planes to Houston.

After arriving in Houston, the Bobcats boarded the bus and went to the hotel before Joe took Kevin Garnett to the Toyota Center, where they were to hold a pre-game press conference.

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At the pre-match press conference, Qiao Hai rejected most of the questions and answered only a small number of them.

ESPN's Mark Stein asked, "What are your thoughts on being on the field again at the Christmas Games, and will you feel uncomfortable not being with your family?" ”

Qiao Hai smiled: "Of course I don't feel uncomfortable, I am from the Celestial Empire, and I don't have the habit of celebrating Christmas." ”

"What about your players?"

"They won't be uncomfortable because they're veterans of a lot of battles, even if it's the Christmas game, most of them have been there."

Hoop Sports' Zach Lowe asked, "Do you have any special thoughts on the outcome of this match?" ”

Qiao Hai tilted his head: "I think we will definitely be able to win this game, is it a special opinion?" ”

Zach Lowe shook his head, he didn't think it would be a special opinion.

Qiao Hai naturally smiled, and then, he mentioned a more special opinion: "In this game, we will win the game through defense." ”

Zach Lowe nodded, this is indeed a special opinion, the reason is that the Bobcats are an offensive team, although they are slightly defensive this season, but in the game against the Rockets, against a team that is invincible in offense, the way they win is actually by defense?

Zach Lowe didn't quite understand, he thought that the only way for the Bobcats to win was to attack, use more points, and overwhelm the Rockets!

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