The Lakers and Heat played their last regular-season game of the season on Jan. 23, almost a month after the two teams last met.

The venue of the game is the American Airlines Arena in Miami, which means that the Lakers today are playing on the road.

Playing on the road won't be a tough task for the Lakers, who have the best away record in the league this season, with 18 wins and 5 losses. Therefore, if the Lakers want to win on the road, the chances are still very high.

However, today's Lakers' opponents are very unusual. The Heat have the best home record in the league at 18-2. In other words, halfway through the season, only two teams have won at the American Airlines Arena. This shows how difficult the Lakers are to play today.

On top of that, the highlight of today's game is the two teams themselves.

Halfway through the season, the Heat finished with a 35-7 record, the best in the league. The Lakers, on the other hand, are 34-8 and second in the league behind the Heat.

And today's game is also a contest and competition between the first place in the East and West, and once the Lakers win, then its record will become 35-8, and the Heat will also be 35-8. In other words, as long as the Lakers win, then they have the hope of reaching the top of the league and becoming the owner of the best record with the Heat.

It is very similar to the situation against the Rockets half a month ago, the original Lakers were also in today's situation, and in the end, the Lakers won and finally succeeded in reaching the top in the West.

And after half a month, the same situation coincidentally appeared on the head of the Lakers again, which made everyone wonder if the Lakers could create a magic for the second time, complete the double kill of the Heat, and finally become the first team in the league.

The answer doesn't exist yet, but the answer is what everyone is looking forward to.

At 7 p.m. on the 23rd, the American Airlines Center Arena was full of fans, and there was a warm atmosphere everywhere. Outside the stadium, fans who didn't get their tickets gathered in the big square outside, ready to watch the game on the big screen outside.

This situation is expected, and it can be called a hot one, and it is a warm-up for today's game.

Before the start of the game, the NBA's official media constantly reported the news of the game, including the details of the players' pre-game preparation and pre-game interviews, and then the level of attention received by today's game.

For Chu Xuan, today he once again saw his compatriots from the other side of the ocean, from the live broadcast team of CCTV 5.

There is no doubt that today's game is a game that has attracted much attention around the world.

With the identity of compatriots, the CCTV team is naturally equivalent to having a special pass. Director Zhang easily obtained the first-hand interview materials and then sent them out to China.

Of course, these materials came from Chu Xuan's approval, and the players naturally did not hesitate to cooperate with the Chinese team's interview.

As for why the Lakers players are so willing to be interviewed by the Chinese team, on the one hand, because of Chu Xuan's Chinese identity, and on the other hand, because Chu Xuan said in the meeting the importance of the Chinese market to NBA players, and boasted that China has as many as 100 million NBA fans.

Such foolish words naturally made a group of young players extremely excited, so after the appearance of the Chinese team today, one by one can be said to be very excited and eager to be interviewed, hoping to leave a good impression in front of Chinese fans.

Of course, Chu Xuan's words can only fool these young players, and for old fritters like Kobe, Gasol, and Nash, they have no weight.

However, several veterans have always had a good relationship with Chu Xuan, and they naturally will not lose Chu Xuan's face. So, not only did they not explain this, but they also cooperated with the interview with the Chinese team.

You know, when the Chinese commentary team interviewed NBA players in the United States, some big-name stars were not very willing to give them a chance. Therefore, for Chinese fans, they can often only see some small characters active in front of the screen, being interviewed by Chinese commentators.

And the situation is naturally much better than it used to be, at least with the Lakers. And what brought about all these changes is, of course, Chu Xuan, after all, he has the identity of the head coach of the Lakers.

Seeing the Chinese team active in the interview process, other media reporters were of course unhappy. However, to their dismay, these Lakers players don't seem to have much interest in being interviewed by them. And in this case, these people have to interview the Heat players.

So, before today's game, there was such a unique picture in the American Airlines arena, where Chinese reporters interviewed Lakers players while other reporters interviewed Heat players.

After seeing such a situation, Chu Xuan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then shook his head and chuckled.

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Soon, the time came to eight o'clock in the evening, and as the referee's whistle blew, the game finally began.

On the big screen, the starting line-ups of both teams for today appeared.

Lakers: Nash, Kobe, Green, Gasol, Whiteside.

Heat: Wade, Ray Allen, James, Battier, Bosh.

Judging from the lineup comparison, the Heat's interior line does not have any advantage, and their shortcomings are very obvious in this lineup.

Of course, the Heat also have their advantages, that is, the outside line composed of James, Wade, and Ray Allen, and their offensive firepower cannot be underestimated.

On the bench, Chu Xuan sat expressionlessly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

After seeing Whiteside defeat Bosh in the jump ball session to get the ball for the Lakers, Chu Xuan couldn't help but look serious and looked at the game with a little anticipation.

The basketball fell into Nash's hands, and the 39-year-old veteran showed his very sophisticated side, with Wade's defense, an easy ground-hitting pass to Gasol. And Gasol received the ball and did not hesitate to overdo it to Whiteside.

After Whiteside received the ball, he was extremely "tough" and scored the ball under Bosh's defense.

The basketball went into the frame, and Whiteside made a foul on Bosh to the referee, but the referee ignored him, which upset him.

Obviously, that's the difference between the treatment of stars and the average player.

And back, it fell to the Heat's offense, Wade forced the basket, and then distributed the ball to James, who forced a left-handed layup.

The ball, very ironically, was blown by the referee for a foul on Whiteside.

After seeing this scene, Chu Xuan also jumped up very unhappily and gestured at the referee: "Hassan didn't touch him at all, which is simply negligible compared to Chris Posh's defensive action just now." ”

However, the referee just looked at Chu Xuan and ignored his complaints.

Speaking of which, in the NBA as a league, seniority is quite important. Whether it is a player or a coach, they all pay attention to qualifications. Without qualifications and prestige, these referees simply won't ** you.

And although Chu Xuan is famous, he is young after all. Coupled with his status as a foreigner, these referees don't give him much face.

"My players didn't foul me, there's no doubt about that. Hassan, your defense is too damsy, you need to be tough. Seeing that the referee ignored it, Chu Xuan knew that it was useless to say anything more. He shouted again and sat back in his seat.