Christmas war, legend has it that since ancient times, the NBA has such a habit, they always like to arrange some rival teams to play on Christmas night, which not only makes the players excited, but also makes the fans more excited.

There's nothing more enjoyable than sitting at home and watching your team abuse your feuding team.

So the Christmas War is also the most watched game in the NBA except for the Finals and the All-Star Game.

The average small team is not qualified to participate, only those big teams or those feuding teams, only those who are eligible to play on this day, this year's Christmas war is a total of five, the game will start at noon on December 25th, at twelve o'clock by the Heat vs. Knicks, kicking off the opening of this year's Christmas war, followed by two and a half Celtics vs. Magic, last year's Eastern Conference Finals is these two teams in the game! In the end, the Celtics were out of the game, and the Eastern Conference championship gave way to the Magic.

Then at five o'clock in the evening, this is the main event, almost all fans are waiting for five in the evening while eating, while watching the game, this game is a clash between the Cavaliers vs. the Lakers, 23 and 24, this year's Cavaliers are unprecedentedly strong, and the Lakers are not weak, the Lakers, who just won the championship last season, met the Cavaliers, and it is destined to be a peak matchup.

David Stern has been planning the showdown between No. 23 and No. 24 in recent years, it can be said that James has replaced Jordan's position in his heart and become the new leader of the league, but Kobe Bryant in front of him does not seem to be ready to abdicate like this, although he has no way to compete with James in terms of data, but in terms of the team's record...... The Cavaliers really don't have to be able to afford it, and after being the No. 1 in the league last season, they were dropped in the second round.

This year, the lineup was completed, and while O'Neal was introduced to strengthen the interior line, Parker was also introduced to strengthen the outside line.

This year's Cavaliers can be united, they are bound to take the championship into their arms, and the Cavaliers' executives are full of confidence in the Cavaliers, and they believe that the Cavaliers will win the team's first O'Brien Cup this year.

After playing this major event, it is at nine o'clock in the evening, the Clippers vs. the Suns, and everyone staged an offensive battle, this season's Clippers and Suns are very outstanding, the Clippers' interior twin tower tactics, and the Suns' Nash's old tree blooms, all of which make the two teams the closest focus in the league, and finally at half past eleven o'clock in the evening, the Nuggets vs. the Trailblazers, and it won't end until one o'clock in the second half of the night, Anthony vs. Roy, this game is destined not to be ugly!

In such a situation, the Celtics can only prepare for the game at half past two in the afternoon, ready to play against the Magic.

And before the game, Big Baby, Glenn Davis's injury is also healed, and he can try to play today to see.

So in the pre-game training match, everyone was very relaxed, and Kyle's current lineup is unprecedentedly complete.

But sometimes, things are not as simple as you think, and some troublesome things will always come to you.

"Hiss, ah......" Pierce hugged his legs and lay on the team's training ground, and then Jiang Yang, who was standing behind him, looked at the other players in the team helplessly, raising his hands high, he really didn't make a move! Now Jiang Yang and they have come to Orlando, where they were originally going to face the challenge of the Magic team, but now it is really unfavorable, Garnett twisted his finger in the last game, and the time of the day is already good, he can participate in the game today, but at the critical moment, Pierce is finished!

Today, Doug Rivers did not arrange too heavy training for the players, but after the warm-up training, everyone began to have a simple confrontation game, and in terms of the main team, Pierce was very excited today.

Tony Allen was completely beaten, so after Jiang Yang talked to Tony Allen, it was up to him to defend Pierce.

In the team's training match, it doesn't matter if he is violent, so Jiang Yang did not play a black hand in the confrontation with Pierce.

The defense is in place, and Jiang Yang is also using Pierce to exercise his basic defensive methods, and he can't keep going dark.

In case the referee has an opinion about himself and blows his own defensive fouls continuously, then he doesn't have to mess around!

Jiang Yang's defense today is very clean, but no matter how clean it is, you will still be unlucky if you are unlucky, and you can't avoid it.

Just as the training match was about to end, Pierce used a turn and wanted to turn around and jump shot, and Jiang Yang was like that.

All this has become Jiang Yang's habit, and it is precisely because of all this that something happened.

Jiang Yang cut off Pierce's ball at once, but Pierce, who jumped up, didn't have a good balance because of carelessness.

When he landed, the muscles in his right leg suddenly hurt, and he knew that something bad was going to happen this time, although he had fallen directly to slow down the injury, but his leg was still injured, and the team doctor next to him rushed over as soon as possible and began to check Pierce's injury.

"Muscle strain, further examination is required, but it is estimated that I will have to rest for at least half a month!" After the team doctor checked Pierce's injury a little, he whispered to Jiang Yang and Doug Rivers next to him, hearing the team doctor's words, Jiang Yang's head buzzed, although Jiang Yang did not do anything black, but Pierce's injury had something to do with him.

"Right...... I'm sorry! Looking at Pierce who fell to the ground, Jiang Yang said to Pierce with some concern.

"Hey, it's okay, but it looks like I won't be able to play today!" Pierce grinned helplessly, smiled at Jiang Yang, after spraying the medical spray, his leg was no longer as painful as just now, but the injury was still there.

"Help him down to rest!" Doug Rivers sighed, waved his hand, and asked the staff next to him to help Pierce down, and this time the whole team was quiet, because now the Celtics are really in trouble.

The originally easy training, because of Pierce's sudden fall to the ground, and a little helpless, Pierce is in the team, even if he doesn't perform well, he is also a Dinghai God Needle, the Big Three, no one can do it! And now Pierce's absence has undoubtedly cast a shadow over the entire team, without Pierce, almost all the tactics would have to be rewritten.

The game that was supposed to be played with routines can now be overturned and rewritten.

Doug Rivers didn't say anything, turned around and went back to his hotel room, where he needed to rewrite his offensive routine.

And Jiang Yang was very guilty, although his teammates didn't blame Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang still felt a little sorry for Pierce.

If he hadn't cut that ball, Pierce wouldn't have been injured...... With this mood, after Jiang Yang had lunch, he went to find Pierce, but Pierce had already been sent to the local hospital for examination at this time, and it was better to treat the disease as soon as possible.

Jiang Yang didn't find Pierce, so he could only come back in a gloomy way, time didn't wait for anyone, soon noon passed, at one o'clock, the players of the team gathered, took the team's bus to the home of the Magic team, Amway Center!

In the car, Jiang Yang's atmosphere was not high, and his teammates knew that Jiang Yang was not in a good mood, so they didn't say anything, just sat there silently, before the big battle, he lost the general, which was a huge blow to his momentum.

And Doug Rivers doesn't have time to enlighten Jiang Yang now, and now he needs to study new tactics.

Soon, the team's bus arrived at the Amway Centre, and after the players left the field, they walked through the visiting team's locker room in turn.

The media, who were waiting for them outside, had already received the news that Pierce seemed to be injured...... And this time, seeing that there was no Pierce among the Celtics players, it can be regarded as an indirect proof of this, and all the media went crazy this time.

The long guns and short cannons were erected in front of the players, hoping to hear some inside information, but the players of the Celtics ignored these reporters, and under the opening of the security guards, they walked into the stadium in turn, and the reporters were stopped by the security guards outside the court, this game, on the Chinese side, started at half past three in the middle of the night, even if the imperial court and the basketball association are very concerned about Jiang Yang, they will not broadcast the game live at half past three in the middle of the night, so this game, domestic fans want to watch, can only be through network TV, And the network TV is still more powerful tonight, and Yang Yi was invited to explain the game.

"The Christmas game, which is a very traditional game in the NBA, and all five games today are broadcast live in the United States, which is also an opportunity to increase the prestige of the team! But today, the Celtics are not very favorable, just reported back in front, the Celtics' starting small forward, the main player Paul Pierce is injured, thigh muscle strain, will miss at least half a month of games, without Pierce, who will play the small forward position of the Celtics This is a question mark, if it was before, it should be Tony Allen to play, but now there is Jiang Yang in the team, Jiang Yang may also be the team's small forward, He is likely to become the first Chinese player to start in the NBA besides Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian! Yang Yi sat on the commentary seat, looking at the 12-man roster of the Celtics today, and couldn't help but say with some emotion.

And at this time in the team's locker room, Doug Rivers is also facing the same problem, if Pierce or Ray Allen has a problem in the past, then the starter must be Tony Allen, but after having Jiang Yang this year, the balance in Doug Rivers' heart has tilted to Jiang Yang's side, and Doug Rivers, who has been studying Doug Rivers for several hours in the hotel, thinks about it for a long time, and still feels that if Jiang Yang is used to play, maybe the team's chemistry will be better, and Tony Allen is suitable for charging.

Jiang Yang is suitable for consecutive games, and he also has a good ability to shoot outside three-pointers, which can just make up for the problem that after Pierce left, the outside pitcher was only left with Ray Allen, so after thinking about it for a long time, Doug Rivers set his sights on Jiang Yang, and before talking about tactics, they first determined the team's starting lineup.

"Today's start, Kendrick (Perkins) plays center, Kevin (Garnett) plays power forward, Ray (Allen) plays shooting guard, Rajon (Rondo) plays point guard, small forward position...... River! Doug Rivers looked at Jiang Yang, who was sitting in the corner and had some guilt, and said his name slowly, for Jiang Yang to be the team's starting small forward, in fact, the players in the team have actually been prepared for a long time, and in this position, they have long known that it is either Jiang Yang or Tony Allen.

So now that Jiang Yang has become the team's starting small forward, they are not surprised, after all, he is just a substitute for Pierce.

"Jiang, I know you're uncomfortable in your heart, but Paul's injury is not critical to you, and it's not wrong to work hard when defending! If you really feel like you can't stand Paul, help him win the game on the pitch! Doug Rivers looked at Jiang Yang and said slowly, after listening to Doug Rivers' words, Jiang Yang, who had been keeping his head down, raised his head rarely, he knew that this was not the time for himself to feel sorry for himself, what he wanted at this time was fighting spirit!

"I see, Coach!" Seeing Jiang Yang regain that determined gaze, Doug Rivers couldn't help but nod his head with satisfaction.

"Alright, now let's talk about today's tactics!" Doug Rivers shook his hand, and the assistant coach next to him immediately put up the tactical board, and then began to explain the tactics of the Celtics today! Because Pierce is not there, the original tactics are no longer suitable for the current Celtics, and now the Celtics' style of play has completely changed, originally after Rondo dribbled past half court, or attacked by himself, if he did not have a chance to attack, he passed to Pierce to attack, of course, if there was an assist, Rondo would still be connected, and after Pierce received the ball, he either singled, or passed, or broke through, this is up to him.

Jiang Yang naturally can't have the ability of Pierce, Jiang Yang's offensive ability is basically on the outside.

So today's tactics had to be changed, Jiang Yang stood on the outside and became Ray Allen's original role, a three-point shooter, if he didn't have a touch, he could break through after receiving the ball, and Ray Allen became Pierce's role to attack.

And Jiang Yang's task today is not over yet, he needs to limit the opponent's arrow figure on the defensive end.

According to Doug Rivers, Jiang Yang's main task today is to restrain Vince Carter.

Of course, it is impossible to completely restrain this guy, but the task given by Doug Rivers to Jiang Yang is to limit his hit rate to less than forty percent, and for this task, Jiang Yang nodded with great confidence!

And Jiang Yang has been promoted to the starter, so it is naturally unlikely to play as a substitute, so there is also a little problem with the firepower output point on the bench.

Glenn Davis was just right with an injury today, and you can't expect him to be a regular on the bench.

"Okay, that's the tactic, get ready to play!" After explaining today's tactics, Doug Rivers waved his hand, and Jiang Yang walked out of the team's locker room in turn, through the players' tunnel, and came to the court.

"Pierce is injured today, it is estimated that the Celtics' offense will have big problems, and the Magic team, but all the players are in order, and the Magic are likely to pick up the Celtics at home today!" Conducting the live broadcast was ESPN's Jeff Van Gundy.

Although ESPN is not usually broadcast live in the United States, it doesn't matter if it's a Christmas war today, and it doesn't matter if they are all in the United States.

The real national broadcast was TNT, and they were in Cleveland at the time, preparing to cover the five-o'clock game.

"Okay, the starting lists on both sides appeared, the starting list on the Magic side is, center Dwight Howard, power forward Rashad Lewis, small forward is Michael Petrus, let's see who he's playing today! This directly affects his efficiency, with the scoring guard being Vince Carter, who is known as a demigod, and the point guard being an All-Star caliber Jamil Nelson! "The Magic team has a very decent lineup today, with Jason Williams, Matt Marnes, as well as JJ Redick, Marcin Gortat and others all sitting on the bench, ready to come on the court at any time to support the team's main players.

The starting lineup for the Celtics also appeared, with Kendrick Perkins at center, Kevin Garnett at power forward, Ray Allen at shooting guard, Rondo at point guard, and Jiang Yang at small forward...... Sure enough, it is Jiang Yang, if this position is not Jiang Yang's, it is Tony Allen's, but obviously Jiang Yang's role is greater than Tony Allen's, not only has a very accurate outside projection ability, but also can connect games, and at the same time, it also has a certain role as a defensive leader, which is very comprehensive! Seeing that Jiang Yang was in the Celtics' starting list, Jeff Van Gundy said very excitedly that he really loves Chinese players! And compared to the excitement on Jeff Van Gundy's side, the Chinese side is not only excited, it is already a little crazy.

"Sure enough, it is Jiang Yang, Jiang Yang has become the third Chinese player to start the NBA team after Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, although this is mainly because of Paul Pearce's injury, but it does not prevent Jiang Yang's reputation from getting louder and louder, after this game, it is already foreseeable that Jiang Yang's fans in China will rise rapidly!" Seeing the starting list played by the broadcaster, Yang Yi was really a little excited, who said that China has no outside line and no guard?

Jiang Yang's appearance directly slapped those experts and beasts in the face, and now fans all over China are expecting Jiang Yang to play a good data, at least play his own prestige, this starting opportunity is not easy to come by!

"The center forwards on both sides come in!" At the referee's signal, the center forwards on both sides came to the center circle and were ready to start jumping the ball.

And Jiang Yang also took a deep breath and stood next to him, ready to attack at any time, this was not his first start, he had started in the dungeon, but this was his first start in the real world, suppressing his nervousness, Jiang Yang took a deep breath, looking at Perkins and Howard standing in the middle circle, Jiang Yang's eyes had already looked at Nelson next to him!

(To be continued)