Chapter 145: The Great Revenge of the Christmas War

In the NBA, there are four kinds of games that attract the most attention from fans, and the ratings are generally high: first, the Finals; second, the playoffs; third, the All-Star Game; Fourth, the Christmas War.

The first three need not be repeated.

Christmas War is a game played by the NBA on Christmas night in the United States.

Christmas in the United States is equivalent to the Spring Festival of the Celestial Empire, and if there is a game today, it is arranged to have a strong dialogue, which can be said to be a star-studded gathering, and the Christmas war has always been a grand event in the NBA, and the ratings have been very high. There are not many games that can be arranged, usually four or five.

Like the Spring Festival Gala of the Celestial Empire, not every team can participate in the Christmas game, and the NBA also has a certain criterion for the selection of the annual Christmas war game, and this criterion lies in the word 'enmity'.

There is no place without enmity, and the NBA itself is a river and lake.

Here, the so-called 'feud' can be the beam of the poignant playoff battle, the riot caused by the fist and kick and the battle of words, or the public ring of popular stars competing for popularity and market, all in order to attract attention.

In order to attract attention and create the greatest comprehensive benefits, the NBA even does not hesitate to artificially concoct the so-called 'enmity', and the 'Yao Shark War' is the best example. Although Yao Ming performed extremely well in his rookie season, it is nonsense to say that he can match the Sharks.

Therefore, the alliance is well aware of the principle of 'going on if there are conditions, and creating conditions if there are no conditions', which is also an important reason why there is such a gimmick as 'Yao Shark War'.

Though. For the Christmas Wars. Most of the players weren't very interested. On such an important holiday, not being able to be with your family is as annoying as working overtime on a statutory holiday.

Another point is that no one likes this kind of gimmick, for example, Yao Ming and Shark O'Neal themselves are also extremely resistant, and they also know how to try their best to avoid conflicts with each other on various occasions, but they are kicked by the mercenary alliance and caught up in the foreground.

Also for this reason, in the history of the Union. On Christmas Day, there are also countless classic competitions.

Bulls vs. Knicks (1992), Bulls vs. Heat (1997), Lakers vs. 76ers (2001), Lakers vs. Kings (2002), Lakers vs. Rockets (2003), ...... And so on, these games have been regarded as classic Christmas battles by fans.

This year's Christmas War is also showing this trend.

This year's Christmas game is also extremely interesting, with the Heat vs. the Lakers, that is, O'Neal vs. Kobe Bryant, a sensational grudge matchup, and the Pistons and Pacers, two powerful teams that entered the Eastern Conference finals last season.

There is no duel in this way, and the gimmick is enough.

The most awesome OK combination of this century disintegrated, each king and encountered as an opponent on the court, such a gimmick is enough.

People would love to see the combination that once created the dynasty team, in the middle of the game. What kind of sparks will be sparked in the process of encountering you as an opponent.

In addition to the Lakers vs Heat, another thing that has to be mentioned is the Pistons vs. the Pacers.

This season is not forgotten. At the beginning of the season, the league's largest 'boxing championship' was staged at Auburn Hills Palace, and no one will forget the enmity between the Pistons and the Pacers last season.

Therefore, this year's Christmas battle between the Pacers and the Pistons is also known as the most exciting and emotional 'Christmas war' in NBA history.

Yes, after the Battle of Auburn Hills, the two sides shifted their battlefields to Indiana again.

Fans have never cared about the outcome of this game, they are more concerned about whether the second season of 'Boxing Championship' will be broadcast in Indiana, which is what fans are most concerned about.

The Pistons and the Pacers have a long-standing grudge, although they can't reach the 'feud' that giants like the Celtics and Lakers once used to describe this time, and their game can't reach the point where they can promote a classic matchup without any 'pre-game mobilization', the Pistons and Pacers don't have these dramas, however, they are the real 'enemies'.

It's the 'enemy', so naturally they are very red when they meet.

Pacers fans won't forget how the Pacers eliminated the Pistons last season, and they won't forget the Pacers this season because of the Pistons. Wallace's punch directly banned the main force of the Pacers, who should have been the favorites to win the championship, from Haoqiang to the middle and lower level.

No one will forget that.

The Pacers have a long-standing grudge.

It is also for this reason that on the day of the Pacers vs. the Pistons, the Indiana Conseco Arena was like a big enemy, and 100 additional security guards were temporarily sent to distribute in a circle to all corners of the arena, and 10 security guards were arranged behind the Pistons bench, who watched the fans' every move with great eye; A tarpaulin was erected over the hallway leading to the locker room to prevent fans from throwing things as the Pistons players came in and out.

The seats next to the stadium were tied together, and even the most impulsive fans couldn't pick up their chairs and commit violence like they did in Auburn Hills.

The Pistons came to Indianapolis with three bodyguards, whereas they would normally only have one bodyguard on the other road.

Although the battle between the Pacers and the Pistons has not yet begun, all of this has made the battle between the Pacers and the Pistons heat up rapidly.

Indiana and Detroit are not big ball cities like Los Angeles and Miami, but because of the grudge between the Pacers and the Pistons, this also led to the Pacers vs. Pistons game, which attracted countless fans to watch the game, and the number of spectators even exceeded the Lakers vs. Heat, and the showdown between Kobe Bryant and the Sharks.

The fans are bad, and they're also looking forward to the start of the second season of 'Championship Fight'.

Many of the Pacers fans who came to watch the game were holding blue plastic cups with a small placard next to them that read, "Hey, throw the Pistons fans' cups." I'm going to lose my temper! ”

Naturally, this is just a joke, if these people really dare to do this, it is strange not to be thrown out directly by the bodyguards around the sidelines, these fans were very embarrassed by the bodyguards, and directly smiled and explained, "Don't worry at all, the cup is empty, there is no beer in it." ”

Having said that, the bodyguards present were still extremely worried that if more than 10,000 fans really rioted, the consequences could be imagined.

Although the game has not started yet, because of the previous grievances between the Pistons and the Pacers, although this game has not yet started, the sidelines are already extremely hot.

Pacers fans are also looking forward to the Pacers being able to avenge the Pistons on their home court.

However, if you want to get revenge on the Pistons, this is not easy.

One of the main reasons is that the Pacers are understaffed.

Although, in this game, Xiao Ao on the Pacers' side is back.

But it's still not enough.

There is also the question of how to deploy the Pacers' interior line when Xiao Ao comes back, which is not easy for the Pacers, and it is really a problem to hand over the ball more to the fat man who performed very well some time ago, or Xiao Ao who has returned.

(I continue to ask for a variety of things.) (To be continued......)