Chapter 969: Christmas Day Year after Year
"Chamberlain asked for the ball in the penalty area, West cut in, Chamberlain passed the ball to him, but it was a feint, Chamberlain passed the ball and turned around and landed under the basket, West passed the ball back to him again, there is no doubt about it, a violent dunk!"
"The Lakers need to address their defensive issues on the inside, and this is the fourth quarter, and they don't have much ball to waste, and there's no doubt that the offense on the interior has the highest success rate. The Lakers are very mobile and tall, but they have never been able to get the advantage of the restricted area. ”
"The Warriors launched a counterattack again, Curry received a pass from Chamberlain on the baseline and hit a 16-foot jumper!"
"The Warriors' tactics are very simple, but they are very effective, look, they just need to let the forward guard go down the flank quickly, Chamberlain occupies the inside director of the middle, this is as long as the point guard advances quickly, with Chamberlain's cover, he can go straight to the Yellow Dragon from the middle, and if Chamberlain holds the opponent down, then the wing guard has a chance......"
"Kobe Bryant is in a hurry, he asks for the ball in the low post on the right side, oh, no, Chamberlain is behind him, Kobe Bryant makes a tough shot! It's a pity that the ball hit the hoop, how many pieces of iron did Kobe Bryant hit today? Oh, it's 16 pieces, and if the Los Angeles steel plant had such production, then the price of cars in the United States could go down a bit. ”
"There is no doubt that now that the Lakers are in crisis, except for Kobe, no one else has the confidence to make a move. This is troublesome, now the Lakers are the whole team playing drumming and passing flowers, whoever catches the ball last in 24 seconds will throw it, the ball is a hero, the ball does not score, then wait for the black pot. ”
"Chamberlain got the ball under the basket again, what was he going to do? Under Gasol's defense, he didn't push hard, but came with a turnaround jumper, oh my god, he was in too much of a hurry, he thought this hoop was ...... The ball went in, damn it, a hook from 15 feet away. ”
"With five minutes left in the game, the Warriors have a 12-point lead, and the Lakers are going to rise and they don't have much time left...... Gasol catches the ball in the low post and rolls over to hook up...... Chamberlain capped! Chamberlain is covered! ”
"Chamberlain dribbled after taking the ball in the high post, broke through the jumper, and made a quick stop! Hit! Well done, it's a back-up attack, but now a big man of seven feet two inches is using this hand! ”
"The Lakers have a lot of money, and they have Gasol follow Chamberlain closely, but does that work? Oh, obviously, it didn't work, Chamberlain pushed Gasol away, West passed, well done, little guy, what an aerial tomahawk, S this kid piloted the Galaxy Battleship to bomb Los Angeles! ”
"Chamberlain was unstoppable, he broke through from the right side with the ball and dunked with one hand! Nice break! ”
"When did Chamberlain appear under the basket? He grabbed the rebound, and it was an offensive rebound, a strong lift, a violent dunk! Oh God, why is it so easy for Chamberlain to score? ”
Bryant was in a hurry, and apparently, he was blaming his teammates for Chamberlain's poor defense, and there was still a minute and a half to go...... Chamberlain runs back to the basket, Jamison passes the ball in the middle, Chamberlain receives the ball, OK, Bynum fouls! ”
"The Lakers didn't have a chance, Chamberlain got the ball in the last minute, and I bet it won't go in...... Chamberlain hooked his hand, and sure enough, I was right, God loves me, the ball hits iron! Oh damn it, Chamberlain picked up the frontcourt rebound, and he threw himself and grabbed it! Another throw, hit! ”
Chamberlain looked up to the sky and roared, Lakers fans looked at Chamberlain who was roaring under the basket stupidly, and their hearts trembled, and the impression left on them in the last quarter was one word: invincible!
In the last 22 seconds, the Lakers had the ball, but the Warriors' advantage was 18 points, and they had no need to defend, the Lakers grabbed the last ball, Kobe Bryant hit a layup, but then, Curry consumed time to the end, and jumped out seven or eight feet from the three-point line, but the ball went in!
At 122-103, the Warriors won by 20 points on the road and walked away with the victory in the Christmas game in Los Angeles.
Chamberlain was the hero of the game, and when the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the fans chanted 'Z-MVP', and Chamberlain deserved the MVP evaluation.
In the Christmas game, Chamberlain shot 18 of 26 and scored 45 points and 20 rebounds with an incredibly high shooting rate, but unfortunately his blocks were a little small, only 6, while his number of assists broke through, and he also scored 6.
Bryant's numbers were also quite good, with 40 points, 11 rebounds, and 4 steals, but his shooting percentage was miserable, with a measly 14-of-31 shooting.
At the end of the game, Chamberlain took the initiative to walk to Kobe, who was unwilling to hug him, patted his back with a tense face, and then turned silently and walked towards the player's tunnel.
Chamberlain was quite unwilling in the back, and shouted: "Hey, Kobe, don't you leave me a few words?" ”
Bryant's figure paused, waved his arm without looking back, and walked firmly into the player's tunnel.
Although Kobe's figure is as straight as ever, fans can vaguely feel that he is no longer the first person in the league who is full of confidence, and Kobe, who has lost to Chamberlain several times and refused to admit defeat, finally began to compromise with fate.
This is a pity, and it is also the fate of veterans, just like Jordan in the 2001-02 season, when facing Kobe, Maddy, Iverson, and Carter, he was also so stubborn and desperate.
The Warriors and Lakers played the first Christmas game, although this is not in line with the tradition of the league's bigger name games held later, but considering that these two teams have been playing Christmas games for four consecutive years, it is indeed necessary to arrange some forward, and after this game, Chamberlain and others can still accompany their families for Christmas.
The second Christmas game ended with the Knicks vs. the Bulls, and in the end, the Knicks at home won the game with a terrifying defense in the final quarter, beating the Bulls 103-95 at Madison Garden at home to make it two wins in a row.
For the Bulls, Rose was super all-round, scoring 25 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds, 6 steals and 7 turnovers, Boozer had 26 points, 19 rebounds and 7 turnovers, Deng had 15 points and 6 rebounds, and Thomas had 6 rebounds.
On the Knicks' side, Felton broke out, scoring 20 points, 12 assists and 5 steals, Stoudemire 20 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks, Phils 14 points and 11 rebounds, Gallinari 15 points, Chandler 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Douglas 8 points and 5 rebounds.
After the start of the game, the Knicks were very energetic, especially Stoudemire, first broke the ball, scored a jumper on offense, and then blocked Rose's layup on the defensive end, and the Knicks led 4-0.
Rose made a free throw to score the Bulls' first point of the game. The Bulls, who were playing away, finally overtook the score after Boozer completed 2+1, and the two teams were almost evenly matched in the first quarter, with the Knicks leading 21-20 at home.
Turyaf sent the game into the second quarter 2+1, Douglas and Phils hit consecutive three-pointers to give the Knicks a 30-22 lead.
Watson, the Bulls, scored five points to help his team catch up, and both sides shot very well in the second quarter, and Boozer's half-court buzzer-beating shot helped the Bulls take a 54-52 lead.
In the first half, the Bulls' Rose and Boozer each scored 15 points, and the Knicks only Stoudemire scored in double figures, scoring 14 points.
Deng scored four straight points in the third quarter, and the Bulls went on a 6-2 spurt to extend their advantage.
At the critical moment, Felton scored five points in a row to lead the Knicks to regain the lead with a 10-3 offensive run from the Bulls. After the timeout, Gallinari and Felton hit three-pointers one after another, Fils completed 2+1, and the Knicks' offense continued to hit the Bulls' defense.
Fortunately, the Bulls' offense was also excellent, with Deng and Rose scoring on turnovers, and the Knicks led 85-83 after three quarters. The Bulls' offense abruptly stalled in the final quarter, and the Knicks went on a 12-4 run to put up a 97-87 lead over the course of nine minutes.
Boozer hit a 3-pointer with a free throw to finally end the Bulls' scoring drought, Deng hit a three-pointer, and the Bulls struggled to narrow the gap to 6 points, but at this time, the game time was also running out, and the Bulls were difficult to change the defeat. Chandler sealed the win for the Knicks with a sneak basket, and the Knicks won the Christmas game 105-93 at home.
In Game 3 of Christmas, the Magic ended the Celtics' four-game winning streak 86-78 at home, and the Magic also won their first straight game since the trade.
For the Celtics, Garnett had 22 points, Pierce had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists, Ray Allen had 9 points, and Davis had 16 points and 8 rebounds.
For the Magic, Howard had 6 points and 11 rebounds, Turkoglu had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, Bass had 21 points and 9 rebounds, Nelson had 12 points, Redick had 11 points, Anderson had 10 points and 9 rebounds, Arenas had 5 points and 2 assists, and Richardson had 5 points.
Celtics Rondo continues to be sidelined, and in the face of the regrouped Magic, the Celtics' defense and offense are not very good.
After his return, Turkoglu scored three consecutive attacks, and the whole Celtic team continued to play iron. In the opening 5 minutes and 42 seconds, the Celtics were attacked by the Magic 13-2, and the opening game fell into an extremely disadvantageous situation.
The Celtics didn't hit any of their first 7 shots, and the 8th shot was finally hit by Pierce, Garnett dunked and scored, the Celtics held their ground, Ray Allen and Pierce teamed up to attack, and the Celtics responded with a 15-0 offensive run from the Magic, and at the end of the first quarter, the Celtics led by 1 point at 20-19.
In the first three minutes of the second quarter, the Celtics only came off the bench Davis to score four points, Magic substitute Anderson scored consecutive free throws, Arenas came off the bench to score three-pointers, and the Magic regained the lead 29-26.
The score between the two sides was tied at 32 at one point, and the Celtics' strengthened defense and fired inside and outside to play a 14-2 attack climax for the Magic, extending the advantage at 46-34. Thankfully, Nelson hit a halftime buzzer, and the Magic narrowed the deficit to 10 points at 36-46.
Garnett scored on a mid-range shot at the start of the third quarter, and Howard's forced attack resulted in an offensive foul by Robinson.
Bass dunked, Turkoglu hit a three-pointer, and the Magic closed the gap 41-48. The Magic at home kept fighting back to chase the score, but in the face of the old spicy Celtics, they were unable to overtake the score, and they still fell behind 57-63 after three quarters.
The Magic continued to tighten their defense in the final quarter, and the Celtics scored only two points from the free throw line in two minutes, and Redick seized the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer, and the Magic trailed by only three points at 62-65.
At the critical moment, O'Neal and Davis scored 6 points in a row on the inside to suppress the momentum of the Magic. The Magic at home didn't give up, Richardson and Buss gave Howard fire support, and after Nelson hit a three-pointer, the Magic trailed by only two points at 75-77.
After Ray Allen missed a mid-range shot, Buss made a jumper that finally helped the Magic tie the score. At the critical moment, Pierce missed two consecutive shots, Nelson seized the opportunity to hit a three-pointer, Garnett hit one of two free throws, and Redick hit a mid-range shot to seal the Magic's victory, ending the Celtics' 14-game winning streak at home 86-78.
In addition to the first three games, there are also the Northwest Civil War, Nuggets VS Thunder, and the league's most watched team, the Heat VS the league's upstart Suns.