The Lakers didn't give the Clippers any chance next, the Christmas game didn't make any sense at all, and the two cores of the Clippers didn't play, they were simply crushed by the Lakers.

The Christmas battle between the Lakers and the Clippers is underway, and the game is now in the third quarter, and the Lakers have been holding the lead.

In this quarter, the momentum of the game was completely on the side of the Lakers, and the Lakers' wave forced the Clippers to call a timeout, and the Lakers currently lead the Clippers 83-67.

In this quarter, the best player was undoubtedly Howard, who, in addition to scoring, sent two big hats in a row in one defensive run to completely ignite the home atmosphere.

The Los Angeles Lakers finally defeated their city rivals Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center, and in the final moments, when you watch the Clippers players walk out of the locker room with their heads down, you can understand that there is only one real owner of Angel City, and that is the Purple and Gold.

As the finale of the Christmas War, the encounter between the Lakers and the Clippers was actually not favored by many people. Although this is also a game broadcast to the whole United States, the atmosphere is obviously not as attractive as the battle between the Cavaliers and Warriors thousands of miles away. Before the game, countless reporters were asking Clippers coach Reaves the same question, and that was whether Paul would return tonight. In an interview, Rivers also said that Paul would participate in the game, but after the warm-up shot, Paul felt that his physical condition was not ideal, and after discussion, he finally decided to sit on the bench on Christmas Eve.

Then, one by one, the PR informed Paul that there was a truce tonight.

It's not a tough decision for Paul or the Clippers. Many people in the media room are saying that even without Paul and Griffin, the Clippers can still beat the Lakers. But it's clear that Luke Wharton and his players don't think so.

The Lakers played very well in the opening period, leading by 11 points in the first quarter, and the Clippers looked like they couldn't resist when they came up. Unexpectedly, after a timeout with 2 minutes and 53 seconds left in the first quarter, the Lakers players went crazy and played a 9-2 climax in the rest of the time, especially Lei Lei's final whistle, which made more than half of the Lakers fans in the Staples Center excited.

"Actually, we didn't play well in the first quarter, it was bad. Luckily, that's what I expected because we were going to get a little tired after a couple of hours of flying back from Orlando," Wharton said, "but the defense was really bad in the first half, and then I was a little anxious and reminded them a little bit and then everything was like you see, it got better." ”

These words are easy to say, but let the young boys of the Lakers do it, and Walton has no bottom in his heart. Especially if you think back to the last 10 games, the head coach changed, and although there were various reasons such as injuries, a loss was a loss. Whether they can beat the Clippers without Paul and Griffin is still unknown.

"I think everybody understands one thing today is to win, to win at the Staples Center, the kids have a good transfer ball, and I gave Lei Lei a lot of special set-ups when I set up the tactics, and he can do it well, and Howard, his mid-range gives us a lot of variety,"

"I can't count them one by one, all I can say is that everybody played really good team basketball and was able to get nervous in the second half of the game, when they were completely out of the road and, of course, the joy of the holidays," Wharton said. ”

With these words, Wharton walked out of the press conference and returned to his office in the dressing room, where he began to change his clothes as if no one was around without closing the door, and anyone could clearly see that when Wharton took off his suit jacket, there were large sweat stains on the back of his shirt. "I'm nervous," Wharton said with a smile, "I've fought the Christmas War, I've won and lost, but this year's Christmas Eve was one of the most exciting and memorable ones I've ever had." ”

After saying these words, Wharton, who changed into a sportswear, patted the reporter's shoulder and added: "I wish you a Merry Christmas, I know that the Chinese attach great importance to the Spring Festival, but I also hope that every fan can enjoy the happiness we bring to them." ”

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Earlier this week, Oakland Raiders quarterback Derek Carr suffered a finger injury in practice, and at one point it was revealed that he would opt for surgery. However, on Wednesday night local time, Carl's agent refuted the rumors, saying that Carl would not undergo surgery.

Today, Carl took to social media to say that he has started his treatment and thanked everyone for their encouragement and support.

Many NBA players have expressed their blessings to Carl, and Lakers legend Kobe Bryant also reposted Karl's post on social media, wishing him blessings and hoping that he will be stronger than before after he recovers from injury.

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On December 27, 2016, after Christmas, the Lakers hosted the Jazz.

In the second half of the first quarter, Howard hit the basket in the middle, and the slow motion showed that this violent dunk was powerful!

If you dunk it, the top 10 balls won't run! However, the result was sad, he used too much force and blew it up directly!

How embarrassing is this?

There was once a chance to play the top 10 balls in front of me, and I didn't cherish it, and I regretted it when I dunked it. There is nothing more painful in the world than being selected for the Big Five.

This McGee has the most to say!

There was also an incident that day, Phil Jackson announced on social media that his relationship with Jenny Bass was over.

Jenny Bass has since responded on social media:

I have nothing but love and respect for this man.

Jenny also said that the love she loves most in her life is the Lakers, and she can't love either Phil or the Lakers wholeheartedly, and it's unfair to say both.

Let's try it soon, everyone. 】

Perhaps this was one of the most important reasons for her choice.

The Lakers faced the Jazz at home, and in the end, Lei Lei's stunner was unsuccessful, and the Lakers lost to the Jazz 100-102.

After the game, on the issue of Lei Lei's loss of the killer ball, Wharton took the initiative to take responsibility.

"I put Ray on the court to execute one of the offenses I gave up, but I didn't envision Gobert missing all of his free throws so we were only two points down, so the onus was on me. But it's also a situation where the youngsters learn and grow, and when we're down by two points, when the timeout is used up, and the pitchers on the team are on the court, then we can open up the space and make the opponent's defense unsuccessful, and if we manage to score, then the tactics that were designed at that time don't need to be executed. ”

As for whether he hopes Lei Lei will make a breakthrough, Wharton's answer is yes.

"Yes, he had a chance to break through, but our tactic didn't work out, the Jazz switched some defenses, and our players were a little confused, which led to Lei Lei having to make a tough shot at the end. The responsibility is on me, because I put him on the pitch to execute the attack, and he tries to execute the attack that I have arranged correctly, and the responsibility is only on me. ”