Chapter 242: The Christmas War and the Backyard on Fire
The game between the Rockets and the Warriors ended with an easy win for the Rockets.
Although Wang Chao achieved the condition of 100 empty three-point shooting ability value in the game as he wished, and obtained new abilities, the process of the game made him a little disappointed.
The Warriors' Splash Brothers did show some explosive scoring ability in the game, and even almost caught up with the point difference at one point, but as long as Wang Chao exerted his strength, they soon couldn't support the defeat.
Sure enough, in the 13-14 season, Kerr has not yet arrived, and there is no complete offensive system brought by excellent assistant coaches such as Gentry, and the Warriors have even one more Cousins, and their combat effectiveness is very limited, and they are not the opponents of Wang Chao, whose strength has reached the top level of the league or even the top level in history.
At 111:104, the Rockets won the game, and at the same time, Wang Chao shot 11 of 17 three-pointers throughout the game, with a terrifying three-point shooting rate of 64.7%, and taught the Splash Brothers how to shoot three-pointers.
In fact, Curry and Thompson's three-point shots in this game were not bad, Curry was 5 of 8, Thompson was 3 of 7, the two of them totaled 7 of 15, and the shooting rate also reached a very high 46.6%, which is quite a high value in actual combat, but it is still a lot worse than Wang Chao's open hanging.
And in the victory of this game, the Rockets' changed starting lineup made many people realize that even if they don't send a strange five-forward swing lineup, the Rockets don't seem to be unable to play, blue-collar center Whiteside's defensive ability under the basket is obviously more outstanding than it seems, and he is not particularly inferior when facing Cousins, although the offensive end lacks independent offensive ability, and can only receive passes and dunk to eat cakes, but does the Rockets still lack offensive points?
On December 15, the Rockets defeated the Kings 106-91 away, and then defeated the Bulls 109-94 at home, reaping a wave of consecutive wins.
"The Rockets' tactics are becoming more complex and changeable with the change of players, and they can change to a traditional center lineup when facing teams with high-quality centers, and when facing teams that do not have a strong center, Wang Chaoding will not have much problem in the center position, but because of the changeable starting lineup, he can calmly deal with various opponents."
"If the Rockets can continue to play in their current state, maybe at the end of the regular season, they will still be the No. 1 team in the West or even the best team in the league, this is the dominance of Wang Chao, a player who can adapt to five positions on the court, and there is only one person in the history of the league!"
In mid-December, the results of the first round of the NBA2014 All-Star Voting were announced.
Wang Chao relied on his personal average of 30+10+10 triple-double data per game, the team's excellent record and his huge fan base, and became the first-round vote king with an absolute advantage, and James and Durant could only rank second or third respectively.
What's more interesting is that when the position of Wang Chao was decided, the all-star officials were relieved, but fortunately, the previous All-Star voting was restructured, and the voting position of the center was canceled, and it was changed to two voting positions in the east and west, that is, only the voting of the guard and forward positions.
Otherwise, what position will Wang Chao vote for this season? Center, Defender or Striker? It seems that Wang Chao has played all three positions, especially this season, with an average of 30.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game, if you cover the name, you can't see what position it is.
Well, now, because there is no center voting window, the league simply participates in the All-Star voting as a forward, and there is no need to worry about what position Wang Chao is now.
It's just a pity that the Rockets are the only ones in the All-Star voting Wang Chao who has emerged, Da Yao was absent due to injury and failed to participate in the All-Star vote, Garnett's state has declined seriously, and his popularity has declined, and he has not been ranked in the top ten in the forward position vote.
As for Leonard and Butler, while they have performed very well so far in the regular season, they are still far from being able to do so.
Therefore, according to the results of the first round of voting, if nothing else, Wang Chao is likely to be the only player selected by the Rockets as an All-Star this season.
While there was a lot of buzz about the results of the All-Star first round of voting, the regular season continued.
On December 23, the Rockets lost to the Dallas Mavericks 113-107 at home.
The Rockets were once again sanctioned by the dual-core driven Mavericks, with Nowitzki scoring 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting and Harden scoring 29 points on 10-of-16 free throws.
The Rockets, who lost this game, have a record of 22 wins and 6 losses, and although they lost the game, they still have a record ahead of the Spurs, who are 21-6, and temporarily occupy the first place in the West.
After this game, the biggest festival in the country, Christmas, is approaching.
Although Christmas is like the New Year, for NBA teams, especially the league's top defending champion teams like the Rockets, the holidays do not exist, they do not exist at all, and the league is still counting on these teams to stage a Christmas war on Christmas and make a lot of money.
On December 25, Christmas Day, the Rockets will host last year's Finals opponent, the Miami Heat.
This is the first time the two teams have met since the finals.
It's just that unlike the peak matchup a few months ago, only a few months have passed, and both teams have changed from time to time.
The Rockets missed one of the two major interior lines last season due to injury, and the other fell off a cliff, resulting in the team playing a strange lineup of five forward starters in the new season, and it really played well, and the regular season lasted nearly 30 games, but it was still in the first place in the West and the Spurs chased each other.
And the Heat are not doing so well.
Last season's finals failed to successfully defend the title, as if all Wade's spirit was exhausted, and Wade's competitive state in the new season has further declined.
Although Wade shot a career-high 54% from the field, his lethality in the game was completely unmatched, and his current average of 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game was also the lowest since his rookie season.
Wade's state is declining, while Bosh is as always, as the team's third-in-command, he wants the ball but doesn't have the ball, even if he is given the ball, he can't stand up, and the average of 16+6 per game is always the first one to take the blame when the team loses.
Only James maintained an efficient play as always, averaging 27.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.
The Big Three's performance was decent, or even slightly worse than before, and the Heat's performance on the bench was not satisfactory.
Thunder. Allen averaged double-digit points per game, scoring just 9.6 points, and even his best three-point shooting percentage was only 37.5%, which was not as high as James' shooting percentage this season.
And the performance of a number of interior players signed by the Heat in the summer...... Don't mention it.
Oden is still the same Oden, except for being able to pose a little during the training game, he can't play at all, he played 23 games for the Heat, playing an average of 9 minutes per game, only 3 points and 2 rebounds, and then he was quickly injured with lightning speed, and the skilled business operation made the Heat team management confused.
The 2007 NBA champion pulled his hips, and the 2000 NBA champion Kenyon. Martin is not far behind, he has played a few more games, and the average data of 4+4 per game has almost doubled compared with Oden, but not long after Oden was injured, he was immediately injured together, for fear that his champion brother would be injured and lonely.
After a lot of operation all summer, it didn't take long for the regular season to play, and the Heat's starting center inexplicably became Bosh again.
It is estimated that Bosh is also galloping by 10,000 grass and mud horses in his heart, and labor and management are big forwards! It's not a muscle stick under the basket, why do you keep letting me play center? Averaging 6 rebounds per game seems to have shown that Bosh is resistant to the center position.
You all like to call me a board leader, why do you keep letting me play center?
All of the above things have led to the Heat's poor record in the new season, which is not bad, but it is significantly inferior to the league's first echelon Rockets, Spurs, Pacers, and Thunder teams with a win rate of more than 70%.
Before the Christmas game with the Rockets, the Heat had a record of 16 wins and 11 losses, although they were second only to the Pacers in the East, but the difference between the two teams was a full five games, which was by no means an easy number to catch up, and the difference with the Rockets was six games.
Even so, the Rockets vs Heat, the opponents of last season's finals in the Christmas war, are still full of highlights, last season's finals Rockets swept the Heat 4:0 without saving face at all to win the championship, and now the Rockets do not have Da Yao's invincible offensive ability under the basket, which is the best opportunity for the Heat to complete revenge.
It's not just a grudge game, it's also a preview of this season's Finals showdown.
No matter how sloppy the Heat start the regular season this season, they are still the most likely team in the East to stand out. James' team.
Even if today's James, there is only one of the four regular season MVPs left, and only one of the two championships, the dominance and influence are simply different from the same period, but looking at the league today, in addition to Wang Chao, there is only James who can be called a top superstar in history and is still in his prime.
If the Rockets' goal this season is still to win the championship, they must be ready to meet the Heat again in the Finals.
Therefore, both teams will have to go all out to win the regular season games, especially the high-profile Christmas game at home.
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December 25th, Christmas night.
In the Christmas atmosphere of the Toyota Center, the stands were packed, and Rockets fans flocked to the stadium in anticipation of the game.
After the cameraman's lens of the stadium quickly swept over the fans in the stands, the camera quickly locked on a blonde beauty in the front stands.
Seeing this beauty, many familiar fans in the stands immediately cheered.
Many of the TV anchors who broadcast the match live also introduced the origin of this superb beauty to the audience.
"Candace. Swanepour, Victoria's Secret's top supermodel angel, has a high reputation in the modeling industry, is one of the top supermodels in the world, and is also one of Wang Chao's rumored girlfriends, it seems that she came to cheer for Wang Chao today! ”
Candace on the sidelines wears a toad glasses, and although the sunglasses lenses cover the small half of her face and her unique eyes, they are still full of charm.
Seeing her appearance on the big screen of the stadium, Candace also generously took off her sunglasses, smiled and waved at the camera, she smiled, and suddenly seemed to be in full bloom, and even the colors seemed to be much brighter.
Many viewers in front of the TV couldn't help but envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Wang Chao is really enviable, he can soak such a hot and superb beauty! And it's not just Candace.
But all fans who know Wang Chao know that Wang Chao has two rumored girlfriends, both of whom are Victoria's Secret's top supermodels, Miranda. Kerr and Candace are both indistinguishable opponents in terms of appearance and figure.
It's just that I don't know why Miranda hasn't appeared in the public's eyes recently, and even many Victoria's Secret catwalks and even commercial endorsements have been absent for a while.
Of course, the melon-eating masses don't know that Miranda must temporarily stay out of the public eye for at least a year, because she is pregnant.
Since the pregnancy was confirmed, Miranda stopped all her announcements as planned, avoided the attention of the media, and prepared to give birth with peace of mind.
After all, no matter what, as a public figure, getting pregnant unmarried is a little inappropriate even in the open-minded United States.
A few months ago, he spent tens of millions of dollars to buy a villa in New York to arrange for Miranda to move in and hired a number of maids and nannies, Miranda was a little embarrassed, after all, because she was very slim, until the end of December, her belly was not very obvious.
It's a pity that the paper still can't contain the fire.
Although Miranda's pregnancy was hidden from the media, it couldn't hide Candace who was always staring at her.
Candace, who was keenly aware of the problem and learned the truth after investigation, was very shocked, and immediately pushed down a lot of notices and flew to Houston overnight, about to ask Wang Chao for an explanation!
What the? Why let that woman give birth to you and not let me give birth to you? Am I worse than her?
When Wang Chao ran out of the players' tunnel amid the cheers of the fans and made eye contact with Candace sitting in the front row of the stands, the smile on his face suddenly froze for two points.
"After the calf, the backyard is on fire."
(End of chapter)