On December 23, the Golden State Warriors' home stadium at Oracle Arena.

The home fans cheered and applauded vigorously to congratulate the Warriors on their victory in the game.

At 129:126, the Warriors successfully defended their home court and defeated arch-rival Los Angeles Clippers to win this crucial game.

The two teams have already met once this season, also at Oracle Arena, where the two teams staged a five-and-death match, but the Clippers had the last laugh.

If this game is still lost, the Warriors' two home games this season will fall, not to mention the next two road games at the Clippers' home court?

For the Warriors, the biggest rivals in the West this season are the two teams in Los Angeles, especially Wang Chao's Clippers, after all, the Warriors have never won a championship since Curry's rise, basically because they lost to Wang Chao.

They are unwilling and unable to accept continued failure, after all, in a few years, several main players of the Warriors will be over 30 years old, and their competitive state will also decline, and what awaits this Warriors team at that time is only the end of disintegration and reconstruction.

is still the same sentence, appearing in the same era as Wang Chao is a tragedy for other top star teams in the league.

However, the Warriors finally won this game, which also made Warriors fans breathe a sigh of relief.

The Warriors' victory came mainly from the firepower on the outside.

Curry Thompson both scored 30+ points, and the newcomer Ingram also played extremely well, scoring 24 points, while the Clippers did not feel good on the outside in this game, shooting only 14 of 40 three-pointers in the game, while the Warriors hit 20 of only 32 shots, with a three-point shooting rate of 62.5%.

In fact, from another point of view, when the Warriors' three-point shot is so accurate, it is only a 3-point narrow victory, if it is not for Wang Chao's final whistle three-point bullet frame, it is difficult to say the outcome of the game.

In any case, the Warriors' defeat of the Clippers made Warriors fans finally raise their eyebrows, and the depressed mood of Wang Chao's long-term rule was slightly released.

And for Clippers fans, a loss of just one game will not be taken seriously at all.

Because this is only the Clippers' fourth loss of the season.

After the game against the Warriors, the Clippers' record came to 29-4, with a winning rate of 87.9%! If the Clippers can maintain such a high winning rate, their regular season record will reach 72-10, and although they can't break the record for the best regular season record, they can tie the best records in team history for the Bulls and Magic.

Of course, the win rate certainly can't be calculated in this way, because as the schedule continues, injuries, absences and off-field factors will affect the team's results.

The Clippers are no exception.

Wang Chao has the talent of steel and iron bones and will not get injured, but his teammates are not.

Especially this season, Wang Chao's teammates are not iron men, Tobias. Harris is a little better and is a healthy player with good physical fitness, but Gallinari is different, clearly with the attributes of a glass man.

Since entering the league, Gallinari has never played a full season, playing the most in his sophomore year, playing in 81 games for the New York Knicks, maintaining a healthy season.

But after that, Gallinari played an average of about 60 games per season, and often missed many games due to some injuries.

The most recent was last season, in the 17-18 season, Gallinari played only 21 games for the Clippers, and he has been out of action with injuries throughout the season.

In the original 18-19 season, Gallinari, who finally recovered his health, actually only played 68 games for the team, and still missed 14 games due to various minor injuries.

The arrival of Wang Chao obviously did not reduce Gallinari's injuries, and in November and early December, Gallinari was absent many times due to injuries.

After the first game against the Warriors, just two days later, Gallinari had a recurrence of an old right leg injury and needed to recuperate for at least two weeks.

Gallinari's absence is undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Clippers, although in this magic ball Clippers, Gallinari's positioning is not much different from Harris, Brogdon and Loewe, and it is not irreplaceable, even if he is absent, the Clippers can still remain extremely competitive.

But at least the next opponent is by no means a lack of a main general who can easily defeat.

After the game against the Warriors, the Clippers had a two-day break before facing the Los Angeles Lakers in a local derby on Christmas night on December 25th!

This game is the home court of the Clippers, but whenever the Clippers play against the Lakers, they actually don't have any home-court advantage at all.

After all, although the Clippers have been suppressing the Lakers in terms of team record in the past two years, the Lakers' decades-long heritage in Los Angeles is by no means comparable to that of the Clippers, and many die-hard Lakers fans even look down on Clippers fans at all.

And whenever the two teams derby in the same city, whether it is the home court of the Lakers or the home court of the Clippers, the fans at the scene must be more numerous than the Lakers.

This Christmas war is no exception.

Before the game began, the live director began to focus his camera on the fans at the scene, and the first to bear the brunt was the star fans in the front row stands.

And everything that catches your eye is basically a well-known Lakers fan, showing the Lakers' cards all the time.

However, wearing a delicate evening dress, Candace, who is incredibly beautiful, is no less eye-catching than the actresses on the Lakers' side.

Candace, who is not yet pregnant, has not yet shown her pregnancy, and her perfect body as a supermodel has not changed at all.

is not only Candace, but Wang Chao's other confidante, who is also a supermodel-turned-Miranda. Kerr also came, and brought the little princess Wang Kerr with pink carving.

After all, Christmas is the biggest festival in the United States, and it is in line with the Chinese New Year, so they flew from New York to Los Angeles to prepare for a wonderful Christmas night together as a family after the game.

Of course, the fans who came to the scene were not most concerned about the number of stars, but the key focus battle on Christmas night, who is the real king of Los Angeles between the Lakers and the Clippers, and which side has a better chance of winning this year's championship.

Purely from the perspective of the team lineup, the Lakers obviously have more advantages, and this game is also extremely unfavorable for the Clippers, because Gallinari is out due to injury, and they are directly missing a main player who averages 15+ points per game and can reach 42% three-point shooting.

Therefore, this game is highly likely to be the first consecutive loss of the Clippers since the new season! ——

After a Christmas interactive show, players from both sides took the stage and prepared to start the much-anticipated Christmas battle.

The starting lineup on the Lakers' side is point guard Rondo, scoring guard Tatum, small forward James, power forward Towns, and center Cousins.

At the beginning of the season, there was actually no Tatum among the Lakers' starting five, and the starting point guard was Cameron, who joined with a base salary. Anthony, although he has appeared as a forward in his career, Anthony, who has rich offensive means, is fully qualified to play the role of a swingman at the guard, whether it is a scoring guard or a power forward.

Of course, this refers to Anthony at his peak, not now.

Like Anthony, who chose to join the Rockets at this time in another time and space, Anthony, who started the game for the Lakers, performed poorly and was doubly disappointing.

As a result, after a few games, Anthony performed badly, and the Lakers' lineup also needed to run in and perform unsatisfactorily, and then Anthony was pushed out as a scapegoat, and was criticized by fans at the same time, and officially received a request from Lakers management to let him serve as a substitute.

Anthony, who feels that his self-esteem has been greatly affected, will certainly not compromise, even if the labor and management join with a basic salary, it is also a corner! Let me go and play as a substitute, I'm afraid I didn't wake up, right?

The two sides broke up, and then the Lakers officially announced the cut of Anthony at the end of November, and good brother James publicly expressed regret about this, and said that he could not interfere and influence the decision of Lakers management.

This is true, no matter how strong James is, after all, he has only been with the Lakers for a few months, the management of the Lakers is notoriously chaotic, the children of the old Buss are vying for power after his death, various palace fighting dramas are frequent, and the Lakers themselves are famous giants in the league, and there is never a shortage of historical superstars, which is completely different from a small place like Cleveland.

Moreover, under the suppression of Wang Chao, James's career has changed from a self-proclaimed GOAT to an ordinary Hall of Fame-level star, and he does not have such a huge influence.

But Anthony's quarrel with the Lakers, although James can't control it, his attitude in it is quite ambiguous, and the public statement is more like a public relations way to maintain his own image.

can't help but suspect that in fact, James also wants Anthony, who is dragging the team back, to leave, but it is only because of brotherhood and his own personality that this is why this is the case.

The Lakers' record also began to gradually recover after Anthony left the team and helped Tatum to the starter, gradually climbing from the middle of the West to the top half, and is currently in third place in the West behind the Clippers and Warriors.

The starting lineup of the Clippers has been adjusted due to Gallinari's injury.

Louis. Williams was promoted to the starting line-up, and Wang Chao swayed to the power forward position.

There was no change in the positions of Brogdon, Harris and López.

Before this game, Wang Chao also considered whether to let Lu Wei or Harrell start.

In terms of performance, Harrell this season is not much worse than Lowe, and even if you consider the shooting percentage and other aspects, Harrell is even better than Lowe, after all, he is mainly attacking the basket, and the shooting rate can reach an astonishing 60%! Coupled with Harrell's rebounding ability, his role on the court is no worse than that of Loewe.

If the opponent is another team, maybe Wang Chao will give Harrell the chance to start, and he will continue to play as a point guard to control the overall situation.

But this time against the Lakers, the situation is slightly different.

In any case, the Lakers have a luxurious lineup of Towns + Cousins on the inside, and it is certainly not something that Harrell, who is not good at projection, can rush.

And Wang Chao really wants to win this game, after all, his two confidantes and his daughter came to the scene to cheer him on, how embarrassing would it be if he lost the game?

On the sidelines, seeing Wang Chao on the stage, Xiao Keer immediately waved her little hand and shouted milkily at the field: "Come on!" ”

Players from both sides stand in midfield and prepare to jump the ball.

On the Lakers' side, it was not center Cousins who was responsible for the jump ball, but power forward Towns.

The two are of similar height and arm span, but Cousins, who is 28 and about to be 29 years old, is definitely inferior to Downs in athleticism, especially explosiveness.

Cousins is not as good as Cousins, let alone Lopez on the Clippers' side.

In the scrum session, Towns won easily, and the Lakers had the ball.

Rondo dribbled over the half court and did not hand the ball to James for the first time, as the core brain of the Celtics and an All-Star point guard, Rondo is qualified to control the court.

He quickly glanced at the situation on the field, his expression slightly stunned.

Because at this moment, he found that Wang Chao did not defend James, the strongest offensive point on the Lakers' side, but followed Towns into the interior, and the Clippers were responsible for marking James, and it was forward Tobias. Harris.

Harris ...... How's that guy's defense? ”

Rondo recalled in his mind that he didn't have much of an impression, but since he didn't have an impression, the defense was definitely not particularly strong.

Although Downs has a height advantage against Wang Chao, James's side is obviously more relaxed and easy to attack.

Thinking of this, Rondo didn't dwell too much and chose to pass the ball directly to James.

James faced Harris's defense, called his teammates to block and cover, and then directly accelerated to break through to the basket, and hit a layup with Lopez's difficult defense.

On the home court of the Clippers, James managed to score, but it also caused a burst of enthusiastic cheers, and it was clear that the Lakers fans in this game were slightly more than the Clippers fans.

The Clippers lost points, but Wang Chao was unhurried and ran into the restricted area after waiting for Lu Wei to dribble past half court.

Wang Chao didn't defend against James, but James didn't dare not defend against Wang Chao, although it was four or five years ago that James was last selected for the best defensive team, but his defensive ability has not declined too much, strong body, agile movements and super explosiveness, so that James can still do it as long as he wants to go all out to defend a player.

Of course, this does not include Wang Chao.

Wang Chao received a pass from his teammates with his back to James on the inside, and tried to squeeze his back to the inside.

It's good, it doesn't move at all.

Wang Chao's strength is not bad, but there is definitely no way to compare with James, and he has no intention of comparing who is stronger with the other party.

After hitting James with his back to the top, Wang Chao used the reaction force to directly turn over and jump back, and hit the shot steadily against James's defense, and the action was elegant and relaxed. (End of chapter)