Time is like an arrow, and time is like a shuttle.

In a blink of an eye, it is Christmas on December 25th, and all parts of the country are filled with a cheerful festive atmosphere, Christmas trees are placed in front of the windows of every store, Santa Claus shuttles through the dreams of children, and Christmas songs are also happily sung.

Christmas in 2007 was bound to be a mixed blessing for most of the people in the United States, and there was even a haze in the air that could not be dissipated.

As early as April this year, the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States exposed huge hidden dangers, followed by the bankruptcy of the New Century Financial Company, the second subprime mortgage company in the United States.

Despite the Fed's aggressive efforts to salvage the financial crisis, what is due will always come.

As a traverser, Lin Fei naturally knows that the financial crisis that swept the whole meter and even the world will reach its peak in 2008.

In this regard, Lin Fei and his agent Qin Dongmei had already made a plan, and sold a large number of stocks in advance, optimized the asset structure, and shifted more investment from the United States to the country.

The emergence of the financial crisis has made more middle-class fans in the United States reduce their desire to watch football, but the Christmas war is such a major event, but there will never be any fans who will buy tickets.

This year's Christmas game, the NBA league has arranged a total of three games.

In addition to Lin Fei and the Knicks sitting at home to welcome the Los Angeles Lakers led by Kobe and Da Yao,

The Timberwolves also traveled to San Antonio for a pinnacle showdown with the Spurs.

At the same time, the new force New Orleans Hornets also visited Seattle to compete with the SuperSonics led by James and Oden.

It is worth mentioning that the New Orleans Hornets, who have improved their lineup this season, have set off a rare storm of youth from the first game.

Under the leadership of David West, Kevin Durant, Peja, Rajon Rondo, and Tyson Chandler, they fought back all the way and played a whirlwind of bloody games.

So far, as of the Christmas war, the Hornets have played 27 games in the regular season, with a 19-8 record, and a winning rate of more than 70%.

With the latest wave of five consecutive wins, the Hornets' record in the West has surpassed the Dallas Mavericks and Phoenix Suns, jumping directly to fourth in the West, behind the Timberwolves, Lakers and Spurs.

Without Chris Paul, David West of '03 has temporarily become the leader and big brother of this Hornets team, averaging 21 points and 8 rebounds per game, and already has the potential to be an All-Star.

Kevin Durant, the rookie on the rookie list, was also valued by the management and head coach in the Hornets, as if he was being cultivated as the future team boss.

Kevin Durant has also averaged 20.5 points and 6 rebounds per game so far, and his role and tasks in the team have gradually improved, and he has always led the rookie list in the 07 session.

Judging from the tactical tilt of the Hornets, Durant's average shots per game is no less than David West, and it is likely that he will surpass West in scoring in the middle and late season and become the scoring champion of the Hornets.

David West doesn't have much opinion on Durant, after all, this guy's talent is indeed too perverted, and the team management is interested in supporting him to be the new boss, and West actually doesn't have much opinion.

David West is a team player who knows his individual level and ceiling, and he doesn't have much interest in dominating the position of team leader, but he is just not convinced by Chris Paul.

And Durant seems to be much easier to get along with than Paul.

In addition to David West and Kevin Durant, two 20+ players, the only veteran in the Hornets' starting lineup, Peja, who is in his thirties, has recovered this season and once again highlighted his superb individual shooting skills, hitting more than 2.5 three-pointers per game and averaging more than 16 points per game.

Coupled with the fact that center Tyson Chandler has improved significantly both offensively and defensively, averaging a double-double of 11.2 points and 11.8 rebounds per game,

and second-year Rajon Rondo, who has also improved significantly after replacing Chris Paul, with outstanding talent, averaging a double-double of 10.3 points and 10.1 assists per game in the new season.

Since then, the Hornets' starting five have all scored double-doubles in the new season, as well as Chandler and Rondo, two double-doubles, and the overall atmosphere is quite hot and in great shape.

Being able to rush to the top four in the highly competitive West and compare the Suns and Mavericks to old-school powerhouses, it has to be said that this season's New Orleans Hornets are the biggest surprise for fans.

As the exposure of the Hornets soared, Kevin Durant, who is the star of the new science list, naturally got more spotlight and fan attention.

At present, Kevin Durant is not only at the top of the rookie list, but even appeared on the latest regular season MVP list, and is ranked 9th.

Many fans will inevitably compare Durant's rookie season with LeBron James.

James won the Rookie of the Year in his rookie season with 20.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.6 steals.

At present, Durant's personal data is still worse than James's, and there is no obvious advantage in shooting percentage, but the Hornets' record is significantly ahead of the Cavaliers, who did not make the playoffs that year.

Therefore, Kevin Durant has received more support and encouragement from fans, coupled with James's unsatisfactory mix in the supersonic new season, although he currently dominates the scoring title in the new season, the team's record is relatively poor.

In this comparison, fans are more looking forward to Kevin Durant's growth, and even think that his ceiling and achievements in the future will inevitably surpass LeBron James.

It is precisely because of the love of the media and many fans that Kevin Durant also knows how to cherish this opportunity, whether it is in the game or off-court training, he is far harder than the same period in the original world.

Such a virtuous cycle, which occurs in a rookie season, may really change the ceiling of his career.

You must know that in the original world, Kevin Garnett's rookie season was in the SuperSonics, and the whole team was in a mess with no lower limit, and the second season experienced a relocation.

But even so, Durant's is still growing rapidly, and then won the scoring title for four consecutive years, leading the Thunder to the top.

So in addition to the Knicks vs Lakers and Timberwolves vs Spurs games, the matchup between the Hornets and the SuperSonics has also attracted the attention of many fans.

In addition to the matchup between Kevin Durant and LeBron James, this is naturally a contest between the top picks and the top players of the 07 rookies.

Now, in this parallel world, Greg Oden has been able to avoid the effects of a knee injury, and his talent is gradually showing off on the court.

The current average of 12 points, 8.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game is not too outstanding, but it is definitely not a parallel import.

Let's get back to Knicks and Lin Fei.

Before the arrival of this Christmas war, Lin Fei led the Knicks to a fierce and invincible victory, and has now won 28 consecutive victories in the opening game, greatly refreshing the team history record, and at the same time, it is only the last five wins away from the Lakers' 33 consecutive wins.

However, facing the visiting Los Angeles Lakers tonight, it is bound to be a tough battle.

Although the Lakers lost to the Knicks in the competition for Ron Artest this offseason, they also signed Nets veteran Richard Jefferson, which greatly improved the overall strength of the starting five.

Coupled with the gradual tacit understanding between Kobe and Da Yao, and the rapid growth of Al Jefferson, the overall strength of the Lakers in the new season can be said to be a higher level, and recently through a wave of 7 consecutive wins, the record has improved to the second place in the West, surpassing the Spurs and other teams, and chasing the Timberwolves.

With an average of 29.3 points per game, Kobe Bryant also surpassed Kevin Garnett in the latest regular season MVP list, ranking second behind Lin Fei.

The Knicks' 28-game winning streak at the beginning, coupled with Lin Fei's average points per game, gradually increased to 30.1, second only to James and Arenas in the scoring list, and the average assists per game reached 11.8, surpassing Nash's 11.7 in counterattacks, and ascended to the top of the assist list for the first time.

This naturally has a lot to do with Stephen Marbury's absence from four games, allowing Lin Fei to act as the starting point guard, and his personal assist talent can be fully unleashed.

At the same time, Lin Fei's average steals per game is 4.2, and he has always occupied the first place in the steals list, and his average of 2.3 blocks per game also ranks in the top five on the block list.

Such comprehensive data, coupled with the team's undefeated record, has allowed Lin Fei to rank first in the regular season MVP list since the beginning of the season, far behind Kobe, Garnett, Xiaosi, Arenas and others.

Tonight at home to welcome the archrival Lakers, Marbury's side has already paid for health, with full health, although it is not easy to win the Lakers, but it definitely has a huge initiative.

"After winning against the Lakers tonight, we are starting with 29 consecutive wins, and I feel like I'm going to win!"

"The Lakers have also won a seven-game winning streak recently, including tough battles against the Timberwolves and Mavericks, and I feel that it is not so simple to win against the Lakers tonight!"

As a Celestial Empire derby with Lin Fei, Da Yao and Sun Yue at the same time, this Christmas battle has naturally attracted the attention of many Celestial Empire fans.

"The progress of the Knicks and Lakers this season is visible to the naked eye, I feel that with Kobe and Da Yao, the Lakers may not be afraid of the Timberwolves and Mavericks in the playoffs, if you can see the Knicks and Lakers play in the finals, it will be perfect!"

"Don't say it, the Lakers' momentum has been really fierce recently, Kobe Bryant has played 40+ games in two consecutive games, Da Yao is steady, and the performance of the double Jefferson is also good......"

"In short, the competition in the West is really too fierce, whether it is the Timberwolves and the Lakers, or the Mavericks and the Spurs, the Suns and the Nuggets, it seems that they all have a chance to reach the Finals!"

"Don't forget the Hornets, this team is really strong, they have all finished fourth in the West, and Kevin Durant seems to be more popular than James and Anthony recently......"

Before the Christmas game began, voting for the NBA's 2008 All-Star Game in New Orleans was officially opened.

As the All-Star ticket king for three consecutive years, this year's fans will never doubt that this ticket king must still be Lin Fei's.

In the end, Lin Fei relied on the comprehensive data of 42 points, 12 assists, 5 steals and 2 blocks in the game, beating Kobe's 35 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks.

But unfortunately, the overall performance of the rest of the Knicks team tonight was not satisfactory, especially Eddie Curry and Zach Randolph on the inside, under the obstruction of Da Yao and Al Jefferson, the combined shooting rate of the two was less than 35%,

The Knicks' bench also seems to have the meaning of being arrogant and losing, and the long winning streak combined with the joy of Christmas has made them really careless and a little unintentional.

In the end, the more prepared Lakers, with Kobe Bryant 30+, Da Yao 22 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks, Al Jefferson 21 points, Richard Jefferson and the old fish Fisher also cut 10+,

Completed a 118-115 victory over the Knicks on the road, ending the Knicks' opening 28-game winning streak.

Lin Fei was caught at the last moment, and the pass to Artay missed the outside three-point shot, which became a key goal for the team to finally fail to turn the tables.

However, after the game, Lin Fei still smiled and encouraged Atai and other teammates, the 28-game winning streak has made the players nervous for too long, and the loss of this Christmas battle may not be a bad thing, but also allows everyone to take a breath and get ready to move on.

"Remember guys, no team wins all the time, no team loses all the time, our 28-game winning streak is perfect enough for us to start the game, and there are bigger goals to achieve in the future!"

Before the Knicks' 28-game winning streak, the longest opening streak of the NBA's regular season was only the Rockets' 15-game winning streak, and now the Knicks have nearly tripled that record.

With a rare 28-game winning streak at the beginning, even if the Christmas game was lost to the Lakers, many media and fans at home and abroad are still optimistic about the Knicks' super high winning rate, believing that this season's Knicks are very hopeful of making history again, surpassing the 73-win record in the regular season just set by the Mavericks last season.

The Knicks management and coaching staff are naturally very much looking forward to breaking the new record of winning games in the regular season, but learning from the Mavericks' 73-win tragedy last season, in the end, the team's health and condition adjustment are the first priority, and no matter how good the regular season record is, it will not be worth a playoff championship trophy after all.

The Knicks continued to be in excellent form, quickly turning the tables after losing to the Lakers, beating the Magic and the Raptors to end all games in 2007 with a 30-1 record.

With the arrival of 2008, under the festive atmosphere of New Year's Day, the world has also summarized the list of major fields in the past year.

One of the most eye-catching is Forbes' latest 2007 list of the world's richest people.

The first of them is still the chairman of Microsoft Group, and the new owner of the NBA SuperSonics, the world's richest man Bill Gaitz, whose net worth is as high as 56 billion US dollars.

Turbo Buffett ranked second with $52 billion in assets.

To the shock and surprise of countless fans around the world, and to the disbelief of the entire world business community, the name of NBA Knicks star Lin Fei also magically appeared in this list......

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