I really don't want to win the MVP

Chapter 166 Christmas Battle
LeBron James had 15 points in the first half and Kevin Love had 17.

Anthony scored 10 points for the Knicks, and Porzingis played well and scored 12 points.

Jiang Mu was given special care again. He didn't get a good shot, but he also scored 12 points, including 6 points from free throws.

The Cavaliers' defense against Jiang Mu was mainly aimed at three-pointers, and the defensive range was directly expanded to a distance of one and a half meters from the three-point line.

If the defense is not very tight, Jiang Mu can guarantee a good hit rate at this distance.

It's just that Jiang Mu felt that such unscrupulous ultra-long shots were a bit willful.

After all, he is not Curry and Lillard.

What's more important is that the Cavaliers Dellavedova, JR-Smith and Shumpert's defense against Jiang Mu is really tight.

Blatter (head coach of the Cavaliers): "In the first half, we restricted China Jiang very well. Although Kyrie will not play again in this game, we will still win the game. Continue to defend China Jiang in the second half. , Now we all know that China Jiang's score when the score is behind and at critical moments is very terrifying, the more adversity China Jiang has, the more terrifying it will be."

James: "Coach David is very right. The second half is the real game. Zhongjiang Jiang is very fast and has extremely rich offensive methods. I don't want to be defeated by him again. After defeating them, we have a poor record with the Knicks. It will be shortened to 2 games, let's regain the No. [-] position in the Eastern Conference!"

Fisher: "We need to strengthen our offense in the second half. They have a very tight defense against Jiang. Jiang can play harder according to the situation. If he doesn't feel good, he can consider attracting the defense and then split the ball. Don't hesitate to get a chance!"

The referee signaled the players to enter the field, and the second half of the game began immediately.

In the second half, Jiang Mu's possession of the ball became much less. James, who is outstanding in golf intelligence, could tell at a glance that Jiang Mu had changed his style of play, and told other teammates to pay attention to where Jiang Mu moved.

Jiang Mu seemed to have transformed into an off-ball master like Klay Thompson, running around and around his teammates, actively seeking cover off the ball.

But Jiang Mu's style of play is a little different from Thompson's. He doesn't shoot every ball he receives. He doesn't pass it like Thompson when there is no chance. The next step is to call out the opportunity.

If there is, the Cavaliers can't block it directly in the mid-range or throw-up.

If a teammate has a chance, Jiang Muyun will just plug it in once or twice.

The teammates who got the tactical arrangement during the timeout knew that once they had a chance to catch the ball, they could not hesitate, and their shooting percentage increased for a while.

Jiang Mu made 4 of 2 three-pointers in a single quarter, and scored 10 throw and two mid-range shots at the same time, scoring [-] points in a single quarter.

Jiang Mu didn't have a chance to get a free throw in this quarter because he shot the ball or passed it quickly.

At the end of the third quarter, the Knicks approached the score to 79:84, only 5 points behind.

In the first 6 minutes of the fourth quarter, the two teams came and went, the Knicks were still unable to catch up with the score, and the Cavaliers did not continue to expand their advantage.

Until the 7th minute, Jiang Mu deliberately increased his shots. Although he didn't have a good three-pointer opportunity, his increasingly sophisticated emergency stop jumper and fadeaway jumper were effective scoring methods when he couldn't open the situation.

Relying on this retro style of play, Jiang Mu finally closed the score.

At this time, James showed the key role of "League No. 1" in many people's minds, scoring two consecutive 2+1s. Even if Jiang Mu made a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, James also scored two consecutive three-pointers After the ball was hit, the point difference was widened again.

It continued until the end of the game, and the Knicks lost by 12 points.

Although Jiang Mu sent 4 assists and scored 12 points in a single quarter, he still failed to take away the victory from Quicken Loans Stadium.

This game made Jiang Mu more aware of the strength of James, even if Kyrie Irving didn't play.

詹姆斯以全场44分9篮板9助攻的准三双数据拿到了全场最佳，凯文-乐福也得到了26分14篮板。

Jiang Mu scored 29 points, 12 assists and 6 rebounds, but also sent the most 3 turnovers since entering the NBA.

Although 3 mistakes are nothing in the eyes of many people, it is very abnormal for Jiang Mu.

Because Jiang Mu's previous assist-to-turnover ratio reached a terrifying 8:1, which was a bit higher than Chris Paul's. Three turnovers in a single game are considered unacceptable statistics for Jiang Mu.

In the interview after the game, Jiang Mu highly praised James' performance.

Jiang Mu suddenly felt that he had also behaved like most stars in the league. After losing to the opponent, he strongly praised the opponent. I only lose when I play well, and the opponent can’t beat me when they play normally.”

This is the so-called business mutual blow.

On December 12, teams throughout the NBA rest.

On the 25th, the much-anticipated Christmas game came. Jiang Mu was dragged by Anthony to Golden State to watch the Christmas game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors.

Christmas is the biggest holiday in the United States, and no team is willing to fail in the game dubbed the Christmas War, so all the teams participating in the Christmas War have shown [-]% strength.

As a result, the playoffs and even the finals-level defense dominated the mainstream.

芝加哥公牛队依靠着吉米-巴特勒、德里克-罗斯和保罗加索尔的三人20+以106：96战胜了俄克拉荷马雷霆队，29分9篮板7助攻的凯文-杜兰特和26分7篮板8助攻的维斯布鲁克丢掉了主场的圣诞大战的胜利。

The score between the Bulls and the Thunder is already considered the highest score.

The Los Angeles Derby also attracted a lot of attention. Chris Paul scored 27 points and 13 assists in the game, leading the Los Angeles Clippers to a 94:84 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers. Kobe played only 26 minutes in the game and won scored 12 points.

After watching the news, Jiang Mu knew very well that Kobe was already preparing for retirement.

The game between the Spurs and the Rockets continued until the last quarter according to the rhythm of the Spurs, but the Rockets, who were playing at home, had better luck and narrowly won 84:88.

The highest scorers of the two teams were Leonard and Harden, who scored 20 points at the same time.

The battle of riding bravery is naturally the most concerned. The Warriors at home won by 83 points with 89:6.

James scored 25 points and 9 rebounds, and Curry only scored 19 points under strict defense. Jiang Mu, who was watching the game, couldn't help feeling a little regretful that the Ku Ritian he wanted to watch did not appear.

But at the last critical moment, Curry's three-pointer killed the game. This is the terrible thing about a player like Curry. Even if the audience doesn't perform well, he still can't give him the slightest space.

After the game, Curry specially ran to the front row to shake hands with Jiang Mu, which made Jiang Mu a little more flattered.

The next morning, the NBA officially announced the results of the first round of voting for the 2016 All-Stars.

(End of this chapter)