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Chapter 86 The Christmas War (End)

From the end of the game, with only 26 seconds left, the Cavaliers had the ball and the Magic trailed by three points.

In theory, the Magic can defend the next round and bet on their own three-pointer in the last 2 seconds, but what if the Cavaliers hit the basket at the last time?Or did the shot go in?
Therefore, after James received the ball, the Magic immediately made a two-person press, but wasted a few seconds, there was no way to successfully steal it, and they could only send James to the free throw line for a free throw.

Amid the boos of the home fans, at the free throw line, James made one of two free throws, giving the Magic their last chance.

However, with McGrady's ultra-long-range three-pointer shot, it popped out of the frame with a bang, and the Magic lost the chance to chase it back.

McGrady's final score was fixed at 50 points, plus 11 assists and 8 rebounds. Although he played like a superstar, blasting 50 points and hitting a quasi-three-pointer, the Magic still trailed the Cavaliers 105 to 109 4 points, defeated and lost the Christmas game.

The Cavaliers led the Cavaliers with 28 of 16 shots, 11 of 5 three-pointers, 9 of 8 free throws, 41 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. He lost the wind, but gained a wave of four consecutive victories. In the Christmas battle, he had the last laugh.

In the Christmas game, the Cavaliers scored four double figures. In addition to James' 41 points, Ilgauskas contributed 15 points. Boozer made 10 of 8 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 18 points and 19 rebounds. Outstanding, obvious tactical effect, Lin Bai started the game, 11 of 7 shots, 9 of 6 three-pointers, 3 of 2 free throws, 22 points, 5 assists and 3 rebounds, his performance was amazing, especially the three-pointer from the outside Rain is very eye-catching.

For the Magic team, 4 players were also in double figures, excluding McGrady's 50 points, Juwan Howard scored 17 points, Gooden scored 12 points and 10 rebounds off the bench, Lu Tailun also scored 10 points, only on the field Performance, the performance of the two teams is comparable, but, on the key point, the Cavaliers performed better, but the Magic were not satisfactory, and they could only swallow the bitter fruit of defeat.

The Christmas game in the eastern theater is over, and the second quarter of the western tactical game has only finished the first quarter, and the second quarter has just started.

In the first quarter, the Dallas Mavericks took an 11-point lead in half a quarter and stopped the Sacramento Kings directly. After a timeout, the Kings caught up and counterattacked with more intense firepower. Mike Bibby and Peja Stowe Under the leadership of Yakovic and the two teamed up to score 21 points, they played a gorgeous offensive and played a multi-point blooming situation. In the last attack of the first quarter, Mike Bibby made a sudden shot with a three-pointer. Hit a three-pointer at the buzzer.

The Kings scored 36 to 33, with a 3-point advantage and in turn led the Mavericks.

Although Dirk Nowitzki and Antawn Jamison jointly scored 22 points, the good offensive chemistry of the Mavericks was interrupted when the timeout came back. Michael Finley and Antawn Walker did not perform well behind. Skills seemed to be frozen, and under Nash's go-between, none of the good balls passed were converted into points.

As the Kings and Princeton played better and better, the paper-like defense of the Dallas Mavericks was directly blasted to the ground by the strong offensive firepower, and they couldn't hold their heads up.

Mike Bibby broke through with the ball, facing Nash's defense, made an emergency stop and made a jumper to score; in the off-ball running position, Verati Divac made a wall to block Nash's follow-up defense, and Brad Miller responded with a pass , Mike Bibby arrived at the ball, caught the ball and made a jump shot, one shot at a time...

Stojakovic's touch is hot tonight, whether it is an air cut to the basket, receiving a pass from Brad Miller, scoring directly at the basket, or an air cut back run, outside the three-point line With his frequent shots, he was able to accurately hit the basket, and his superstar performance won the applause of the home fans. Even a weak attack with the ball can pose a great threat. Antoine Walker's defense is like The stakes are average, and they have been cleaned up.

The most frightening thing is that the defense line of the Dallas Mavericks was beaten up like a storm, but the head coach of the Mavericks, Don Nelson, was unmoved. He still believed in the offensive ability of this luxurious lineup, and believed that as long as they found State, strong enough to make people hopeless offensive firepower, can blast the Kings to the north.

As a result, Don Nelson didn't have that kind of firepower in the first quarter, but was beaten terribly by the Kings.

In the second quarter, the Dallas Mavericks played more and more chaotically. After Nash left the court, he could only play singles with the stars. The Mavericks, who took off the ball, had a greatly reduced offensive effect. They only scored a pitiful 14 points in a single quarter. The Mavericks, who claimed to be winning offensively, even forgot to score.

Michael Finley was not on the court and was dreaming in the first half. Even Nowitzki's state was greatly affected. He made 4 of 1 shots in a single quarter and could only contribute 3 points.

On the Kings side, under the Princeton system, although the effect of the substitute players in the second quarter was not as good as that of the starters, the combination of personal offense and the Princeton system played a good chemical effect.

The Kings are known for their bench gangsters. The best sixth man, Bobby Jackson, can fight on the court. With the Princeton system opening up space, he has a strong scoring ability, and he performs like a fish in water. He frequently uses his singles to force points. .

Although the departure of Hedo Turkoglu and Keon Clark, the depth of the Kings' bench has declined, but the future and 'Elvis' Gerald Wallace have grown. It is also getting better and better, which makes up for the impact of Turkoglu and Clark's departure.

After halftime, the Kings led the Mavericks by 60 points 47 to 13 and entered the locker room to rest.

Back in the second half, the game continued, and the two sides changed sides to fight again.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Don Nelson is worthy of being a "mad scientist". In the second half, he was like a gambler who couldn't afford to lose. He chose to place his bets on the strong offensive ability of the starting five.

Sacramento Kings coach Rick - Adelman also had no choice, and also sent the strongest five players to play against each other.

In the third quarter, the situation changed suddenly. Don Nelson made the right bet. Antoine Walker performed very poorly in the first half. He scored two three-pointers in a row, and was the first to sound the horn of counterattack.

The clumsy and ugly dance celebrations reappeared, and Dirk Nowitzki also began to exert his strength frequently.

After catching the ball on the left side and playing Verati Divac with his back, Nuo Tianwang turned and dribbled the ball after shaking his shoulders. Using flexible footwork, he pulled the ball up in one step, picked the basket in three steps, and easily sent the basketball to the basket.

Verratti Divac wanted to use his weight to engage in a close fight with Nowitzki. Nowitzki made a breakthrough step, suddenly raised the ball, and made a three-pointer with an extremely high shot Point, plus backward, Divac couldn't interfere or block the shot at all, he could only watch helplessly, Nowitzki shot an arrow with a bow, and with a swish, he accurately hit a hollow three-pointer.

In consecutive hits, Nowitzki was flanked. There is no problem. He can use his vision and height to make a supporting pass. Although there are not many assists, he can find more for other players through his transfer of the ball. Easy scoring chance.

As a result of the third quarter, the Dallas Mavericks, under the outbreak of Dirk Nowitzki and Antoine Walker, played a multi-point offensive situation, and the offensive firepower of the clouds almost overtook the score.

Fortunately, with the blessing of Princeton, the starting five of the Kings performed very stably and withstood the crazy offense of the Mavericks.

Dallas Mavericks 81 to 84, with a 3-point disadvantage, and the Sacramento Kings entered the fourth quarter final battle.

The game started in the fourth quarter. At the beginning, Antoine Walker continued his good form in the third quarter. On the first ball, Nash broke through and scored the ball to the right. A jumper made a three-pointer and made a steady three-pointer to tie the score, and the two sides returned to the same level.

However, this was just the beginning of the Mavericks' offense, and Michael Finley suddenly joined in the fun, sleepwalking for three quarters, and in the fourth quarter, it was like a different person, frequently attacking successfully.

Although Dirk Nowitzki's hand feeling dropped, he frequently hit the basket and caused killing free throws, which did not give the Kings all the time to breathe.

Under Nash's supporting pass, the Dallas Mavericks played a stormy wave of offensive firepower. The tide of offense and brutal firepower directly led the score after only half a quarter.

In this Christmas finale, the Mavericks directly blasted the Kings with gorgeous, invincible, and brutal firepower, and won the final victory.

At the end of the game, the score of 114 to 103 was clearly hung on the scoreboard of Arco Arena.

With an 11-point advantage, the Dallas Mavericks had the last laugh in this Christmas game.

Their starting five scored a total of 105 points, Nowitzki 31, Antoine Walker 23, Antoine Jamison 22, Michael Finley 14, Steve Nash although only 12 points , but contributed 15 assists. Under his threading, he played a wave of running and bombing many times, announcing to the world that their offensive firepower is unparalleled.

The 2003 Christmas War came to an end...

(End of this chapter)