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Chapter 136 Attack of the Iron Emperor
The goal of the league has been achieved. Not long after Iverson joined the Nuggets, the entire United States began to publicize the competition for the scoring champion this season-the direct collision of two 80-pointers, the absolute feast of the Christmas game, isn’t it worth looking forward to ?
With the help of people with good intentions, late or Kobe, who is the most terrifying scorer in the league today is also clamoring, and a gluttonous feast that has nothing to do with Kobe and late will is continuing to be staged.

For Europeans and Americans, Christmas is like our New Year.

On this day, they will choose to reunite with their families and share the rare peace and tranquility.

In fact, since December, the streets of the United States have slowly begun to have some festive atmosphere.

The NBA has had a Christmas game since its inception, but it hasn't been taken seriously.

It was not until the rise of television broadcasting that the concept of the Christmas War was slowly accepted by people.

It's become a tradition for Americans to enjoy Christmas Eve while watching sports on TV over the decades -- how short an American history is.

In order to compete with the other three major leagues, David Stern began to vigorously promote the NBA's own Christmas game in the 90s, and achieved great success in 92.

Under the deliberate arrangement of the league that year, the Chicago Bulls staged a classic matchup with the New York Knicks.

With the advantage of the basket, the New York Knicks easily controlled the game and affected the operation of the Bulls.

但是在那之后，有一位身穿23号球衣的上帝站出来了，他全场砍下42分8个篮板5次助攻和3次抢断，带领公牛89:77反败为胜。

Through the unparalleled grievances deliberately created, the NBA's Christmas game quickly became one of the most influential events in North American sports.

But Stern has a good sense of proportion and will not exert too much influence during the game, but will try to hand over the game situation to the players.

In 03, Yao Ming had just entered the league for the second year. Both the American media and the Chinese media were trying their best to praise Yao Ming's strength, so the shrewd Stern immediately arranged the "Yao Shark War" between the Lakers and the Rockets. , This kind of duel between peak centers not only attracted American fans, but also made many Chinese fans understand the fact of the Christmas game.

Although Yao Ming and O'Neal were evenly divided in that game, they were not actually the protagonists of the game.

It didn't matter, though, because Stern's plan worked.

This year, Stern shrewdly put the Lakers on the stage of the Christmas game again, and the direct dialogue between Late and Kobe's super scorer has become an enduring topic.

Even the Chinese media and fans joined in, discussing who is better between late and Kobe.

Somewhat unexpectedly, compared with the American media, Chinese fans and media are actually more objective. They believe that Kobe is stronger than Late in terms of strength, has more comprehensive skills, and has greater influence on the team.Whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, Kobe is undoubtedly the top of the league.

But being late is even more powerful in terms of scoring ability. His three-pointer-based style of play, coupled with a strange European breakthrough, has made him the top scorer in the league. In terms of scoring efficiency alone, there is no doubt that being late It's number one in the league.

The U.S. media is so weird that they are actually divided into two distinct factions, saying that Kobe is stronger while saying that being late is worse.

In the hustle and bustle, the Warriors' home game against the Lakers started as the highlight of Christmas Eve.

The league has deliberately arranged the schedules of both teams. Both teams have two days off before Christmas Eve. The physical strength of the players is not a problem.

Kobe was in excellent form in the last game against the New York Knicks, scoring 48 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. People are full of expectations for him and the late positive dialogue.

Out of politeness, Late invited Kobe Bryant before the game to be a guest at his home after the game.

As a result, Kobe ignored his lateness with a black face, apparently because the media always compared him with being late, saying that his scoring efficiency was far inferior to being late, and this mamba who was not very broad-minded was given to excuse me.

Being late was a real disaster.

According to the habit of the United States, he gave every teammate a small gift, and even the players on the Lakers also got points.

In fact, I was late and didn't realize how important Christmas is. He grew up in China. When he was still studying, because he was too genius, those classmates didn't dare to approach him, so that he almost No friends to talk to.

After coming to the United States to play in the NBA, Late not only found the fun of the challenge, but also made some friends. I have to say that this is a rather unexpected harvest, and Kobe's performance is really disappointing.

Both ESPN and TNT broadcast the game live. Van Gundy, as ESPN's number one late honey, will certainly not be absent.

TNT also sent the ultra-luxury combination of Barkley, Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller.

NBATV also sent out its own head commentator.

It can be seen that these media attach great importance to this game.

Before the start of the game, the media interactively analyzed the strength of both sides of the game—although the Warriors suffered a disgraceful seven-game losing streak before that, after the strife in the locker room ended, the Warriors quickly got on track. Under the leadership of the team, they achieved a wave of consecutive victories, and their record climbed to 17-12, temporarily ranking sixth in the Western Conference.

During this period, Grant Hill and Milicic were the best players in the Warriors except for being late.

Harrington and Jackson, who had made mistakes, performed well, at least they gave the team enough support, and they did not hold back the team as before.

The record of the Lakers is very bad, because Kobe obviously increased the number of shots outside the three-point line, which caused his shooting rate to drop sharply, although he occasionally found his target in one or two games and scored good points on the outside. But comparing its efficiency with being late, there is no way to say it.

In just one month, Kobe easily set a new record for being late, smashing the iron list with three-pointers in a single game, and his lateness was not as bad as him.

The current record of the Lakers is only 13-16, ranking tenth in the West, and they are about to dive into the lottery zone.

It is rumored that the Lakers locker room is still unstable now. Baron Davis was honest after he and Kobe exchanged quarrels, and stopped talking nonsense in front of the media.

However, Kobe's obviously messy style of play caused great dissatisfaction with the team's meritorious coach Phil Jackson. It is rumored that he discussed the issue of style of play with Kobe in the locker room, but Kobe directly and rudely rejected it, so that Phil Jackson Semi-publicly said "Kobe is unteachable".

So when you keep failing, some hidden deep problems will be exposed in front of you so suddenly.

The media generally believe that the Warriors are slightly superior, and they are optimistic about their victory in this game.

Lakers starters: Kwame Brown, Lamar Odom, Luke Walton, Kobe Bryant, Baron Davis.

Warriors starters: Milicic, Al Harrington, Grant Hill, Brandon Roy, Late.

The bearded man held back a big breath in his heart, and he was waiting to vent it when facing his old club today.

When the Warriors teamed up with the Rockets, they almost humiliated him and joined the Lakers. He originally thought that there would be no lack of attention in a giant like the Lakers, but it took him a long time to find out that Kobe was here alone. The team, anyone who comes to this team has to adapt to his style of play.

At his peak, Baron Davis was also a top point guard who averaged 10+ assists per game in the season. Naturally, he couldn't easily back down, and as a result, irreconcilable conflicts broke out with Kobe.

He not only hated Kobe, but also hated being late, and even more hated the Warriors management.

He decided to use a perfect performance to beat the late arrival, making the Warriors management regret trading himself.

Milicic has been in good form recently, and he is gradually getting better. With the support of his teammates and the encouragement of the head coach, he has gradually overcome his psychological shadow. He often has good performances on the offensive end. His defensive ability... Well, old Nelson doesn't care this.

His once-buried talent has finally been gradually developed.

Satisfied with his performance, Nelson Sr. quickly promoted him to the team's inside starter and moved him from the power forward position to the center forward.

As a European player, Milicic showed the characteristics of the European insider-the ability to support the pass, making the Warriors' offensive level more flexible and changeable.

At the beginning of the game, Milicic took off with all his strength and slapped the ball from the air with half the palm of his hand. Kwame Brown suffered because his hand was too small.

Receiving the ball late, dribbling slowly across half court, not rushing the first attack.

Baron Davis posted it immediately, not giving the lates any room to speed up easily.

Kobe glanced at Roy with a dark face, which was different from what he said.

In order to win the conversation with Mr. 80+ tonight, Kobe and Phil Jackson asked to personally mark the late arrival and limit his scoring.

But Baron Davis' approach obviously disrupted the team's previous defensive arrangement.

Roy is still just a rookie, and he can only be regarded as a false starter in the Warriors. Kobe looks down on him.

Baron Davis is not weak in confrontation, and it is not very comfortable to be late.

Being late is not the kind of person who likes to force his way. He saw that Kobe was always paying attention to him, and seemed to have a tendency to double-team him at any time, so he immediately took two steps near the left corner.

Sure enough, Kobe moved a little and followed.

He's experienced defensively, cutting late passes to Roy while moving.

But it doesn't matter, he passed the ball to the inside immediately when he was late, Milicic had a good vision, received the ball and went directly outside the three-point line, and Roy was empty.

Roy mainly plays with a breakthrough style, but his shooting ability is not weak. After training with Late for a period of time, he also learned some late three-point shooting skills. He tiptoed outside, flicked his wrist, and the ball was shot.

(End of this chapter)