Chapter 145 Christmas Battle
Chapter 145 Christmas Battle
This year's Christmas battle is different from the past.
There are not many games on this day, only two games, but the key point is that there is no one of the two teams, the Lakers and the Celtics, which is amazing.
You know, as the Christmas game that Stern focused on, he didn't choose these two most popular and most watched teams, which has to make people think more.
Looking at the selected teams again, and thinking about it carefully, it seems that some clues can be seen.
The first Christmas game was the Chicago Bulls against the New York Knicks.
These two teams have a lot in common.
First of all, they are all located in big cities, and they are not ordinary big cities.
New York, the Big Apple City, is not much to say. It is not only the number one big city in the beautiful country, but also the well-deserved number one city in the world.
And Chicago is also the third largest city in the entire country, both in terms of population and economy, are quite outstanding.
Secondly, both teams have young stars that the league touts, Jordan and Ewing.
In this way, it is very clear. It is not difficult to see Stern's attitude of wanting to promote new stars and support the rise of new strong teams. Overwhelm the guests.
However, compared to the Bulls, this year's Knicks are really stretching their hips. So far, they have 7 wins and 21 losses.
However, tonight's game did not reflect the strength gap between the two teams. On the contrary, the game was extremely fierce, and the two sides were fighting for each other.
In the end, the score was fixed at 85:86. Jordan failed in the lore, and the Bulls narrowly defeated the Knicks by one point, which also allowed the Knicks to succeed in revenge.
In this game, the leading stars of both sides performed extremely well. Among them, Michael Jordan played 41 minutes and scored 30 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 steals and 2 blocks, filling all the data columns, while his opponent, Patrick. Ewing also played 41 minutes and scored 28 points and 17 rebounds.
Such data and performance are undoubtedly worthy of Stern's praise, and he and the audience were not disappointed.
Compared with this Christmas game where resources are heavily skewed, another Golden State Warriors game against the Philadelphia 76ers seems a bit weird.
You know, when arranging the schedule, it was still the offseason. At that time, how could Stern know that the Warriors would explode?The mainstream comments at that time were all saying that the Warriors were only rebuilding the team!
The only thing that can make the two teams talk about it is probably Moses Malone's former and current clubs.
However, when the season started, things seemed to change again.
First of all, of course, is the unexpected rise of the Warriors. A team that is considered to be the most powerful contender for the No. , is the traffic star. (Frank: Are you scolding again?)
Then, after Barkley returned from injury, the 76ers were in a brave state, averaging 23 points and 15 rebounds per game. No one thought that this short and fat man could be so fierce!
Therefore, it is a surprise for Stern that two potential new stars with full topicality meet, and the topicality is far better than Malone's two clubs.
The game was ranked after the Bulls vs. Knicks. It was a bit late, and the fans were a little tired, but this did not affect this wonderful game.
Li Weisi was not in a good state at the beginning of the game today, because he flew overnight from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, and basically slept on the plane all night, and the quality of sleep can be imagined.
Therefore, Li Weisi, whose biological clock has been destroyed, felt that his muscles were strong and his footsteps were moving. At the beginning of the game, his performance was quite poor. .
On the contrary, Barkley of the 76ers had a very good start. Neither Higgins nor Smith could defend Barkley at all, and was rubbed by Barkley on the ground.
Higgins' height is 201cm, Smith's is 203cm, and Barkley's official height is 198cm. Actually, it may not be there yet.
But looking at the weight of the two of them, they are both ten to twenty kilograms less than Barkley. How can they fight?
When they defended Barkley's breakthrough, they completely felt that Barkley was like a bulldozer, grinding them into the penalty area.
If it is just the weight, then Barkley is not so perverted. The real bug of Barkley is that he not only has a weight beyond the same height, but also has excellent bounce, super fast speed and coordination.
In addition to talent, Barkley's skills are also excellent, whether it is top dribbling, top offensive rebounds or comprehensive offensive methods, all make this fat man a terrible...fat man on the court!
No, in this attack, Malone's singles Carroll had just dribbled the ball for two steps. When he was about to join the ball, Barkley appeared directly behind him and cut the ball away.
After controlling the ball, Barkley immediately launched his big hips and elephant legs, and rushed to the Warriors' position like the wind.
Smith is not too slow, he returned to the halftime ahead of time, but just returning to defense has cost Smith half his life.
In addition to Smith, Li Weisi returned to the defense at the same time. The two blocked in front of the penalty area together, blocking Barkley's advancing route.
However, Barkley combined the ball directly at the free throw line and made a three-step layup from between the two.
Seeing that Barkley was already flying, Li Weisi knew that stealing was impossible, so he jumped up with Smith, intending to interfere with Barkley's layup.
But when Li Weisi hit Barkley in the air, he felt that he was hit by a Mercedes-Benz truck, and he flew upside down.
Li Weisi was not the only one who was knocked into the air. Smith, who was much taller and heavier than Li Weisi, was also knocked out. Barkley, who was in the air, did not stop flying. A few points higher, and then he raised the basketball high and slammed it into the basket.
When Barkley let go of the basket and landed on the ground, Li Weisi, who was lying on the ground, felt the floor vibrating, and the basket not far away, because of Barkley's pull, also shook violently and let out a "creak" scream Voice.
"Roar..." A low growl came out of Barkley's mouth. This suture monster with skill, speed, strength and fat had already exposed his fangs in this match, ready to devour all the enemies in front of him alive.
The name of "flying pig in the air" is worthy of the name.
"Didi..." Nelson called a timeout.
Five minutes into the game, the score was 5:8, and the Warriors trailed by ten.
(End of this chapter)