The Fifth Point Guard

Every Christmas, the NBA arranges several heavyweight games, known as the Christmas Wars.

Since the 1940s, the NBA has had a tradition of launching heavyweight games on Christmas Eve.

This business idea seemed quite advanced at the time.

After television broadcasts became popular, watching exciting NBA games live on Christmas Eve has become an American tradition.

With the rapid development of the Internet, Chinese people's attention to the Christmas war is gradually increasing.

In 2005, domestic mobile phones could already watch games via text live broadcast.

On the night of Christmas, Dubov, Sister Hua and Lao Shen stayed at STO’s villa to watch the upcoming STO game.

Sister Hua took a sip of Dubov's freshly brewed coffee and couldn't help but praise: "Nina, the coffee you brew is really delicious, the taste is very rich and very fragrant."

Dubov smiled.

Sister Hua looked at Lao Shen aside and said, "Isn't that right?"

Lao Shen, who had been looking up at the ceiling and wondering what he was thinking, quickly pressed the cigarette butt that burned his finger into the ashtray and put it out, and replied: "You know I never drink."

In Sister Hua's eyes, "I urge you to take a sip of coffee", Lao Shen quickly picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"Well, it tastes really good!"

"I'm just telling you." Sister Hua immediately turned around, took Dubov's hand and said, "I think a few years ago, we were like this, sitting in front of the TV to watch STO's upcoming game. At that time, STO He is just a substitute player for the college league team. Although he doesn’t have much playing time, he is very persistent and works very hard.”

Bah bah bah

Lao Shen lit a cigarette, sat far away from Sister Hua and Dobrev, took a deep breath, and entered his own world.

This year, the Chinese men's football team performed well in the World Youth Championship, with the emergence of young talents such as Chen Tao, Gao Lin, Zhou Haibin, Feng Xiaoting, Zhao Xuri, Hao Junmin, etc., and won the Four Nations Championship for the first time in the East Asian Championship. The men's football team still has Future.

Lao Shen slowly blew out the smoke ring, and a rare smile gradually appeared on his face.

Over the years, Lao Shen has been worried about the Chinese men's football team.

"I spent the whole day thinking about it and cutting fruit!"

Sister Hua's shout brought Lao Shen back to reality from his dream.

On the day of the Christmas war, the alliance has scheduled two major games.

The Cavaliers play the Spurs at home, and the Heat play the Lakers at home.

The game between the Lakers and the Heat started first.

The Lakers, who have been coached by Jackson again, are no longer as headless as they were last season.

The triangle offense tactics reappear on the Lakers court.

Kobe only needs to play his role as a cold-blooded killer, while the versatile Odom has become an indispensable part of the triangle offense.

In this game, the Lakers worked hard to win.

Kobe was on full fire, giving the Heat enough pressure on both offense and defense.

Facing Wade, Kobe scored 37 points on the offensive end, and also contributed 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks. On the defensive end, he allowed Wade to make only 5 of 15 shots and only scored 18 points and 4 blocks. He had 5 rebounds and assists, and his performance completely suppressed Wade.

The Lakers' second leader Lamar Odom also performed well, scoring 14 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks.

O'Neal contributed 18 points, 17 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.

The Sharks are old, but they still have strong dominance at the basket, which is definitely not comparable to the likes of Chris Mihm.

The former White Sharks were completely exposed in this game. They only scored 9 points and 4 rebounds. The statistics of 4 turnovers and 5 fouls were even more eye-catching.

In addition to Wade and O'Neal, Williams contributed 14 points for the Heat, and Payton even scored 21 points.

The Heat's overall strength is indeed better than the Lakers.

Kobe was the best player in the entire game, but the Heat won the game.

After the game, Kobe and O'Neal put aside their previous differences and shared a warm Christmas hug.

O'Neal even commented on Kobe: "My little brother is still full of firepower. He has become one of the best scorers in the league today. I am proud of him. He has become the leader of the Lakers."

Jackson promised Kobe after the game that the team would recruit at least one All-Star player to assist him.

Kobe Bryant's Christmas Revenge Failed.

This season's Spurs team is on full display.

The GDP portfolio created by Popovich has begun to mature.

The local Duncan, the European Parker, and the South American Ginobili, these three began to become the new core of the Spurs.

Parker's performance this season has been particularly outstanding. He averaged 18.9 points per game, beating Duncan's 18.6 points. He became the first Spurs player in the past eight seasons to unseat Duncan from the team's scoring leader.

While scoring sharply, Parker averaged 5.8 assists per game, and his 54.8% field goal percentage was particularly terrifying. You must know that Parker is an outside player, but his pull-up jump shot has become unsolvable. "The French sports car "The name is getting louder and louder day by day.

Although he has become the team's second-leading scorer, Duncan is still an indispensable cornerstone of the team.

Averaged 18.6 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 2.0 blocks per game, still an MVP-level performance.

Ginobili, the youngest in the GDP group, became the Spurs' demon sword.

The team's third-highest average of 15.1 points per game and the team's highest average of 1.6 steals per game make Ginobili the most missing piece of the puzzle for the team.

In addition to the defensive hero Bowen, the old and strong Finley, the sharpshooter Barry, the king of chaos Van Exel, and the key player Horry.

The Spurs are already No. 1 in the Western Conference, and their win gap with the Suns, No. 2 in the Western Conference, is still widening.

If you want to say which team has the most hope of representing the Western Conference in the finals, it is the San Antonio Spurs.

Therefore, this Christmas battle is also known as a preview of this season's finals.

The atmosphere inside the Quicken Loans Center arena, decorated with various Christmas props, was lively.

Since it was Christmas, in addition to hot dogs, popcorn, and beer, there were many other snacks and drinks. Various Christmas clowns performed various shows and magic, which made the place more popular in advance.

What STO did not expect was that Arenas, Jefferson, and Woods would come together to watch the game.

The big screen at the scene also captured the three people, and whistles immediately sounded one after another.

Good guy, that's the General, New Jersey Ma Sanhe, etc.!

In addition, a tall and thin man who was wrapped up tightly quietly slipped into the venue and found a remote corner to sit down.

Accidentally, a steel pen slipped from the pocket.

"Hey man, your penny dropped."

"Thanks."

Today's Christmas fight will be broadcast live on TNT.

Barkley, who had just finished explaining the game between the Lakers and the Heat, was still unfinished. His chatter had not stopped since the last game. When the live broadcast turned to the Cavaliers vs. the Spurs, Barkley was actually very happy. After all, he could explain the STO game. But it was a lot to do two consecutive commentary sessions, so I pretended to yell, "I want more money!"

The game was about to start. Shentong came to the rostrum, grabbed two hands of magnesium powder, and threw it into the sky towards the fans behind the rostrum, causing a burst of screams.

Then, Shentong high-fived James and Wagner respectively, blew into his hands twice more, and beat his chest to prepare for the stage.

All Cavaliers players know that this Spurs is their real opponent.

It's like a spring. You have enough strength, but you just can't crush it. And when you relax it a little, it can immediately give you pressure.

This kind of opponent who is unbeatable and always ready to counterattack is the most troublesome. You have to maintain a high degree of concentration throughout the game, otherwise you may be quietly destroyed by him if you are not careful.

For this game, the Cavaliers lined up their regular starting lineup.

Center: Big Z, Power Forward: Gooden, Small Forward: James, Shooting Guard: Shentong, Point Guard: Wagner.

The Spurs' starting lineup is also the same as it was at the start of the season.

Center: Nesterovich, power forward: Duncan, small forward: Bowen, shooting guard: Ginobili, point guard: Parker.

As soon as the players from both sides came on the court, Bowen glanced at Shentong.

"roll!"

"okay!"

After the opening, it turned out that Bowen was defending James, while Ginobili was defending Shentong.

Don't think that Ginobili's defense is not as good as Bowen. You must know that Yaodao is not only sharp on offense, but also a good defender.

After all, Manu ranks first in the team in steals.

In the first attack at the beginning, a gentleman's connection was played.

Shentong followed Ginobili from the outside and rushed inside. After attracting Duncan, he immediately passed the ball across.

James, who cut in from the middle, held the ball and dunked directly, scoring the first goal of the game!

Barkley couldn't help but comment: "The playing style of Shen and LeBron makes me feel that they are getting closer to the combination of Michael and Scott. They are both very young. If this combination continues to be this stable, other teams will But it’s going to be a disaster.”

The Cavaliers opened the game with dunks, but the Spurs immediately responded.

Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough was very weird, making Shentong a little uncomfortable on defense.

He unexpectedly rushed into the restricted area with twists and turns.

Just when Big Z stepped forward to defend, Manu stepped under his crotch in a tricky move and handed the ball to Duncan's hands.

With one move, Buddha's light shines everywhere plus!

With almost just a lift of his toes, Duncan dunked the ball into the basket.

Shentong immediately hit Ginobili on the back and succeeded in a fadeaway jumper.

The Spurs' Parker relied on Duncan's screen to hit a pull-up jumper.

Smith explained: "It is true that Cleveland has a gentleman combination that is enviable, but St. Anthony also has a highly anticipated GDP combination. Their talent is no worse than STO and LeBron, and they are equally young."

On the court, Bowen did not do a good job of restricting James today.

After using the old man pushing the cart position, James seemed to be stuck in it and frequently used this move to hit Bowen hard.

Bowen is a representative of technical defense, not the kind of human shield player who can resist.

James performed better than STO in the first quarter, scoring 14 points and 4 rebounds in a single quarter.

The Cavaliers also led the Spurs 30-22 in the first quarter of the Christmas Day game.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Duncan, who has always been low-key and restrained, suddenly showed off his power and scored 6 points in a row, including a put-back dunk that dunked over Gooden's head.

At that time, Ginobili's layup was interfered by STO. When the ball hit the front edge of the basket and just popped up, both Gooden and Duncan jumped up to grab the ball, but Duncan was in a better position. Before Gooden could fully jump, Duncan had already used his long arms to grab the ball first and dunk it directly into the basket. At the same time, due to the contact with his body, Gooden lost his center of gravity and fell heavily to the ground.

Barkley said: "Tim Duncan is a cornerstone player and a leader that every team longs for. If a team has such a player, you don't have to worry about the future of the team."

Smith immediately asked: "Charles, you also play power forward. If you were the head coach, would you choose yourself or Tim?"

Barkley laughed and said: "That's it? You actually ask this kind of question? It's so stupid. I am the best power forward in history. This is undisputed, so no matter who it is, I will choose me." Own."

"The best power forward in history? Undisputedly?"

"A player of your caliber simply doesn't understand."

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"I am the player who once stole the regular season MVP from Michael. Moreover, if you give me Tim's height, I will be a smaller and enhanced version of Shaquille O'Neal!"

"Come on, Charles, stop having your big dreams."

"I'm afraid you don't know. During Shen's trip to Asia, he participated in an NBA game jointly developed by game companies from China, Japan and South Korea. I have already experienced their trial version through personal relationships. It is quite good. Inside, I can set my height and weight, and then match it with my playing ability and court awareness, which makes me invincible."

"Really? How about that game? Lend me some time to play?"

"What a beautiful thought."

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The Spurs quickly closed the gap in the second quarter, and with Ginobili hitting a three-pointer, they even took the lead.

Shentong didn't score much today, mainly due to the Spurs' very targeted defense.

Before the game, Popovich must have carefully studied the Cavaliers' recent tactics around Shentong.

So every time Shentong holds the ball, he will be chased and intercepted by 3-4 Spurs players almost throughout the entire attack.

In this case, STO did not choose to attack, but made good use of this containment to create opportunities for James and Wagner.

As soon as the Spurs caught up, Shentong immediately connected the team's offense with passes. James and Wagner successively received passes from Shentong and succeeded.

Marshall, who came off the bench, also hit a three-pointer against Duncan.

Despite the calm, the Cavaliers still maintained a 7-point lead entering the second half.

However, what Shentong and the Cavaliers did not expect was...

After James made a jump shot from beyond the three-point line, he suddenly fell to the ground without warning.

Seeing James holding his ankle tightly with a painful expression, Shen Tong looked at Bowen, who looked innocent, and understood everything instantly.