One Thousand Two Hundred and Eighty-Nine: If You Want to Win, You Must Win

The war of words between Embiid and the Grizzlies has been going on for quite some time.

This has also made this Christmas war, which originally received only average attention, become a focus of attention.

As we all know, Embiid has a loud mouth and loves to cause trouble, which has become the norm.

Link has always been a master who is not afraid of trouble. He doesn't like to provoke others, but he will not easily let go of opponents who take the initiative to cause trouble.

Fans believe that these two "dangerous elements" are so explosive now that they might actually start fighting on Christmas Day.

The incident of Embiid and Towns locking up each other's men just happened not long ago.

Fans are definitely not looking forward to this game because of this. After all, in a fighting game, it is inevitable to have some basketball action occasionally.

No, that's the opposite...

The fans simply wanted to watch a wonderful basketball game and never expected Link and Embiid to exchange fists on the court.

This game is full of gimmicks. Canadian fighting superstar "GSP" Georges St-Pierre said that he would be at the scene that day. After all, this "game" requires a professional referee.

Conor McGregor, one of the most successful UFC superstars, also posted his tickets for the Christmas fight and said: "I am very much looking forward to this cross-border fight."

Link looked at the various reports on the news and was really speechless. Why is the direction of this game getting more and more strange? Why are all the fighting superstars here?

I'm a serious basketball player!

Who do you think I am?

Am I the kind of person who likes to fight? It's just that I was fined tens of thousands of dollars for fighting...

Well...compared to Artest, who hit the audience from the first position, and Ci Shiping, who beat Harden with an elbow so that he didn't dare to defend, Link felt that he was pretty good.

No, these two seem to be the same person... worthy of being the "King of Fighters" of the alliance in the 21st century.

Link put down his phone. At this time, Rachel had already packed Link's luggage.

Since this year’s Christmas game against the Grizzlies is an away game in Philadelphia, it’s a pity that

Link can no longer stay at home with his wife and children.

Memphis and Philadelphia are quite far apart, and a direct flight takes about three hours.

Therefore, it is definitely too late to fly on the day of the game.

Joger decided to lead the team to Philadelphia in the afternoon, have a good night's rest, and then play energetically with the 76ers the next day.

"Link, Pennsylvania is colder than Tennessee now. I brought you some thick clothes. Remember to change into them when you arrive. By the way, don't have any conflict with that guy. Your daughter is watching you. Do it. A good example, okay?”

Rachel pushed the suitcase in front of Link, and then glanced at her little daughter who was playing not far away.

"Don't worry, you don't really think that I will have a cross-border boxing match with Embiid, right? This Christmas, you are the only one to spend it. But it doesn't matter. After this year, we can be together every Christmas."

Link smiled and said, this is the last Christmas game of his NBA career...

Link no longer remembers when he first fought the Christmas War. He only knows that he has never enjoyed the holiday holidays in these years.

The Christmas game was a special performance for a strong team and a stage for the stars, but Link didn't miss it at all.

When he thought that this was the last Christmas battle of his career, Link felt a sense of relief.

"Dad, work hard tomorrow. Here, this is my holiday gift to you!" At this time, Lin Ling also rushed over, holding a small gift box in his hand.

Link was very pleasantly surprised. He really didn't expect that his little daughter would give him a gift.

Link was about to open the gift box, but his daughter stopped him.

"It's Christmas tomorrow, so dad can't take it apart until the game starts tomorrow."

"Okay, dad will check it out tomorrow." Link knelt down and touched his daughter's head, then took the suitcase and gifts and prepared to go out.

Outside the window, there are Christmas trees and decorations in front of every house, creating a very festive atmosphere.

But Link must stay away from his family on days like this.

Although it has been almost 10 years since he came to the United States, Link actually has no interest in celebrating the holiday itself, so he didn't mind having a Christmas war before.

But after having a family, he always wanted to spend time with them on this special day, but he never had the chance every year.

But fortunately, this is the last time.

"Then, I'm going out." Link stood up. Since this is the last time, let's have a good fight!

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On December 25, Christmas night, the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia was very busy.

During the darkest days of the 76ers, the Wachovia Center was almost one of the most deserted home stadiums in the league.

Whenever the Philadelphia 76ers play, there will definitely be large gaps in the stands.

Even the arrival of a superstar cannot save the arena's low attendance.

After all, who likes to watch a basketball game without suspense?

In the 15-16 season, the 76ers only won 10 of 82 games throughout the year. If you think about it for a moment, you'll know how desperate Philadelphia fans are.

What kind of family is it to spend such unjust money to watch the team lose?

But things are different now. Although tickets for this year’s Christmas game are expensive, they are still hard to come by.

Philadelphia fans flocked to the arena to get a glimpse of the game.

In the front row, there were a bunch of celebrities from all walks of life.

In addition to the two previous fighting superstars, 76ers legendary guard Allen Iverson will also be present to watch the game today.

The 76ers and Grizzlies, Embiid and Link, made the box office of this game very impressive.

When being interviewed by reporters, the unruly AI also bluntly said: "No one will miss this heavyweight showdown. This is likely to be a preview of this year's finals. I don't want to make any predictions, I just want to enjoy it." "

Iverson actually rarely goes out on NBA occasions now, unless this game is destined to be very exciting.

Everyone is waiting for this fierce battle to begin, and the atmosphere of war envelopes the entire city.

But inside the visiting locker room at the Wachovia Center, the Grizzlies players were happier than outsiders imagined.

"Merry Christmas guys!" Howard, dressed in Christmas clothes and wearing a fake beard, shouted and rushed into the locker room, startling everyone.

He carried a big bag on his back, filled with Christmas gifts for his teammates.

Everyone has witnessed Howard's performance with the Grizzlies this season. Although he naturally cannot perform at his peak state, he has indeed worked hard and fulfilled his blue-collar role.

Therefore, the Grizzlies also converted Howard's contract to a guaranteed one some time ago.

Howard now doesn't have to worry about not getting a penny after being laid off.

With money, Howard naturally has to thank his teammates who believe in him.

So, Howard dressed up as Santa Claus and handed out gifts to everyone.

Now Howard is already the pistachio of the Grizzlies.

Amid laughter and laughter, the teammates exchanged gifts with each other.

Link has prepared commemorative sneakers for his last season for everyone this year. Although these shoes are all sponsored by Nike, Link did not spend a penny.

However, considering the value of this pair of sneakers, Link can be considered sincere.

Finally, Link sat in front of the cabinet and took out a small gift box.

Although everyone gave a variety of gifts this year, including mobile phones, computers, and even cash...

But what Link is looking forward to most is the gift that his daughter gave him yesterday.

He opened it carefully and found that the gift box contained a small wristband and a card.

There was a sentence written crookedly on the card.

"Be careful, dad. If you wear this wrist guard, you won't get injured on your wrist like Fat Uncle~"

Well, Fat Uncle, this is what Lin Ling calls Jokic.

Although it is just an ordinary wristband, Link's heart is very warm.

After working hard among this group of men for ten years, now that he occasionally feels this delicate warmth, Link really feels like his heart is about to melt.

Link silently put on the arm guards, feeling instantly filled with energy all over his body.

He stood up, jumped twice, and then clapped his hands.

Immediately, everyone stopped opening gifts and looked at Link neatly.

"This is my last Christmas game, guys. I'm not going to say anything about enjoying it. If you can't win the game, what's the point of enjoying it? If we have to fight, we have to win. If we have to win, we have to win. Great! Come on, don’t let me leave any regrets. By the way, let Embiid know that he shouldn’t mess with us!”

"Roar!"

The entire locker room roared.

Instead of handing out gifts, Santa Clauses from Memphis are planning to loot Philadelphia.