Chapter 128 Christmas Storm
"Merry Christmas, ladies and gentlemen!!! Here is the NBA's second Christmas game live broadcast across the United States brought by ABC. I am Ervin." The magician was invited to participate in the commentary of the game.
"I believe that the first game between the Detroit Pistons and the Chicago Bulls at home was very enjoyable for everyone to watch! Batman Pippen stood up when Michael Jordan was not feeling well! He and Grant Hill are two players in the same position. Confrontation became the focus of this game!" The commentator on the other side was Paul Westphal, a retired Suns No. 44 jersey, a guard who averaged 25 points and 5 assists in his peak period in the 1980s.
"Scotty Pippen scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks and 1 turnover in a perfect performance, while the league's All-Star ticket king Grant Hill scored 27 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. 3 turnovers. It can be said that in this game, Pippen made the new king of Detroit suffer a big loss."
"Jordan didn't feel good in the last few games after losing to the Lakers. In this game, he only scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 4 turnovers on 9 of 21 shots. Jordan is the foundation of the Bulls' triangle offensive system. If it has always been like this , the Bulls' offense will seriously lose aggressiveness. But he is Michael, and we all believe he can adjust back very quickly."
"The final score, Detroit Pistons 83: 95 Chicago Bulls, a big difference. Grant Hill's connection with the team was cut off by Pippen alone! This caused Hill to fall into a one-on-one fight with Pippen, and Pippen's physical fitness is no worse than Hill's, coupled with top-level defensive skills, Hill's offensive efficiency has declined sharply."
"Yes, the Detroit Pistons only scored 83 points. You must know that their season scoring average is 96 points! In this game, it can be said that the Bulls strangled the Pistons with their front and back lines. Lynch Hunter made 7 of 21 shots, and Joe Du Mars made 3 of 8 shots. Taking this as a lesson, if the Pistons can't find a second stable scoring point, it will be a disastrous defeat against the Bulls in the playoffs."
"In the new ranking of combat power, the Bulls still rank first, and the Lakers surpassed Houston to come to second by virtue of their excellent performance of losing only one game in December. Many media believe that the Lakers will soon Falling off the league's top record in the regular season, but a third of the way through the season, they're still firmly at the top."
"Shaq O'Neal's stable performance and Kobe's lethality at critical moments are the keys to the success of the Lakers. It may be easy to beat the Lakers! Either you can kill Shaq, or don't let Kobe catch the ball at critical moments!"
"Let's pay attention to this match between the league's top Lakers and the new-looking Phoenix Suns after the coaching change! The game is about to start! The Christmas dinner has begun!"
The referee threw the ball high, and the nationally watched Christmas game began!
O'Neal overwhelmed veteran Kevin Willis with a successful jump ball. Kobe caught the ball and made a long pass!
Eddie Jones buried his head and rushed towards the Suns half court. He didn't even look up at the direction of Kobe's pass. As soon as he raised his hand, the ball landed firmly in his hand. This opening jump ball cooperated with Kobe and Eddie Jones I have practiced hundreds of times in training, and the tacit understanding is amazing.
Eddie's footsteps are flying, one-stop straight to the basket, avoiding the Suns' chasing, intercepting and hitting a layup.
Jason Kidd secretly thought that Kobe's pass is a bit powerful. As the greatest long pass player in history, Kidd understands how accurate the long pass needs to be in terms of strength, arc, and position, so that Eddie Jones can catch it so comfortably.
"Let's have one too!" Kidd held the ball and advanced to the Lakers half.
In this game, facing the Suns' lineup of two point guards, Harris' defensive strategy is to make Kobe Bryant more capable of defensive breakthroughs and less powerful Kevin Johnson. Jason Kidd, who makes Eddie Jones better defensively and taller.
Kidd's offensive position is different from the mainstream point guards of this era. A large number of his shots are concentrated at the basket and outside the three-point line. After coming to the Phoenix Suns, he can shoot 1.2 three-pointers with a 37% shooting rate, and his strong body can also give him an advantage in confrontation when breaking through and laying up. At the shooting guard position, Kidd's strength has the advantage.
Kidd's style of play is very team. This season, he averaged 9.9 shots per game. As an offensive initiator, he is undoubtedly the most selfless kind. He would rather not shoot without a good opportunity. How to play the first ball? Kidd and Ceballos run a pick-and-roll, Ceballos cuts inside, and Kidd hits the floor for a pass that bounces between Eddie Jones and Bowen's feet and into Ceballos' hands.
Good news!
The dunk hit, the old boss of the Lakers is in very good condition. Attracted cheers from the fans in the western arena in the United States. Phoenix's football market has always been very good.
"Cut, what is this dunk?" Lakers substitute Fisher curled his lips in disdain. He was used to watching Kobe O'Neal and Eddie Jones ravaging the basket.
After the dunk, Ceballos glared at Kobe. He felt that Kobe was the main reason for his leaving the team. Now everyone knows that Kobe wanted to trade Rob Horry.
Stare at me? Interesting, I'll clean up you after I finish cleaning up the sun's outer line and so on.
Bryant received Bowen's baseline serve and advanced the dribble unhurriedly across half court. Danny Ainge arranged for Kidd to guard Kobe.
The first positional offense is still the old rule, and it is handed over to O'Neal. O'Neal has enough attention at the basket, so that the Lakers' perimeter offense can benefit from it.
This is the third time O'Neal has played in the Christmas game, but he is still very excited. The first two Christmas games were against the Bulls and Houston.
Lost to the Bulls, won in Houston. But O'Neal played very well in these two games. Shaq naturally loves the high-profile stage.
Hit back! Willis was directly knocked away by Shaq's strong body! Turning around and jumping up, the whole person rode on the backing Willis again and again, dunking the ball in with both hands! The basket creaked under Shaq's tearing, making people worry about whether it would be broken again.
No solution! A peak shark with full physical fitness and good condition is unsolvable!
"My God, if it weren't for the nationwide live broadcast with many children watching, I would definitely say something I shouldn't have said." The magician opened his mouth wide, and Shaq almost tore the basket off.
Danny Angie frowned, O'Neal being so excited is not a good thing for the team.
Kobe turned the time and sent an INS today