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Chapter 302 Christmas Battle!Ask for a subscription, ask for a monthly pass!

Chapter [-] Christmas Battle!

In fact, after seeing the Trail Blazers play such a tactical system and tactical coordination, Xu Lang also feels that the Trail Blazers' lineup has a lot to do.

In particular, Xu Lang thought that if these three players could reach the upper limit of their attributes, the overall strength of the Trail Blazers would take off completely.

Brandon Roy has become an excellent All-Star-level point guard, Durant can normally become a super-level offensive killer, and Yi Jianlian can become a quasi-All-Star-level rushing player in the league.

An A-level player with two All-Star players completely makes it possible for the Blazers to become a championship-level team.

Even in a period when the overall team strength of some leagues is not strong, it is not impossible to win a championship.

Of course, the premise is that the Trail Blazers can match these three players with good enough and suitable role player puzzles and some luck!

After all, an A-level player with two All-Stars is just the minimum requirement to win the championship!
Especially now that the NBA league has started the group reporting mode, a team with two super giants and several All-Star players has almost become the standard for the championship!
But no matter how you say it, the three Blazers are definitely a combination that can be expected in the future.

Compared with the Trail Blazers, a relatively stable spoiler at the level of a strong team in the Western Conference playoffs, another spoiler team in the league, the Seattle SuperSonics, played more nerve-wracking.

As a team that only intends to rely on Curry, Russell Westbrook, and Sun Yue to buy tickets, the Supersonics management now looks at the record of the team that has already reached the playoffs, and can only show that the boss is bullish. force!
After all, when Bill Gates made the decision to use three players as the core of the future Sonics team, the entire Sonics team and even the entire league were not very optimistic.

After all, in the NBA in the past 20 years, none of the teams that have been built entirely with outside players as the core of the team has been able to reach the conference finals.

But the three of Curry, who just started their rookie season this year, have shown the potential to break this restriction!
So far this season, as long as the three players of the Sonics feel good, they can play against any team in the league.

Even for a championship-winning team like Yao Ming and the Celtics, the Sonics can still play well on the field, and even when Curry feels good, they can complete the extreme counter-kill of the weak against the strong !

However, when the Sonics' three players don't feel good, especially when Curry doesn't feel good.

This Sonic team may also lose to the big teams in the East and West.

For example, the Sonics have lost to the Bucks, who are now ranked last in the East, and the Grizzlies, who are ranked last in the West.

Even the very unstable Sonics have achieved a record of 25 wins and 13 losses in the past 12 games, ranking eighth in the Western Conference.

You know, at least half of the Sonics' 13 victories were won against Eastern and Western playoff teams!

This is terrifying. The winning percentage of such a playoff team is higher than most of the playoff teams in the league.

Although the stability of the three small players of the Supersonic team is much worse than that of the three small players of the Trail Blazers.

But in terms of explosive power, the scoring explosive power of the three small players of the Supersonic team is obviously higher than that of the three small dogs of the Trail Blazers.

Therefore, on average, the three small players of the Supersonic team can also play a data performance of 67+15+19 per game.

Because the three Supersonics are all outside players, in terms of rebounds, the average data of the three Supersonics is definitely not as good as the three Trail Blazers.

But in terms of assists per game and points per game, the three supersonics are ahead of the three trailblazers.

At the same time, it is precisely because the three small players of the Sonics can pass the ball that the Sonics have just entered the first year of reconstruction this year.

Unexpectedly, without much running-in, a relatively simple tactical system was naturally formed.

It's just that there are some headaches for the head coach Pj. Carlesimo, who was temporarily pulled over by the SuperSonics.

Although the chemistry between Curry, Russell Westbrook and Sun Yue is excellent.

But Al Jefferson, who was traded to be the backbone of the Supersonics inside, couldn't integrate into the coordination system of the three.

After all, Al Jefferson has been trained as an inside low post player in the past few seasons.

With his flexible footwork and soft touch, Al Jefferson is entirely likely to become the core of a playoff team's interior tactics.

But obviously, with Curry, Russell Westbrook, and Sun Yue's playing style, it is impossible to wait for Al Jefferson to attack the inside singles.

This has led to Al Jefferson's style of play in the past 20-odd games has actually been outside the current simple tactical system of the Sonics!

Especially after the 3 small ones are opened, Al Jefferson may not be able to get double-digit shots in a game.

You must know that Al Jefferson is currently the player with the highest overall rating of personal strength in the entire Sonics team.

The team's strongest player is actually not the player with the highest average number of shots per game.

This makes Al Jefferson's data performance in the past 20-plus games not as good as his data in the Celtics.

That is to say, Al Jefferson was lucky. At this time, he met Curry, Russell Westbrook, and Sun Yue. They had just entered the league and had some student spirit. They were relatively good. Get along with players as teammates!
Otherwise, even a player with a good temper like Xu Lang, it would be difficult to have a lot of patience when facing a player who has not been able to integrate into the team's tactical system for half a season.

In this Supersonic team, although it is difficult for Al Jefferson to integrate into the simple tactical system automatically formed by the three of Curry.

But not only did the three of them not have any intention of rejecting Al Jefferson, but they tried every means to help Al Jefferson better integrate into the tactical system and playing habits of the three during private training. .

In a few games, in order to accommodate Al Jefferson's style of play, Curry and the others tried to play with Al Jefferson as the core of the team.

However, it turns out that the three of Curry are still suitable for rushing up and fighting.

Of course, this is already the limit. It is impossible for the management of the Supersonic team to give up the three players who are obviously more attractive and have better potential to cooperate with Al Jefferson in disguise.

After all, although Al Jefferson's strength and potential are good, compared with those super insiders in the league, there is obviously still a gap.

In fact, as a player who has just entered the league for a few years, it is not that difficult for Al Jefferson to change his playing habits.

Therefore, in the recent period, Al Jefferson has gradually begun to participate in the offensive coordination and tactical system of the three of Curry!
But it is obvious that the Sonics still need to spend more time to fully integrate Al Jefferson into the concise tactical system formed by the three of Curry.

At the same time, the Sonics also need to help these young players find a better and more suitable head coach for training.

In fact, the Sonics' front office has already begun to do this work.

Among them, the current head coach of the University of Washington, Coach Romar, is one of the goals of the Supersonics management.

After all, after leading two teams with different core lineups in the NCAA and achieving two consecutive championships, coach Roromar has fewer and fewer goals to pursue in the NCAA.

Of course, all of this is something to say, whether the Sonics can attract Coach Romar to the NBA.

And when Coach Romar enters the NBA, whether he will choose the Sonics for the first stop is still not very certain.

After all, if coach Romar continues to lead the Washington team to win the championship again this season, he will be the head coach with the highest personal honor and team performance in the ncaa!

Entering the NBA with these honors, Coach Romar's requirements will definitely be very high, such as the strength of the team, the coaching power that the team management can release, etc., will affect what Coach Romar does. the final choice.

And the most important thing is that compared to the three small players of the Sonics, the current tactical system of the Trail Blazers is obviously more suitable for the team coached by Rome coach.

Of course, all this is just speculation, back to the regular season of this season.

After the Eagles' winning streak was interrupted, the Eagles generals, who had always been full of energy by relying on their young blood and extremely high aura, also began to feel a little tired.

After all, the mental state that has been tense all the time, after the young players of the Eagles vented their pent-up breath, all kinds of pressure and exhaustion began to swarm!
In addition, as the Eagles reached the top of the league, after Xu Lang became the first in the regular season MVP rankings and the player's personal strength rankings, every opponent the Eagles encountered became more and more fond of him. Give the Eagles strength.

Especially teams with high-ranked players who have entered the NBA in recent years.

I also want to improve my status in the hearts of the fans by playing a brilliant performance against the Eagles, and to be able to get a slightly higher ranking in the just-opened All-Star voting list s position.

The tension of the mental state, various high-intensity confrontations and frequent game schedules.

After the Eagles were cut off their winning streak, there was some mental and physical exhaustion.

It can be said that after the Eagles' winning streak was interrupted, other players except Xu Lang inevitably began to decline in their game state.

As for why Xu Lang was not affected, the reason is also very simple. After all, he is a person who has integrated the game memory and game experience of many mature top players.

Xu Lang is quite experienced in adjusting his personal status and how to deal with the long regular season.

However, although Xu Lang is still able to maintain his game state does not decline.

However, in the case of the decline of Xu Lang's teammates, the overall game performance of the Eagles has been affected to a certain extent. When facing marginal teams in the playoffs or non-playoff teams, these impacts may not be too great The problem.

But once they face a strong team in the playoffs, the Eagles will obviously struggle a bit.

Fortunately, the coaching staff of the Eagles led by Mike Woodson responded quickly.

After seeing the decline in the game status of many young players in the team, he immediately came up with a lineup adjustment plan.

Several main players whose game status has declined seriously in the recent period have started to take turns in batches.

This rotation plan of the Eagles coaching staff will last for three weeks, so that every main player in the Eagles who has already felt tired can get at least one week of rest time for adjustment.

This led to the fact that the Eagles had an uneven lineup for several games before the Christmas game, which led to the fact that the Eagles were not as terrifying and strong as they were in November in the second half of December.

Fortunately, under Xu Lang's agency and guarantee, the Eagles finally controlled their losses to four games before the Christmas game.

And even after losing four games, the Eagles are still the team with the best record in the league when the Christmas game comes.

After all, throughout December, the Rockets also lost three games, bringing their negative record to five games.

At the same time, as time came to the Christmas game, the NBA also ushered in the first grand event near the middle of the regular season.

Unlike last year's Christmas game where they could only be spectators, this year's Christmas game, the Eagles became performers.

After some success in last year's Christmas game, this year's NBA Christmas game also has only two matchups.

They are the Eagles against the Pistons and the Rockets against the Spurs.

And it is a coincidence that these four teams are currently ranked first and second in the East and West.

In fact, the Christmas game originally arranged by the league had nothing to do with the Eagles.

The team that originally played against the Pistons was the Celtics.

After all, the Celtics' Big Four lineup is so attractive!

But after the end of the preseason, the poor performance of the Celtics, the sudden emergence of Xu Lang's strength ranking and the unbeaten preseason performance of the Eagles.

Let the league temporarily take the Celtics from the stage of the Christmas game, and the Eagles will replace the Celtics as the opponents of the Pistons in the Christmas game.

Looking at it now, the interim decision of the alliance is an extremely correct decision.

Judging from the performance so far this season, the Rockets and the Eagles represent the newly rising kings of the East and West respectively.

The Spurs and Pistons, as the teams that broke through from the East and West to the Finals last year, became the guardians of the old thrones of the East and West.

So this year's Christmas War, the alliance's slogan is whether the new king will ascend the throne, or the old king will continue to maintain his rule.

"Hello, everyone, this is TNT, my master Smith today..."

"Hello, everyone, this is ESPN, I am today's host..."

"Hi, everyone, this is cbs, I'm today's host..."

There is no doubt that, as the most popular event stage in the entire NBA regular season except for the All-Star Weekend, the three major sports media in the United States all chose to broadcast live in the United States.

Moreover, each media has prepared two sets of host teams for today's Christmas battle, and they came to Atlanta and Houston, Texas for live broadcast and host respectively.

At the same time, the country is equally proud of being able to see a team led by China's best point guard and China's best center on the grand stage that attracts the most attention in the entire NBA.

Like the three major TV stations in the United States, the Central Five also prepared two sets of host teams on this day, and came to the scene to broadcast the two games of the Eagles and the Rockets.

After all, although there are still two Christmas games in the NBA this year, these two games did not have a sequence like the Christmas games in previous years, but started at the same time.

In the previous Christmas battles, because of the sequence, there must be a match period for a match, not a prime time period.

This also makes the previous Christmas wars often only one of the three games can maximize the benefits.

And this year's Christmas game, when the two teams start at the same time, the start time of each game is an absolute prime time, which happens to start an hour after most fans get off work.

Such a schedule can allow more fans to enter the venue to buy tickets to watch the game.

At the same time, the ticket price for this year's Christmas game is far higher than the ticket price during the Christmas game in previous years!
But even so, it is still hard to find tickets for these two games this Christmas.

However, although the arrangement of the two games starting at the same time stimulated the enthusiasm of the fans watching the game, it also made those fans who did not buy tickets fall into a tangled choice.

After all, whether it is YML vs. GDP, or Xu Lang vs. Billups, the match between Darko Milicic and his former club is very attractive in terms of predictable excitement.

If it is the Eagles with a full lineup against the Pistons, the attraction may not be so strong, but the Eagles in the Christmas game are the Eagles with the main players taking turns.

According to the plan of the Hawks coaching staff, on the day of the Christmas game, the main players taking turns are Szczerbiak and Marc Gasol.

In this way, the Eagles, which lacks two main players, seem to be similar to the Pistons in terms of overall strength.

Even the Pistons may still have a slight advantage in overall strength.

This made the game between the Eagles and the Pistons much more exciting and intense.

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