Forward to the basket

The Cavaliers and Celtics have an appointment for Christmas, and this matchup may be the most eye-catching in the Christmas War.

Even Murphy and Xie Miaomiao have already reserved seats early, and the online hype for tickets for this game can be said to be hard to find. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy a suitable seat .

Cleveland's Quicken Loans Arena may not have sold the first few rows of seats for more than three thousand dollars. This is not Los Angeles or New York. This kind of ticket price is already a record.

They reached the finals last season, and they have never seen such a hot situation. It can be seen that too many people are looking forward to this kind of confrontation, including the local fans in Cleveland.

Of course, those guys are waiting to see the Celtics stumble. The harder they fall, the more excited they will be. However, the strength of the Cavaliers does not guarantee that this scene will definitely happen.

But the Cavaliers fans are now suffocating, waiting for Christmas to come, and then they can let out their voices and let those Boston beasts who come to trouble feel a kind of pressure.

It might just be wishful thinking, but you can't stop Cavs fans from soaking it up.

Compared with the thoughts of the Cavaliers fans, the Celtics are much calmer here, although all parties are already hyping up the Christmas game, and even take them as the main propaganda target, advocating this confrontation at length.

But the Celtics acted as if they hadn't heard it. The progress of the regular season was still advancing step by step.

Before hitting the Cavaliers, they still have two battles in the Eastern Conference to settle. Regarding the result of the Christmas game, they didn't have much thought to predict anything. The most critical issue is to get it right.

Rivers has always been a very down-to-earth coach. Others are talking about the Christmas game. All he can see is the opponent he will meet in front of him. Is it really necessary to be so far-sighted?

Before Christmas comes, some teams have bad luck, such as the New Jersey Nets who just poached Kidd, they had no choice but to hit the Celtics.

Don't look at playing at home, but Kidd is missing and Harris is added, but Nets fans feel that they are no longer a strong team in the Atlantic Division.

It can only be regarded as a second-rate team that can barely make a living, and will not be at the bottom of the division. The temperament that could reach the finals at the beginning has long since disappeared without a trace.

Especially after Kidd left, there was no trace of that kind of accumulation left, and his confidence was even a little lacking.

But there are also people who don't accept their fate, such as Harris, who just transferred from the Mavericks. He always thought of himself as the boss when he was in the Mavericks. When he arrived in New Jersey, he positioned himself in this way.

But also, when this guy was in Dallas, his scoring efficiency was quite high. Some people even said that after Nowitzki, he can be the second offensive point of the Mavericks.

But it was such a guy who was given up by the team and was directly used as a bargaining chip and thrown to New Jersey. This was undoubtedly a blow to a proud person.

Harris was not knocked down, but the feeling of being unwilling to be depressed was already driving him crazy!

As soon as he transferred, he ran into the Celtics head-on. Others might be sighing, but what Harris saw was indeed a chance to turn a salted fish into a new life.

If it can overthrow the league's top spot, or give them a head-on blow, will some people say that Harris is just a brush, a person who only cares about scoring but forgets to cooperate as a whole?

With this in mind, Harris' charge started from the first quarter. He wanted to prove his worth with both hands, and let the Dallas Mavericks who gave up on him regret it!

It has to be said that this guy still has two talents, otherwise there would not be so many people who were optimistic about his prospects. At least in terms of scoring, Harris' touch and breakthrough rhythm are considered top choices.

Especially in terms of speed, especially the first step, this guy can be said to be very fast. Even a gibbon like Rondo suffered a dark loss when he first contacted.

With a lightning cut, Rondo was not even ready to intercept, Harris had already slipped in next to him, and then shook his hands and made a beautiful throw, which made Garnett who came out of the kill empty.

With such a guy igniting the court, the New Jersey Nets seem to have found a little bit of feeling. The successive breakthroughs and shots really caused some trouble for the Celtics.

Even the DJ at the Nets' home court was shouting, "Nets! You are the strongest! You can beat everything! Run! Devin Harris! Our new core in New Jersey! You are simply amazing!"

This kind of compliment is not too much. It may be that the Nets without Kidd really need to find another person they can rely on, so the appearance of Harris also indirectly fulfilled them.

And this guy is really competitive, not to mention the fiery touch, the throw after the breakthrough, or the weird layup, really let Harris find consecutive scoring opportunities.

Not only did he score, but he also made two 2+1s, which made Rondo a bit suffocated behind him until he was replaced by Rivers. head.

But Rivers' substitution became a turning point in the game. Chen Feng and Webber, who were still resting, played together. Then Cassell was pushed to the back line, and he and Sprewell began to lock the perimeter.

Originally, the New Jersey Nets' interior was very fragile, but when Chen Feng and Webb came up, the two of them divided the ball and supported each other in the interior, which directly depressed the New Jersey native.

Webber, whose scoring average has been falling all the way, made a rare show of his power. In 30 minutes of playing time, he just scored 19 points, plus 8 rebounds, and as many as 5 assists.

As for Chen Feng, it's very rare for that kid not to score 20+ points, but he was crazy about rebounding. He scored 22 rebounds and blocked 5 shots in one game. People live!

Under Kassel's marking, Harris didn't jump for long. He scored 15 points in the first half, but in the second half, he withered. Under the close marking, only 8 points were recorded.

Regardless of the stats that he scored 23 points and 5 assists in the whole game, everyone can see that this guy's ability is just like this. It is really incompetent to expect him to connect the whole team and be the core.

He himself played very refreshingly, but the highest score of the rest of the Nets was only 9 points. The team scored in double figures, and only Harris himself, and his shooting percentage was less than [-]%.

It can be said that this guy's 23-point stat is all due to his high shooting rate. Even if such a player can get a good stat, he can't compare with Kidd's old fritters.

Even the Nets' own fans said, "We got a scoring maniac, that's all."

When Harris was in the Mavericks, he was said to be a good scorer, and now he has proved it, but I am afraid that not many people will be satisfied with his efficiency. In addition, don't forget, his assists are simply optional No, look at how many assists Rondo sent, how he connected the team, and look at Harris, no wonder he was thrown out as a bargaining chip in exchange for Kidd. Cuban didn't miss it this time .

What New Jersey fans can look forward to now is that they can get some big fish in the transfer market next season, that's all. As for the new core, no, let's not talk about him.

Whether Harris can take root here, perhaps the management of New Jersey will soon understand that the style left by Kidd cannot be replaced by just a random person.

On the back line, a player as sophisticated as Kidd is hard to find, Harris?He is obviously still two grades behind Kidd, he can be regarded as a good player at best.

The score is guaranteed, but the victory has slipped away, and the big score of 95:70 makes the Nets only in the Atlantic Division, slipping faster, and the road to reconstruction does not seem to be so easy.

After this defeat, the Nets' record is even worse than that of the 76ers. In the Atlantic Division, he can only be a brother and sister with the New York Knicks.

The Knicks are now completely at the bottom of the Eastern Conference, holding a large amount of bad contracts. What Dolan and Thomas have to consider now is probably how to get rid of these bad assets, rather than considering performance.

As far as the rotten state of New York is concerned, even if God comes, I am afraid I will feel scratching my head.

And the Nets, after finally letting Kidd go, also experienced the feeling of sinking. The previous scenery has completely dissipated and disappeared. What is waiting for the New Jersey fans may also be the next reincarnation.

It's just that when the time comes, no one really knows whether the team will be in New Jersey or Brooklyn, New York.

At least for now, no matter where they are, in the short term, they can only survive half-dead. If they want to have a chance to turn around, they may have to wait patiently for a season or two.

And it has to be lucky enough, otherwise, if they miss in the draft, they might be like the Celtics, struggling for more than ten or twenty years at the bottom.

However, because of the demise of the Nets, the structure of the Atlantic Division has been completely broken, polarized, and it has become more and more serious. New York and the Nets are completely dead.

The areas adjacent to these two cities are now almost posted. I really don't know what qualifications those Nets fans have to laugh at those guys in New York.

Although the Raptors are still crushed by the Celtics, at least they can still sit No. 2 in the Atlantic Division. The threshold for the playoffs is not too difficult for these guys.

After getting New Jersey settled, the Celtics, who then came back to their carbine, quickly and swiftly killed the Bulls, who have been in a sluggish state recently, at home.

Ben Wallace has already gone to Cleveland. For "Big Ben" who has never been able to integrate into the Bulls' tactics, it may be a relief to go, and the Bulls can only end up with a reputation for not being able to employ people.

After all, everyone has seen how brave Wallace was during the Pistons period, but after arriving in Chicago, he can almost only be used as a pure coolie, without the function of a barrier at all.

It may also be that the Bulls have hoarded too many offensive players, and then the defense is leaking from all sides, and the result can only be supported by Wallace alone. In addition, he is not at his peak, so the result can be imagined.

The current Bulls are completely in a different state from last season. They have been half-deadly hanging in the first place in the Eastern Conference.

They don't know what's wrong with their team, why after one season, they will fall from the peak to this point. You must know that they are a new generation of Bulls with high expectations!

When the Bulls lost their leader Joe, they were not so confused, but at this moment, those supporters in Chicago really don't know why their calves lost their sharp horns.

Could it be that these guys have changed their sex after a holiday?Have the bison turned into cows?

With Hinrich, Luol Deng and other good offensive players, they can still play to this level. Even the Bulls themselves don't know why. Is it because they all signed big contracts?

Or was it an injury early in the season that took away their sharpness?You must know that they were eliminated in the playoffs last season only because of the gap in experience.

I thought that after one season, they could make a comeback and make the Eastern Conference feel shocked by their arrival. The ideal is very full, but the reality is very skinny. Their dream failed to become a reality after all.

And the reality has dealt them a heavy blow. Now it is unknown whether the Bulls can even enter the playoffs. Chicago is still waiting for a revival. It depends on them, can it?

I'm afraid that even the Bulls' management doesn't know how to answer this question, otherwise they wouldn't have been trying to use trades to restore the team's decline, but is it really useful?

The basic personnel of the Bulls have not changed much. Even if Wallace is traded away, their framework is still there, but it is such a personnel mix, but it lacks the bravery of last season.

Including the teams that have played against them, they all have the same feeling. When the Celtics continued their unbeaten record at home, the Bulls who were cut off by them could only leave with a defeat. .

"They want to play smoothly, and they don't even know how to control the rhythm when they succeed in a row. As a result, once they lose control, they will be the unlucky ones."

Maybe only after the fight, Rivers can understand where the current Bulls are losing. Last season, those guys appeared as a challenger, but now, their mentality has changed.

In the past, he put on an aura of fighting anyone to the end, but now?They hope that they can be a person who controls the rhythm of the field, rather than fighting each other to the end with every ball.

You don't have the temperament of a king, but you have to learn that style of play. Even a team like the Pistons has to lie on the floor and compete with opponents for the ball. The Bulls may not get rid of the brand of Joe's leader.

But they have already paid the price for such a change, and even now, they are still addicted to it.

I really don't know if these guys can wake up this season, otherwise, they can only say goodbye to the playoffs. With this half-dead record, it is really difficult to make it to the playoffs.

In just one season, the change of mentality, as well as the interference of injuries, made this group of bulls in the Bulls lose a sharp sense of forging ahead, and began to become meek, like an old buffalo.

Rivers deliberately pointed out the current situation of the Bulls to his players, which is to remind them.

Don't change your mentality like the other party. You are not yet champions. The road we have to go now can only be rushed down without any hesitation, otherwise, you will slack off.

"If you still want the Celtics to become a great team, then each of you must work hard, not just this season, we must let everyone remember the existence of this team!"

What Auerbach brought to Boston is an enduring dynasty, and Rivers' task now is to continue this dynasty. When they climb out of the ruins, they don't want to sink again.

In the two games before the Christmas game, what Rivers valued was not winning. For the current Celtics, winning streak is no longer news, and that confidence is the most important thing.

Regardless of whether it is the Cavaliers or the powerhouses in the Western Conference that they will encounter next, Rivers requires his players to maintain this mentality and dare to show their fierce side against any opponent!

We can be number one in the league not by bullying weak teams, no matter if it is the Bulls, the Nets, or the upcoming Cavaliers, when you try to stop the Celtics, you will all be crushed to pieces!

This is not a threat, but a declaration of victory!A kind of strong self-confidence can have such a fierce and domineering character. You may not like him, but you cannot deny the impact he has brought to you.

The Celtics are like this, and so is Chen Feng. His existence is to tell those competitors that your good days are gone, and now is the era of the Celtics!Lao Tzu, here we come!

Just like when killing the Bulls, in the locker room, Chen Feng grinned and said to the teammates around him, "Now I'm just sharpening our knives. If we really want to wait to kill people, that's a matter of going to Cleveland."

Isn't there an emperor?I'm about to step on your heads to fight for the championship!

You idiots in Cleveland, if you don't feel good, you can wait at Quicken Loans Arena and see if you can kill me!Can we beat the Celtics!

If you think you can, let's fight!Look in the east, who is the one who has the right to speak!

Don't think that if you have a little emperor, you are a nobleman!When Boston was the leader in the league, you didn't know where you were squatting and counting ants!

In front of the Celtics, you only have to accept failure!Do not believe?Then try it!

The roar in the locker room, Cleveland people will not hear, but when these beasts set foot on the floor of Quicken Loans Arena, maybe those Cavs supporters will find that their horror...