Defending champion

Chapter 260 Looking Forward to the Christmas War
Chapter 46 Looking ahead to the Christmas War
Billups kept wandering around with the ball on the perimeter, organizing the offense!

The Hornets adopt a man-to-man defensive strategy, and the Hornets' rotation is very in place.

The Pistons didn't have a chance!
The 24 seconds of attack time are constantly being consumed.At the critical moment, facing Paul's defense, Billups first pretended to break through to the right, stepped forward, and took a big step forward. Then, Billups forcibly tightened his body and controlled his body , so that it faces the rear side.Bend your knees, push the ground, shoot from the side step, and shoot directly!

With a "bang", Paul directly knocked the basketball out of Billups's hands at the moment when Billups was about to make a shot.

Steal the ball!Paul successfully steals the ball!
After seeing Paul's successful steal, the Hornets players rushed to their frontcourt with the momentum of a tiger coming out of the mountain.

The Hornets fans at the scene were boiling.

Jack, Butler and Peja Stockovic quickly went down the third line, and Paul directly handed it over to Butler who had reached the center line.

After Butler took the ball, he didn't stop the ball too much, and threw it directly to Jack who was rushing to the basket.

Jack started from the three-point line, rushed to the basket with the speed of a cheetah, bent his knees, kicked the ground, and his legs seemed to be spring-loaded, soaring into the sky!

Jack, who was gliding in the air, received the basketball passed by Butler with one hand, his eyes were looking down, and he stared at the basket that had reached in front of him with a thunderous force. With a "boom", the basket made a loud noise !
In the stadium that paused for 0.0000001 seconds, the audience burst into applause.

"Oh... oh... oh... what can I see? Jack descends from the sky!" the dj roared like this.

The Hornets succeeded in a fast break, and the Hornets led by two points. There were still 38 seconds left in the final time of the game.The Hornets led by two points, but this did not set the tone for their victory.

The Pistons finally arranged to take the lead, and Billups went to solve this offense!
The Hornets are ready to fight, putting up an impregnable defense.

The Pistons failed to find a suitable offensive opportunity, and there were still 24 seconds left in the 4-second shot clock.The ball was finally handed over to Billups to deal with.

Billups wants to use his experience to create Paul's foul, but Paul is better than him.

Paul didn't suffer, and Billups almost declared bankruptcy!

With a bang, the basketball was slammed into the front of the basket!The Pistons did not score this goal, and it is even more difficult to win.

100 to 98, the Hornets lead by 2 points, and there are still 16 seconds left before the end of the game.

The Hornets didn't make this goal, and the Hornets never gave any chance to live again.

The Pistons missed the ball, the Hornets had the ball, and Paul dribbled to control the rhythm of the field.The Pistons had no choice but to foul.The foul was committed on Paul, and Paul made two free throws!

He directly led the score to 4 points, and there were 10 seconds left in the game.The Hornets' four-point lead can completely ensure that the Hornets are invincible in regular time.

In the end, the miracle was not born!

"Beep..." The long whistle sounded, the game ended, and the final game time was fixed at 102 to 98.
Jack performed well in this game. He played for 38 minutes, made 22 of 12 shots and scored 28 points. At the same time, he also grabbed 14 basketballs. 3 assists, 2 steals, 2 blocks!

After winning this victory with the Pistons, the Hornets improved their current record to 18 wins and 5 losses.Ranked second in the league, the Hornets' record of 19 wins and 4 losses is second only to the San Antonio Spurs regardless of their ranking in the league.

Behind the Hornets is the third strong team in the league, the Cleveland Cavaliers.Their current record is 16 wins and 8 losses.

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After playing these three home games, they have to play two consecutive away games before Christmas.As Christmas approached day by day, on the morning of December 18, the league announced the Hornets' new opponent for a game.

Every Christmas, the NBA schedules only a few heavyweight games, known as the Christmas Wars.

Since the 40s, the NBA has had a tradition of launching heavyweight games on Christmas Eve. This kind of business thinking seemed quite advanced at the time.After the prevalence of television broadcasts, watching wonderful NBA live broadcasts on Christmas Eve has become a tradition for Americans.

Every year in the Christmas War, the league will only arrange five games on this day.The arrangement, or the criterion for selecting these competitions, lies in a "grievance".There is no world without enmity, and the NBA itself is a world. Here, grievances can be the beams formed by the poignant playoffs, the riots caused by the fight of fists and kicks, or the riots caused by the war of words. An open arena where popular stars compete for popularity and the market, and everything is to attract attention.

On Christmas Day, the Hornets played against the Los Angeles Lakers.According to David Stern's original intention, the San Antonio Spurs, who fought the Hornets in seven games in the first round last season, met on Christmas Eve.However, it is very unfortunate that San Antonio has already been arranged to have Christmas drama on Christmas Day.

David. Stern had to find another way, after the final decision of the league.The league gave the following schedule for the five Christmas games:
1. Miami Heat vs. Dallas Mavericks;
2. Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs;

3. Detroit Pistons vs Denver Nuggets;

4. Los Angeles Lakers vs. New Orleans Hornets;
5. Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons;

In this game, the most eye-catching is undoubtedly the matchup between the Miami Heat and the Dallas Mavericks last year.

The Miami Heat played against the Dallas Mavericks. This is not only a simple game. From this game, fans can also relive the highlights of this year's finals.

In addition to the matchup between Miami and the Dallas Mavericks, this year's Christmas game is not short of highlights.

Among them, the Hornets against the Lakers is also a game worth looking forward to.

Aspect 1: Jack vs Kobe;

Jack and Kobe are undoubtedly the representatives of the Hornets and Lakers.Not only that, but at the same time, they are also favorable contenders for this year's scoring crown.

Currently, the top two scorers in the league are Jack of the New Orleans Hornets, who averages 30.2 points per game and ranks second in the league with a total score of 690.46 points, only 1 points behind No.5 Kobe Bryant.Kobe's scoring ability is recognized in the league, but the competitiveness of the newly emerging Jack should not be underestimated.

This game is not only a duel between the Hornets and the Lakers, but also a duel between Jack's scoring ability and Kobe's scoring ability.

Jack vs. Kobe is about to be a needlepoint vs. maimang duel!

Point 2: Phil Jackson vs Byron Scott

Although Byron does not have as many rings as Phil Jack has, Byron's teaching ability is also a top existence in the league.It can be seen from the record of the Hornets at the start of the season.

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After defeating the Detroit Pistons at home, the Hornets had to pack up and head to Atlanta and Washington for two consecutive away games.

The Hornets' road trip this time was not as easy as imagined.The Hornets achieved a record of one win and one loss.

The Hornets first rushed to Atlanta to challenge the Eagles away, and the Hornets finally won the away game with Jack's performance at the last moment.

At the beginning of the game, the Atlanta Hawks relied on their home court advantage.At the beginning, the Hornets were given a bad start, and a wave of 15-4 spurts hit.The Hornets almost couldn't bear it and began to collapse in the first quarter.

Fortunately, the Hornets' defense is still stable. While losing points, the Atlanta Hawks did not allow the Atlanta Hawks to stretch the points too much.Otherwise, the consequences will be unimaginable, and it is not impossible for the Hornets to collapse directly in the first quarter.

(End of this chapter)