This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 420 A Gentle Christmas War

Entering December, the schedule of the Charlotte Bobcats is obviously relaxed, and it can be regarded as a little relief for the tired start. After losing to the Orlando Magic on December 12, the Charlotte Bobcats started 12 consecutive games. Even the progress of the home court, the first game back gave a lesson to the Los Angeles Clippers' 7 No. 8 pick. The Los Angeles Clippers, who had nothing to gain in the offseason, will most likely sprint for the No. 09 pick again.

Then the Washington Wizards, who were the worst in the East, sent another victory.

Overtime victory over the Portland Trail Blazers led by Aldridge and Matthews.

Although unfortunately lost to the Boston Celtics.

But in the next day's battle, the Charlotte Bobcats defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder again, completing the home and away double play of the Thunder, which is now ranked third in the Western Conference, early.

Next, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who worked hard for the No. [-] pick again, and the Memphis Grizzlies, who started to impress, suffered consecutive away games (yes, this year is the year of the Grizzlies Black Eight).

Entering December, the easy schedule allowed the Charlotte Bobcats to get a good record of 12 wins and 7 losses.

Before Christmas, the Charlotte Bobcats' winning percentage has recovered significantly, currently 14 wins and 12 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.

Following the Bobcats is the New York Knicks, who are also recovering. The Knicks with 14 wins and 13 losses are only half a game away from the Charlotte Bobcats.

After three days of rest, the Charlotte Bobcats also ushered in what may be the most important game of the season.

The opponent is the Golden State Warriors from the Bay Area.

It's not that this game can determine the playoff rankings. Although both teams are in the playoffs, the Bobcats are sixth in the Eastern Conference, and the Golden State Warriors are seventh in the Western Conference with 15 wins and 12 losses.

The probability of the two teams in the NBA Finals is not great.

It's just because this is the Christmas War, which is broadcast live across the United States, and it's a bit like the Spring Festival Gala, which is a repertoire on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Last year's Charlotte Bobcats had 22 wins in the Christmas game, ranking third in the Eastern Conference, only 1.5 games away from the Eastern Conference's first.

But this year, the situation is a little bit bleak, and they are barely in the playoff ranks, 2.5 games away from Orlando, which is fourth in the top half.

As for the Golden State Warriors, after trading Monta Ellis, they ushered in Steve Nash, and completely identified James Harden as the core player for future training.

After all, James Harden is now the only one under coach Smart who has the temperament of a superstar player.

The 37-year-old Steve Nash is only here to assist Harden.

And the team's style of play already has some prototypes of the future Golden State Warriors, although they are not on the same team.

Through the trade, they found Turkoglu from the Raptors, who has been in a serious decline, as well as Dorrell Wright, Gerald Green, Gerald Green, players who can jump and jump , In addition, there are Marcus Thornton, Axi Law type bench scorer, inside partner, and Andres Biedrins and Reggie Williams type who do not take the ball type.

The core meaning of this lineup is that almost all the possession of the ball is concentrated in the hands of Steve Nash and James Harden. What other players need to do is to run, catch, shoot, defend, and play. cover.

Compared with the Warriors team on the historical line, the three-point ability is slightly worse. In addition, the problem with this team is that the defensive end is not strong.

This team does not have the big-mouthed Draymond Green, nor the enlightened Thompson. Of course, with James Harden and Steve Nash, it is almost impossible to do unlimited defenses.

But even so, this Warriors team has already won more balls than in the same period last year. The Golden State Warriors, which finished 13th in the Western Conference last year, only won 31 games throughout the season.

In this game, Gerald Wallace, after leaving the Charlotte Bobcats, came back after changing hands again.

Gerald Wallace is also the most 3D player in the Golden State Warriors so far, but his D is really good. He was the best defensive team last year, but his 34.7% three-point shooting rate can only be said to be passable.

For the current Golden State Warriors, the biggest benefit is of course James Harden.

Once Monta Ellis is gone, James Harden no longer needs to worry about who will steal the ball from him, and Steve Nash is also a well-known good guy in the league, and his age is also there. My own mentor, and Gerald Wallace, can also help him wipe his ass. Although the combination of him and Monta Ellis was also stabbed by tens of thousands of defenders last year, there is no such a leak in the team The person who fills the vacancy.

This also caused James Harden to take off directly.

Last season, with a shooting rate of 35.6%/47.2%/83%, he averaged 15.1 points, 5.9 assists and 3.9 rebounds per game. Although he is the No. 5.9 position in name, he is basically the No. [-] position next to Ellis. Live, averaging [-] assists per game, ranking second among all rookies, second only to Stephen Curry.

And this season, he is no longer needed to organize the offense, so James Harden averaged 25 points, 22.4 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game in the 5.6 games he played this season, and his three-point shooting percentage increased to 37%.

It even got nominated in the highly competitive Western Weekly Best, and was almost selected in the end.

Gerald Wallace and Steve Nash were also opponents in the finals last season, and they are very familiar with each other. In this kind of game, the players on both sides will not be too fierce. It's not a shame to slap your face, so the atmosphere is very relaxed. Zhou Lin even bought tickets for Gerald Wallace's fiancée and daughter.

There were also many relatives and friends of Zhou Lin who came to watch the match. Five years later, Zhou Lin’s younger sister also went to school in the United States, and she was born into a beautiful little girl. The appearance of Zhou Lin’s head sticker on her forehead before the game was also cute. Extremely.

After many warm-up activities, the game officially kicked off.

Visiting lineup: Steve Nash, James Harden, Gerald Wallace, Dorell Wright, Andres Biedrins.

James Harden, who has already grown a beard, and Zhou Lin's dual perspectives also doomed this game to be a battle for points.

Bobcats today Roy. Hibbert back discomfort, so today is the light cavalry lineup.

Zhu Holiday, Tracy McGrady, Zhou Lin, Luke Mbah a Moute, Yi Jianlian.

The first wave of possession was taken by the Golden State Warriors.

James Harden borrowed a screen, received a pass from Steve Nash, directly received the ball for a three-pointer, and sent the ball to the basket.

As expected of being nominated for Best of the Week just now, the confidence and feel are very good.

Of course, James Harden seemed particularly excited because he was on the stage of the Christmas game for the first time.

Zhou Lin turned into a cake maker early today. After facing the pick-and-roll, he went straight to the basket and McGrady hit a layup with his left hand.

The inside line on the opposite side basically has no ability to protect the frame.

In other words, it is a strange story for a player like Biedrins to have been in the NBA for such a long time, and he can often play the starting center. Everyone knows that Biedrins' offensive skills are in a mess, he can't understand the cake, and the confrontation is not good. He is from Latvia. It stands to reason that he should have inherited the delicate skills of the European big man, but from him In his career, his free throw percentage is often lower than 50% in a single season. It can be seen that it seems that the technical flow and he really can't stand up to him. Last season, his free throw percentage was only 16%. What kind of concept is this? Warcraft Howard and Sand Quayle O'Neal was proud of his free throws for a long time in front of him.

According to the standard blue-collar, his rebounding efficiency and ability to protect the frame are probably not as good as Yi Jianlian.

In the early years, his block data of +1 per game was a little bit passable, but now Biedrins is probably one of the worst starting centers in the league.

07-08赛季的0.5分和9.8个篮板让他赢得了6年的大额合同。

There are probably three reasons why the Warriors are willing to continue supporting Biedrins. First, no one wants Biedrins with an annual salary of tens of millions. Second, the Golden State Warriors have not yet entered the championship period. , Third: Biedrins can keep up with the rhythm of the Golden State Warriors.

Anyway, as long as the Bobcats use Biedrins as a pick-and-roll, the interior will almost become empty. Dorell Wright, who is partnered with him, is actually a fourth position that is closer to the third position. Players whose field goal percentage has been maintained at around 37% have good physical fitness.

But the protective frame, forget it.

Most of the time, Gerald Wallace is desperate to fight.

But why can this kind of team that defends tens of thousands of people go up?
It's still because of James Harden. She has already contributed two game-winning shots this season. The Golden State Warriors feel like they are shooting wildly.

In this game, the Charlotte Bobcats also rested Tony Allen, so the defense was also in a mess. Although Luke Mbah a Moute was very active, he suffered successive losses on the defensive end.

At this time, James Harden was still the same Harden who studied the rules of the league all night, and his figure was not out of shape at all. He even connected in the offseason, strong but not fat.

There is nothing to say about the speed and explosiveness of the breakthrough, and occasionally a dunk that is almost flat!

James Harden also played several times in front of Zhou Lin, who is currently the top scorer, and he was very excited today.

In the first quarter of the game, James Harden also scored a career-high 17 points in a single quarter, including 5 of 4 three-pointers.

But even if the Warriors are playing like this, James Harden is almost amazing, and the Golden State Warriors are only leading by 2 points.

36-34!

Zhou Lin has a feeling of hiding his merits and fame today. On the offensive end, he didn't particularly want to exert himself. He scored 4 points in 2 of 5, but he got 6 assists in the first quarter, which also equaled his career assists in a single quarter. recorded.

In the second quarter of the game, the two sides began to compare each other's mistakes.

Jeremy Lin, who made his debut in the Christmas game, and his opponent, Eric Maynor, each staged a turnover duel. You steal one from me, and I steal one from you. Each of them increased their turnover and steal data.

One is an NBA draft pick, and the other is a marginal person who is about to quit the NBA.

They are all fighting to stay in the NBA. Perhaps this is one of the few moments in their lives where they can play the leading role in the Christmas game.

However, perhaps because of Christmas, after the timeout, Larry Brown did not blame Jeremy Lin too much for his fearless mistakes, but just let Derek Fisher replace him.

Now Derek Fisher is almost playing the role of assistant coach. The Charlotte Bobcats signed Fisher. In addition to saving salary space and backup guards, another reason is to let Fisher coach One taught the Bobcats two young guards how to strategize.

Although he can't jump high and run fast, his wisdom and experience can still influence the situation of the game.

Derek Fisher made a contribution when he came back. After the small throw was successful, he made Marcus Thornton's offensive foul.

The Golden State Warriors couldn't sit still, and immediately replaced James Harden.

James Harden was also red-eyed, and came back with two ruthless three-pointers.

The Bobcats really didn't kill James Harden today, and the defensive pressure was average.

For the Bobcats, there was not much reaction, because David Lee played very comfortably today. Although he was a substitute at the fourth position, no one on the other side could match him. Turkoglu and Duo Rael Wright and even Gerald Wallace didn't stop David Lee from rolling inside.

Today, Zhou Lin is really obsessed with making pancakes, as long as he can eat them, he will feed them to you.

After getting 6 assists in the first quarter, in the second half of the second quarter, Zhou Lin scored consecutive micro-balls to David Lee and Tracy McGrady.

Anyway, he was not defending, and McGrady also performed a rare reflexive dunk.

Zhou Lin only made two three-pointers when there was a completely open shot.

It seems that other people's goals are more comfortable than Zhou Lin's own goals.

Halftime is over.

77-71, the Charlotte Bobcats trailed by 6 points.

Both halves scored well enough.

James Harden showed unprecedented fighting spirit today. He scored 28 points in the half, and also had 4 rebounds and 3 assists. However, none of the other members of the Golden State Warriors scored in double figures.

For the Charlotte Bobcats, David Lee came off the bench and scored 16 points. Zhou Lin, who is addicted to making cakes, scored 7 points and 11 assists, setting a record for halftime assists. It is normal to say that the audience scored 20+ assists Yes, McGrady also scored 12 points and staged 2 dunks.

Anyway, in the first half, the players were having a good time, and the fans were also having a good time. Those who came to watch the game were all worth their money.

The first half was gentle, but Larry Brown still said a few words after returning to the locker room.

That's right, it's all fun and all the trouble. The Bobcats really want to win this game. After all, the current ranking of the Bobcats is very easy to fall out of the playoffs.

In the third quarter, it is also destined to start to exert strength.

(End of this chapter)