Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 295 Legendary Commentary
On December 12th, the annual Christmas battle came as scheduled.

There are four Christmas games this season, namely, the Pistons against the Knicks, the Eagles against the 76ers, the Bulls against the Celtics, and the Warriors against the Lakers.

From the arrangement of the Christmas game, it can be seen which team has received the most attention this season and which team is favored by the league. At the same time, it can also be seen that at this time, the overall strength of the Eastern team is still greater than that of the Western Conference.

Of the eight teams participating in the Christmas game, six are from the East.

Due to the time difference, the game between the Warriors and the Lakers is in the West, so this game is the last game of the day. When they are about to start, the other three games have already ended, and the winner is determined.

The Pistons 91:87, 14 points in the fourth quarter reversed the Knicks to win. Although the Pistons had a low shooting percentage in this game, they still won the game with their good defense.

The Eagles defeated the 106ers 100:76. The current 76ers' team strength is weakening day by day, and it has gradually become a situation where Barkley can't stand alone. But no one can imagine how long the situation Barkley faces will last.

Bulls 107:102, a difficult away victory over the Celtics.

That's right, Jordan actually won for the first time. He played 41 minutes in this game and scored 31 points and 10 rebounds. It can be said that he contributed everything to the victory.

The reason why the Bulls were able to win is that Pippen stood up from the bench. He scored the team's second-highest 20 points, plus 7 rebounds and 6 steals. It can be said that it was the Bulls' first victory over the Celtics. Two great heroes.

As for the third major contributor to the Bulls' win, it should be Larry Bird.

Why do you say that?

Bird missed the game due to a back injury.

In other words, did the Bulls defeat the Celtics without Bird, or the Celtics without Bird, or the invincible Celtics?I'm afraid not even Jordan himself thinks so.

So even if Jordan wins, no one thinks he beat Bird, including Jordan himself.

The scores of the first three games were so close and the competition was very intense, which also made the fans full of expectations for the fourth game.

This last Christmas finale held at the Great Western Forum Arena attracted the attention of all Mi fans.

"Welcome to this much-anticipated Christmas battle, yes, you read that right, there are three of us commenting for you tonight, except me Dick Stockton and my old friend Billy Canning In addition to Ann, I would like to introduce this gentleman among us, he is Mr. Chick Hearn, the legendary on-site commentator of our Lakers." Dick Stockton was sitting in the live broadcast booth, wearing Headset, including an affectionate and excited introduction to the camera.

Not only that, after Stockton's introduction, there was warm applause at the scene, which was given to the 71-year-old man this year.

Chick Hearn, born in 1916, came to Los Angeles to engage in football and basketball games as early as 1956, and won two Emmy Awards for this.

In 1961, the first season the Lakers moved from Minneapolis to Los Angeles, the team found Hearn and invited him to explain a playoff game. Since then, Hearn has formed a relationship with the Lakers. Indissoluble bond.

Since 1965, Hearn has created a brilliant record of 36 NBA games broadcasted uninterruptedly in 3338 years.

And last year, the old man left his footprint on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Not only has he made great contributions to the Lakers, but also to the basketball world.

His commentary style has also influenced generations of fans, and even many of his original words have become idioms in the basketball world, such as airball and slamdunk, which we are familiar with.

It can be said that by letting Hearn to commentate with the other two golden commentators tonight, it can be seen that the TV station attaches great importance to this game.

"Hehehe, thank you Dick for your flattery. I'm already an old man, and I'm already very happy that there are still people willing to listen to me as an old man. I won't ask for anything extravagant." Hearn, dressed in a light gray plaid suit, sat upright and spoke. When the expression is rich, I don't want a 70-year-old man at all.

"You're too polite Chick, I could have grown up listening to your commentary, we all love to listen to your commentary."

"That's right, me too!" Cunningham on the side also echoed.

"Come on, since when have you guys been Lakers fans?" Hearn didn't like them.

"We can be now!"

"You still support the Warriors, so that I can satirize you two after the Lakers win."

"So, in this game, are you still optimistic about the Lakers?"

"Of course, in my opinion, this is the best time for the Lakers. The Warriors have great potential, but now is not their time." Hearn said firmly.

"Okay, then I will support the Warriors. Let's see if the Warriors can beat the Lakers for the first time in the regular season tonight." At this time, Cunningham stood up to fight, explaining that this is the case, both sides must have support It's good to see people pinching each other. As for whether the commentary is really good or not, that's another story. Everything is for the ratings.

The later Barkley knew this very well, and he made him a household name in China in an instant with a kiss on the donkey's butt.

"The game begins!" After the commentary finished chatting, the referee's whistle sounded, and the game officially started.

The old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is really unable to jump now. He jumped symbolically, and then quickly returned to the defense, not caring about the ownership of the ball at all, because this is a question without suspense.

The two teams starting tonight are the regular starters of this season. It can be said that they are already familiar with each other and can no longer be familiar with each other.

Familiar opponents naturally also know the opponent's offensive routines.

Sure enough, as the Lakers thought, the Warriors started with Mullin and Curry. Generally, as long as these two points are opened, the Warriors' offense will be much smoother.

Facing the off-ball pick-and-roll of the two, Johnson and Worthy quickly squeezed through the pick-and-roller. There is no way, in this case, they can only choose to squeeze through. If they choose to bypass, it will give these two shooters a big benefit. Offensive space, and such a space, for Li Weisi's passing ability, will never be missed.

The two who squeezed through successfully prevented Mullin and Curry from getting an offensive opportunity, but at this moment, Li Weisi immediately hit the ground and passed the ball directly from between Scott's legs.

And Scott felt a cool wind blowing between his legs, and quickly tightened his legs, but it was too late, and the basketball came to Malone's hands obediently.

The activated Malone is unstoppable. Faced with Kareem's defense, Malone directly chose to force it, and smashed the ball into the basket hard across Kareem in the air.

(End of this chapter)