Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 371 Christmas, Great War

The Christmas game started with the Celtics against the Rockets, then the Thunder against the Spurs, the Heat against the Lakers, and finally the finale of the Chivalrous War.

The Celtics and the Rockets played very happily. The home team, the Celtics, maintained their lead from the first quarter to the end, winning a total of 22 points.

Harden was depressed again. Under the defense of the Celtics, he almost died in the North Shore Garden Arena.

Coach Stevens sent Bradley, Smart and Claude to defend Harden. Facing these people, few in the league dare to say that they can retreat unscathed.

After the game, Harden's face became more and more ugly in the face of reporters' questioning, but his answers to questions were very official from beginning to end.

Some people deliberately want to talk more, but it's a pity that Harden is not Westbrook's jumping character, so he never gave them a chance.

Instead, D'Antoni revealed some information. It is difficult to accept the loss in the Christmas game. He said that he will definitely discuss with general manager Morey and find an ideal helper for Harden as soon as possible.

"Will it be Chris Paul?" a reporter asked.

D'Antoni hesitated and said: "To be honest, I don't have a clear goal now, and the Clippers are ranked well now. It seems a bit inappropriate for us to discuss other people's leading stars like this."

Although D'Antoni said so, who doesn't know that he has been thinking about Paul for a day or two, it's just that the time is not yet ripe.

Before the Rockets' game was over, the Spurs started playing against the Thunder.

Duncan retired, Leonard became a well-deserved core, followed by Aldridge.

They also have Pau Gasol, Tony Parker, Ginobili, Mills, Danny Green, David Lee, Dedmon and other utility players that other teams can only dream of.

The most important thing is that the Spurs have Popovich. Although their performance in the summer arms race was not outstanding, the existing lineup should not be underestimated.

Popovich put Leonard on Westbrook and Danny Green on Ingram.

Donovan has a headache. No matter how good Westbrook is, it will be difficult to open up against the winner of the title of best defensive player for two consecutive years.

Westbrook scored a triple-double of 23 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds in this game, but lost.

Adams scored second in the Thunder team with only 17 points, Ingram scored 14 points, and the rest didn't even score 10 points.

At the press conference after the game, the questions from the media were exactly the same as those in the Rockets game. The Thunder only have Westbrook as a super giant. Do you want to consider strengthening?

Westbrook turned his mouth away, disapproving, and said firmly: Oklahoma City is enough to have itself, and he wants to prove to that person that the current Thunder is a strong team.

After saying these words, the reporters were a little dazed. The Spurs obviously won the game!

The Spurs were much more low-key. Popovich praised the defense of Leonard and Danny Green, and of course, Gasol's connection.

Popovich is very satisfied with the team's current lineup, and the reporters are not bored enough to ask the Spurs if they want to strengthen. The whole league knows that the Spurs are strong in their ability to train players, not robbing deals.

If you are not satisfied after watching the two games, then the main event is coming.

The Lakers played against the Heat at home.

This Heat is no longer the Heat of the Big Three era. Bosh has created a miracle and recovered from a career-threatening disease. Last season, they selected the best 3D player Winslow, and in the summer they signed Warcraft Howard naked. In addition to the backcourt combination of Wade and Dragic, the lineup is not luxurious.

The support rates of the two teams are evenly matched, and their lineups have their own characteristics. The matchups between Yuan Qingshan and Wade, and Towns and Bosh are very interesting.

Before the game, Wade was polite in front of the reporters, saying that he was very optimistic about Yuan Qingshan and the Lakers, and believed that they would have great achievements in the Western Conference playoffs.

The reporter asked: "So this game, who do you think will win?"

"What did you say?" Wade stared at the reporter asking the question like an idiot.

Tie Hanhan reporter repeated: "Who do you like in this game, the Heat or the Lakers?"

Bosh couldn't help laughing, this guy would ask such an idiotic question, maybe it was a photographer pretending to be it?
No, the photographer can't ask such unqualified questions.

Wade suppressed his anger and replied: "I am optimistic about the Miami Heat!"

"Quack quack quack!" Warcraft Howard laughed unscrupulously from behind. Ever since he came to Miami, he seemed to have found a feeling of happiness that he had never been able to find.

Players from both sides entered the court, and Yuan Qingshan got along well with Wade because of James' relationship. Before the game, the two hugged each other as a greeting.

Wade whispered in Yuan Qingshan's ear, "Has that guy LeBron bothered you recently?"

Yuan Qingshan nodded with disgust on his face: "Isn't that right, he was going to trick Curry and me into Cleveland a few days ago."

Wade: "It's too much, isn't it enough for them to pick up a Bill for nothing?"

JR Smith plus Shumpert and the draft pick for Bill, isn't this deal just for nothing in the eyes of the outside world?

Yuan Qingshan: "Maybe the Warriors put too much pressure on him. After all, the Warriors picked up Durant for nothing!"

Wade nodded: "Naked signing Durant, do you dare to think about it?"

Yuan Qingshan patted Wade on the head: "I think we should separate. If we continue to hug each other, there will be scandals. I don't want to be a third party between you and LeBron."

The referee Henson was amused when he heard their conversation, and joked: "Yuan Qingshan, your concerns are a bit unnecessary. Once they hugged and chatted for more than 10 minutes. Later, the fans kept booing, so I had to come forward to stop this behavior."

Yuan Qingshan looked at Wade with strange eyes: "Are you really a philosopher?"

Wade snorted arrogantly: "That's the friendship between us two men, you don't understand!"

Henson laughed heartily, then waved: "Hassan, Dwight, are you two jumping balls?"

Whiteside nodded and walked over. He looked a little nervous, but the opposite was Warcraft, the man who once changed James alone.

Howard smiled and showed his snow-white teeth: "Hassan, long time no see. Although I like you very much, I won't show mercy in the game."

"No problem, just come on." Whiteside subconsciously licked his lips.

Henson brewed for a while, and then threw the basketball into the air.

Whiteside and Howard took off at the same time, like two rockets rumbling into space.

Yuan Qingshan ran to a good position and was ready to catch the ball.

But Whiteside finally met a strong opponent tonight, the ball was touched by Howard first, and it was allocated to Dragic.

Dragic glanced at Wade, Wade shook his head slightly, and ran to the frontcourt to settle.

Yuan Qingshan did not rush to press. Dragic, a player, has breakthroughs and long-range shots.

Wade looked physically fit tonight, leading Murray to run from the left to the right, but Murray was too young to catch up with him.

After some running, Wade found an open space at a 45-degree angle. Dragic immediately delivered the ball, and Wade opened his hand to shoot a three-pointer without hesitation.

First shot.

Howard flew to grab the rebound, and before landing, he directly dunked with both hands to make up for it.

If there was no smashing the basket, the ball would be like an alley-oop between Wade and Howard.

Howard buttoned up comfortably, grinned and ran to his backcourt, followed by flashing lights.

(End of this chapter)