Starting with 2006

Chapter 523 Getting Ready

There are many strong teams in the NBA now. After all, the big moves of various teams in recent years have basically not been, so the playoffs in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference have been very competitive in recent seasons, so whether it is in the Eastern Conference or the Western Conference In the West, fifth to eighth in the regular season can be said to change basically every day.

And these teams that can reach the playoffs are naturally strong teams, but in this highly competitive NBA, no matter how the fifth to eighth changes, or how fierce it is, the eight first and fourth The team has always been those eight teams.

The powerful Celtics in the east, the new army Heat, the hard-working Magic, and the Bobcats!
The stability and strength of these teams are naturally beyond doubt, and they have always been considered the most promising teams in the NBA to compete for the championship!
Needless to say, the Lakers in the West needless to say, the Spurs are also low-key but very stable to occupy a position, the Suns are on par with the Spurs, as for the Rockets and the Hornets are hard to distinguish, the strength of the two teams is on par.

On the one hand, it is because the strength of the Rockets is too unstable. Yao Mai can only guarantee the upper limit of the team. It is not a problem to rely on two people with a lot of injury history to stabilize the team's lower limit in the long regular season. The problem is that they need to pay a price for this, and this price is a huge increase in the injury risk of their two stars.

Obviously, Adelman is not a coach like Van Gundy who can only use stars desperately. Since he saw the great abilities of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady last season, he has made up his mind completely in this season. For Dayao and McGrady in the long regular season, keep them healthy!
Only the two of them are the most critical factors for the Rockets to compete for the championship. Therefore, for more than a month in the regular season, the Rockets have been playing tepidly. The price is not unacceptable for the Rockets, as long as they can reach the finals, or at least enter the Western Conference finals!

And the Hornets naturally needless to say, the combination of Paul, David West and Tyson Chandler makes the Hornets a young team full of competitiveness, but they are too young, youth is capital, But at the same time, this also means that they lack a lot of experience that a strong team should have.

So they are making mistakes all the time, and they have been using their own experience to understand the feeling of the game. At the same time, their combination has no problem on the defensive end, but on the offensive end, the occasional misfire makes the Hornets feel very uncomfortable, because in this current situation A misfire on the league's offensive end usually means a tight game.

Such a struggle may be the last thing they want to see for the Hornets, because at that time, all they can rely on is the short guard who is only 1.8 meters three, and hand over the game to a There is no bad choice for a short guard, after all, the only superstar they have is Chris Paul.

But as a guard in the NBA, it is very difficult to hit a shooting percentage at a critical moment, because the height first determines the chance of the player to get the shooting space, which is far lower than those who are taller than him players, and Paul's unstable shooting percentage at critical moments is also a big problem.

So in general, the Hornets and the Rockets have mutual advantages, but their disadvantages are also more obvious, which is the main reason why it is difficult for everyone to distinguish between the Rockets and the Hornets.

And in such an atmosphere of constant quarrels and endless discussions, the Bobcats dangled with the constant hustle and bustle of the war of words before the Christmas war, and they ended all the games before Christmas.

The record of 5 wins and 2 losses is not very good for the Bobcats, but it is definitely within an acceptable range. Although they have played against weak teams recently, they can survive in the NBA. How can there be any real weakness? Team?

Which team does not have a superstar player?

On a certain night, or when a certain player feels hot, any team has the possibility of a comeback, so overall, the Bobcats' record is definitely within their acceptable range.

And when they finished the game, it was obvious that everyone was quietly waiting for Christmas tomorrow, and they already knew that the Cleveland Cavaliers had arrived in Charlotte.

In the United States, Christmas is coming soon. For the NBA, the most important game in the regular season is the annual Christmas game. On this day, it will be the time when the league’s regular season ratings are the highest. Apart from that, it will probably be the playoffs. It's the same as the finals. Of course, except for the NBA, for other ordinary Americans, this is equivalent to the Chinese New Year. For them, this is the most important festival of the year.

But for Zhuang Gaotian, a Chinese person, it didn't have much impact, and of course it can't be said that there was no impact at all. He just didn't like the atmosphere of Christmas. Looking at the happy teammates celebrating in advance with his family, Gao Tian There was also a rare smile on his face, after all, he really liked such a warm and lively team atmosphere.

So it was also rare for him to drink some wine with Sun Yue and Yi Jianlian. For Gao Tian and the three of them who only knew how to train, this might be their only pastime.

And it was in such an atmosphere full of anticipation and saliva that the Christmas battle came as scheduled.

"It's another year's Christmas battle, and it's Gao Tian and James again!"

Barkley's exclamation can explain a lot of problems, because this should be the three consecutive years that Gao Tian and James have met in the Christmas game. This is of course the league's touting, but it is also guaranteed by the topicality between the two.

After all, whether the two are playing the small forward position at the same time, or the two players have completely different styles of play and personalities, the matchup between the two is full of controversy. The game between the two is also an NBA regular season One of the most watched games in the country.

So no matter which way you look at the Christmas War, it will be a duel between two people, as one of the finale, after all, as long as Gao Tian and James are there, at least the ratings can be guaranteed.

"So are you looking forward to seeing their duel, or not?"

Kenny Smith interjected appropriately, making the audience in front of the TV smile knowingly. After all, everyone knows that Barkley is a fan of Gao Tian, ​​and he also loves James very much. When he was in position, some strange words would always come out of Barkley's mouth.

Probably this is the truest portrayal of his complex mood with a hint of expectation and excitement in the midst of the worst.

After all, as a fan of these two people, Barkley really has to bear a lot, especially his joking character makes him often be tit-for-tat by fans after the game for some of his words before the game.

(End of this chapter)