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Chapter 245 The Christmas War and the Fire in the Backyard

The game between the Rockets and the Warriors ended with the Rockets winning easily.

Although Wang Chao got his wish in the game and achieved the condition of 100 open three-pointers and obtained new abilities, but the process of the game made him a little disappointed.

The Splash Brothers of the Warriors did show some explosive scoring abilities in the game, and even almost caught up with the point difference at one point, but as long as Wang Chao exerts his strength, they will soon be unable to support the defeat.

Sure enough, in the 13-14 season, Cole has not yet arrived, and there is no complete offensive system brought by excellent assistants such as Gentry. Even if the Warriors have one more Cousins, their combat effectiveness is very limited. It is the opponent of Wang Chao, the top level in history.

At 111:104, the Rockets won the game. At the same time, Wang Chao made 17 of 11 three-pointers in the whole game. With a terrifying three-point shooting percentage of 64.7%, he taught the Splash Brothers how to shoot three-pointers.

In fact, both Curry and Thompson made good three-pointers in this game. Curry was 8 of 5, Thompson was 7 of 3, and the two combined to be 15 of 7. The shooting percentage also reached a very high 46.6%. It's quite a high value, but it's still a lot worse than Wang Chao's cheater.

In this game's victory, the Rockets' changed starting lineup made many people realize that even without the wonderful five-forward swingman lineup, the Rockets seem to be unable to play. Blue-collar center Whiteside The defensive ability at the basket is obviously better than it looks, and it is not particularly disadvantaged when facing Cousins. Although the offensive end lacks the ability to attack independently and can only catch the pass and dunk to eat cakes, the Rockets still lack offense. order?
On December 12th, the Rockets defeated the Kings at 15:106 in an away game, and then defeated the Bulls at 91:109 at home, gaining a wave of winning streak again. In these two games, the Rockets returned to the wonderful five-forward starting lineup, and the combat effectiveness remained the same Burst the watch.

"The Rockets' tactics are becoming complex and changeable with the changes of players. When they face teams with high-quality centers, they can switch to traditional center lineups, and when they face teams that do not have strong centers. For the team, Wang Chaoding will not have too many problems in the center position, but because of the changeable starting lineup, he can calmly deal with various opponents."

"If the Rockets can continue to play in the current state, maybe when the regular season ends, they will still be the first team in the Western Conference or even the team with the best record in the league. There is only one player in the five positions in the history of the league!"

The time came to mid-December, when the results of the first round of NBA All-Star voting in 12 were announced.

Relying on his large triple-double average of 30+10+10 per game, the team's excellent record and his huge fan base, Wang Chao became the first-round vote leader with an absolute advantage. James and Durant They can only rank second and third respectively.

What's more interesting is that when Wang Chao's position was decided, the All-Star officials were relieved. Fortunately, the previous All-Star voting was restructured, canceling the center's voting position and changing it to two voting positions in the east and west. Vote for guard and striker positions.

Otherwise, what position will the voting be for Wang Chao this season?Center, defender or forward?It seems that Wang Chao has played in all three positions, especially this season, with an average of 30.1 points, 12.9 rebounds and 10.8 assists per game. If the name is covered, it is impossible to tell what position it is.

Well now, because there is no center voting window, the league simply voted Wang Chao as a forward in the All-Star voting, and there is no need to worry about what position Wang Chao is currently a player. This question, after the end of the regular season, Let others have a headache when selecting the best team.

It’s just a pity that the Rockets had only Wang Chao to stand out in the All-Star voting. Dayao was absent due to injury and could not participate in the All-Star voting. Top [-] voted for forward position.

As for Leonard and Butler, although they have performed very well so far in the regular season, they are still far behind in terms of coffee positions.

Therefore, judging from the results of the first round of voting, if nothing else, Wang Chao is likely to be the only Rockets player selected for the All-Star this season. Compared with the three selected last season, it feels somewhat lonely.

While people are discussing the results of the first round of All-Star voting, the regular season is still going on.

On December 12, the Rockets lost to the Dallas Mavericks at 23:113 at home and lost the game.

火箭队再度被双核驱动的小牛制裁，诺维斯基18投11中砍下31分，哈登16中10罚球13中9得到29分。

The Rockets who lost this game have a record of 22 wins and 6 losses. Although they lost the game, their record is still one game ahead of the Spurs with 21 wins and 6 losses, temporarily ranking first in the Western Conference.

After this game, the biggest holiday in the United States, Christmas is coming.

Although Christmas is like a new year, for NBA teams, especially the league's top defending champion team like the Rockets, the holiday does not exist, it does not exist at all, and the league is counting on these teams to stage Christmas games Once there is a Christmas war, you can make a lot of money.

On December 12, Christmas Day, the Rockets will welcome last year's Finals opponent, the Miami Heat, at home.

This is the first time the two teams have met since the Finals.

It's just different from the peak duel a few months ago. Only a few months have passed, but the times have changed for both teams.

Last season, one of the Rockets' two major insiders was absent due to injury, and the other's state fell off a cliff. As a result, the team played a wonderful lineup with five forwards starting in the new season, and it really played well. The regular season lasted for nearly three years. After ten games, they are still chasing each other with the Spurs in the No. [-] position in the Western Conference.

And things aren't looking good for the Heat.

Last season's Finals failed to defend the title, which seemed to have exhausted all of Wade's energy. In the new season, Wade's competitive state has further declined. In the past, the league's breakthrough lightning step with the ball was rarely affected by knee injuries. It can be used, and the offense is mostly based on mid-range jump shots.

Although such Wade's shooting percentage has reached a career high of 54%, his lethality in the game is completely incomparable. The current average of 18.6 points, 4.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game is also the lowest since his rookie season.

Wade's state is declining, but Bosh is as always, as the third leader of the team, he can't hold the ball even if he is given the ball. The average 16+6 per game will always be the team's loss. The one who was the first to take the blame when the ball was played.

Only James has maintained an efficient performance as always, averaging 27.4 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

The performance of the Big Three is quite satisfactory and even slightly worse than before, and the Heat's performance on the bench is not satisfactory.

Ray Allen's average per game fell below double digits, only 9.6 points, and even his best three-point shooting percentage was only 37.5%, which is not as high as James' shooting percentage this season.

And the performance of many inside players signed by the Heat in the summer... don't mention it.

Oden is still the same Oden, except for a little posing during training games, he can’t play at all. He played 23 games for the Heat, averaging 9 minutes per game, only 3 points and 2 rebounds. He was injured quickly with the speed of lightning, and the skilled business operation made the Heat's management look confused.

The 2007 NBA No. 2000 pick stretched his hips, and the 4 NBA No. 4 pick Kenyon Martin was not far behind. He played a few more games, and his average [-]+[-] per game was almost double that of Oden. But not long after Auden was injured, he was immediately injured along with him, for fear that his best brother, the champion, would be injured and lonely alone.

The whole summer was a fierce operation, and it turned out that the regular season didn't last long, and the Heat's starting center became Bosh again inexplicably.

It is estimated that Bosh also has 6 mud horses galloping past in his heart, and labor and management are face-to-face power forwards!Not a muscular guy at the basket, why do you always ask me to play center?Averaging [-] rebounds per game seems to have shown Bosh's resistance to the center position.

You all like to call me a boss, why do you keep asking me to play center forward?
All of the above things have led to the Heat's poor record in the new season. In fact, it can't be considered bad. It's just the same as the Rockets, Spurs, Pacers, and Thunder, the four teams with a winning percentage of more than 70% in the first echelon of the league. It is obviously inferior to that.

Before the Christmas game against the Rockets, the Heat had a record of 16 wins and 11 losses. Although they were second only to the Pacers in the East, the difference between the two teams was 5 games. It is by no means a number that can be easily caught up. The Rockets' margin of victory is 6 games.

Even so, the opponents of the Rockets vs. Heat in the finals of last season are still full of highlights in the Christmas game. The Rockets swept the Heat 4-0 in the finals last season and won the championship. Now the Rockets have no big Yao Wudi's offensive ability at the basket is the best chance for the Heat to complete their revenge.

This is not just a game of grievances, but also a preview of this season's finals.

No matter how badly the Heat started the regular season this season, they are still the most likely team in the Eastern Conference to stand out. After all, this is a team led by LeBron James.

Even for James today, there is only one of the four regular season MVPs left, and only one of the two championships. Compared with the same period, his dominance and influence are completely different. , can also be called the top superstar in history and is still in his prime, James is the only one.

If the Rockets' goal this season is still to win the championship, they must be prepared to meet the Heat again in the finals.

Therefore, the two games of the two teams in the regular season are quite important, especially this Christmas game that has attracted much attention at home. Naturally, they must go all out to win the victory.
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December 12th, Christmas night.

In the Toyota Center arena filled with Christmas atmosphere, the stands were packed, and Rockets fans flocked to sit on the field looking forward to the game.

After the camera lens of the stadium quickly swept across the fans in the stands, the camera quickly locked on a blonde beauty in the front row of stands.

Seeing this beauty, many familiar fans in the stands immediately cheered.

Many TV anchors who broadcast the game live also introduced the origin of this superb beauty to the audience.

"Candice Swanepoel, Victoria's Secret's top supermodel angel, has a very high reputation in the modeling industry. She is one of the top supermodels in the world and one of Wang Chao's rumored girlfriends. It seems that she is I came to cheer for Wang Chao!"

Candice on the sidelines is wearing toad glasses. Although the sunglasses cover half of her face and her charming eyes, she is still charming.

Seeing her appearance on the big screen in the stadium, Candice also took off her sunglasses generously, smiled and waved at the camera, her smile suddenly seemed like a hundred flowers were in full bloom, and even the colors seemed to be much brighter.

Many viewers in front of the TV could not help but envy and hate.

Wang Chao is really too enviable, to be able to meet such a hot and superb beauty!And it's not just Candice.

But fans who know Wang Chao know that Wang Chao has two rumored girlfriends, both of whom are top supermodels of Victoria's Secret. Miranda Kerr and Candice are both average in appearance and figure. Autumn is indistinguishable from equal opponents.

I just don’t know why Miranda hasn’t appeared in the public’s sight recently, even many Victoria’s Secret catwalk shows and even commercial endorsements have been absent for a while.

Of course, the people who eat melons don't know that Miranda must temporarily stay away from public view for at least a year because she is pregnant.

After confirming that she was pregnant, Miranda stopped all her announcements as planned, avoided the attention of the media, and prepared to give birth with peace of mind.

After all, no matter what, as a public figure, it is a little bit inappropriate to be pregnant even in the open-minded United States.

Of course, Wang Chao would not ignore it. A few months ago, he spent tens of millions of dollars to buy a villa in New York for Miranda to live in and hired many servants and nannies. Miranda felt a little embarrassed because of her figure. Because of her slenderness, her belly was not very obvious until the end of December.

It's a pity that the paper still can't contain the fire.

Although Miranda's pregnancy was hidden from the media, it couldn't be hidden from Candice, who was always staring at her.

Candice, who was keenly aware of the problem and learned the truth after investigation, was shocked, and immediately rejected many announcements, and flew to Houston overnight, intending to ask Wang Chao for an explanation!

What are you doing?Why let that woman give birth to you instead of me?How am I worse than her?
When Wang Chao ran out of the player tunnel amid the cheers of the fans, and met Candice who was sitting in the front row of the stands, the smile on his face froze by two points.

"After the calf, the backyard is on fire."

(End of this chapter)