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Chapter 396 Christmas Eve

The Clippers' substitutes' outstanding performance allowed James to rest for only three minutes before he had to play again. In this game, the Gorillas only had less than 6 minutes of rest. If the Cavaliers wanted to win, they had to rely on fucking the little emperor to maintain the power of both offense and defense.

The score is 85:75, and the Clippers lead the Cavaliers by 10 points.

After James came on the court, the team's offensive and defensive quality quickly improved, but today the Clippers' substitutes were full of firepower on the offensive end. Dragic and Avraro still made consecutive shots after James came on the court. The Clippers' substitutes did not allow James to narrow the gap, but instead formed a stalemate.

At 7:30 in the fourth quarter, the two brothers came on the court, and the Clippers' lineup became: Dragic, Avraro, Garcia, Ji Guohuo, and Ji Guoqiong.

At this time, the Clippers' plan to defend James once again became a tight end on the outside, and the inside was hit. As long as the Gorilla dribbles through, an outside block and an inside clamp, it is necessary to prevent James from rushing into the inside and causing damage!

The two brothers completed a successful defense as soon as they came up. Garcia delayed James' breakthrough in close proximity. Ji Guoqiu judged the latter's breakthrough direction in the inside to block the block. The two teamed up to force James to take back the basketball at the basket and pass it to the outside. But at this time, Ji Guomo, who had long been staring at James, rushed out and broke the basketball.

This was a premeditated steal by the Clippers players. The Clippers quickly counterattacked and scored two more points. The Cavaliers once again became in danger in the face of the Clippers' collective defense. Cleveland fans already felt that their team was in danger.

When the Cavaliers were shaking today, there was only one way to save themselves. James was targeted by various practical methods. Black Bread relied on the offense of other players to save the situation. This cannot be said to be wrong. The Clippers put the defense center on James. It is impossible to take into account the defense of all Cavaliers players.

However, Brand broke out in the first half, which made the Cavaliers safe; West and Mo also broke out in the second half, helping the Cavaliers to get rid of the predicament; but other Cavaliers players could not stand up every time throughout the game. In the most critical fourth quarter, the Cavaliers were finally beaten into a three-minute scoring drought by the Clippers, during which no Cavaliers could score.

At 4:40 seconds in the fourth quarter, the Clippers scored a 9:0** and the score gap reached 19 points. The Clippers were sieging James throughout the game. The bet was that at the critical moment, no other Cavaliers players stood up. They had failed twice before, but this time they succeeded completely killed their opponents.

James was substituted in the last four minutes. In the second half, the Gorillas felt less and they only scored 8 points without breaking into the inside. The data of 18 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists in the game looked good, but the scoring data was 11 points less than his average score. The Clippers obviously limited the offense of the league's number one man in this game.

At the end of the game, the score was 102:88, and the Clippers finally beat the Cavaliers by 14 points. They settled in the league's leading position.

Ji Guochou scored 13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks, Ji Guomomiya scored 21 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks. Billups scored 15 points and 6 assists, Crawford scored 20 points, Garcia scored 8 points, Dragic scored 8 points and 3 assists, Barnes scored 7 points, and Avraro scored 6 points.

James scored 14 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, Brand scored 18 points, 10 rebounds, Big Z scored 6 rebounds, Mo Williams scored 18 points, West scored 15 points, and Valaijo scored 9 points and 4 rebounds.

After the game, Mike Brown believed that the reason for the loss was that James was specially "careful" in this game. Not only was he double-teamed, but he was also fouled by the opponent many times. However, the referee did not call out defensive fouls against Clippers players many times. They only stood at the free throw line 15 times all night, which is half less than their previous games.

After hearing this, the Lakers fans stopped talking. When they mentioned this, they couldn't help but remember that last season's playoffs, Kobe only received 15 free throws in six games. So if he had to complain, he wouldn't think anyone would be more qualified than them. The Clippers are always taken care of by the league, which is no longer news. The Cavaliers should laugh at them if they can get 15 free throws, after all, it's a contest between their godsons.

James was asked by a reporter after the game, why didn’t he attack the inside line in the second half and didn’t make many shots on the outside?

"I was born for breakthroughs. I have 6-9 inches and 260 pounds. I don't drift outside all night to shoot. I will rush into the basket to create confrontation. I don't think I will feel pain. Losing this game means they played better, but we will find the reason for the loss when we go back. The next time we meet, we will return this defeat."

James' tone was cold and his face was very bad. It was obvious that he was still in the mood to lose. No one wanted to lose in the Christmas game. If he didn't swear at this time, he would be considered a gorilla who was well-educated.

In the last three minutes, the Cavaliers originally scored several inside points by Big Z and Brand, and scored the gap to 8 points, but Mo Williams missed the three shots, including two three-pointers. The Clippers no longer give the Cavaliers hope of a comeback.

"I should have hit these balls normally, but today the basket is like a lid, which is so frustrating!" Mo Williams seemed very depressed after the game because he knew that he might be taking the blame for this loss.

Ji Guoqiu announced the reason for winning after the game. He said: "We have been preparing for this game for a long time, very long, and about half a month ago, preparing for the Christmas game. The Christmas game held at our home court cannot be missed. We want the fans to spend Christmas Eve happily, which is a reason worth our struggle."

Old Dunleavy praised himself without any trace after the game. He said: "The first thing to say is that there is no one in this league who can absolutely kill James with one-on-one. Therefore, to defend James, you must rely on the power of the system and use the system to trap him. It is honored that we did a good job tonight. The cheers of home fans made our players perform bravely. We used collective strength to limit the core of the opponent, so we won this Christmas battle. This is my first time to direct the team to play games on Christmas Eve. We have indeed prepared for a long time and must ensure that we will not mess at home. I don't want to receive the death card threat tomorrow morning!"

After the game, Ji Guochou mentioned two games that his company released on Christmas Eve. One is the "Angry Birds" Christmas version. The other is the new game "Cut Fruit". The latter game is only available on the iOS platform and is priced at US$1.99. The pre-sale in the previous week alone reached 1.1 million sets.

This game was developed by the newly established "Fox Studio", which took 4 months and invested 500,000 US dollars. It has to be said that Ji Guoqiu was a bad guy. They only used 500,000 yuan to develop the game, but in the end they received 1 million US dollars in sponsorship from Apple and reduced the share to 20%. Only then did they agree to make the game exclusive to iOS.

After the game, the two of them naturally have to go back to their homes to celebrate Christmas. Tonight is a bullshit Christmas Eve, but if they can really be safe, the two brothers expressed doubts. The scene of being smashed by the ball before the game still makes them feel very guilty.

Emma Watson and Christine's presence today made the two brothers be careful and kept beating around. During the game, they temporarily left this matter behind, but as soon as the game ended, the two began to feel distressed again. What they were most worried about now is that these two aunts gave them Christmas Eve to force the palace. Then Christmas Eve is really dangerous.

But fortunately, the two mistresses finally sent a text message to threaten them. After the game, they returned to their respective homes for Christmas, and there was no scene that worried the two of them.

Ji Guoqiu followed Emma Roberts to her aunt's house for Christmas Eve this Christmas; Ji Guoqiu was finally brought back to her home by Taylor Swift. Of course, this was his home, and his future father-in-law, future mother-in-law and a brain-dead brother-in-law all ran to his house for Christmas.

"Hey, where is the other big mouth?" Ji Guomeng telepathically saw the giant panda surrounded by a family of shredded radish, but he did not find another big mouth.

"I heard that I went to watch the Lakers' game, and their game was behind us." Ji Guochou felt that Emma's aunt was a bit too much. He didn't watch his own game, but ran to watch the game of his mortal enemy.

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics game was played one hour after the Clippers and Cavaliers. It would be difficult for the staff of Staples Arena to change the floor and team marks to the Lakers in such a short time.

This game is different from the previous game. Clippers fans started to enter the court one hour in advance, but the Lakers' game is completely opposite. It is the style of many so-called "celebrity fans" before the end of the first quarter, and it is also a unique scenery of the Lakers' home game. The main reason why these so-called celebrities came to Staples Arena is to show their faces in major live matches across the United States, and watching the game is secondary.

However, celebrities like Diane Cannon and Nicholson in the front row never neglected the Lakers' games so much. Nicholson, the Lakers' number one fan, is already familiar with it, but Diane Cannon is not everyone knows it. This grandmother-level movie star, who was nominated for the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress twice, always sits calmly on the black leather chair behind the baseline before singing the national anthem. Sometimes he comes earlier than Nicholson.

Because Jack Nicholson sat next to the bench of the visiting team, Cannon can only be called the Lakers' number one female fan. She has been a regular visitor to the Lakers' home games for the past 40 years. Every time she watches the game, Cannon is dressed neatly. She has a purple-gold blanket on her knees and a leather jacket commemorating the Lakers' last championship. Under her seat, she always has a box of homemade snacks to entertain her favorite Lakers players.

"Every time I watch the Lakers play, I'm very nervous, especially this year, I don't even dare to watch the game at the beginning of the season." Cannon said that her blonde curls are always a beautiful scenery behind the bottom line. Although the Oscar winner Gary Grant's ex-wife is already an old woman in her 70s, she is still the most beautiful Lakers fan in the hearts of many Los Angeles.

The advantage of being in Hollywood gives the Lakers a lot of celebrity fans, but most of them will only carefully choose a few important games to join in the fun when the Lakers are smooth sailing. Nicholson and Cannon are different. They are fans first and then celebrities. No matter whether the Lakers' record is good or bad, or their opponents are strong or weak, they are never willing to miss every game.

The arch-rival Clippers have already defended Staples first. When the Lakers clenched their fists and were about to bring Staples a second victory, they flew happily in the night of the city, the victory slipped away from their fingers.

The Lakers were like they had a robbery today, but they could only blame themselves for not resisting. They led by up to 24 points in the first half, but they watched the three Celtics stubbornly catch up with each other in the second half, and only supplied their ammunition for 24 minutes, and then they were passively beaten until they died of a drunken blast.

This is the shame of the Lakers, the shame of Los Angeles!

Outside the Staples Center, the game just ended. Under the dim street lights and under the purple and gold signs with pride, many fans who walked out of the arena shook their heads and were very angry. Is this their beloved team they support? They spit on the ground, threw cigarette butts, and complained in their mouths, "Damn it, it's so bad!"

Lakers fans can no longer complain about the referee. The three referees led by Steve Javi have to make the judgments with reasonable evidence, making it impeccable for fans who know the goods. They did not even use neat booing as a protest against the referee.

The Lakers couldn't find any excuses for this loss, they could only hate themselves for being incompetent.

After the final whistle, the voices of the Lakers official broadcaster seemed weak, soft and as if a towel was blocked in his mouth: "The final score is 100 for the Celtics, 95 for the Lakers, and the Celtics won." The fans were already astigmatized, and the pale voice echoed in the stadium.

There were also fewer media waiting at the door of the Lakers' locker room. After the last Clippers' game, the long dragon was more than 20 meters long. This time, less than ten meters, they rushed to the visiting team's locker room several meters away next door. The Lakers also did not open the door, at least 5 minutes later than the Clippers. Only Kobe's two daughters were at the door of the locker room, with two smiling faces as bright as before, waiting to go back with his father to eat roast chicken.

The expressions in the door will definitely form a sharp contrast with them. Unfortunately, the reporters couldn't see that when the door opened, the Lakers' locker room was empty. Usually, after the game, it was a mess, with towels thrown everywhere, and the team uniforms and the socks that were peeled off were scattered in front of each wardrobe. But this time, the wardrobe was clean and the chairs were arranged neatly and in an orderly manner. I really couldn't see any signs of taking a shower and changing clothes after the game.

It was too abnormally clean, and then Gasol walked out. He had already put on his shirt and a brown vest, and was just about to wear a coat. Usually his bathing speed was not the fastest. Looking around the locker room, he found that several Lakers players had already escaped. Mageti, Famar, and Odom had slipped away from the back door. They could not face the media's questioning and could not explain the embarrassment tonight. They could only hide at the fastest speed.

The remaining few players who stayed were forced to stay, otherwise the Lakers would not be able to explain to the league, but they were tossed and turned and had no new ideas, and everyone was very depressed and decadent. Gasol's voice was plain, without any ups and downs, and he raised his eyes and did not contact any reporters. He looked around and muttered repeatedly: "Execution, if there is no execution in the second half, it means that he did not execute well."
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