"Well, come on, kill the Houstonians and let them go to hell."

On Christmas night, December 25, the Grizzlies locker room.

All Grizzlies players gathered together and stared at a small mobile phone screen.

On the mobile phone screen, there is a picture of Tony Allen, who is talking to his teammates video calls.

Tony Allen accidentally hit the head by basketball during training yesterday. He thought it was nothing serious, but after examination, he suffered a right cornea injury...

Tony Allen won't leave for too long, he will probably miss four to five games. But today's Christmas battle, he will definitely not be able to catch up.

Not only can't play, Tony Allen doesn't even have the qualifications to come to watch the scene.

Because after the corneal injury, the team doctor bandaged him very exaggeratedly. Now Tony Allen has become a one-eyed dragon, which is very inconvenient to go out. Moreover, if the corneal wound is infected, it will be even more cost-effective.

Therefore, Tony Allen, who was unable to play or go out, was unable to go out, so he used video calls to encourage his teammates.

"Yes, I guarantee to complete the task, Captain One-Eyed!" Link gave a deliberate salute, which made the other players start to make noises.

The atmosphere of the Grizzlies' locker room is still as harmonious and cheerful as ever. Although this game has been promoted as a fierce battle by the outside world, the Rockets Grizzlies seem to have to peel off their skin in this game.

But the Grizzlies players were not very nervous before the game, and the healthiest attitude was to deal with the game with a normal mind.

"Adam. The joke has arrived. This guy must be looking forward to watching us lose." After hanging up the video, Link continued to wear his equipment and started chatting with Iguodala next to him.

Iguodala's comeback from the fire line fills the vacancy left by Tony Allen. Otherwise, Josh might be really troublesome today.

Old Carter must be unable to withstand that macho man. Iguodala is able to play against Josh when she comes back.

"The Houston Rockets were highly expected, especially after signing Josh. Smith, they were even more confident. I think the joke must have decided to watch the ball because of this. Josh. Smith seemed to have become the Rockets' savior overnight." Iguodala spread his hands, he would not let Josh succeed!

After resting for such a long time, Iguodala had long wanted to return to the field.

However, it was precisely because Iguodala had to get back to the intensity of the game after resting for too long.

But he is confident that he can recover quickly.

He said that he wanted to protect the glory of the grizzly bear, but it was not just a verbal slap.

Soon, players from both sides appeared to warm up.

Another Christmas battle, the Grizzlies ushered in another strong enemy.

Every time, people say that the Grizzlies will make a comeback in the Christmas game. But the Grizzlies have not lost on Christmas Eve so far.

After Link appeared, he glanced at the stands. In the middle of the back of the technical stand, he saw Adam with a smile. Joke.

The joke found that Link was looking at him, so he nodded slightly at Link to express his friendship.

But Link knew very well that this guy was just a smile! In order to change the pattern of his ruling alliance, he actually introduced an all-star voting reform.

Although the vote has not yet been released, Wallace and Pera have also stated that they will vote for a veto.

But Link knew very well that the proposal would most likely be passed. Everyone hoped that their players would be closer to the All-Star weekend, rather than being sucked away by Link.

And this may be just the first step to suppress Link and the Grizzlies. God knows what else he will do in the future.

Big Football Market + Mr. Haohao, that is the storefront that the joke wants. Unfortunately, the Grizzlies and Link do not meet the requirements.

Link also smiled at the joke, and muttered something.

But after Link finished speaking, the smile on the face of the league president disappeared without a trace.

I saw the joke's fists clenched, and his face turned red as his blood pressure soared.

Link's lips and jokes were read clearly.

"Look at how I destroyed hope. You can't get in this game, Mr. President."

The joke never expected that Link was so disrespectful to the league president.

It seems not that easy to tame a wild grizzly bear.

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The Rockets and Grizzlies played very fiercely at the beginning of the game.

Harden was in a very good shape and scored a three-pointer first as soon as he got started.

But the Grizzlies were not showing any weakness. Jimmy Butler responded to Harden with a beautiful breakthrough, and Harden's defense was completely a thin piece of paper in front of Butler.

It can be pierced with a little force.

The two sides played very anxiously. The Rockets didn't want to lose to the Grizzlies anymore. The Grizzlies naturally didn't want to be embarrassed at Christmas and home fans.

In this way, the two teams hit the rotation time with one punch and one kick.

In the ninth minute of the first quarter, Iguodala replaced Link with a tie, and after many days, he finally stepped back into the Federal Express Arena.

On the Rockets, new player Josh Smith appeared under the gaze of everyone. McHale did not lie. He really sent him on the first day of Josh's joining.

Iguodala was extremely excited. Of course he was excited to be able to compete with the Rockets' winning trump card.

"Josh Smith came on the stage. He lost his job in Detroit the day before yesterday. But now, he has transformed himself into the key to the Houston Rockets' counterattack. Josh's arrival has caused a qualitative change in the Rockets' flanks. Let's see how the change is effective!"

Iguodala was eager to get his hands on, and Josh slowly approached him.

Terry, who came on as a substitute, was in control of the ball. He commanded the offense outside the three-point line. Seeing this, Josh Smith immediately went up to set up a cover.

Iguodala hurriedly followed. While Terry was covering, Iguodala did not change defense. He believed that Delavidova would entangle Terry.

Sure enough, the active "Australian groundhog" forced Josh away and walked around the inside, worthy of being the thug next to the boss.

But at the same time, Josh, who was just doing a pick-and-roll, immediately stepped down and cut into the basket.

Terry had quick eyes and hand, and passed the ball in as soon as possible.

Iguodala wanted to chase, but found that she could not seem to burst out with the best speed.

Sure enough, my body has not fully adapted to the intensity of the game!

Fortunately, Josh was not fast, and Iguodala had physical contact with Josh and interfered with him.

But Josh did not have the awareness of slowing down. He carried Iguodala to the basket and forced a layup!

Iguodala was pushed open by the strong Josh, who made a layup from Whiteside's backup defense.

Later, Whiteside was called for a foul and Josh scored the ball.

Josh took a 2+1 goal in the Rockets!

"Beautiful offense, Josh Smith's arrival will make the Rockets' second team firepower a higher level! Will the point difference be widened? Can Josh really change the game?"

At this time, the camera swept into the stands and swept to the league president.

The joke happily clapped his hands, forming a sharp contrast with the Grizzlies fans around him.

Iguodala was very unwilling to accept it. He was mainly responsible for conceding the ball this time. It took him too long to play the official game, and Iguodala's physical condition was not at its best.

But today I encountered someone like Josh who played with his body as soon as he came up. Iguodala was indeed a little unlucky.

And Josh, who was just cut by the Pistons, is now extremely eager to prove himself, and he also hopes that he can bring real help to the playoff-level teams.

Therefore, he is more active than usual and may even perform at an extraordinary level.

Iguodala met one of the worst opponents at the worst time.

Then, Old Carter's layup was chased by Josh, which made the fans on the scene widen their eyes.

Everyone thought Josh was no longer able to do it, but they didn't know that he performed such a terrifying performance.

As the third position who was once the best blocking shot, Josh seemed to bring his peak form to the Rockets.

After blocking Old Carter, Josh received the basketball for the second consecutive time on the offensive end.

Iguodala let Josh go and prevented him from breaking through.

As a result, this guy who has been hovering within 20% of the three-point shooting percentage for many years took advantage of this opportunity to shoot directly!

Josh Smith is famous for his shooting rate, and it is precisely because he dares to shoot too hard that Josh's shooting percentage has always been terrible.

But sometimes, once Josh gets pulled, his lethality on the outside is completely different.

Iguodala hurriedly blocked the block, but the distance was too far and could not form effective interference.

In this way, Josh's three-point hollow into the net, only a piece of "white wave" was rolled up.

With just three rounds of appearances, Josh's debut with the Rockets seems destined to be quite successful!

Link shook his head. Josh during the Rockets era actually had a bit more "draining attributes".

It doesn't look like nothing, but once it gets pulled, it may be more effective than Harden.

But unexpectedly, Josh pulled away in the first game when he came to the Rockets.

Josh's two goals gave the Rockets a 5-point lead, and the balance seemed to have been broken.

In the subsequent games, Iguodala was scored by Josh many times. Josh's impact in the counterattack made it difficult for Iguodala, who had just recovered from injury, to resist.

In the second quarter, Josh continued to perform well. Although he didn't play much, he could always break the deadlock in one of the few playing hours.

The Rockets found an advantage in rotation time, and the main lineup itself performed well.

In the end, before the end of the half-time game, the Rockets took 7 points to Josh, who made 5 of 9 shots and Harden, who scored 7 free throws and scored 14 points in the first half, and took 7 points to lead!

57 to 50, the Grizzlies are rarely in a behind position before the end of the half!

McHale was very proud of his love for Josh in an interview with the midfielder, saying, "I knew he could bring something, and I knew he could show himself. We will keep suppressing in the second half and strive to give Houston fans a Christmas gift."

The Rockets' Shock seems to have really worked, and it seems to have really solved their biggest shortcomings.

The jokes in the stands were satisfied. If the Rockets could destroy the grizzly spirit, it would undoubtedly be excellent.

But Link was not in a hurry, he believed in Iguodala's promise. He knew that the guy just needed some time to get used to...
Chapter completed!