When the second quarter came back, the Heat's rotation lineup was still very strong.

Since the Heat have effectively strengthened the lineup during the offseason, the three giants can fully play playing time this season, and at least one giant will lead the team at any stage.

This is thanks to Chauncey Billups' joining. After all, Billups has excellent ball handling ability, so even if James and Wai come off the court at the same time, the Heat will not be in a situation where they are headless like last season.

In the second quarter, the scores on both sides were still urgent, but with the combined force of Kidd, Ray Allen, Bathir, Gay and Gasol Jr., the Wizards still steadily gained the upper hand and remained ahead of the Heat with a slight advantage.

At the end of the half, the Wizards barely expanded their lead to 7 points with their better overall performance.

"In fact, this season, the Heat and the Wizards are both teams that focus on offense, but in this game, both sides are fighting for defense, and on the offensive end, they are restricted by minions."

"This situation is not very beneficial for both teams, because it is difficult for each other to play the team they are most familiar with."

"But this is the case with the strong dialogue. When the two teams are familiar enough, they often fight for defense."

"Maybe this is the main reason why Young will trade to Mark this season," commentator Tom Hovas said during the halftime break.

After returning from the game in the afternoon, the Wizards and the Heat gradually became familiar with each other's defensive methods, so the two sides played more smoothly on the offensive end in the entire second half.

Since the Heat are mainly defending the Wizards' outside line, Yang Fan simply asked the players to try their best to hit the inside line. Anyway, like Wall, Paul George, Aldridge and Yao Ming, they all have both inside and outside, and they are not like Thompson who can only cause damage on the outside line.

In fact, Thompson's mid-range shooting percentage actually maintained at around 55%, but in the Wizards' tactical system, most of Thompson's shots came from outside the three-point line, so Thompson's killing at mid-range was obviously underestimated by the outside world.

But even if Thompson aside, Paul George and Wall may be both good at breaking and shooting, especially John Wall. His breakthrough after using the pick-and-roll can be said to be the top in the league.

Even the pick-and-roll with Aldridge in high positions made many teams afraid in the playoffs last year, so when the Wizards took advantage of the trick in the second half, the Heat's defense soon had problems.

Even though D'Antoni called timeouts many times to make adjustments to the defensive end, looking at D'Antoni's entire coaching career, he can definitely be called an excellent offensive coach, and even afford the title of running and bomber master.

But when it comes to defense, D'Antoni really can't get on the table, and it's not an exaggeration to say that it's the countdown in the league.

At least the Heat's offensive efficiency ranks second in the league this season, second only to the Wizards who are playing against each other, but the Heat's defensive efficiency ranks 26th in the league, which is fifth from the bottom.

In contrast, the Wizards' defensive efficiency ranks among the top five in the league. Although it is a little different from the Grizzlies and the Spurs, it is definitely the first in the league.

At the end of the game, even though the Heat narrowed the gap to two in the fourth quarter, the Wizards defeated the Heat with a slight advantage of 6 points with their more stable performance and more diverse offensive methods.

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By the way, I will regain the title of the league first!!

The Wizards were able to win this game, and Aldridge and Wall's performance was definitely an indispensable contribution.

Among them, Aldridge made 11 of 17 shots on the offensive end, plus 5 of 7 free throws, and contributed 27 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block.

As for John Wall, he completely beat the elderly Billups in the matchup, and taught Nash, Billups and other former All-Star guards in the new season.

In the whole game, Wall made 13 of 21 shots in 37 minutes of the game, including 1 of 3 from outside the three-point line and 7 of 10 from the free throw line. He scored 34 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals.

It can be said that he broke the Heat's defense line into a sieve with his own strength. Even though Wade had defended Wall himself in the fourth quarter, the red-eyed Wall did not give the Flash any face, and completely regarded the defense as nothing.

Wall also successfully became the X factor in this strong dialogue, helping the Wizards narrowly defeat the Heat with six points and defending this Christmas battle that was broadcast live across the United States!!

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At the post-match press conference, head coach Yang Fan was in a very good mood, because this victory not only allowed the Wizards to successfully win back the game, but also wiped out the prestige of the Heat.

In addition, assistant coach Spoel is in a good mood. After all, Spoel was the head coach of the Heat last season, but as a scapegoat, Spoel had to part ways with the Heat.

In the first encounter between the two sides, the Heat defeated the Wizards, which made Spoo feel very embarrassed at the time.

Fortunately, the Wizards successfully completed revenge in this game, not only regained the first place in the league, but also ended the Heat's thirteen consecutive victories.

"It was a wonderful game, both teams showed great resilience, but in the end we laughed to the end, which felt that this was something to be happy about."

"And John has grown very quickly personally, especially this season, John has already performed as a superstar."

"This is thanks to veteran Jason, who taught John a lot of experience off the court, and this has also successfully made John better."

"The team's goal next is naturally to stay healthy and then welcome the upcoming 2013 with a new look."

"As for the question of how many players will be selected for the All-Star this year, I am not very interested in it, because our goal is to win the championship."

"Apart from winning the championship, nothing else can distract me." Facing the reporter's questions, head coach Yang Fan said in a good mood.

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After defeating the Heat in the Christmas Battle, this not only allowed the Wizards to return to the top spot in the league, but also changed the position on the latest ESPN championship prediction list.

The Miami Heat was originally ranked first on this list, and the Heat also dominated the top spot for two consecutive weeks.

But with the end of the Christmas battle, the Wizards are currently fighting against the Heat and are temporarily ranked first on the ESPN combat power rankings.

As for the second to tenth, they are: the Heat, Lakers, Spurs, Nets, Clippers, Knicks, Thunder, Nuggets and Grizzlies.

In this list, the Clippers' ranking has been soaring, from the top ten at the beginning of the season to now reaching the sixth place in the league.

In addition to the Clippers' excellent regular season record, this is mainly because Paul's running-in with this Clippers has become more and more outstanding.

Even the Clippers have been named "Air Connection City" by fans in the new season, and Griffin and Jordan Jr. have become the best dunk performers in the league.

In addition, the Clippers, with the starting lineup of Chris Paul, Caron Butler, Odom, Griffin and Jordan Jr., are indeed very potential, and no one knows where the Clippers' ceiling can reach.

What's more, the Clippers also have Bledsoe, the "evil guy" Barnes, Grant Hill and others on the bench.

In addition, the Clippers' deal that violated normal history not long ago came to Carl Landry, which made the Clippers' more and more fans begin to be optimistic about it.

Of course, it is mainly because the Clippers' games are very ornamental. If the Wizards' games look very smooth, then the Clippers' games look very exciting.

If you only talk about the viewing ability, then the Clippers can definitely afford the title of No. 1 in the league!!

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Next, the Wizards have the last two games left in December. The opponents in these two games are the Bucks and Raptors, and they are not considered as strong teams in the league.

The Wizards finally defeated their opponent without any suspense, and still sat at the top of the league and bid farewell to 2012, and are about to wait for the arrival of 2013.

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As time goes by January, the new year comes, Yang Fan personally spent money to give each player a gift to reward the players' outstanding performance in 2012.

The gifts Yang Fan gave to everyone are divided according to their own preferences. Although they are not very valuable things, such as Mercedes-Benz G, Yang Fan is definitely reluctant to give them, but at least it represents Yang Fan's intention and the recognition of the coaching staff.

The team's first opponent in 2013 was the Golden State Warriors from the West, who were ranked last in the West and were taken away by Yang Fan's three unlucky players, Curry, Thompson and Green.

It can be said that the Golden State Warriors are definitely the most unlucky team in this life, because the team's four team-building core players were drawn away by Yang Fan, and only Barnes is left to support it.

Even the rookie players who had traded with the Thunder before also chose to go their separate ways after the contract expired. The Warriors were completely useless and nothing was left in the end.

What remains are a group of crooked and crooked dogs, and Bogut, who has been often injured since the transaction.

Originally, Yang Fan planned to educate Bogut well in this game, but Bogut was unable to play due to a calf strain, which really made Yang Fan feel a pity.

In his two lives, Yang Fan rarely wears tinted glasses to look at a player. Even if Draymond Green hated him so much in his previous life, this did not affect Yang Fan's determination to choose him at all.

But Yang Fan really can't like Bogut.

Because this guy has repeatedly posted insulting remarks on the Internet, he has devalued Chinese fans and even Chinese basketball many times.

And after losing the Olympics, Bogut also publicly questioned the referee, saying that the referee had completely affected his performance.

Even in the Sun Yang incident, this guy must be shot and say all kinds of bad things about the Chinese, so any Chinese fan who is a little bloody should be disgusted with Bogut.

Even if Chinese basketball still has a long way to go, this is not something that Bogut can criticize, an outsider.

What's more, Bogut's words did not have any respect or awe, but some were ridiculed and looked down upon.

Because the gap between the Warriors and the Wizards is still very huge, and Bogut is absent due to injury in this game, Yang Fan even has his last fun.

This also led to Yang Fan sitting on the sidelines to eat oranges throughout the game, and completely becoming a salted fish on the sidelines in the new year.

At the end of the game, the Wizards defeated the Warriors with 31 points without any surprise, leading the team to a good start in the new year.

Thompson and Drummond Green, who should have been selected by the Warriors, were entrusted with important tasks by Yang Fan in this game.

The former hit 7 three-pointers in 28 minutes of the game, contributing 25 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists.

The latter scored 11 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block after 30 minutes of the game.

Among them, 30 minutes of appearance and 7 assists in a single game set a career high for Draymond Green, allowing Green to further complete his transformation.

It is worth mentioning that Oden, who gradually got out of the shadow of injury, will get about ten minutes of playing time in each game.

Whether it is garbage time or normal time, Yang Fan will not let Oden's playing time be higher than 15 minutes, which can be regarded as a protection for Oden.

After all, Oden's knees are already very fragile. If you want to continue Oden's career, you must control his playing time.

What's more, as a backup center, Oden definitely won't have too many scenes in the Wizards.

The appearance during the regular season is more about maintaining his competitive state so that he can save the game when an accident occurs in the playoffs.

Oden made 11 minutes into this game, and made four shots on the offensive end, scoring 8 points and 4 rebounds.

Four of the goals were all from dunks, and two were all the aerial relays after receiving the pass from a teammate.

It is not difficult to see from here that Oden's game is getting better and better. From the beginning, he dared not run or jump, to now he dared to receive passes from his teammates to perform aerial relay dunk!!

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Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is mid-January. In the new year, the Wizards' luck is surprisingly good. After entering January, the team only lost one game in total.

As of January 14, the Wizards' record has reached 35 wins and 7 losses, and has gradually begun to widen the gap with the Heat and Spurs, and it has become more and more stable in the position of the top in the league.

Now that the season is half over, the Wizards have only lost 7 games in total, becoming the only two teams in the league that have lost less than ten games.
To be continued...