NBA officials have finally woken up. Stern has also figured out who is the dominant player in contemporary basketball and who is the focus of this era. Any attraction or topic cannot compete with the name Warden.

Although he did not give up the hype of 23vs24, he also prioritized making good use of Liu Xiu's high attention and unparalleled popularity.

No matter what topic you stir up, it is not as valuable as managing the IP of Warden properly.

People are not fools. They throw away hundreds of millions of dollars like crazy. They do it only when they are sure they will make a profit.

By giving Hook this big contract, he is sending a signal - the capital in the basketball market will revolve around Warden.

Stern would never go against this big gold singer.

He won't do anything in the game like a joke, but he will take advantage of every popular game of the Trail Blazers.

Not only does he make good use of Liu Xiu's popularity to make money, but he also uses Liu Xiu's popularity to drive the popularity of other young stars.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Christmas game at Madison Square Garden begins.

After 2 hours and 36 minutes of play, the Knicks defeated the Pistons in overtime with a score of 102 to 97.

McGrady scored 28 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks. David Lee and McDyess performed extremely well in the mid-range shooting, both scoring 15 points.

Later, the Spurs beat the Bulls 109-88, and the Lakers lost to the Cavaliers 92-101.

The high school students of the Bulls and the Lakers are not having a happy year this year.

In Portland, after Liu Xiu conducted a day's training mission to break through the upper limit of CIC talent, at 9 o'clock in the evening, he faced the challenge of the Magic at home.

The Magic have also played 27 games so far, with a record of 21 wins and 6 losses, ranking second in the Eastern Conference and third in the league. Only the Spurs and Cavaliers have better records than them.

Howard has averaged 3 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 steal, 8 blocks, 3 turnovers and 8 fouls per game so far this season.

The Magic has one thing that confuses everyone this year - why are they unwilling to spend tens of millions of dollars to renew Turkoglu's contract?

Liu Xiu was also puzzled by this. When he saw the news about Turkoglu changing teams with his own eyes, he still found it incredible. Turkoglu went to the Celtics, and the contract was not particularly big. Last season, Turkoglu

However, the core of the Magic's tactics and the second leading scorer averages 17+5+5 per game. There is nothing wrong with earning an annual salary of tens of millions.

Although the progress of beasts and the introduction of Matt Barnes, Ryan Anderson, Redick, Pietrus and others have made the Magic improve compared to last season, if Turkoglu is also retained, the improvement will be obvious.

Can be more!

This is really a free-for-all Celtics team...

The Magic's starting lineup tonight: Nelson, Redick, Lewis, Ryan Anderson, Howard.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Hill, Kwame Brown, Gasol Jr.

When the beast and the parallel import champion met, the beginning was full of gunpowder, and the two faced constant confrontations.

The Magic are really good. After 27 games, they average 103 points per game and lose 94 points per game.

The Trail Blazers are slightly worse, averaging 104 points per game and conceding 97 points per game.

But after the game started, the Trail Blazers steadily suppressed the Magic!

Last season, the Trail Blazers couldn't do it with their current strength.

This season, it stands to reason that the Magic's overall performance and hard power are not weaker than last season.

But this season, the Magic's players' personal abilities have only become stronger, but their style of play has become simpler.

Without Turkoglu's offensive connection, the Magic's current style of play——

Break out points, feed cakes and shoot three-pointers, beasts grab rebounds.

Then defend.

It's so simple, so unpretentious, with no changes at all.

Relying on the fact that they have the second-best three-point firepower in the league than the Suns, coupled with the second-best defensive efficiency in the league, and the fourth-best ability to limit opponents from losing points, they can overwhelm most opponents.

It can even defeat championship-level teams like the Cavaliers, Mavericks, and Raptors.

However, the Trail Blazers' defense defeated the Magic!

When the Spurs played the Magic before, they won 122-89 by more than 30 points.

The Trail Blazers also started playing against the Magic!

As luck would have it, the Magic's style of play just happened to hit the Trail Blazers' muzzle.

Block three-pointers, rotate defense at high speed from outside, the power forward can make up for outside the three-point line, and protect the frame...

The Magic's two main points of scoring - three-pointers and the basket - were all restricted!

As for the mid-range shooting, the Magic can only say that they can shoot.

21 to 19 in the first quarter, 23 to 20 in the second quarter, 31 to 26 in the third quarter, 28 to 27 in the fourth quarter... The Trail Blazers suppressed the Magic throughout the entire process and completed the defeat 103 to 92!

Liu Xiu scored 33 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, Ray Allen 26 points, Kwame Brown 14 points, 11 rebounds, 1 steal and 3 blocks, Diaw 11 points, Outlaw 10 points... Trail Blazers

5 players scored in double figures.

On Beast's side, when they met Kwame Brown and Gasol, it was very difficult to score. The Trail Blazers didn't bother to kill Shark at all. They defended Beast from 3 of 10 shots and made 4 of 7 free throws before scoring 10 points.

point.

But defensively and rebounding, Beast was very strong, with 10 points, 20 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks.

After Kwame Brown's defense reached 94, it stopped. On Beast's side, the defense was already 97...

In terms of defensive characteristics, the Trail Blazers consciously guided Kwame Brown to develop in the direction of Duncan. He has a stable base, sufficient wingspan, and good awareness. He has such conditions.

It's just that a defensive player of Duncan's type cannot be as strong as Garnett or Garnett in any individual event. He doesn't look that bright, and his performance at his peak is also difficult to compare with Garnett and Garnett.

However, the style of play of Beast and Garnett destined them not to be supporting roles.

And if they fail, the entire team's defense will fail.

Types like Kwame Brown and Duncan do not need to be the core of defensive tactics like those two to show their full abilities. Gasol serves as the core of defensive tactics, and Kwame Brown can also perform well. They go

For a new team, the new team does not need to build a separate defensive system for them at the beginning, and they can integrate well.

Kwame Brown is now exploring more possibilities on the defensive end to make the defensive coverage wider. This 'wide' does not refer to the defensive area. In that case, Garnett will definitely be the strongest, but what he can do on the defensive end.

Regarding the matter, maybe Kwame Brown's defense has reached the upper limit when he reaches the top, and maybe he can surpass the top like Duncan did at his peak.

But what is certain is that with Kwame Brown’s current defensive characteristics, coupled with his size, as long as he is not injured, the continuity on the defensive end will be particularly long.

On the other hand, his style of play makes it difficult for him to get seriously injured. The original reason why the coaching staff asked him to develop in this direction was because he suffered a lot of injuries.

After gradually changing his defensive habits, the injury rate of the parallel draft pick has been greatly reduced.

All 4 games have been played, and another year’s Christmas war is over.

Contrary to many people's expectations, the Trail Blazers were the easiest to win!

The point difference between the Spurs and the Bulls was the largest, but the Spurs did not suppress the entire game and had a very anxious period.

The Trail Blazers' performance was pure defeat.

…

On December 26, the regular season officially entered the mid-term stage, and the annual All-Star voting also began.

nba is working hard to build momentum!

This year's All-Star voting poster was shot together by five stars. No. 9 Liu Xiu is in the middle, No. 24 Kobe is on the right of Liu Xiu, and No. 23 James is on the left.

The one on the far left is No. 11 Yao Ming, and the one on the far right is No. 12 Howard.

This poster is posted on the NBA official website and all major online voting channels.

The offline physical stores we cooperate with also display this poster.

Liu Xiu has appeared on this poster every year since the third grade. This is the first time he has been in the C position.

When the Trail Blazers came to San Antonio in the afternoon, he said that he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

People, standing at different heights and saying the same thing, others will have completely different evaluations.

Many years ago, he said this and was evaluated as arrogant and ignorant of humility.

Now, the evaluation is that there are not many people like the warden who dare to tell the truth.

After a night's rest, on the 27th, the Trail Blazers came to ATTS Arena to challenge the Spurs.

Currently, the Spurs have only lost 5 games in total, with 23 wins and 5 losses, ranking first in the league.

They lost stability, that is, the two-year adjustment period between the 2006-07 and 2007-08 seasons. Once the adjustment period passed, they were still the most stable team in the league.

The Trail Blazers currently rank fourth in the Western Conference with 20 wins and 8 losses.

The second-place Lakers have 22 wins and 6 losses, and the third-place Mavericks have 22 wins and 7 losses.

The Nuggets are ranked fifth with 19 wins and 10 losses. Outside the top four in the Western Conference, no team has yet won 20 games.

After entering the venue, Liu Xiu and Antonio McDyess hugged and congratulated each other.

The Spurs' stability does not only depend on the strength of the troika.

Second-year George Hill has improved from averaging 5 points per game to averaging 12+3+3+1 per game.

During the offseason, the Spurs made a big move to bring in Richard Jefferson.

Yesterday, the Spurs sent Kurt Thomas's last year of a $6.9 million contract and Bowen's last year of a $4 million contract with only $2 million guaranteed to the Knicks in exchange for Antonio McDay.

Si!

It is said that when Timai learned about the deal, he rushed to Dolan's office and had a quarrel.

McDyess is extremely healthy this season. He played every game in the first 28 games, averaging 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block per game. He shot 51% from the field and 72% from the free throw line.

Last season, McDyess reached a three-year contract extension with an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars with the Knicks. The price is a bit expensive for his age, but McDyess's old and solid performance is not a loss at all.

But in order for the Knicks to free up space for two maximum salaries next summer, the Spurs only used their expiring contract in exchange for McDyess...

Another thing is that just after the transaction was approved yesterday, Bowen was waived this morning, saving the Knicks $2 million in expenses.

After trading back McDyess, the Spurs' salary has risen again, reaching $81 million.
To be continued...