Christmas is here, although he has been in a foreign country for so many years, Li Feng is still not used to it, but Natalie is different, Christmas is very important for Westerners.

After being stolen by Liu Qiyu for one night, Li Feng accompanied Natalie to New York to meet Natalie's parents, and then to San Francisco to meet Li Feng's parents, and on Christmas night, the two flew to Chicago because there was a Christmas war tonight.

Christmas War is every Christmas, and the NBA schedules only a few heavyweight games, which are known as Christmas Wars. Since the '40s, the NBA has had a tradition of launching heavyweight games on Christmas Eve, and this business idea was quite ahead of its time at the time. After the popularity of televising, watching the NBA live on Christmas Eve has become a tradition for Americans.

The NBA's selection criterion for the annual Christmas game lies in a "grudge". It can also be an open arena for popular stars to compete for popularity and market, all for the sake of attracting attention.

In 1992, 18,676 fans at the United Center in Chicago had the privilege of witnessing a classic showdown on Christmas night, with the league's dominant Bulls taking on the New York Knicks, their seven-game opponent in the Eastern Conference semifinals last year. Unlike the dirty style of Detroit's "bad boys" in the past, the proud New Yorkers have never disdained unsportsmanlike ways to win, with an almost perverted emphasis on physical confrontation and a strong emphasis on positional contention, with a perfect rotation between the five and a perfect way to block the flow of the ball that the Bulls' triangle offense emphasizes and limits Jordan and Pippen's super-strong individual singles.

In the game, the Knicks relied on defense and rebounding to dominate the game first. Ewing, Oakley and Anthony Mason had a complete monopoly on rebounding, and the Bulls' two interior players, Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright, lost their ability to protect the rebound, and the team shot poorly under the opponent's tough defense, trailing by a full 10 points in the first half.

Whenever the overall operation of the Bulls goes wrong, a God in the No. 23 jersey will come to life. Jordan was like a god possessed in the second half. Starks and Blackman, who were in charge of defending him, were nothing. The Bulls, under Jordan's leadership, launched a Jedi counterattack, coupled with Pippen's 5 steals and 3 blocks, completely disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm, and the Bulls only allowed the opponent to score a pitiful 28 points in the second half, and finally the Bulls won 89-77. Jordan finished with 42 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals, leading the team to the last laugh when the rebounds were at an absolute disadvantage of 35:54.

The most interesting was the Christmas War in 2004. When the NBA arranged the schedule before the season, it specially arranged a sensational grudge matchup between the Hot team and the Lakers, that is, O'Neal VS Kobe Bryant, on Christmas Day, and at the same time matched the Pistons and Pacers, two powerful teams that entered the Eastern Conference Finals last season. But unexpectedly, on November 19, the two teams jointly created the largest riot in NBA history - the Auburn Hills Palace incident. So, in the next NBA history, the most exciting and affectionate "Christmas War". No one cares about their victory or defeat, and whether or not it will happen is what the fans really care about. Considering the resentment accumulated by these two teams, the game at the Indiana Conseco Arena was like a big enemy, and 100 additional security guards were temporarily sent to all corners of the stadium in a circle, and 10 security guards were arranged behind the Pistons bench, who watched the fans' every move with fierce eyes; A tarpaulin was erected on the aisle leading to the locker room at the arena to prevent fans from throwing things as Pistons players came in and out; The seats next to the stadium were tied together, and even the most impulsive fans couldn't pick up their chairs and commit violence like they did in Auburn Hills; The Pistons came to Indianapolis with three bodyguards, whereas they would normally only have one bodyguard on the other road.

The 2008 Christmas War was also fraught with grievances. Lakers vs Celtics. It is a repeat of last season's Finals, and the Lakers are still haunted by the 2-4 loss of the championship. After the finals, Pierce said many times in public that his ability completely surpassed Kobe. The competitive Kobe Bryant has already spoken. Christmas Eve is a battle in front of the whole of America. There's also the Spurs vs. Suns, where the Suns are on a run for a championship after getting Steve Nash, but they've been eliminated by the Spurs in three of their last four playoff games. And the Spurs' means of winning are not so glorious. Suns fans will surely remember that Nash's nose was broken by Parker, and Horry's malicious foul pushed Xiaosi and Dio to suspension...... The Phoenix team already hated the Spurs.

And tonight, the Pelicans' opponent is none other than the Chicago Bulls.

As soon as the Pelicans showed up at the United Center in Chicago. Inside, there were immediately countless reporters who pointed their flashing lights at the bus!

At this time, the Christmas war has been boiling in the media! Everyone was looking for the Pelicans, and everyone wanted to think about the Pelicans, but the Pelicans didn't give interviews and did team practice.

He walked out of the locker room when he was about to play the game, but as soon as Li Feng walked out of the locker room, countless reporters immediately surrounded Wang.

"Li Feng! Will you get a high score today? You're not going to explode! ”

"I don't deliberately control how many points I get, it's not something I should do, I only have one goal, and that is to help the team win!"

Li Feng said calmly, how many points he scored is certainly a beautiful number, but helping the team win is what Li Feng wants to do the most.

Li Feng just wanted to, he now wants to help the team win this game, and then celebrate Christmas with Natalie,

"So you're confident in the heavens! You think you're going to beat the bull! That is true! ”

At this time, a girl remembered her braids and stretched the microphone in front of Li Feng on the periphery and asked Li Feng

"Yes, we're going to do our best to fight this game anyway! We Pelicans will definitely move in the direction of victory! Our goal is to win! ”

At this time, Toru said his goal and mood, which also shocked the reporters around him!

"Mr. Li Feng, so you believe that you can defeat the bull! Are you so sure? Or why do you say so sure that you will win! ”

"Because we're united!"

Li Feng said with a smile.

Li Feng's smile made the reporters stunned, this answer was impeccable,

"Li Feng! Li Feng! So do you have the impression that the Bulls are a weak team! Or this seems to be the one that the media says! The Bulls are a litmus test for judging the quality of other teams. ”

Obviously. Rhetoric in the media about the bull touchstone! The Bulls themselves don't like it very much, that team wants to be the king but they don't like to use their own team as a touchstone, just as a small tool to test the strength of others! It's not a good thing to be used as a tool by other teams.

"I don't think the Bulls are the so-called litmus test, the Bulls have a lot of good players! With an old handsome like Phil Jackson! They are a real powerhouse! I respect the strong team! But we still have to defeat them, because that's what we're here for! ”

Li Feng's words were affirmed by reporters in Chicago, and they were both dissatisfied with the criticism from the media! The one who pushed the team into a situation where there was no way back was none other than these media.

After Li Feng finished answering the reporter, he walked into the players' tunnel, and at this time it was already full of Pelican players! As soon as Li Feng walked in, Ross said to Li Feng:

"Li Feng! You're finally here! Now we can't all wait,"

Li Feng stood forward. Today's United Center arena in Chicago is already full of fans! The whole stand was a patch of red,

The momentum of the home field is very strong Li Feng glanced at the home court, and then looked at the promotional video playing on the big screen of the Bulls!

He suddenly had a strange feeling that tonight's game against the Bulls was not going to be easy!

After a while, the dJ of the Bulls began to read out the names of the players of both teams! The first player on the Pelicans' side is Paul Millsap,

The second player to play is power forward Paul Al Jefferson, who is said to be interested in trading Okafoga draft picks for the Bulls in the summer, but the Jazz are unwilling to sign and trade.

The third to come out was Ronnie Brewer.

Today against the Bulls. General Arenas didn't get a start, and it was also Van Gundy's beating of him, of course, the main thing was that Ronnie Brewer's defense was good,

The fourth to appear is Rose.

Ross have also been attacking frequently in recent games. said that he was not unable to score but obeyed the team's tactics, and this former favorite of the Bulls was traded to the Knicks and then to the Pelicans. But it still got a lot of applause from the home team, and the fans still like roses.

The last one to appear was Li Feng.

Li Feng is the absolute core and main force of the Pelicans! The tactics of this team revolve around Li Feng, and the ball is tightly in Li Feng's hands during the game.

Li Feng walked out of the players' tunnel. Chicago boos immediately reminded me all around! And this boo is very loud, showing the essence of the Devil's home stadium at the United Center Arena.

The Pelicans' side is finished.

In another change the Bulls began to play! At this time, even the roar of the dJ in the United Center Arena was much louder!

The first guy to roar out hoarse was Nick Young, then Jimmy Butler, Okafor, Howard, and finally Chris Paul.

This is also the starting point of the Bulls this season,

The referee blew the whistle and the game began, and Al Jefferson and Howard began to scramble for the ball in the center circle! This time Jefferson didn't suffer,

The referee threw the basketball into the air, and Jefferson used his arm to point the basketball to his side in the air!

The basketball fell into the hands of Rose, who immediately passed the ball to Li Feng.

Li Feng stretched out his hand to catch the ball, and this Jimmy Butler wanted to break his basketball at the beginning! Reached out and cut down at the basketball.

Li Feng knew that little Jimmy Butler liked to do such things, and hit the opponent's morale and morale in some small details!

Li Feng absolutely couldn't let him succeed, his body grabbed and hit Jimmy Butler all of a sudden!

Jimmy Butler doesn't look like he's not thick, but he has a lot of muscles on his body, and he is very keen on physical contact when he plays, especially the more critical moments he gets, or the moments you don't expect, the more this guy will impact you with his body!

Now, Jimmy Butler wants to give himself a dismount when he opens up!

Li Feng was not afraid of him, and collided with Jimmy Butler with his body.

"Bang!"

Jimmy Butler came out with a meat egg that hit Cube directly! As a result, Li Feng did not have any damage, and Jimmy Butler rolled on the ground!

Less than a minute into the game, one fell! At this time, the recipe hurriedly stopped the game, and gave Li Feng a bump with a big hand! gave Li Feng a foul.

At this time, the ball in the United Center Arena immediately applauded sadly, cheering for the referee's decision! And Li Feng originally wanted to be theoretical, but smiled slightly, this plan was definitely intentional.

Phil Jackson knew he had too much of an advantage over Jimmy Butler in terms of power and speed. I'm afraid that I will become a person who can't control it, so I'll act for myself when I come up! The pressure in my heart made it impossible for me to wave it in the next game.

After Li Feng learned about Phil Jackson's trick, he just smiled! In that case, Phil Jackson and I will never let you get your way!

At this time, the TV station that broadcast whether this walk was a strong team game or not was ESPN, and Bill Wharton was sitting next to Stephen Cole and Tyrone Boggs!

One of the two is the former killer of the Bulls, and the other is the leader of the Hornets, and today's arrangement is really good!

Seeing that the game had just begun, Jimmy Butler and Li Feng clashed, and a smile immediately appeared on the corner of Stephen Cole's mouth! Old Phil Jackson is still so keen to play these things!

And Tyrone Boggs said:

"The race has just begun! Jimmy Butler wanted to sue the other party with practical actions. It's hard to mess with yourself! It's not a good sign, and I reckon he'll regret it soon! ”

Bill Wharton also said at this time:

"Judging by the line-up of both teams! The Pelicans have a significantly greater advantage in the backcourt, while the Bulls have a clear advantage in the frontcourt! They have a very good group of strikers, and the key to this game is who can swing better! ”

Li Feng fouled the ball to the Bulls, and Jimmy Butler took the ball from behind! At this point, Jimmy Butler actually started muttering as well! It's not worth it this time, because he got the ball in exchange, but now Jimmy Butler still feels that his head is dizzy, and he can't think of anything at all!

I didn't get a slight concussion! Jimmy Butler was there dribbling and thinking!

It wasn't until Paul reminded him that the point guard was Paul.

Jimmy Butler saw Paul. A very common cross-pass on the line! Jimmy Butler's choice is already good! But as soon as he made a shot, he immediately felt a black shadow slap on the basketball he had just shot.

"Smack!"

Jimmy Butler's basketball was broken, and then it was none other than Li Feng who stretched out his hand to break the ball!

After Li Feng was yin by Jimmy Butler just now, he also began to look for opportunities to yin Jimmy Butler, but Li Feng himself didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon!

A handful of broken basketballs. Jimmy Butler's eyes opened! This guy's range of control is really big enough! At such a distance, you can catch a basketball!

But as Li Feng broke off the basketball suddenly, the atmosphere of the Pelicans was overshadowed at the beginning just now!

Now it's immediately different! In terms of morale, it returned, and Stephen Cole also said in the stands:

"Ahh What a long arm! ”

Bill Wharton said:

"There weren't 10 seconds into the game today. The two sides had a confrontation! It was definitely a good game and I had a hunch! The two sides began to fight for the ball at the beginning, which will affect the game for a long time! ”

In Bill Walton's admiration, Li Feng dribbled quickly to the Bulls' halfcourt! Jimmy Butler is beside Li Feng, and he doesn't want to squeeze Li Feng with his body! But this kind of trick is like Harden defending Li Feng. It's purely about putting your face over and hitting each other!

Li Feng pushed Jimmy Butler too easily! After a few clicks, it advanced to the Bulls' half, and Li Feng gave his teammates a gesture! Then he quickly passed the basketball to Brewer, who came up to pick it up.

Ronnie Brewer took the ball, and after Li Feng didn't have the basketball in his hand, he first slid and jumped to the outside, making Jimmy Butler think that Li Feng was still going to respond at the top of the arc, but when Jimmy Butler also came out, Li Feng suddenly accelerated, and at the same time pulled Jimmy Butler's clothes with his hand to prevent him from leaning!

Li Feng rushed and pulled, and Jimmy Butler couldn't move! Li Feng seemed to be a rocket and swooped into the inside line of the Bulls.

This time, the inside line of the bull is a little confused! But Li Feng's goal is definitely not to create chaos for the Bulls' interior line! It's about creating a misalignment!

Li Feng flew here and moved, and at the same time, Rose also started from the bottom corner of the weak side! Pass Guò Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap on the baseline double cover straight to the bottom corner of the side of the two! At the same time, the basketball in Brewer's hand passed to Rose's hand.

Rose raised his hand, and Paul thought it was a shot!

He pounced, but he didn't see that behind Rose, Li Feng was also following Rose's path!

The double cover of the bottom line is also a work of the Pelican series that has reached the vacancy, as if an assembly line has been arranged on the bottom line! One drilled through, one drilled past, the first one to attract attention! The first is the main point of attack!

Ross had a little hand, but the basketball was not thrown, and it turned into a hanging ball into Li Feng's hands! Li Feng turned his back to the back, and behind him was Howard.

Howard should have resisted this guy who looks like himself! Paul glanced back, confusion in his eyes, and for a moment he didn't know if he should be trapped.

But Li Feng suddenly took a jump towards the middle of Howard! This is not getting rid of Howard, on the contrary, Li Feng jumped in front of Nick Yang, he wants to have a big fight for himself, just bully Nick Yang on the inside, Nick Yang also knows the right intention, he reached out to touch Li Feng! But he really couldn't touch it!

Li Feng's body was lightly backwards, and he broke away from Nick Yang's defensive range and shot leisurely!

Basketball in the frame, score!

As soon as Li Feng entered the frame, Old Phil Jackson's eyes immediately rolled!

It's a tactic he's familiar with, and it's a tactic he's familiar with! This is the trick that the Utah Jazz used to use to defeat the Jazz to beat themselves, and Phil Jackson even felt a little ridiculous! But that's exactly what happened now!

Old Phil Jackson swept his slightly silver-white head, and now the other party is beating himself with the tricks of his defeated Sloane, Phil Jackson feels that this is not a good thing! Those guys have to understand what it means to be as red as a chrysanthemum.

Bill Wharton also said in the commentary seat at this time:

"Misplaced! The Pelicans played misplaced, this is Sloan's trick, Sloan led the Jazz to lose to the former Bulls, what the hell is Jeff thinking! ”

At this time, Stephen Cole also looked at the court incredulously on the commentary bench and said:

"I didn't expect that there would be other teams besides Utah using such tactics!"

The Pelicans now have a broken ball, an offense! It's a complete reversal of the loss you just ate.

The Bulls attacked, Paul was trapped, and the basketball was given to Jimmy Butler again, Jimmy Butler was more careful with the dribble, and the caution just now was broken by Li Feng!

Now he had to be more careful, and Jimmy Butler watched Phil Jackson on the dribble.

Phil Jackson gave himself a gesture, and Jimmy Butler knew what he should do.

Paul ran to the high post at this time, ran up to get the ball, and the Bulls' center of gravity immediately shifted from the outside of the three-point line! At this point, an axis of the Bulls is formed, and every strong team needs one of these players as the axis of the team to function.

Paul stood in the high position and watched Nick Young and Brewer run an almost identical route!

Double cover on the bottom line, to the other side of the court!

Paul's function as a leader was immediately swung to the extreme, and the basketball was quickly stuffed into Nick Young's hands.

Nick Young turned around and shot straight to the middle of the shot, cleanly and neatly almost the same way as the Bulls to two points! Two teams draw! (To be continued......)