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Chapter 180

James thought he could paddle with confidence this season, but he still became the Lakers' best player.In 20 games with the Lakers, he averaged 33 minutes per game, 25.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.4 blocks. He made 49.6% of his three-pointers and 41.7% of his field goals.Brother Nongmei's fluctuating performance this season, coupled with various minor injuries and rotations, as well as the lack of running-in of the team's new players, and lack of chemical reaction, these all make it impossible for James to relax.

The thick eyebrow brother who ranked second in ESPN's top [-] players lost this season.Although it will explode in some games, it is generally not satisfactory.As for Schroeder and Haier, who have been placed high hopes by the Lakers, they can only say that they have barely passed the test so far.

Of course, the performance of the Lakers is actually not bad.They're still in third place in the West, one win away from the No. [-] Suns.The current situation can only show that the Lakers have not yet reached the finale of the NBA. This season's championship competition is still very suspenseful. After all, this season has just begun, and it is not yet halfway through. The Lakers are still the biggest competitor of the Suns.

In the evening, Jiang Bei and his team arrived at the Staples Center in advance by bus. The Staples Center was very beautifully decorated today. After all, this is an important day. Small objects filled with Christmas elements filled the arena, and the team staff also dressed up as traditional characters such as Santa Claus and elves to highlight the festive atmosphere of Christmas.

Before the opening, Jiang Bei was particularly surprised by the appearance of a person, that is, the guest singer before the game. The Lakers actually invited Taylor Swift. Taylor Swift is a powerful singer with creative talent and a beautiful idol singer. She has won countless awards.

Speaking of which, it’s actually not very surprising. Taylor Swift often holds concerts at the Staples Center. Even at her 16th concert at Staples, Kobe went to help out and gave her a surprise. At that time, Kobe said that in Los Angeles, 16 was a special number.Because the Lakers also have 16 championships, the flag must be raised for her to celebrate this special achievement.On the stage, the two witnessed the "Best Selling Female Singer" banner and the Lakers championship banner lined up over the court.

Taylor Swift's singing should be a gift from the Lakers to everyone on the scene. After the national anthem of country M was sung, the referee blew the whistle for the opening of the game.

The Suns' starting lineup is still the same, and the Lakers' starting lineup is point guard Dennis Schroder, shooting guard Kentavious Cardwell-Pope, small forward LeBron James, power forward Anthony Davis, and center Marc Gasol.They also sit on the bench with Alex Caruso, Wesley Matthews, Talen Horton-Tucker and a group of not-weak substitute lineups.

Before the jump ball, Jiang Bei also greeted James, "Hi! We meet again, little emperor!"

"You have performed well recently, so let me test your progress!" James said to Jiang Bei.

"Then I need to ask you to teach me more, but you have to pay attention to your body. After all, you are old, and you are not the same as when you were young!"

After hearing Jiangbei's words, James was very angry even as an old Jianghu, and vowed to teach this ignorant boy a lesson.

"Gentlemen and ladies, Merry Christmas! This is the first game of the NBA Christmas Game brought by ABC. I am your old friend Shaq." Shaquille O'Neal was invited to participate in the commentary of this game. It is not easy to get the fun-loving O'Neal to participate in the commentary work of the Christmas Game!

"To be honest, I really don't want to participate in this so-called Christmas battle. I have participated enough in the past. Wouldn't it be good to reunite with my family in this beautiful festival? It's really annoying to have to go out to work!" Sure enough, the big shark complained quickly.

"Okay, now that we're here, we still have to work. The Suns this season have exceeded everyone's expectations, and their most important signing this year is just to sign Jiangbei, the No. [-] pick in the draft. They didn't do anything else, but their record has soared. In the new ranking of combat power, the Suns still rank first. I have to say that the Suns' vision is getting better and better."

"Many media believe that the Suns will soon fall from the league's top record in the regular season, but one-third of the season has passed, and they are still sitting firmly at the top of the list."

"Deandre Ayton, the little guy, is still very good. His stable performance and Jiangbei's lethality at critical moments are the key to the success of the Suns. This reminds me of the scene when I was fighting with Kobe. The two of them are so similar to us at the time."

"But they are more reasonable than the overall plastic surgery of the Lakers at that time. In addition to Ayton and Jiangbei, they also have the league's top point guard Chris Paul, as well as Bridges and Booker. If Kobe and I had such plastic surgery at that time, we would have won six championships."

"And the current Lakers lineup is also very good. With the combination of James and Davis, this will be a strong matchup. Let us wait and see! The game is about to start! The Christmas dinner has begun!"

The referee threw the ball high, and the much-anticipated Christmas battle began!

Ayton overwhelmed Gasol and successfully jumped the ball. Paul got the ball and quickly passed it to Jiangbei. Jiangbei made a long pass!
Bridges buried his head and rushed towards the Lakers half court. He didn't even look back at the direction of Jiangbei's pass. He came to the basket, pulled it up, got the ball in the air, and dunked it hard into the basket.

With this opening jump ball, everyone in the Suns practiced it hundreds of times in training, so they have such an amazing degree of tacit understanding.

Looking at the Suns' smooth offense, James secretly thought that Jiangbei's pass was a bit powerful!You need to know how accurate this long pass is in terms of strength, arc, and position, and what kind of tacit understanding between the two can be achieved in order to complete such a smooth attack. It seems that this game will be very difficult!

"Then, let's go back and forth!" James took the ball and advanced to the Suns' half.

Jiang Bei stared at James, he wanted to see how James responded to the ball.

James and Davis run a pick-and-roll, Davis cuts inside, and James hits the pass, bouncing off the gap between Bridges and Crowder into Davis' hands.

Second pass!Davis made a dunk!

(End of this chapter)