The older superstars of the NBA

Christmas Day Night.

Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors.

Canada Space Center Arena.

The game here starts earlier than the other side, so the battle here begins before the New York Knicks and Milwaukee Bucks play!

When the two most powerful teams in the Eastern Conference meet, the sparks created by the friction between them are naturally extraordinary.

The game progressed to 10 minutes and 13 seconds of the first quarter.

call out.

On the court, the Heat issued the ball.

Defender Kentric Nunn advanced with the ball, and after halftime, Kyle Lowry came up to mark him. Kentrick gave the ball to Jimmy Butler on the wing.

Butler held the ball in singles.

The one who came up to defend him was og. Anubino. The two met each other, and Butler suddenly rushed to the basket with the ball. Anubino moved his body quickly, and Butler suddenly stopped and shot in the middle of the rush.

Anubino had no time to interfere, so he subconsciously jumped up and hurriedly blocked the shot.

Swish.

Butler's mid-range shot fell steadily into the basket.

It was the Raptors' turn to fight back.

Lowry held the ball to accelerate the fast break. After halftime, he put his hands together with the ball to face the defensive player and made a deliberate feint. After deceiving Kentrick, Lowry passed the ball to the player who came up to pick and roll.

As soon as the ball was passed, Lowry ran towards the basket, and his teammates who caught the ball threw the ball back to him.

Snapped.

Lowry rushed into the penalty area and successfully threw the ball to the basket for a layup.

The ball went in.

The battle between both sides looked very tough. Both the Raptors and the Heat took this game very seriously.

This is not entirely because this game is a Christmas game arranged by the official personally, but also because the two teams are likely to become opponents in the playoffs.

Now that we really have a thorough investigation, we can quickly find solutions if any problems are exposed. This is better than suffering a heavy blow in the playoffs.

the other side.

Backstage at Madison Square Garden, half an hour before the official start of the game, a group of Knicks players were watching the opponent's game in the locker room.

After seeing Butler's wonderful cooperation many times, the Knicks players couldn't help but applaud this guy.

"Oh! This guy is really good!"

"Objectively speaking, Butler's performance is really surprising! No wonder the Heat can perform like this this season. Without him, I'm afraid the Heat would not be able to achieve anything..."

"This guy is the leader of the Heat! It seems we have to be careful. If we meet them in the playoffs, I'm afraid we won't be able to win them so easily..."

The players were watching the live broadcast with rapt attention, and staff members quickly came to remind them outside the locker room. After learning that they were about to play, the players quickly came to their senses.

Head coach Norman Thomas briefly laid out the tactics, and then waited for the players to change clothes before leading them towards the infield.

At the same time, Bucks players also appeared in the player tunnel. They came out a little later than the Knicks, and the Knicks fans did not applaud stingily. Many people welcomed them politely.

There were even some fanatic fans standing on both sides of the stands. When Antetokounmpo Giannis Antetokounmpo walked out of the tunnel, these fanatic fans excitedly stretched out their hands to say hello.

"Hey! Giannis!"

"Dude, would you like to give me a high five? I admire you..."

"Giannis, I am your follower forever..."

Although Antetokounmpo has some bad habits on the court, such as stepping on his feet. But Antetokounmpo still has a very good attitude towards the fans off the court.

He took the initiative to reach out and greet these enthusiastic fans one by one.

However, what Antetokounmpo Giannis never expected was that after a row of slaps came over, Giannis quickly found something stuck to his palms.

"Damn it!"

"What is this? Why does it look like snot?"

"Go to the special code...Which bastard did this..."

Giannis almost yelled.

Fortunately, the staff on the side was a little fan, and when he saw this situation, he quickly handed over a towel to help Antetokounmpo wipe the things in his hands.

The hands were wiped clean, but Antetokounmpo's heart was completely left with a shadow.

He seems to have a bit of a mysophobia. After drying, he took out a water bottle and poured water into it to clean it. After cleaning, Antetokounmpo wiped it hard for a while.

"I will never shake hands with away fans again! Fak..."

Antetokounmpo complained unhappily.

beep.

The timer sounded and the first quarter of the two sides officially started.

What makes New York fans happy is that DeAndre Jordan officially returned today. After resting for a long time, he finally returned to a healthy state.

Originally, Zach LaVine could have returned, but the team management considered that his injury had not yet been diagnosed by the medical team, so they decided not to return for the time being and just continue to train.

As soon as DeAndre Jordan returned, the Knicks' inside line became stronger.

Under the arrangement of Coach Norman, the team's fourth and fifth positions were directly handed over to Jordan and Andre Drummond, the third position was given to Adrian Ennis, and the second position was given to Zhao Feiyang is in charge, and Derrick Rose is still in charge of the No. 1 position.

For the Bucks, their starting lineup has not changed much.

Eric Bledsoe plays the one position, Wesley Matthews plays the second position, and the third position is given to Khris Middleton.

Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez are still in charge of the fourth and fifth positions.

Snapped.

The referee throws the basketball and the game officially begins.

The Bucks took the lead to win the ball. Antetokounmpo slapped the ball out and the basketball fell into the hands of defender Bledsoe.

Bledsoe advanced with the ball and was marked by Rose just after passing the center line. Rose went up and constantly interfered with the opponent's dribbling. Bledsoe did not panic and controlled the ball to organize his teammates' movements.

Antetokounmpo lifted the high screen from the inside, and Bledsoe took advantage of the situation and rushed out with the ball.

He successfully entered the basket, but was quickly defended by Jordan and Drummond. Bledsoe was a bit unbelieving and planned to throw the ball out with a floater.

Snapped.

As soon as he threw the basketball, Drummond slapped Bledsoe's shot away.

The whole audience exclaimed.

The basketball that flew out fell into Antetokounmpo's hands, and Antetokounmpo held the ball and rushed directly to the basket. He was not fast, but he used his body to hit hard. When he got to the penalty area, Jordan came up to fill the position. Antetokounmpo blocked his shot and threw the ball onto the backboard.

The basketball board falls into the basket.

The ball went in.

Antetokounmpo's strong play surprised many New York fans.

However, for the Knicks, this is all expected.