"Mangzi, what did that commentator say?"

"He said Yao is the best center and O'Neal is old."

"That's right! Dayao already scored 26 points, and O'Neal only scored 24! Dayao must be better."

"..."

Liu Mang rolled his eyes when he saw that his father looked like T.N.T.'s Barkley and would be in trouble if he caught O'Neal.

O'Neal and Yao Ming both played very well today. Generally speaking, they were exchanging blows. Both of them committed a lot of fouls, so they almost got into a fight. They kept pushing and elbowing each other.

However, O'Neal is indeed old and may still be the number one center now, but Yao Ming, now 25 years old, already has the upper hand against O'Neal, who is about to turn 34.

But it is obvious from the average data. Even if Kobe shoots as many shots, Yao Ming still has to pass the ball, averaging 23 points per game. Although it is not as crazy as the 25 points per game that Yao Ming averaged this season in the original time and space, it is better than O'Neal.

The season average of 21 points and 10 rebounds per game is already much better.

O'Neal's advantages are that he has a higher shooting percentage, is stronger in singles, and controls mistakes very well. Yao Ming wins because he is young and the coach is not as harsh on his playing time allocation as Pat Riley.

Yao Ming's playing time is very fixed. Even when playing against the Heat, Jackson only lets him play six or seven minutes in each quarter in the first three quarters, and then the full fourth quarter.

And O'Neal, even if he doesn't have the energy to play singles, he has to run back and forth on the court. Therefore, in the singles stage, O'Neal is still more efficient than Yao Ming, and his shooting rate is also higher. O'Neal's shooting rate is 62%, while Yao Ming only has 5%.

Fifteen, but O'Neal only took 13 shots per game, while Yao Ming averaged 17 shots per game.

Taken together, Yao Ming is more effective on the court. O'Neal has to turn back and run when he has no physical strength. As a result, although O'Neal is 34 years old but his physical fitness is not much worse than Yao Ming, he does not have as much time to play an role as Yao Ming.

Most of the time it can only be used as a containment point, but Yao Ming's blocking, mid-range shots, and high-flying shots are more common.

This was the case in this game. Halfway through the fourth quarter, Yao Ming played 28 minutes, made 10 of 18 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, and scored 26 points.

O'Neal only took 14 shots, but he had played 36 minutes, making 8 of 14 and 8 of 16 free throws to score 24 points.

Both players picked up 5 fouls.

Kobe also had a slight advantage in the matchup with Wade. Kobe made 13 of 24 shots and scored 37 points and 4 assists. Wade scored 34 points and 5 assists on 10 of 25 shots.

From the beginning of the game, the two stars of both sides were competing, and the score was tight. However, in the second half of the third quarter, Odom broke out and sent out 4 consecutive assists in the second half of the third quarter to help the Lakers.

After taking the lead, now, with half a quarter left in the game, the Lakers are already 91 to 82, leading by 9 points.

The focus is on the third star to step up.

On the Heat's side, Jason Williams failed to step up and help the dual core in this game like he did in the opening game. On the contrary, on the Lakers' side, Lamar Odom faced the prospect of giving him a core position but failed to do so.

The Heat, who sold him, went crazy today and have so far scored a triple-double of 11 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Lakers beat the Heat.

When Liu Mang was watching the game, he had been acting as an interpreter for his father. As he watched the game, he no longer wanted to observe the skills and tactics of the opponents of the two teams. He turned into a fan who just watched the fun and helped his father.

Analyze tactics and translate what the commentators say.

But it feels pretty good to watch the game from a pure fan's perspective.

The official timeout in the fourth quarter was over. After Liu Mang's father boasted about how good Yao Ming was during the entire official timeout, when he saw the game restarting, he immediately stared at the TV intently, and Liu Mang could continue to watch the game.

The official timeout comes back and the Heat attack.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the paint. He took a break and came up to beat Yao Ming. The opponent had already committed five fouls.

It's true that O'Neal was angry and wanted to beat Yao Ming, but Yao Ming was also full of fighting spirit and wanted to beat O'Neal. The two have been competing with each other.

O'Neal relied on Yao Ming to ask for the ball, Payton passed the ball to O'Neal, and O'Neal continued to play singles.

But O'Neal's physical strength could no longer keep up, and he could not push Yao Ming away. O'Neal held back his strength and tried to hit Yao Ming, but finally knocked Yao Ming away, but! O'Neal's shoulders sank!

The referee's whistle blew and O'Neal hit someone with the ball!

"Good shot! Haha, Dayao won!" Liu Mang's father shouted excitedly.

Liu Mang looked at his father's performance and felt very depressed.

When Liu Mang plays well, his father sits on the sidelines and just claps his hands without giving any praise. If Liu Mang plays poorly, he will be educated after the game.

But Yao Ming was fouled 4 times by O'Neal today and made 4 mistakes. His father acted like he didn't see it.

Someone else’s child...

Yao Ming's chest was sore from being hit, but he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, and went up to fight Kobe and Odom.

Yao Ming's shooting caused three fouls on O'Neal, and Kobe's sudden attack to the basket caused two fouls on O'Neal. Finally, relying on the defensive end to cause the opponent's offensive foul, O'Neal was defeated!

O'Neal left the game with six fouls!

Wade looked helplessly at the ceiling. He had made 14 of 18 free throws today and scored 34 points. However, facing the opponent's three major stars who all went crazy, he was unable to make a comeback!

Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming have been performing very well this season. Wade also knows how powerful Odom is, but Odom is often not focused.

Today, the three of them still produced explosive statistics despite such fierce defense.

On the Heat's side, it seems that the lineup of role players is impressive, but in this kind of playoff or even higher-level confrontation, the Heat, like the Lakers, can only rely on stars to solve the problem. Wade and O'Neal have already combined.

58 points, while others only got 25 points.

Of course, the same is true for the Lakers. Except for Kobe's 37 points, Yao Ming's 26 points, and Odom's 11 points, no one else scored more than 10 points. Wang Zhizhi only made one three-pointer. Wang Zhizhi's defense against O'Neal was caused several times.

Not to mention the two fouls, because the confrontation was too great, the mid- and long-range shots that I was good at were not so accurate.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After O'Neal's six fouls, only Wade was left with the Heat to break through. Yao Ming scored another 5 points in the last few minutes, and Kobe also scored 4 points in the last few minutes.

points, Odom organized the offense very smoothly.

In the end, thanks to Kobe's 41 points, Yao Ming's 31 points and 7 rebounds, and Odom's 11 points, 20 rebounds and 14 assists, he succeeded in revenge.

Wade also scored 40 points, but except for him and O'Neal who scored 64 points, the others combined for only 27 points.

104 to 91, the Lakers defeated the Heat at home and won the Christmas Day game!

The teams with three Chinese players all won!

Liu Mang looked at Odom's 11 points and 20 rebounds, which was more rebounds than O'Neal and Yao Ming combined. It reminded Liu Mang of Odom's 19 points in the 2010 Western Conference Finals after being ridiculed by Stoudemire.

With his 19-board performance, Odom was already 31 years old at that time, and his talent was beyond words.

Seeing Odom, the MVP of this game, being interviewed on the sidelines, Liu Mang felt it was a pity.

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The day after the Christmas game, Liu Mang's family said goodbye to Nash. Nash rented a car and took Liu Mang's family to the airport.

When saying goodbye, Nash said to Liu Mang: "Ace, I will beat you in the finals this year!"

Liu Mang felt that this matter was a bit daunting!

It's not that Liu Mang thinks he can't do it here, but can Nash do it?

Liu Mang responded: "Steve, come on, the task of defeating the Lakers and Spurs will be left to you."

Nash did not continue to talk about this. After saying goodbye to Liu Mang's family, he got in the car and left.

Seeing that Nash seemed to be more eager to win, Liu Mang felt a little regretful.

It's just running and gunning, and it won't last long. Liu Mang also hopes that playing against Nash in the finals will happen, but it is too difficult, so difficult that Liu Mang can't have high expectations.

Especially the cooperation between Kobe and Yao Ming is getting better and better.

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The Eagles have three games remaining this month.

After returning to Atlanta, the Hawks continued their regular season.

On December 27th and 28th, the Hawks ushered in their third back-to-back game this season, and the first game was against the Rockets again.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets are regarded by the league as a winning team this season. There is not much suspense. The Hawks easily defeated the Rockets 94-77 and won 26 consecutive games.

Finally, on the 28th, the Eagles' winning streak was ended!
Chapter completed!