boyutpedia Chapter 279 Mars hits the earth! New York VS Celtics! The Christmas battle is on!
Chapter 279 Mars hits the earth! New York VS Celtics! The Christmas battle is on!
Madison Garden was originally the most expensive arena with an average ticket price in the entire NBA. His average ticket price was as high as 103 US dollars, which was 20% higher than the league average of 82 US dollars.
And in this Christmas battle, their tickets were fired to an average of $240 a piece!
The front row seat on the sidelines was directly called by the scalpers to start at $50,000!
And the best locations, like those around Spike Lee, are asking over $100,000!
Even so, many people were still waving US dollars and could not buy tickets. Until an hour before the game started, a large number of fans still gathered at the gate of Madison Square Garden, hoping to buy a ticket.
Such a game, in terms of the number of followers, the number of reporters and the ticket price, has not lost to the All-Star game at all!
In the Celtics locker room, Bird is making his final deployment, and he is bound to win this game!
With a record of 20 consecutive victories, Bird will never allow him to slip out of his hands!
Bird repeatedly warned the players to be careful, pay attention to the combination of the opponent's internal and external, be careful of the New York Knicks' firepower.
The key figures of Jordan and Ewing, the pair of internal and external double stars, were thoroughly analyzed by Bodley inside and outside.
Seeing that the game time was getting closer and closer, Bird finally stopped. Even he felt that he was a little long-winded, so he called Lin Long and said, "Lin, let me give you a simple summary and slogan." 9
"What more is there to conclude.
Lin Long stood up, walked to the very middle of the locker room, suddenly raised his arms and shouted: "Give me their skin! 99
"Ooooooooooo! 99
"Dry! Dried! Dried!"
"Fuck them!""
Lin Long's words are really simple and rude.
All the players were awakened from the half-sleep and absent-mindedness just now, and everyone was screaming, full of fighting spirit.
"Let's go!""
Lin Long looked at the fighting brothers with satisfaction and walked into the court.
The Knicks have played their style under Van Gundy since Ewing came back.
Slow, heavy, but effective and hard to stop!
Ewing's mid-range and strong play at the rim, Jordan's omnipresent control and ability to get the ball to the rim, the combination of these two is a match made in heaven!
Fits perfectly together with almost no break-in.
Coupled with the team and the giants such as Alan Houston, Aunt Johnson, John Starks, etc., this game is destined to be a volcano hitting the earth, thunder and fire!
In the interview before the game, Jordan bluntly told the media: "This game is not ordinary, I know my team wants me to say that this is an ordinary regular season, but we all know it is nonsense! For Lin Long and the Celtics, I have a deep resentment, they kicked me out last year, and I've waited all summer to get revenge on them!
After learning about Jordan's declaration of war, Lin Long didn't give in at all:
"Yes, Michael is right, this is really not an ordinary game. This game has a special meaning! This will be the first time in the history of our team that we have won more than 20+ consecutive games! It is also our goal of more than 30 games. Big moment for the streak! We will definitely take the win and then give the game ball as a gift to our coach! Celebrating his first career 20+ streak!
The mutual incompetence between the leading stars of the two sides made the foreplay of this game a complete ten, and the fans' expectations for this game were all pulled to full extent.
Not even the fans, other teams that didn't have a game tonight, all the teams that wanted to go further and chase the championship, also locked their eyes on this game.
They have to see what kind of intensity these two teams can produce.
The New York Knicks are the team with the fewest points per game and the best defense this season. Their rhythm and number of possessions are the fewest in the league. Under the leadership of Van Gundy, they are a defense-oriented team.
At the same time, the Knicks also have a number of offensive players and a perfect offensive system. Although their average points per game are far less than the Celtics, during their 8-game winning streak, they ranked second in the league in rebounding and their net score was also the league's. The second highest, both after the Celtics!
The Celtics, on the other hand, are the team that leads the league in offense, rebounding, rhythm, and net points. Although their scoring average is higher than the Knicks, it is because of their fast-paced possessions.
All teams that have played against the Celtics have experienced the terror and oppression brought about by their suffocating defense.
This night, when Mars hit the earth, the thunder struck the ground, and the dry wood met the fire, Ximen Qing saw Pan Jinlian, and it was destined to be extraordinary!
Major sports TV stations in the United States, such as TNT, ESPN, CBS, ABC, etc. all chose to broadcast the game live, and worldwide, there are countless broadcasters of this game, even more than last year's All-Star Game.
At the league headquarters, Stern watched the ratings data from the major platforms (dbdd), and took a gulp of red wine to celebrate.
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Jordan!
The NBA's global plan is moving fast!
10 minutes before the game, the starting list of both sides was finally revealed.
New York Knicks: Patrick Ewing, Larry Johnson, Michael Jordan, Alan Huston, Charlie Ward start together!
The Celtics' starting lineup has not changed, still Ben Wallace, Rasheed Wallace, Lin Long, Tarryl Sprewell, Chauncey Billups.
Su Jun of China Sports said excitedly: "China TV, China TV! It's 3:00 am Beijing time, but I believe there are still countless fans watching this game with me, looking forward to it! 35
"The high-profile Christmas game is about to begin, and we can see Jordan and Lin Long, the opponents of last year's Eastern Conference finals, appear at the starting small forward at the same time! Will they go directly to each other from the beginning of the game? Where's the bit? Let's wait and see!
The new host Yu Jia's voice is still a little green, but full of passion: "Yes! This game is likely to be a preview of this year's Eastern Conference finals, although there are still 4 months before the playoffs, but we can Feel the super confrontation at the final level in advance today! Let us appreciate him with anticipation!
With various pre-match performances and the passion of the live DJ, all the fans' expectations have been completely filled, just waiting for the referee to blow the whistle that represents the beginning!
"beep!
Finally, the long-awaited whistle sounded, the basketball in the referee's hand was thrown into the sky, Lin Long and Ewing took off at the same time, but Lin Long's speed was still better, and the basketball was allocated to Billups.
The entire Knicks team did not hesitate and needlessly entangle, and immediately retreated quickly. into their defensive position.
Did not give the Celtics any fast break opportunities.
"The Knicks pay a lot of attention to defense, they don't entangle too much near the midfield. Obviously, coach Van Gundy studied the Celtics' fast play and gave corresponding countermeasures! TNT's Smith shouted excitedly.
The Celtics failed to make a quick attack, and Billups was in no hurry. Facing Ward, who was known for his fierceness and toughness, Billups turned his back and searched for opportunities without any rush.
Unsurprisingly, Lin Long handed over to Jordan to deal with it again! The two faced each other in the first round of the game, which attracted bursts of cheers from the fans.
Lin Long did not disappoint the fans, he ran continuously, stuck his back near the bottom line, and reached for the ball.
"Both sides know what the fans want to see! The first leg brought out what we were most looking forward to!
The commentators explained passionately, and Billups naturally did not understand the style. He passed the ball with a hit, distributed the ball to Lin Long and ran away quickly, clearing the side for Lin Long and Jordan.
"Come on boy! 9
Jordan was stuck in the position, his knees stuck directly into Lin Long's legs, not giving him a chance to turn around easily.
"You old man who should retire! Your time has passed! Another year of fighting will only make you lose one more time!"
After Lin Long finished speaking, he quickly pushed his shoulders back.
Squeezed out a very small space for himself, then put his hands up and made a shooting posture.