Malone missed the Christmas battle due to injury.

The Lakers' condition has fluctuated this season. In addition to the irreconcilable contradiction between Kobe and O'Neal, there is also Malone's injury.

Malone had almost never missed the competition in his previous career, which was also the reason for his nickname "postman".

But when he arrived in Los Angeles, he didn't know if he had been cursed or what. He had only played for less than two months in the season and had missed seven or eight games intermittently.

This is good news for the Mavericks.

Taking the opportunity to win the Lakers can establish psychological advantages.

After all, this is the Lakers of F4, and there is a qualitative difference in paper strength from the team last season.

On Christmas Day, fans were watching the crowd and the Christmas battle began one after another.

The Wizards vs. Bulls, the game attracted hundreds of millions of Chinese fans to watch.

In the end, the Wizards defeated the Bulls 112-97 with their overall strength advantage.

Wizards, Yao Ming scored 30 points, 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, Arenas scored 22 points, 9 assists, and Hamilton scored 15 points and 5 rebounds.

The Bulls, Francis scored 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, and Yi Jianlian scored 21 points and 7 rebounds.

The result of this game also made domestic fans excited.

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian both performed very well.

This game is also a microcosm of the two men's season.

After Jordan retired, Yao Ming has gradually become the boss of the Wizards, and even Arenas is here to assist him.

Yi Jianlian continues his outstanding form since the preseason, and has averaged 15.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game so far, making him the second only to Anthony in the Eastern Conference.

Especially after December, his condition is even better than Anthony.

After Yao Yi's duel, the next game between the Pacers and the Pistons began.

The two teams fought a defensive battle, and the scene was extremely shocking. The fans of Auburn Palace seemed to have watched a heavyweight boxing match.

There is constant friction on the field.

In the end, the Pacers beat the Pistons 79-73 away.

Anthony performed poorly, scoring only 16 points from 6 of 22 shots.

Pistons general manager Joe Thomas also watched the game on the sidelines.

After reading it, his first thought was that the team needed to strengthen.

After being studied by opponents, it has become normal for Anthony to be double-teamed.

This is also the reason Anthony's performance is sluggish.

In other words, the Pistons now need to strengthen the second scoring point with independent scoring ability.

The two Christmas battles in the east ended, and the west ended immediately.

Timberwolves vs. Nuggets.

The result of this game was unexpected.

After the Timberwolves form a three-headed monster, their offense and defense are balanced, and they should be more relaxed when facing the Nuggets.

But in fact, after James and the Nuggets slowly merged, they began to exchange their talents very quickly.

In addition, other Nuggets players are not weak.

In the end, led by James with 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves 116-106, giving Denver fans a big surprise.

This also makes fans sigh at the 2003 generation.

Originally, there was a saying that "the No. 1 pick must be the best", but until now, let alone the No. 1 pick, if it weren't for the Knicks' daily draft picks, the top ten picks in this year would have matched their picks.

The Platinum generation is worthy of its name.

When the Nuggets and the Timberwolves game ended, the last game, which was the most concerned game for fans, was officially staged at the Staples Center.

The media also created enough momentum before this game.

After Adidas announced their abandonment of Kobe in the summer, Nike quickly recruited Kobe.

The match between Sun Hao and Kobe is like the previous 23VS95, and it is also a duel between Nike and Adidas.

Of course, in addition to this, the dispute between the Lakers and the Mavericks over the past few seasons has been as unsolvable as the Mavericks and the Spurs.

Fans are naturally looking forward to such a game.

Before the game begins, the two teams warm up before the game.

Sun Hao looked at the Lakers' halftime.

Kobe and O'Neal were very far apart. They were already giving up and didn't care what the outside world thought of them.

Sun Hao felt a little sorry for O'Neal.

Kobe is now paranoid and immature.

And the most important thing is the summer saying "Shaq has also done it". I don't know if O'Neal kneels on the washboard when he gets home.

Kobe also looked haggard. Although Xia Tian Vasani stood by him and gave him enough encouragement, the investigation into the Eagle County incident continued.

He is now running back and forth between home, Staples Center, and the court.

Even though he is very strong in spirit, he is still on the verge of limits when he continues like this.

Vasani also brought her children to the scene to cheer for Kobe.

Vasani's approach this summer really made fans admire her.

However, Sun Hao noticed that Carl Malone was sitting next to Vasani.

This "postman" who was absent due to injury ran to work on the sidelines.

Of course, Sun Hao didn't know the background of this matter.

There are a number of reasons why Malone would sit next to Vasani.

After Ma Long came to Luoshan, Vasani and Ma Long's wife Kai were very close.

The two often bring their children to the scene together to cheer for their respective husbands.

But tonight, Kai asked Ma Long to come with the child because he was not feeling well.

And on the phone, Kai said that he wanted Vasani to help take care of the child, so he let Malone sit with her.

Of course, this is just some small episodes before the game.

After completing the warm-up, the game began quickly and the two teams started one after another.

Over the Lakers, Payton, Kobe, Rick Fox, Stanislav Medvedko, and O'Neal.

Malone couldn't play, and Medvedek took over as the starting power forward in his place.

This player who had previously committed more fouls than scored has made great progress this summer and has won the competition with "Glasses Man" Grant, occupying the main rotation position.

The Mavericks are still regular five tigers.

The game began soon, and Kobe was fighting as soon as he came up.

After Payton and Malone joined the Lakers, OK's two players naturally divided some of the attack.

But even so, Kobe's average shots still reached 19 times.

Kobe's touch was very good tonight, and he hit it for the first time when he faced Bale's move.

Kobe's choices often make people want to curse, such as the fans often teased that "double doubles are empty seats", but sometimes you have to admit that his strong shot ability is really strong.

Even if he only makes a strong shot, his ability may be even better than Jordan.

Kobe has a great touch and the Lakers' offense is also smooth.

Phil Jackson's triangular offense is to play singles.

If you can score the ball, everything else is secondary.

After more than 7 minutes in the first quarter, the score on the field was 16-13, with the Lakers leading the way.

The Mavericks had no chance to play half of the attacking time in the frontcourt, and Johnson called a timeout.

"Carl, why are you wearing jeans and a hat?"

Vanessa was sitting in the middle of the front row, and when Sun Hao left the scene, she heard her voice.

Sun Hao turned around and saw Vasani was bored and chatting with Ma Long.

There are many topics between women, but there are really limited topics between them and men who don’t communicate much.

This is the game that has entered a pause, Vanessa is just looking for topics.

However, Malone's next answer was shocking.

"Because I'm fishing for Mexican chicks."

When Ma Long spoke, he looked at Vasani with a smile.
To be continued...