The biggest drama of this year's Christmas battle is the showdown between the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

These two Eastern teams are currently recognized as the strongest teams in the league, ranking first or second in the lottery odds respectively.

Although the Wizards are not coached by Wang Xiao, the team that Wang Xiao has established over the past few years still exists. Curry, Thompson, George, Leonard and Gobert's starting five tigers are invincible. Although it is unlikely to break the regular season record just set last season this season, there is still no problem to win more than 60 games.

On the other hand, after a failed season, the four Cavaliers did not fall apart, but prepared their troops and intended to compete with the Wizards who had lost Wang Xiao for the championship.

So far this season, the Cavaliers' performance has been remarkable, James' evolution has become more and more terrifying, and Howard, Irving and Love have also begun to make changes like Wade to adapt to James's playing style. Although such a result inevitably caused the three players' data to decline to a certain extent, the Cavaliers have become stronger, which is undoubtedly.

The Christmas game is at the home court of the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers, which have the home advantage, take the initiative from the beginning and quickly widen the score gap under the leadership of James.

The Wizards started a little slower, but they quickly adjusted their state and gradually relied on their lineup advantages to slowly recover the gap.

When the game was at halftime, the score between the two sides was 61:57, and the Cavaliers had only 4 points.

In the following third quarter, the Wizards used to exert their strength, and a 12:2 attack wave instantly reversed the situation and overwhelmed the score, entering the fourth quarter with a 6-point advantage.

In the last quarter, the battle between the two sides was very stalemate. The two sides only scored 5 points in the first five minutes, but Curry broke out in the next five minutes.

He hit three consecutive three-pointers to help the Wizards widen the score difference to more than double digits. The Wizards then stabilized the score and won the Christmas game at home.

Wizards fans were excited because this was the second time the Wizards defeated the Cavaliers in the regular season, and they won two games. I believe that the Wizards will not disappoint them when they encounter the Wizards in the next two playoffs.

The Cavaliers fans hugged their heads with their hands, their eyes helpless and confused.

They could see that the team had tried their best, but they still lost the game. They didn't know how to defeat the Wizards. This team looked so impeccable. While the starting lineup was not inferior to the Cavaliers, there were also powerful players like Green and Butler on the bench.

Do you mean the Cavaliers really miss the championship?

It seemed like this, but Wang Xiao, who watched the game throughout the whole process, frowned slightly. He discovered the problems currently in the Wizards.

This team is a little different from last season. Although the players' personal strength is stronger than last season, the overall fluency of the team has decreased.

The reason lies in the passing of basketball.

In Wang Xiao's system, four of the Wizards' five positions have the ability to take the ball and pass the ball, and can even do it in five positions when necessary. The Wizards' best at finding open players through quick offensive and defensive conversions and pick-and-roll passes and cuts.

However, this season, the Wizards' pass frequency has been significantly less, and individual singles have been added. Some balls have better choices, but they have not been executed.

"There is something wrong with the team..."

Wang Xiao knew it in his heart.

In fact, the issue of ball rights distribution is not only a problem with the Cavaliers, but also a problem with the Wizards.

Compared to the Cavaliers, the Wizards actually need more players.

Curry, George, Leonard, and Thompson all need a certain amount of ball rights, and Drummond Green and Jimmy Butler on the bench are the same.

Although many people, including Curry and Thompson, can play without the ball, they can't play without the ball.

As the core of the company, Curry cannot play completely without the ball, and Thompson cannot.

This other world is different.

Although the Warriors version of Thompson gives people the impression of a large number of off-ball offenses, in fact, he touched the ball a lot, and averaged about 17 times at his peak. He was the well-deserved second leader of Durant and the Warriors.

Moreover, even after Durant comes, Thompson's average number of shots per game is not lower than that of the opponent.

But in the current Wizards, he is only the team's fourth offensive selection point, ranking behind Curry, George, and Leonard.

If you play completely without the ball, the result will be Curry, George, Leonard, and Thompson can only be a fixed-point shooter.

Even Thompson, who is creed with team first, cannot accept such a result. What's more, this season is Thompson's contract year, and he also wants a generous contract.

So not long after the new season began, Thompson's playing style also changed. He would still take quick shots after receiving the ball. If it weren't for an open position, he would not pass the ball out immediately. Instead, he tried to rely on his personal ability to find some flaws to continue attacking.

This situation is not only true for Thompson, George, Leonard and even Butler on the bench. After all, no one is born to be content with being a second-in-chief, third-in-chief, or even fourth-in-chief.

But the Wizards' lineup is too strong, so the tactical execution is not enough, so they can still easily win the duels most of the time.

Wizards head coach Cole certainly understands this, but there is no good way.

This is related to the richness of the contract when the player renews his contract. There are so many times he can take action in a game. A few players will be divided up just by themselves. Even if he is the head coach, it is impossible for these players to be willing to hand over the ball, unless he monopolizes the power like Wang Xiao and has the right to let any player get out of bed.

So he could only turn a blind eye when all this did not happen.

The Wizards' record is not as good as last season. You can also use the habitual head coach Wang Xiao to leave the team, and everyone is still in the exploratory stage.

Sometimes, it is not entirely a good thing to have too many talented players in the team. Thanks to these players, they are all gentle and good-looking players. If they are some thorns, the atmosphere in the locker room would have been messed up long ago.

If Wang Xiao is still in the Wizards, he will have to consider who to trade and leave the team for some benefits.

This summer, the Wizards' cap space will face huge challenges.

Kawhi Leonard, Klay Thompson, Drummond Green, and Jimmy Butler's four-person contract expires at the same time. According to Leonard and Thompson's current performance, they will inevitably require a maximum salary renewal. Green and Butler's contract renewal is expected to be at the level of tens of millions.
Chapter completed!