Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

Of course winning is king, but basketball itself should be a joyful thing.

Zuo Li always thought so.

That's why he invited his teammates to have lunch early on today, a very special day for most of his teammates.

After lunch, Zuo Li also presented brand-new Apple headphones to everyone, including the coaching staff.

Zuo Li is never stingy with his teammates. During holidays and festivals, Zuo Li likes to give gifts, ranging from food, clothing, housing, transportation, to sneakers and headphones. People who know the inside story are envious and say that the Knicks locker room has the best welfare in the league.

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This may also be related to Zuo Li's background in this life. The fights between various groups in Harlem can be said to be very serious, but within the groups, there is indeed a culture of sharing blessings and sharing hardships.

Stars who come from slums may have a deep understanding of this. For example, Allen Iverson was often exposed as buying cars and houses for his former poor buddies, and Anthony was almost arrested because his buddies stood up to him in the supermarket. These are all in slums.

The special culture formed by the special environment is very popular among black people.

Zuo Li is not very interested in this stuff, but he is also very good to the people who have been following him, especially those who are motivated and ambitious. Zuo Li can help them complete everything.

This may be the reason why Zuo Li has attracted attention in the locker room since he was a child. Who can refuse a strong and generous person.

And Zuo Li is not trying to bribe him, but he sincerely wants his brothers to be happy. Only by being happy can you play well. Zuo Li has always believed this.

And Zuo Li naturally received gifts in return from his teammates and coaches.

When you come, you are like a car, and when you leave, you are still like a car. This is the culture of the Knicks locker room.

Then the whole team returned to the locker room together, doing pre-game preparations and watching the game. After two games, they came out to warm up.

This may seem crazy to the Heat, but the Knicks feel that this is a matter of course, and they will be in better shape this way.

Of course, that doesn't mean you can't win with high pressure. To a certain extent, it's Riley's credit that the Heat have adapted so quickly.

Of course, the outcome of this game will not be known until the battle.

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At 6 p.m., the much-anticipated Christmas game is a Christmas Eve feast for the people of New York and all Knicks fans.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

In the Madison Square Garden Arena, the stage fireworks were blasting. The huge stadium was decorated as a Christmas house. Decorated Christmas trees could be seen in every corner of the venue. At the entrance of each passage, there were staff dressed as Santa Claus to greet everyone.

An audience member who entered the venue distributed gifts.

The stadium is packed, today is a carnival day for Knicks fans.

Before the game started, the cheerleaders dressed in reindeer costumes performed a hot performance, which delighted the audience.

Poor Chinese fans, this is destined to be an area they cannot touch.

After the performance, there was dinner. The Heat's entrance ceremony was extremely simple. After all, it was an away game and it was a big honor to have no boos.

Then came the Knicks’ appearance ceremony!

With DJ's explosive commentary, Curry was the first to run out of the tunnel.

The Christmas wreath on his body quickly attracted people's attention, and this was the Knicks' special preparation.

Everyone who came out later had similar decorations on their bodies, lined up in a row, full of Christmas elements.

The staff then removed these decorations one by one, which will be given to the lucky fans at the scene after the game.

Barkley, still wearing a reindeer headdress, made a pre-match introduction: "Everyone is welcome to watch our game on Christmas Eve. Your trip will definitely be worthwhile tonight."

"The Miami Heat played the Knicks in the third game between the two teams. I have to say that the league understands me so well. How did it know that I like to watch it?"

"Hahaha, let's get down to business, guys, Kenny, you have no idea who will win today."

Smith pondered for a moment: "I have 100 reasons to choose the Heat, but I don't have a single reason not to choose the Knicks. Although they have lost two games in a row, 25 wins and 2 losses is still the league's ceiling..."

"And the failed Knicks are even more terrifying. They can often burst out with greater energy. If the Heat wants to win, the Big Three must collectively show their strength. After all, the bench is too far apart."

Buckley gave a thumbs up: "You are rarely so reasonable, Kenny, I think so too."

"The Knicks have a better chance of winning unless they haven't recovered."

"Of course, you have to fight to know everything!"

As the two of them talked, the starting lineups for both teams were announced.

Knicks: Zuo Li, Randolph, Battier, Belinelli, Curry.

Heat: Haslem, Bosh, James, Wade, Chalmers.

Compared with before, Haslem being put into the starting lineup is the only change.

To be honest, many people don't understand this change. Look at the Knicks' inside line. If Spoelstra doesn't want Haslem to live, just say so.

However, Spoelstra has obviously thought deeply about it, because Joel Anthony is a stand-up center. If he goes inside, James and Wade will have less space to break through. And Haslem is small and does not take up space. When both of them are guarding,

Unable to stay on the left side, Haslem had to sacrifice in order to bring out the power of James.

Who made you the captain...

Haslem was obviously well prepared. His expression was very tragic after coming on the court. When he jumped the ball, he even gave up and went back to defense.

As expected, the Knicks' first attack went to Zuo Li.

This is of course, when Haslem is guarding, Zuo Li has no reason not to play. He is just too tall.

Haslem, who was 198 centimeters tall, could only push Zuo Li's waist in defense. He couldn't even reach the ball in Zuo Li's hand when he stretched out his arms. Zuo Li easily turned around and scored two points with a hook shot.

It was the Heat's turn. James, who was holding the ball, glanced at the left wingers and said to Wade and others: "Brothers, we will blow them up tonight!"

"Blow them up!" Wade and others shouted loudly.

"These bastards! This is our home court, so arrogant!" Randolph was so angry that his face turned black. Well, although it was originally black, it became even darker!

"Don't be angry, talking is nothing." Zuo Li waved his hand, telling his teammates not to pay attention.

Trash talk, it’s so normal.

But Lao Zhan has been talking rubbish, and it seems that he is really going to do it, but he just doesn’t know if he will give himself a death eye.

However, I haven't seen the Eye of Death for the time being, but I have seen James' iconic tank breakthrough.

Haslem resolutely picks and rolls, Bosh pulls to the side, vacates the inside, James picks and rolls, finds Zuo Li to follow and picks and rolls again, and then finds space to complete a breakthrough layup.

One, two, three, four...forget it, forget it, it counts anyway.

2-2!

Over there, the Knicks still played simply. They stood up with their backs turned to the left and passed Haslem to pick up the basket and score two more points.

It's the Heat's turn again.

This time Wade dribbled the ball, but after halftime he looked for James' pick-and-roll opportunity. James held the ball, ran to the half of the area where the left winger was not present, and took Battier with one move to kill!

Facing Randolph who jumped out, James did not slow down and used his powerful body to resist and complete the layup.

4-4!

"Old James is crazy enough." Zuo Li shook his head and looked at James, who was carrying two people and trying to lay up.

You're trying your best, aren't you?