Lisko’s American Life

After exhausting all his efforts, he finally achieved his goal. Lisko's mood suddenly became more comfortable, and he immediately ran to his study with elation, while contacting the team manager about the fact that he brought his family to the scene in person. , and at the same time, I am going to temporarily supplement the new stars who are currently performing well in the league and the main opponents on Christmas Day.

Speaking of the concept of the Christmas War, it seems that since 1980s, it has been widely circulated in various competitive sports leagues that have attracted more attention. Not only the operators of the league itself are also hyping this concept, even the teams Members and team owners also love the artificial gimmicks that bring them significant attention and revenue.

The NBA is even more enthusiastic about this concept. It can be said that the development of the league itself is closely related to the hot spots brought about by the Christmas game, and even received feedback from creating this kind of enthusiasm.

To say that the sport of basketball is not ranked very high in the sports competitions in the United States. Above it is not only rugby, but also baseball.

As for the holy land of basketball, which is eagerly followed by fans from all other countries, the ranking of basketball in the United States is only the third place. Possibly beyond this ranking.

As the No. 1 competitive sport, baseball is well-known in the scope of attention and audience in the United States. The annual Super Bowl is the most anticipated game in the United States. Even the halftime performance of the Super Bowl is better than that of the NBA Finals. Even more exciting. The NFL is the most popular league in the United States. There are even many parents of American families who expect their children to grow into good baseball stars, not basketball players.

And baseball's popularity began in the early 20th century and has never been far from America's sights. If you look at it from a historical and cultural basis, baseball is the favorite sport in the United States, and as time goes by, this hobby and concern will not be changed by any social situation.

Speaking of the NBA's Christmas game, we have to mention some of the most outstanding classic battles in the past history. The popularity and the attention received by the whole world, and even the publicity of these classic battles, was able to completely bring an unknown small league to the current ranked third position.

I believe that there are quite a few people who like basketball, and even pay attention to basketball. Even if they don’t pay attention to basketball, as long as they have heard of basketball a little, in their impression of basketball, there is always no way to omit the existence of one person, and the other party is also called The god of basketball, that is, our legendary Michael Jordan.

In 1992, 18,676 fans at the Chicago United Center went to the scene to support their favorite team on Christmas Day, and it was precisely because of this day that they saw the most exciting battle in the entire NBA history. .

The bulls in the league faced the rival New York Knicks in last year's Eastern Conference semifinals in 7 bloody games. During the game, the Knicks took the lead in controlling the game by relying on their defense and rebounding advantages. Ewing, Oakley and Anthony Mason completely monopolized the rebounds. The Bulls' two inside players, Horace Grant and Bill Cartwright, lost their ability to protect the rebounds. The shooting percentage was very low, and they trailed by a full 10 points in the first half.

At first, everyone thought that the game would definitely end with the Bulls losing, and even some fans were already preparing to leave the field, but in the second half, a man wearing the No. 23 jersey completely became the God who saved the game .

Jordan was like a god possessed in the second half, and Starks and Blackman, who were responsible for defending him, were useless. Under the leadership of Jordan, the Bulls launched a Jedi counterattack, plus Pippen's 5 steals and 3 blocks, which completely disrupted the opponent's offensive rhythm. The Bulls only allowed their opponents to score a poor 28 points in the second half. 89:77 turned defeat into victory. Jordan scored 42 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals. He led the team to the last laugh with an absolute disadvantage of 35:54 in rebounds.

Americans have always liked this kind of Jedi counterattack in a desperate situation, a character who looks like a lone hero when the whole situation is in trouble. Defeating all the villains, this kind of routine has appeared countless times in Hollywood movies, but as long as you change the routine and change the skin, it can still make all the movie fans watch it with gusto and even yell happily.

The main candidate for the second classic battle is still our Bulls. In that era, because of the presence of Jordan, this team was simply the undefendable uncrowned king in the entire league.

However, compared with last time, our opponent has been replaced by the Miami Heat, the opponent of last year's Eastern Conference Finals. Although the Bulls are strong, the Heat's player lineup at this time should not be underestimated. "In addition to Mourning, there is also an offensive and defensive front line composed of P.\\nJ.\\nBrown and Jamal Mashburn, as well as the smash hit point guard Tim Hardaway.

On the Bulls' roster, there is only one more important starting member missing, that is, our Jordan's best assistant Pippen. The strength of the two teams in this state is very similar, even the most experienced basketball commentators dare not open their mouths to directly comment on the final winner of this game.

In the first three quarters, the scores of the two sides were very fierce, and there was even a situation where you came and went. There was even a tie situation at one time, and in this state, the Heat began to enter a comprehensive defense, trying every means to contain the offense of Jordan, the current number one player of the Bulls.

Because all the attention was put on Jordan, but the defense of other members of the Bulls was neglected. The Heat made a strategic mistake and were directly led by another player Kukoc to play a 13:2 climax offensive, winning the Christmas game again for the Bulls in one fell swoop.

With the foreshadowing of these two games, the entire league and other team owners seem to have become eager for the concept of the Christmas game. After all, as long as the crowd pays attention, it will bring a steady stream of benefits.

After the disintegration of the Bulls era, the head of the league began to support another team, and the other team also successfully established its own dynasty era with the support of the Sharks and Kobe Bryant. It also performed very well in the following Christmas battle, adding a hotter flame to this holiday concept.