Chapter 1062 1061. 26 Consecutive Wins

"Mangzi, what did the commentator say?"

"He said Yao Ming is the best center and O'Neal is old."

"That's right! Yao Ming has 26 points, while O'Neal only has 24 points! Yao Ming is definitely better."

"..."

Seeing his father and T.N.T. Barkley act the same, bashing O'Neal, Liu Mang rolled his eyes.

Today, O'Neal and Yao Ming both played very well. Overall, they were both explosive. Both of them committed a lot of fouls, and they almost got into a fight. They pushed and elbowed each other continuously.

However, O'Neal is indeed old, and he may still be the top center now, but Yao Ming, who is now 25 years old, has the upper hand against O'Neal, who is about to turn 34.

But it is obvious from the average data that even if Kobe shoots as many shots, Yao Ming still has to pass the ball, and he still averages 23 points per game. Although not as violent as Yao Ming's 25 points per game in the original time and space, it is much better than O'Neal's 21 points and 10 rebounds per game this season.

O'Neal's advantage is that he has a higher hit rate, is stronger in singles, and has good control of mistakes. Yao Ming's advantage is that he is young and the coach is not as strict with him as Pat Riley in allocating playing time.

Yao Ming's playing time is very fixed. Even when playing against the Heat, the Zen Master only let him play for six or seven minutes in each of the first three quarters, and then play the full fourth quarter.

As for O'Neal, even if he has no physical strength to play singles, he has to run back and forth on the court. Therefore, in the singles stage, O'Neal's efficiency is still higher than Yao Ming, and his hit rate is also higher. O'Neal's hit rate is 62%, while Yao Ming's is only 55%, but O'Neal's shots are only 13 times per game, while Yao Ming's average shots are as many as 17 times per game.

In summary, Yao Ming's role on the court is stronger. O'Neal has to run back and forth when he has no physical strength. As a result, although O'Neal is 34 years old, his physical fitness is not much worse than Yao Ming. He can only play as a containment point most of the time, while Yao Ming has more blocking, mid-range shots, and high shots.

This is the case in this game. Yao Ming played for 28 minutes, 10 of 18 shots, 6 of 7 free throws, and 26 points halfway through the fourth quarter.

O'Neal only took 14 shots, but he had played for 36 minutes, 8 of 14 shots, 8 of 16 free throws, and 24 points.

Both of them had 5 fouls.

Kobe also had a slight advantage in the matchup with Wade. Kobe made 13 of 24 shots and scored 37 points and 4 assists, while Wade made 10 of 25 shots and scored 34 points and 5 assists.

From the beginning of the game, the two stars of both sides were competing, and the score was always close. However, in the second half of the third quarter, Odom broke out and sent 4 assists in a row in the second half of the third quarter, helping the Lakers take the lead. Now, with half a quarter left in the game, the Lakers are already 91 to 82, leading by 9 points.

The focus is on the third star who stood up.

On the Heat side, Jason Williams failed to stand up and help the dual cores like he did in the opening game. On the Lakers side, Lamar Odom was furious today when facing the Heat who had promised to give him a core position but sold him. So far, he has achieved a triple-double of 11 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists, helping the Lakers to beat the Heat.

Liu Mang was always translating for his father while watching the game. As he watched the game, he no longer had the mood to observe the tactics of the two teams' opponents. He became a pure fan who helped his father analyze tactics and translate what the commentators said.

However, watching the game from the perspective of a pure fan was quite good.

The official timeout in the fourth quarter ended. After Liu Mang's father blew the official timeout time and Yao Ming was so good, he saw the game restart and immediately stared at the TV. Liu Mang could continue to watch the game.

After the official timeout, the Heat attacked.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the paint. After a break, he wanted to beat Yao Ming down. The opponent had already committed 5 fouls.

It was true that O'Neal was angry and wanted to beat Yao Ming, but Yao Ming was also full of fighting spirit and wanted to beat O'Neal. The two had been competing with each other.

O'Neal leaned on Yao Ming to ask for the ball, and Payton passed the ball to O'Neal, and O'Neal continued to play singles.

But O'Neal's physical strength could not keep up, and he failed to squeeze Yao Ming away. O'Neal was holding back his strength to hit Yao Ming, and finally knocked Yao Ming away, but! O'Neal lowered his shoulder!

The referee whistled, and O'Neal dribbled the ball and hit someone!

"Good shot! Haha, Yao Ming won!" Liu Mang's father shouted excitedly.

Liu Mang looked at his father's performance and was very depressed.

When Liu Mang played well, his father sat on the sidelines and just clapped his hands, never praised him, and played bad rounds and was taught a lesson after the game.

But Yao Ming was fouled 4 times by O'Neal today, and there were 4 turnovers, and his father didn't see it.

Other people's children...

Yao Ming's chest hurt, but he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, and went up to punch Kobe and Odom.

Yao Ming's shot caused O'Neal to foul three times, and Kobe's breakthrough to the basket caused O'Neal to foul twice. Finally, relying on this defensive end to cause the opponent's offensive foul, O'Neal was beaten down!

O'Neal left the court with six fouls!

Wade looked at the ceiling helplessly. He had made 14 of 18 free throws today and scored 34 points, but facing the opponent's three stars all going crazy, he was powerless to save the situation!

Kobe and Yao Ming have been performing well this season, and Wade also knows how powerful Odom is, but Odom is often not focused.

Today, the three of them still produced explosive statistics despite such fierce defense.

On the Heat's side, it seems that the lineup of role players is impressive, but in this kind of playoff or even higher-level confrontation, the Heat, like the Lakers, can only rely on stars to solve problems. Wade and O'Neal have already combined. 58 points, while others only scored 25 points.

Of course, the same goes for the Lakers. Except for Kobe's 37 points, Yao Ming's 26 points, and Odom's 11 points, no one else scored more than 10 points. Wang Zhizhi only made one three-pointer. Wang Zhizhi was blocked several times while defending O'Neal. Not to mention the three fouls, because the confrontation was too great, the mid-to-long-range shots that he was good at were not so accurate.

After O'Neal committed six fouls, only Wade was left with the Heat to break through. Yao Ming scored 5 points in the last few minutes, Kobe Bryant also scored 4 points in the last few minutes, and Odom organized the offense smoothly.

In the end, thanks to Kobe's 41 points, Yao Ming's 31 points and 7 rebounds, and Odom's 11 points, 20 rebounds and 14 assists, he succeeded in revenge.

Wade also scored 40 points, but except for him and O'Neal who scored 64 points, the others only added up to 27 points.

104 to 91, the Lakers defeated the Heat at home and won the Christmas game!

The teams with three Chinese players all won!

Liu Mang looked at Odom's 11 points and 20 rebounds, which was more rebounds than O'Neal and Yao Ming combined. It reminded Liu Mang of Odom's 19 points in the 2010 Western Conference Finals after being ridiculed by Stoudemire. With his 19-board performance, Odom was already 31 years old at that time, and his talent was beyond words.

Seeing Odom, the MVP of this game, being interviewed on the sidelines, Liu Mang felt it was a pity.

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The day after the Christmas war, Liu Mang's family said goodbye to Nash. Nash rented a car and sent Liu Mang's family to the airport.

When saying goodbye, Nash said to Liu Mang: "Ace, I will beat you in the finals this year!"

Liu Mang felt that this matter was a bit difficult!

It's not that Liu Mang thinks he can't do it here, but can Nash do it?

Liu Mang responded: "Steve, come on, the task of defeating the Lakers and Spurs will be left to you."

Nash did not continue talking about this. After saying goodbye to Liu Mang's family, he got in the car and left.

Seeing that Nash seemed to be more eager for the winning rate, Liu Mang felt a little regretful.

Just running and gunning will not last long. Liu Mang also hopes that playing against Nash in the finals will happen, but it is too difficult, so difficult that Liu Mang cannot have high expectations.

Especially the cooperation between Kobe and Yao Ming is getting better and better.

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The Eagles have three games remaining this month.

After returning to Atlanta, the Hawks continue their regular season.

On December 27th and 28th, the Hawks ushered in their third back-to-back game this season, and the first game was against the Rockets.

Without Yao Ming, the Rockets are regarded by the league as a winning team this season. There is not much suspense. The Hawks easily defeated the Rockets 94-77 and won 26 consecutive games.

Finally, on the 28th, the Eagles' winning streak was ended!

When they rushed to Indiana overnight to play the Pacers back-to-back on the road, the Eagles lost to the Pacers 89-95, ending their 26-game winning streak.