On December 24, Beijing time, according to esplanade woj's news on tv, nets star Durant and Bucks star alphabet brother are expected to lift the health and safety agreement tomorrow in U.S. time, which means that they are about to end their quarantine and return to the team, hoping to catch up with the year-end war.
The year-end war is the highlight of the league's annual regular season, and it is also the best time for the league to stimulate ratings and increase advertising revenue. Previously, it was reported that the alliance can earn 25 million to 30 million advertising revenue in the year-end war, which is evident in the degree of gold absorption.
Despite the current impact of the epidemic, the situation within each team is very serious, with players entering the quarantine stage and many games being delayed. But the league will do everything it can to ensure that the year-end war goes smoothly, and not long ago the league and the players' union reached an agreement to shorten the player quarantine period from 10 days to 6 days. If Durant follows the old rules, he will not be able to win the year-end war, but with the help of the new rules, he can make a comeback in time for the year-end war. The outside world predicts that this is all a change made in order to allow the superstars to return in time and attend the year-end war.
Previously, there were reports that the serious outbreak of the epidemic may make 6 stars unable to play because of isolation, they are Durant, Irving, Harden, Alphabet Brother, Trae Young and Doncic, and harden has now lifted the isolation and returned to the team, confirming that he will return to the Nets to play in the year-end battle. If Durant and Alphabet Brother can return in time, I believe that it will also have a certain blessing effect on the ratings of the year-end war.
To say that on the day of the year-end war, the most eye-catching must be the Showdown between the Lakers and the Nets. James and Durant can produce unlimited topics just by meeting, which is the year-end battle between the two after 3 years, and Durant's return to the year-end war after 3 years. Since Durant moved to the Nets, he and James have not had a direct conversation on the court. Last season's Lakers and Nets games were missed by both sides due to injuries, which inevitably disappointed the audience a little. In addition, this is also the first time that Westbrook and Harden, two former teammates, have met this season, once again filling the hot spot.
It is reported that the average ticket price of this game reached 780 US dollars, and the fieldside ticket price is close to 10,000 yuan, which shows its attention. In stark contrast, the Suns and Warriors' top two showdown in the league is also a contest between Paul and Curry, two top point guards, but their average ticket price is only $277, which is obviously far less popular than the Nets and Lakers.
James will also hit multiple personal milestones in this year's year-end battle, and he will tie Kobe Bryant's record of 16 year-end battles. If he can score more than 13 points in this game, he will surpass Kobe Bryant (295 points) to become the year-end war scorer. If the Lakers can win the game, James will be the player with the most wins in the year-end battle (11 times).
Let's wait and see if Durant and Alphabet Brother can lift the quarantine in time and quickly return to the team to participate in the year-end war.
(Text/Yuwen Basketball)