Harden regained his form and won a large triple-double; "Alphabet Brother" dominated the attack and defense, leading the team to reverse; Booker was not in good shape, and the Warriors were superior.
The two Jameses fought wildly, and Sijan had no choice but to lose
Even though the Los Angeles Lakers beat their opponents by 13 points in the last quarter, even though LeBron James played 40 minutes, shot 14 of 25, and cut a quasi-triple-double of 39 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, the Lakers still lost 115-122. During these 48 minutes of game time, the situation has changed over and over again, one moment the Lakers play a climax and gain the upper hand, and the other is the Nets back in form, pulling away the score, and the winner is not known until the last moment.
Before the Christmas war, the Lakers had lost four games in a row, and five straight losses were an outcome they absolutely could not accept. Although the opposite is the number one seed in the East, the Lakers still have a certain winning side, one is that there are many players on the opposite side who cannot participate in the game, and the other is that they have home field advantage. In order to win the game, the Lakers coaching staff made a decision that was almost exhausted, he directly pressed Jordan Jr. on the bench, did not give him the opportunity to play, Howard only gave less than 7 minutes of playing time, directly pulled James to play the fifth position time, the purpose is very simple, is to rely on the small lineup of offensive firepower, make up for their defensive shortcomings, crush the opponent.
The two Jameses on both sides, in this game, both scored nearly 40 points, showing their best competitive state. In such a situation, the play of the role players on both sides has become a key factor in who can win the game. On the Nets side, Patti Mills scored 34 points on 17 shots, taking into account the two roles of supporting roles and bench ball-holding big core.
In addition, with the recovery of James Harden's state, other supporting role players also got very good offensive opportunities, Brown frequently received Harden's passes, hit throws, and defensive toughman Bemburi, facing the opponent's release, threw three three-pointers.
Although the Lakers have a lot of well-known pitchers, but in addition to Munch, James, the other people's three points are still no improvement, the Lakers' small lineup in the starting stage can not get space support, only when Harden is not on the court, the Nets' shooting rate declined, can rely on the opportunity to convert, give themselves points, which is why the second quarter, the fourth quarter of the Lakers' single quarter score can far exceed the Nets. However, this was still not enough to help the Lakers win, and the highly skilled Nets still laughed to the end.
"Alphabet Brother" made a comeback and completed the Jedi reversal
Because of the health and safety regulations, the "alphabet brother" - Giannis Antetokounmpo has missed five games, according to the analysis given by previous experts, it is difficult for Giannis to play in the Christmas war, but in the end, the lucky "Greek monster" still caught the last train of the Christmas war.
His return has also given the Bucks a reassurance that as long as Giannis can play, the Bucks have the capital to beat any opponent. "Alphabet Brother" also belongs to the kind of players who, no matter how long they rest, as long as they play the game, they can play a full score. In this year's finals, we have seen his ability.
In this game, the entire Bucks' offensive feel is very general, the three-point shooting rate is only more than 30%, but relying on the superpower of the "Greek Monster", the Bucks reversed in the first half of the situation behind nearly 20 points, and won 117-113 against the other side, "Alphabet Brother" cut 36 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, played a perfect comeback debut.
Otto Potter is like Chamberlain alive, and the fairy ball is set
In the most exciting year-end battle, Otto Porter became the most eye-catching supporting player, he left himself on the court with excellent defense (in this game, he was the player with the highest plus-minus except Steven Curry), hit back the opponent's defense with excellent three-pointers, and finally decided the game with a few unreasonable mid-range shots, helping the Warriors win the game 116-107 and complete the double against the Suns.
Curry's excellent competitive form has turned the Suns' defense into a bird of fright. In a war, the Suns resolutely relied on individual defenses to limit Curry's offense. In this game, they began to use the bag clip to prevent Curry from scoring, and the Warriors' role players also benefited, and Payton, Green, and Otto Porter frequently got the opportunity to cut to the basket.
In other respects, the Warriors also did a good job, showing excellent energy from the beginning, actively fighting, and shortening the disadvantage in frontcourt rebounds and secondary offense. The suns coach Monty Williams' bad decision also buried the possibility of the Suns winning, and in the first half of the fourth quarter, he put on the Suns' smallest lineup to play the least, cutting off his advantage in the height of the basket and letting the opponent play a small 10-2 climax.
Booker is also not accustomed to Payton's small, fast, smart defense, he did not shoot the expected mid-range shooting efficiency, scoring aggression is slightly insufficient (Booker only got two free throw opportunities in the whole game), as usual, even if Booker does not play well, the team still has Paul and Ayton to play. But when it comes to this top team, Booker has to play the top scoring performance, just like Game 5 of the series with the Bucks.