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On the 25th, Yang Rui and Thomas Bentley didn't attend any parties. They ate Laomei's favorite Chinese dish, Kung Pao Chicken, and watched a basketball game at home for the festival.

The NBA's selection criteria for the annual Christmas game team lies in a "grit and hatred". Or it is an open arena where popular stars compete for popularity and market, all for the purpose of attracting attention.

Two games are arranged this year, Bulls VS Heat, Rockets VS Jazz.

Of course, the Heat and the Knicks are more in line with the standard of enemies, but the hatred is too great, and the league dare not arrange for them to compete on this day, fearing that the Knicks will besiege PJ Brown and crucify him.

The Heat had 17 wins and 8 losses, and the Bulls had 17 wins and 9 losses. Without Pippen, the Bulls' strength dropped a lot, and they only lost 10 games in the entire season that year.

Facing the trident consisting of Mourning, Hardaway, and Mashburn, Jordan led the team independently and won 90-80. The Bulls only conceded 90.7 points per game, and they can still win on defense.

After watching the game, Thomas said: "This year, neither the Bulls nor the Heat seem to be doing well. The game is really boring. The Knicks are better looking and score more."

"The Knicks are still too conservative. If the tactics are all up to me, I can score more." Yang Rui said with a smile: "The Knicks are likely to win the championship this year, but Jordan can't."

The top two in the Eastern Conference still play the old-fashioned way, positional warfare, and defense.

Jordan can score a lot of points, but people can see his regression. His ability to attract double teams has declined. Many of his shots are turnaround jump shots after getting the ball in the low post.

Post-up is a very important technique, but the most efficient way to play on the basketball court is always a running tactic, or a one-on-one with a clear matchup advantage and a dislocation.

Jordan, who can't attract double-teams, doesn't have much dominance because he hardly shoots three-pointers. This season he averaged 28 points per game and took 23 shots. His offensive efficiency is actually not as good as Kobe Bryant in Yang Rui's previous life in the 2004-2005 season, when he didn't lead the Lakers to the playoffs.

Thomas suddenly asked, "Jerry, how are you and that female student doing?"

"Which one?" Yang Rui was taken aback.

"The one at the snack bar, she seems to like you very much, don't you often go to the snack bar to look for her? Part-time work and part-study, she works hard, she is a nice person."

"No, we are just ordinary friends." Knowing that it was Xiao Xiao, Yang Rui shook his head. He really just went to eat.

Thomas smiled and said, "Didn't you like that kind of good baby before?"

"What I need most now is my career. Before I became the head coach, I didn't want to be distracted by dating, and I don't like that kind of thing now..." The English name of "good baby" made Yang Rui feel embarrassed.

"One has to enjoy oneself in time. When you are old, you may feel that work is not the most important thing."

Thomas was a playboy when he was in college, he played like crazy, and now he keeps in touch with a lot of people, but he doesn't have a regular girlfriend. When Yang Rui goes out to play away games, he often takes people home.

Jerry has always been a loner, which caused the gossip media to suspect that the two of them were gay, which made Thomas a little bit broken and wanted him to find one quickly.

Yang Rui didn't have this idea, because he didn't want to stay in the Knicks for too long, so he said perfunctorily: "When I meet someone I like, I won't miss it."

After Christmas, the Knicks fought the Raptors again on the 27th, winning easily 114 to 97.

Ewing had 29 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Camby had 9 points and 6 rebounds. He played the same pick-and-roll misplacement as he did against the Raptors last time.

Houston scored 21 points, an eye-catching performance, and became the team's stable second scoring point.

"Little Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire felt hot, scored 30 points and 5 rebounds, helping the team top three quarters. The Knicks strengthened their defense on outside shots, and the Raptors misfired in the final quarter.

The main reason why the Raptors have not been able to improve their record is the lack of internal offense. After this game, they were at the bottom of the league with 3 wins and 25 losses.

Go straight to the No. 1 lottery.

After the game, Raptors manager Glenn Gruward was called into the office by owner Richard Peddie.

"I really hope to be selected as the No. 1 pick next season, but not by breaking the worst record in NBA history. Can they win more than 10 games? Why not trade Damon?"

Glenn Khan said: "Trading Camby and Stoudemire now can't get back any strongmen at all. I want to wait until the end of this season before trading."

Richard roared: "What if the league is shut down next summer? How do you trade? If you don't trade, this kid will have to make a fuss for a season, and he will be replaced in the middle of the season. Find someone who can defend, and someone with a contract year will be fine." OK."

Players in the contract year can not renew their contracts if they can't play well, so as to free up salary space, but this is tantamount to giving the other party a second-rate star with super statistics for free.

Management now hates Stoudemire so much. He is a rookie handpicked by the former manager "Smiling Assassin" Isiah Thomas. Now that Thomas has gone, there is no need to give him face.

Glenn could only bite the bullet and say, "I'll think about it."

"Give me a plan as soon as possible, and don't let me see him after the star game." Richard's attitude was very tough, leaving no room for it.

Glenn didn't voice his concerns. Stoudemire is already the best offensive player in the Raptors. If he is sent away, will the team still have offensive power in the second half of the season? How can you win if you can't break the opponent's defensive system?

McGrady is just a defensive player now. The Raptors management is optimistic about his quality, but they don't think he can score many points. Christie is also defensive-oriented, and it is difficult to guarantee a hit rate if he takes too many shots.

Glenn suspects that after sending away Stoudemire, if he fails to select an offensive rookie next year, he may be fired next season, and the Raptors may become the worst offensive team in the league.

At this time, he thought of Yang Rui again and called his assistant. "Jimmy, have you investigated the details of Jerry Young? Did he arrange the Knicks' offensive tactics?"

Jimmy Walker replied: "It must be. Players and Van Gundy have praised him, and some media have interviewed him. He is the team's first assistant in charge of offense."

"The Knicks' strong offensive power this season must be related to their strong lineup... If Jerry Young is allowed to coach the Raptors next year, what do you think he can bring the team to?" Glenn asked.

"How do I know this? If no players are willing to join, our lineup is still so bad, no one will come, right?" Jimmy smiled wryly.

Glenn sighed. "Let's do this first, continue to pay attention to the situation of the Knicks. After our season is over, I will call him personally to test his tone. He should be interested in changing from an assistant to a head coach. Even if he can't play well, at least he can attract Look at the Chinese fans."

Jimmy was surprised: "Are you really planning to find him? He will only be 24 next year, and he has no experience at all."

"Otherwise? Will big-name coaches come to the Raptors?"

Of course not, the Raptors have never attracted big-name players or coaches from the establishment of the team to the rebirth of Yang Rui.

The manager of the Raptors took a fancy to Yang Rui, and he was going to be a dead horse as a living horse doctor.

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