Chapter 729 James: We Are Confident that We Can Defeat the Warriors and Win the Championship This Year

The Rockets also failed to deal with Cousins' emotional problems in the second half.

In the third quarter, Cousins ​​was called for a second technical foul due to a defensive foul and was ejected, and the game ended early.

Although Harden scored wildly in the final quarter to help the team chase points, it was too late.

In the end, the Pelicans defeated the Rockets 113-103 at home and won the Christmas game.

Tang Tian scored a team-high 32 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists, Davis had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and Jokic contributed 16 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.

Harden scored 41 points and 6 assists. This season, the Rockets formed the Big Three but lost to the Warriors and the Pelicans. He has great momentum to become the leader of the group of empty scorers.

Paul also had a double-double with 20 points and 11 assists. Cousins ​​only played 13 minutes due to being ejected, contributing 15 points and 6 rebounds.

After the game, the fans at home of the Pelicans were celebrating their Christmas victory. In contrast, the Rockets' backs seemed somewhat lonely when they left.

The Rockets were in good shape with their previous seven-game winning streak, and they also showed sufficient strength in the first quarter and a half of this game.

But if they really want to go further, they still have to handle the relationship between the three giants.

However, at the post-game press conference, Harden was still confident in the team.

"The season has only started two months ago. We still have time to adjust and adjust a lot of things. I'm looking forward to the next game and to meeting the Pelicans in the playoffs again. We will prove our strength."

Although Harden's style of play is a bit extreme, his strength is there, and after getting rid of Kardashian's pressing defense, his morale has become very high.

Ending the Rockets' 7-game winning streak, he also gained a new 4-game winning streak.

For the Pelicans players, they can have a very happy Christmas.

After the Pelican Fire War, other games on Christmas Day also started one after another.

In the second game between the Nets and the Heat, the Nets' Russell was in hot shape, and the Heat's two-star combination of Wade and Whiteside was also strong.

Both teams are Eastern Conference playoff teams this season, and the competition is quite fierce.

In the end, Russell showed his big heart and hit a three-pointer to defeat the Heat and win the game.

Downs in the West and Russell in the East, this year's rare No. 1 and No. 2 pick are both incompetent.

The game was fierce, but the attention of this game was the lowest among the Christmas games.

The Thunder and Spurs, which started immediately, once again became the focus of the battle.

When Tang Tian was still with the Spurs, the Spurs eliminated the Thunder in the playoffs.

In addition, the results of the two teams are now close. This game is a grudge match and is also very important to the two teams.

Leonard only showed his talent in this game. The defensive end caused a lot of trouble to Durant, and he also scored 20+ points on the offensive end.

In the end, the Spurs defeated the Thunder 106 to 98 and won this crucial battle.

Poor handsome guy, he was stalked and beaten by Tang Tian when he was playing against the Spurs. Now that Tang Tian has left, Leonard is fighting again.

It's really not that difficult for him to win against the Spurs in Thunder.

Next up is the game between the Mavericks and the Knicks.

The Mavericks' Cuban put together a good lineup in the summer, but Deron's strength is indeed not on the same level as others.

Moreover, Embiid was absent due to injury in this game, and Harris, Butler and Nowitzki scored 20+ but failed to help the Mavericks win.

After the Knicks defeated the Mavericks, they continued to consolidate their second position in the Eastern Conference.

The games of the Christmas War ended one after another, but when the last game came, the fans' attention reached a new climax since the Pelican Fire War.

The battle of cavalry begins.

The Cavaliers were eliminated by the Warriors in the Finals last season without Love, and they must have been unwilling to do so.

What's more, they experienced a big wave of reinforcements this past summer.

The competition this time was also quite intense.

The Cavaliers' defense is still a problem, but their offensive firepower is very fierce.

The two teams played until the fourth quarter.

James showed his power at the critical moment, guarding Curry alone on the defensive end, and beating Green on the offensive end, helping the Cavaliers win the game in a thrilling manner.

At the end of the game, the entire Quicken Loans Arena was in an uproar. It felt like they had won the championship.

But this win does mean a lot to the Cavaliers and Cavaliers fans.

Just like a person who has been underwater, he finally breaks out of the water.

Moreover, victory in such a key battle has significantly improved their self-confidence.

"If we meet them in the finals again, we are very confident that we can win the game this year."

Just like James said in front of the media after the game.

And after the Qiyong War ended, the league officials also sent out a very interesting tweet.

“Small cities can also do big things.”

Small town, of course, refers to Cleveland. Big achievements can be understood in many ways, ranging from victory in the Christmas game to big championships.

This depends on personal understanding, but a very obvious signal sent by the league's move is that they are very optimistic about the Cavaliers.

Just like when the Cavaliers won consecutive No. 1 picks, there is history that fans have uncovered.

Cleveland is the background of inspirational protagonists in many movies and TV series in the United States, because he has yet to win a championship in the four major leagues.

If James can finally bring this city its first championship in the four major leagues, it will be unprecedented not only for him, but also for the city, and even for the promotion of the NBA in the United States.

If you understand it this way, the alliance's move is not so strange.

However, Tang Tian and the Pelicans players didn't pay much attention to these things.

The day after they finished the game, they went to Tang Tian's party on the Mars Project.

This is the first time many of them have boarded a superyacht of this size, which is simply a small water castle.

Coupled with the top models and car models invited by Tang Tian, ​​this place is simply like paradise.

Tang Tian also showed his style as a conscientious spokesperson on the ship, placing a lot of durex he endorsed in every room.

Such thoughtful details made the Pelicans players have a favorable impression of Tang Tian to the extreme.

The team members were busy socializing, while Tang Tian sat on the bow of the boat and watched the scenery.

There are many models and car models on the ship, and they are all invited by him. It is easy for him to do something.

But now that Olson has two children at home, if he does something here, he really won't be a man.

Compared to that, he looked at the stadium in front of him and had new ideas about next year's training camp for the hard-working brothers.

The arena in his manor is almost finished, but the new arena smells bad and needs to be left to dry.

If you don't have enough time, it would be a good idea to put the training camp on the Mars Project.

There is an entire separate basketball court on the yacht. Training on it not only has a beautiful scenery, but it is also windy and the boat sometimes rocks.

This will be of great help in improving their shooting touch and body balance.