Tomorrow, the annual NBA Christmas War will begin. Spurs vs. Knicks, Timberwolves vs. Mavericks, 76ers vs. Celtics, Nuggets vs. Suns, Lakers vs. Warriors. I believe many fans have lost count of how many years this is the first year of James' career to participate in the Christmas War.
Let me tell you, James has played 18 Christmas games in his career, the most in history. With a record of 10 wins and 8 losses, he averaged 26.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 7.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 0.7 blocks per game, shooting 49.0% from the field, 29.0% from three-point range, and 68.4% from the free throw line.
James' 10 Christmas victories rank first all-time, with a total of 476 points, 127 assists, 26 steals, 168 two-pointers, 29 three-pointers, and 111 free throws.
In the last 4 times he faced the Warriors, James averaged 34.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game, with a true shooting rate of 72%.
Speaking of Curry, ESPN conducted a three-person interview with James Curry Durant during the Olympics, and released some clips of the interview today.
Speaking about James, Curry said: "All season, and in offseason training, this guy's face is going to be in your mind, and I'm just trying to get there, who you need to beat. ”
James said of the 2015-2018 four years of Rider Warriors: "In those four years, the Cavaliers and Warriors were like East Coast vs. West Coast, like a bond between rap singers. ”
Durant said about how he deals with competition on the court with James Curry and other players: "The NBA is a world of the jungle, you don't want anybody to take your stuff, you have to build that kind of opposite. It's not a bad relationship, it's just that you can't be friends on the pitch, you can't be nice to these guys, you can't appreciate anybody. ”
When asked who you want a skill to be a perfect player.
"I want Durant's pull-up jumper," James said. ”
Durant thinks: "I'd pick Curry's quick adjustment on the jumper. ”
Curry laughed: "I want LeBron's basketball IQ, he can control the pace of the game alone, it's crazy." ”
Tomorrow is Christmas in the United States, think back to 1987, when 3-year-old James received a basketball as a gift for Christmas, and since then the gears of fate have begun to turn.
Speaking about the Christmas game with the Warriors the day after tomorrow, Bushy Eyebrows said after the game yesterday: "We had a lot of battles with them, including our playoff games a few years ago. Now they also get Schroeder, which is a good reinforcement. It's fun to go to the Bay Area every time we play away and hopefully we can win the Christmas game. ”
James said yesterday about the Christmas game with Curry: "I'm always grateful to have the opportunity to play against such an amazing player. I'm not going to take it for granted, and like you said, I don't know how many more chances we'll have to play again. So it's going to be fun. ”
Today, the Lakers players took a special plane to San Francisco to prepare for tomorrow's Christmas game with the Warriors. Play strength, play style, and stay healthy.
The Lakers currently rank 17th in the league in offensive efficiency and 21st in the league in defensive efficiency. The Warriors are 15th in the league in offensive efficiency and 8th in defensive efficiency. In the last 5 games, the Lakers are 3-2 and the Warriors are 1-4. ESPN predicts that the Lakers will win only 23.3% tomorrow.
Prior to this season, the Lakers had suffered three straight losses in the Christmas game, and in each of those three games, the Lakers scored 115 points. The details are as follows:
2023 Lakers 115-126 Celtics
2022 Lakers 115-124 Mavericks
2021 Lakers 115-122 Nets
Tomorrow will also be the fourth time James and Curry have met in the Christmas game, with James having a slight 2-1 advantage in the previous three meetings.