Christmas Gifts

804 Christmas Gifts

While the Kings were performing well, the Heat were also playing impressively.

Many people thought the Heat had only made it to the Finals last season because of luck.

Several players on the Bucks in the East had been injured, while the Nets had not only suffered injuries but also had poor relationships within the team. The Heat had made the Finals by sheer good fortune.

But, to everyone's surprise, after the season began, the Heat played poorly in their first five games, then kept getting better and better.

Now they had even surpassed the Nets and the Bucks to claim the top spot in the East.

The league knew how to put on a show, too. This year's Christmas matchup was between these two teams.

In last season's Finals, the Kings had needed a Game 7 to finally defeat the Heat.

Many Heat fans still weren't satisfied.

The Kings' players were also itching to prove themselves in the Christmas game.

Compared to last season, the Heat's roster hadn't changed much.

They had already made the Finals with last year's lineup. Given General Manager Pat Riley's shrewdness, he naturally wouldn't add to the roster unless he had a sure shot at winning the Championship.

This year's Christmas game was also being held in Miami.

Normally, teams arrived in the opposing city the day before a game.

But since Christmas Eve fell on the day before the Christmas game, the Kings' coach thought it was more considerate to let the players spend it with their families, so the team didn't fly to Miami that day.

Wang Yi was Chinese, so the Western holiday didn't mean much to him.

His teammates, on the other hand, were already busy that afternoon.

They were getting a Christmas tree, preparing all kinds