Christmas spirit was especially strong in Boston. As the financial and academic center of the United States' Eastern Conference, Boston was home to a large number of middle-class and upper-class residents.
These affluent people, blessed with both time and money, loved basketball in a way that was completely different from Detroit.
That made Boston fans both passionate and rational!
When the team was in a slump, the fans supported it, but they remained levelheaded. They would not abandon the team, because they believed their team would eventually return to the top.
And now, as these Celtics gradually emerged from their rebuild and once again stood before their old rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, they had a chance to defeat them.
As this NBA Christmas Day Game entered the crucial fourth quarter, every fan was wildly excited!
The clashes and battles between Kobe and McGrady perfectly matched their image of the ideal player!
Purple-and-gold and green jerseys raced back and forth. Celtics fans seemed to have crossed the river of time and witnessed those legendary battles between the Lakers and Celtics once more!
This was the continuation of destiny!
Kobe and McGrady's performances did not disgrace this fated showdown!
They had even performed more brilliantly than their predecessors!
And this legendary NBA Christmas Day Game had reached its final moments!
The fourth quarter of this legendary battle had been filled with miracles from the very start!
Harris sent the league's top Sixth Man, Argentina's Manu Ginobili, onto the court to pair with Kobe in the backcourt!
Forget defense!
At the start of the fourth quarter, the Lakers directly abandoned their perimeter defense and went all-out on offense!
Kobe and Manu Ginobili!
The Demon Blade was unsheathed!
Euro step!
Deceptive passes!
Combination plays with Kobe!
A string of baskets instantly gave them