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Chapter 191 Christmas battle, can you slap me once [Third update, please subscribe]

Lu Yu turned around and saw Charlize Theron, who was watering the flowers in the yard next door, looking at him suspiciously.

"Who said that scumbags can't celebrate the festival alone?"

Lu Yu gave her a white look.

"But I've met more than one girlfriend of yours. Except for this silly girl Annie, there is also that pretty girl. Don't you want to accompany them?"

The pretty one Charlize was talking about was Jessica.

"Is there a possibility that I have too many girlfriends and I don't know who to accompany?"

Lu Yu said with a smile.

"Sure enough..."

Charlize was about to continue.

Lu Yu interrupted directly: "If you want to accuse me of being a scumbag, you can wait until I have time. If you want to invite me to dinner, while I'm still hungry, hurry up and say it."

"Who wants to invite you to dinner..."

Charlize pouted unnaturally.

"Tonight is Christmas Eve, but you are watering the flowers in the garden. The most important thing is that there is no water in your kettle. You didn't notice it, which means that your mind is not on watering the flowers at all. You didn't care until I came back. Send a series of questions, indicating that you are most likely waiting for me, and the reason for waiting for me is nothing more than because of your mother, Mrs. Theron urging you to invite me to dinner."

The reason Lu Yu said made Charlize stunned, because Lu Yu said nothing wrong.

Lu Yu continued: "If you want to invite me to dinner in the future, just say it directly, don't go around and slander me."

"Hmph, that's not a slander, it's a fact!"

Lu Yu didn't expect that after solving those three, there was still one waiting for him.

However, he would not be self-motivated and think that Charlize has taken a fancy to him. After all, his image in Charlize's heart has never been very good, and it is different from Jessica, Anne and Scarlett who don't know each other. The thing is, Charlize knows everything about his scumbag.

The two chose an exquisite western restaurant for dinner.

There are obviously many more couples eating here tonight, and the two are public figures, so they can only eat in the corner, like a thief.

"Would you like to pack it back to eat?"

Lu Yu asked.

"Okay, go to your house or mine?"

Charlize is exactly that.

"Of course it's my house. There's another person in your house, which spoils the romantic atmosphere a bit."

"Alright, let's just eat."

"Nonsense, can I still eat you without eating?"

"you dare!"

Of course Lu Yu didn't dare, he didn't want to make fun of his life.

When they got home, the two sneaked in without waking up Mrs. Theron next door, watching the Christmas fight on TV in the room while eating the packed dinner.

In fact, this year's Christmas game Stern is quite depressing. He originally planned to play a Chinese derby in the Christmas game, but he was opposed by other teams. The Christmas game is very important for many teams in the NBA. Broadcasting, and secondly, the ticket income is quite high. According to the record of last season, it is a good idea to give the steak a game, but it is completely nonsense to queue the game for the Bulls.

In the end, David Stern had to let it go.

The traffic of the Christmas battle is too large, which is very helpful for the stars to enhance their personal influence and for the team to enhance the brand value

The league will do a lot of publicity in advance for the annual Christmas battle, and the Christmas battle has existed in the NBA for so many years, and it has already become a game that basketball fans focus on every year.

Moreover, for those superstars who have accumulated a lot of fans, they also need to appear in many important game occasions, so that they can never deteriorate.

Because the NBA is a business league, in the final analysis, it is a business, and such a business needs continuous innovation to achieve long-term and stable development.

Star-making is something the NBA does every year. The establishment of new idols can continuously gather popularity for the NBA.

Just like the NBA president is preparing to support Lu Yu this year.

This is a healthy development move, and it will also lead to competition in the NBA, not just on the court.And off the field, the stars need to maintain their popularity.

Once you have any slack, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and the front waves die on the beach may happen to you.

Therefore, for the stars who have achieved a lot, in order to maintain their status in the hearts of fans, they need to always attend various business events, such as the annual summer trip to China.

There is also the ability to participate in some important games, such as the playoffs, the finals, the All-Star Game or the Christmas game.

It is a pity that the Bulls failed to get on the stage of the Christmas battle, which also caused the attention of this Christmas battle in the country to plummet.

In fact, Yao Ming didn't play the Christmas battle in his first year in the NBA. It was not until the second year that he started the Christmas battle of that year with the gimmick of the Yao Sha showdown.

"It's starting, it's starting, Lu Yu, is your red wine ready?"

"Come here, I'll say it first, this time it's not allowed to use a wine bottle to make a surprise attack."

"Can you not mention it, didn't I apologize to you? A stingy man."

"It wasn't you who was smashed, of course you were so arrogant."

"Do you still see it?"

"Look."

"Then pour the wine."

"I finally know why I came to my house to have dinner and watch the game. Is it because you smashed the red wine in your house?"

Lu Yu pouted and poured Charlize a glass of red wine.

The two then watched today's Christmas fight.

After the disintegration of the Bulls dynasty, the Lakers with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant established their own dynasty in the ruins. Los Angeles also replaced Chicago as the busiest city in the NBA on Christmas Eve every year.

This year's Christmas battle is between last season's two finals teams.

The five games in which Iverson led the 76ers against the powerhouse of the Lakers were once considered the most shocking finals in the NBA in recent years. It was an excellent idea to present the Christmas dinner jointly by Los Angeles and Philadelphia. Unfortunately, it was OK. The combination of real or fake injuries makes it all stay on the design drawings.

"Sharks" excused a sore right big toe to the league for sick leave, and Bryant also strained a rib muscle in the previous game with the Bruins.But under pressure from David Stern, Kobe finally reluctantly agreed to participate.

Because of the injury, Bryant's performance was greatly reduced, but the 76ers did not taste the sweetness of this. The Lakers' role players, who usually show little face, competed greatly in front of the national TV audience.

Even with Iverson scoring 12 points in the first quarter, the 76ers were in control for most of the game, leading 73-60 after more than three minutes in the fourth quarter. , but the Lakers still have a way to turn a defeat into a victory.

In the final stage of the game, Kobe Bryant, who had previously made 14 of 2 shots, hit a jumper, which opened the prelude to the Lakers' 19:2 counterattack.

At 4 minutes and 17 seconds from the end of the game, it has already overtaken 79:75 and finally won.

有伤在身的科比虽然只得到区区12分，但贡献了11个篮板球和9次助攻；湖人前锋沃克攻下全队最高的18分并摘得10个篮板球。

Iverson tried his best to kill 31 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, but still could not make Philadelphia fans feel the warmth and joy of Christmas.

"This Iverson... loses again?" Charlize may have drunk a little bit, and his tongue is a bit big.

Lu Yu was fine and kept awake.

"The Lakers are very strong, do you really think the average team can win games on them? Last time Brad and O'Neal were sent off, I still lost to Kobe."

"But Kobe was injured today!"

"Basketball is not just about stars."

"Che, what you said is great, why don't you fight?"

"Do you think they want to fight?"

The Christmas game is what the team owner likes, and many players don't.

For the Christmas war, some players have long been tired of it.Because NBA players face a long 82-game regular season, the intensity of the game and the long voyage to the road have left many players physically and mentally exhausted.

If they don't need to play Christmas games, they can have more rest time, and they have very little time with their families due to the season.

It also makes many stars hope to be by their family's side on Christmas Day and accompany them more.

However, this is just the wishful thinking of some players.

When the league arranges the Christmas matchup, it will focus on the personal influence of the stars, as well as the past origins and history of the two teams.As a result, the game of the two teams playing on this day is full of topicality. With topicality, the Christmas matchup can be heated up and the league can benefit from it.

This also means that some stars and teams will appear in Christmas games all year round, which is a deliberate arrangement by the league.

Moreover, in the Christmas game, the league has some mandatory requirements for the leading stars of both teams to attend.

Excuses like general load management are not acceptable excuses for the league's absence.

Therefore, with the special arrangement of the alliance and the special requirements of the alliance, even if you do not want to participate in the Christmas battle, you must participate.

The NBA league is like a company, the NBA team is like a middle-level manager, and the NBA players are like the employees of this company. They survive and make money under various rules and regulations. What they need to abide by are the rules set by this company.

If the company asks you to work overtime on holidays for some purpose, even if there is no overtime pay, you can only obey.

What you need to consider is that maybe there will be more year-end bonuses and better career development in the future.

Charlize Theron didn't understand this. She was just an ordinary fan, and she was the kind of fan who knew very little. She wanted to argue with Lu Yu, but the rush of alcohol made her rush to the bathroom immediately.

Although Lu Yu didn't think he was drunk, he felt dizzy after drinking so much.

He was lying on the table watching the game on TV, and the more he watched, the more confused he became...

The next day, Lu Yu woke up with a scream.

He and Charlize looked at each other, nothing but embarrassment. He didn't know if it was because the stove was out and it was too cold in the house or because they drank too much. The two of them actually slept together all night.

However, nothing really happened to the two of them. After all, they were both so drunk. What else could they do? Apart from having planned for a long time, there was absolutely no excuse.

The atmosphere in the house was a little weird, a little ambiguous.

Lu Yu wanted to sneak out, but heard Charlize's voice behind him: "Stop, where are you going?"

"I……"

Then, Lu Yu felt Charlize suddenly hug him from behind: "I... I decided, can you slap me once..."

Feeling behind him, Lu Yu was not a Liu Xiahui. Taking advantage of the sunshine, the temperature in the house suddenly rose.

……

On December 12, the Bulls welcomed the Grizzlies at home.

CCTV broadcast the game. Compared with the domestic traffic of the Christmas battle, the competition for the best rookie of the month between Lu Yu and Pau Gasol attracted the attention of fans.

Pau Gasol said in an interview with reporters: "Lu Yu is a very good player. We have played against each other. In the preseason, we lost to the Bulls. Today I think it will be our revenge. war."

The game between the two strongest rookies in the East and the West made fans flock to the United Center to watch the game.

CCTV even played the slogan "Third flower VS second place".

At the same time, NBA Commissioner David Stern announced-

"The 2001-2002 NBA All-Star Game voting officially begins!"

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