Chapter 1045 - 336: Just You Wait, We’re Back!
After entering December, the Warriors continued to speed along the highway of victory.
They lost to the formidable Indiana Pacers on December 2nd, the Timberwolves on December 13th, and the Los Angeles Lakers on the 20th.
And these were the only defeats for the Hawks throughout December.
It’s worth mentioning the game against the Lakers on the 20th, where Kobe Bryant scored 43 points throughout. Moreover, he only arrived at the Staples Center half an hour before the game started from court.
The rule of catching the scene still applied, plus Karl Malone’s consistently excellent performance made the Lakers a force not to be overlooked in the West this year.
No matter if Shaq can accept it or not, but Kobe is now closer to the championship than he is, that’s a fact, even though he’s currently entangled with troubles.
On Christmas Day, Roger led the team to defeat the Detroit Pistons for the second time in the season, making the previous three losses irrelevant.
Marcus Camby had his best performance of the season in this game.
In the third quarter first, he cut in and received a pass from Roger, then directly rose up to dunk over the best defensive player Big Ben who was trying to draw an offensive foul under the hoop.
This dunk was very spectacular because Camby’s jumping position was still a distance from the hoop, especially with Big Ben in between. So Camby ultimately used his wingspan to complete the dunk from quite far from the basket.
Camby is not an offensive player, but this dunk was enough to make his offense tonight memorable.
Seeing Camby dunk over Big Ben’s face, Roger shook his head. For some reason, every time he saw a dunk, Roger would subconsciously think of Duncan.