As time relentlessly advanced, the Christmas showdown was drawing ever closer to the fans.
This year's Christmas battle was extraordinarily classic and could be said to be even more attention-grabbing than ever before.
The reason it was classic was that after Stern's era repeatedly failed to create the 23 VS 24 matchups, they could only put effort into the Christmas showdown.
It could be said that during the years James was still with the Cavaliers, the Christmas showdown felt like it was always the Cavaliers versus the Lakers.
23 VS 24 was a major draw, and it made money, so there was no disappointment there.
However, this year's Christmas showdown was still between the Cavaliers and the Lakers, only this time, the former rivals 23 and 24 were on the same team, and their opponent was now Hansen, who had become the top player in the League.
