Chapter 11 Human Relationships

This Christmas, the Trail Blazers finally weren't scheduled for the Christmas Day marquee matchups.

Originally, they shouldn't have been scheduled last year either, but Stern, for the sake of viewership and buzz, forcefully set up an East-West battle, pitting Jordan against Gan Guoyang.

The effect was naturally very good, both the buzz and viewership ratings went through the roof.

However, the Bulls players missed the opportunity to spend Christmas with their families, and the Trail Blazers have been participating in the Christmas Day games year after year, to the point where people have grown numb to it.

The players were somewhat better off, but Jack Ramsey, who had been coaching the Trail Blazers since the 1977 season, hasn't had a Christmas holiday in almost ten years.

This year, the old man was determined to go home for Christmas no matter what.