Bishop of the Devil

On the Lakers side, O'Neal's personal scoring accounted for almost half of the Lakers' total scoring...

The Blazers' scoring situation is relatively average.

In this game, Kobe scored 17 points in 15 shots. Because the game was too constipated, his assist data was relatively small, with only four assists.

These 17 points are already the highest score for the Trail Blazers.

Rasheed scored 16 points and Robinson scored 14 points...

Ben made 12 free throws and made 5 of them, which was far inferior to O'Neal. He ended the game with 7 points, 10 rebounds, 1 block and 1 steal...

Compared with O'Neal, this data is definitely not worth mentioning!

However, Ben's performance has exceeded the expectations of the fans of the home team. They originally predicted that Ben would be miserably beaten by the sharks, but they did not expect that Ben would still have a stable 10 rebounds!

Bowen, another one who was cut off, made 12 free throws and hit six, which was not much better than O'Neal. However, Bowen still has the ability to make three-pointers. He made 2 of 5 three-pointers in this game and ended up with 12 points. Score in!

The worst thing was O'Neal, who didn't score a single point and only recorded three rebounds.

However, there is a reason for O'Neal's miserable data, and no fans care about O'Neal's miserable data.

The last 16 points of the 80 points were scored jointly by Sabonis and Curry.

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Even Richard didn't expect that the Blazers' highest-scoring player in today's game would be Kobe.

What was even more unexpected was that the Blazers' highest score was only 17 points.

Kobe had a double-double performance of 17 points and 11 assists in a single game before, but in the eyes of Richard and the fans, Kobe's performance of 17 points and 4 assists today was better than that double-double game.

In this game, Kobe showed his boundless big heart!

You really dare to shoot, you really dare to score!

Richard is thinking about whether he can increase Kobe's shots now.

The purpose of the shackles is actually to accelerate Kobe's growth, not to limit Kobe's growth.

Just like the seals on the heaven-defying God Emperor in fantasy novels, with each layer unlocked, the God Emperor's strength increases by several points.

At this point in time, for Richard, it is the best time to unlock Kobe's seal.

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At the post-game press conference, Richard asked Carlisle to take Kobe and Rasheed to the press conference.

I have other important things to be busy with.

Just after the game, Richard returned to the locker room and received a strange phone call.

The person who called actually surprised Richard.

Larry Bird!

Pacers general manager Larry Bird!

"Hello, Lee, I'm Larry Bird!"

"Lee, after internal deliberations within our Pacers management, tomorrow we will publicly announce the dismissal of Larry Brown as the Pacers head coach!"

Larry Bird's opening remarks made Richard a little confused...

What's going on? You, the Pacers, fired Larry Brown. It seems like you don’t need to report to yourself, right?

Could it be that the Pacers are afraid of their young head coach? Do you want to have a good relationship with yourself through this matter?

There's almost no chance of that, who is Larry Bird? That is one of the greatest superstars in NBA history...

Although Richard is in the spotlight, Larry Bird doesn't necessarily take Richard seriously. At most, he appreciates Richard's coaching and talent selection abilities.

Afraid of Richard? nonexistent.

"Mr. Bird, is this...?" Richard asked with a frown.

"Call me Larry. I know there is a lot of unhappiness between you and Larry Brown. Now that Larry Brown is fired, I hope that the previous things will not affect our friendship!" Larry Burr De said with a smile on the phone.

These words made Richard even more confused. There seemed to be no friendship between him and Larry Bird...

"Larry, if something happens, just tell it straight to the point. It's not your character to hide it." Richard said with a dumbfounded voice.

It's really a bit brain-consuming to deal with these sly and cunning old fritters.

"Haha, okay, then I'll get straight to the point." Larry Bird sounded very happy.

"We want the Blazers' Jermaine O'Neal!"

"For this reason, we are willing to pay the top five protected picks in the first round next season, and then add a suitable player as a bargaining chip. In addition to Reggie Miller and Schmitz, other players on the Pacers team It’s your choice!”

Richard opened his mouth wide and held the phone in disbelief.

Good guy, are the Pacers going to be ruined?

Although Larry Bird didn't say it explicitly, they have added top-five protection to their first-round pick next year. This is already a lice on a bald man's head...

If they are not prepared to mess up, given the strength of the Pacers, it is unlikely that they will get a first-round pick among the top five picks.

For a time, Richard was deeply impressed by Larry Bird's courage, and he did it without any hesitation.

There is no doubt that Larry Bird's operation, if Richard agrees, will undoubtedly be a very wonderful operation. Even Richard, who has a God's perspective, can't find anything wrong with it.

Although O'Neal Jr.'s status has had ups and downs, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this high school student's potential will gradually begin to be realized in the next two seasons.

It can be said that this is a potential stock!

He is the prospect of a top center...

Just imagine that after Larry Bird won O'Neal this season, he started to mess around like crazy, and then got a draft pick within the top five picks to choose a reliable backcourt point guard!

Then the Pacers' lineup is basically the prototype of a dynasty...

As for the top-five protected first-round pick promised to Richard, due to the crazy mess, Richard will definitely not be able to get it next year, and will have to wait until the year after that...

The Pacers will definitely start to exert their strength next year, and this first-round pick will probably be at the bottom of the first round.

An extremely shrewd operation!

Richard, a time traveler, is so shrewd that he can't find any fault with it...

The bargaining chip provided by Larry Bird is also quite tempting. A first-round pick plus anyone on the team are exchanged for O'Neal, who is currently averaging 10+6 per game. I am afraid that if Carlesimo coaches the Trail Blazers, he will I happily regard Larry Bird as a good person who brings warmth...

But Richard is not Carlesimo. He knows that this deal will definitely not be profitable for the Blazers anyway...

"Larry, I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you. I have no interest in trading Jermaine, but there are still many reliable newcomers in our team, such as Gary Trent, such as Childress, both of whom are Former high draft pick!”

"I believe that with your training ability, you can definitely make these two newcomers shine!"

"How do you like it? Are you interested? Don't worry, I, Richard, am easy to talk to. As long as you ask for it, I will definitely sell it to you cheaply!"

Richard said on the phone with a smile...

Larry Bird on the other end of the phone was rolling his eyes now, saying that Richard was a madman and a villain. After talking to Richard, Larry Bird sneered at this evaluation.

He is obviously a treacherous madman and a cunning villain!

What he clearly wanted was O'Neal, the top center prospect, and look what kind of stinky tomatoes and rotten birds' eggs Richard threw out for him.