Bishop of the Devil

Richard naturally did not want to damage the reputations of Ben and Kobe because of the task of creating gods.

For these two young stars, a good reputation is still very important.

So Richard put Nowitzki and Old Cat Mobley in this game in order to prevent the game from entering garbage time too quickly...

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In Richard's opinion, the Nuggets' lineup is really worthless and not worth mentioning.

Although this team is coached by offensive master D'Antoni, D'Antoni is just a newcomer who has just stepped into the position of head coach. Moreover, it is difficult to build something without rice, and there are no very bright stars in the Nuggets.

Perhaps because he saw that the Suns' dual point guard lineup achieved good results last season, D'Antoni also adopted the dual point guard lineup in the Nuggets.

Under normal circumstances, D'Antoni uses Billups and Fan Fan from the Lakers. These two people serve as the starting two point guards. In the frontcourt, Mike, who has cheated the Suns and then returned to the Nuggets, is renewed. Days.

It's just that because of Richard, Billups didn't do that ridiculous thing, so he hasn't been traded by Greencaps at the moment. The Nuggets' current starting two point guards are Fan Fan and Kenny Anderson.

A Van Madman, a Kenny Anderson, and a McDyess in the frontcourt.

If Richard wants to beat the Nuggets, it won't be easy...

McDyess in the frontcourt is quite easy for Ben to handle. The two have played against each other no less than ten times now. McDyess may have been shadowed by Ben. Every time he encounters Ben, his condition declines. Quite serious.

As for Fan Fan and Kenny Anderson, this is easier to deal with. Richard sent out the backcourt combination of Kobe and Bowen, and he can definitely arrange the two people clearly...

That is to say, Richard needs to complete the task of building a god now, and does not want the game to enter garbage time too soon. Otherwise, Richard is very sure that the Nuggets will explode under the hands of their Trail Blazers if they cannot last three quarters.

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"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game.

After Ou got the ball in the first offensive round for the Trail Blazers, he, together with Ben, went directly into the Nuggets' paint area...

Kobe controlled the ball and pushed forward towards the frontcourt. After the ball reached the frontcourt, Kobe was defended by Madman Fan and took a shot without saying a word.

"Whoa!" The basketball perfectly penetrated into the basket with a wonderful parabola.

The current Crazy Fan really can't guard against Kobe. Let alone the current Kobe, the Kobe in the second half of last season is not something that Fan can match.

The Nuggets' lineup has a good rhythm because of the two point guards, but it is precisely because of the two point guards that their backcourt defense has become a big problem.

Whether it is Fan Fan or Kenny Anderson, these two are not tall and defensive point guards like Kidd, nor are they Hall of Fame-level offensive point guards like Kevin Johnson...

If these two people want to achieve the same performance as the Suns, it is obviously a bit fanciful.

But D'Antoni had no choice. He only had so little on hand, so what else could he do? He could only make do with it.

In just a few minutes of the game, Kobe had already scored a strong 10 points, and his shooting percentage remained high. He shot 5 of 7 from the field, which was far higher than what Richard asked of him.

Kobe is not a fool. Since Richard has given him a difficult problem, he will naturally choose his own method of action according to the situation...

Need a hit rate? That definitely cannot be a three-pointer...

Then use mid-range shots and breakthroughs. This is the safest way to maintain your hit rate.

In fact, Kobe was originally planning to focus on breakthroughs tonight, because if he focused on breakthroughs, the Blazers would have the Auburn team inside to help Kobe get stuck, and his breakthrough efficiency would definitely be frighteningly high.

But he also knew very well that Ben needed to rebound. He scored the ball himself, and Ben even had a bad rebound.

If Richard knew what Kobe was thinking, he would probably be so angry that he would vomit blood. Don't be too humble at this time. Wouldn't it be better to honestly and overfulfill the task...

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"Dudu!" The referee blew the whistle, and to the surprise of the Nuggets home fans, it was Richard who called a timeout...

Is Richard crazy? They were in an absolute lead at the start. Why did they call a timeout at this time? !

Could it be that he feels that the current lead is not enough and is looking for a bigger lead? !

Nuggets fans were even more puzzled when they saw the Trail Blazers players returning to the court...

Because Kobe's performance in the opening game was somewhat invincible, he was directly put on the bench by Richard.

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D'Antoni was also dumbfounded. What kind of cool move was this?

Could it be that Richard wanted to take care of himself as a new head coach?

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Kobe, who was invincible, was taken off the court and replaced by Harrington.

With this kind of lineup, the old cat must be playing point guard...

Richard is definitely not crazy. Kobe's touch is too hot, which is not a good thing.

If they continue to play at this pace, the Nuggets will probably collapse in half the game, and that's a gross stat...

Therefore, Richard must replace Kobe and replace him with a newcomer to give the Nuggets a chance to counterattack and try to prevent the two sides from being too far apart in scoring.

Furthermore, with Kobe's hot touch, he didn't get many rebounds. After all, with less iron, there would naturally be fewer rebounds.

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As soon as Harrington came on the court, the effect was immediate. D'Antoni seized the opportunity and caused a small climax in the Nuggets' backcourt.

Five people selected in this wave of drafts.

Braggs' defense is almost a blank slate, but it can't even defend a blank slate...

Lewis is almost at the chair level, which means he can't even guard the chair on the opponent's bench...

As for Harrington and Nowitzki, their defense is almost at the same level. They are at the fringe level. They can also guard against fringe players on the opponent's bench, such as the guardians of the water fountain...

Mobley is stronger, but he can only defend a main substitute.

Of course, this is the current level of this group of newcomers, and it will definitely improve in the future, but even if they improve, their defensive limit potential is there, and they cannot become DPOY-level figures.

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Ben is playing very comfortably now, quite comfortably. His opponent is McDyess, an old acquaintance of his, and O'Neill is actively helping him get into position, and his rebound rate is quite high.

By the end of the first quarter, Ben had already scored 7 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Among these seven rebounds, there are 3 offensive rebounds!

Richard is naturally very satisfied. Judging from the current situation, Ben scored 20 rebounds and 4 blocks in this game, which is simply a piece of cake.