Bishop of the Devil

After playing against the New Jersey Nets, the Trail Blazers have played six games and completed almost one-eighth of the regular season schedule.

In these six games, the Blazers led by Richard have not lost a single game!

What's even more frightening is that in these six games, the Trail Blazers didn't give their opponents any chance. They always maintained a solid advantage on the court. Their opponents couldn't even narrow the point difference, let alone win.

The main reason is that the main lineup of the Trail Blazers team is too scary in defense!

The better the defense, the more stable the team will be, and there will rarely be a situation where the opponent quickly chases points!

And the Blazers' offense is definitely among the top three in the league. The combination of internal and external play is very efficient!

Able to attack and defend well, a team like this can't find fault at all...

In Richard's opinion, the team he built is the strongest in history.

This is really not Richard's arrogance. Think about it, the Trail Blazers were able to compete with the strongest team in history for seven games last season. This season, the growth of the Blazers' newcomers is quite terrifying, and the overall strength of the team has been greatly improved compared to last season. , Richard has absolute confidence that even if the Bulls team is not disbanded, they are definitely not the current opponents of the Trail Blazers.

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With a record of six consecutive victories, Kaiexi now naturally ranks first in the league's record list.

In the Western Conference, the Trail Blazers are firmly ranked first, while the Spurs currently rank second in the Western Conference with a record of 5 wins and 1 loss!

The Jazz and Lakers both have a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, and are currently tied for third in the Western Conference.

The SuperSonics and Rockets, the strong teams in previous years, have now been squeezed out of the top four positions in the Western Conference.

Over there in the east, the situation is a bit strange...

The top four teams are the Heat, Pacers, Magic and Philadelphia 76ers. These four teams currently have a record of 4 wins and 2 losses, with exactly the same record.

The four teams from fifth to eighth, the New York Knicks, Pistons, Hawks, and Bucks, have a record of 3 wins and 3 losses...

In fact, this year is a turning point. Before this season, the situation of strong east and weak west had been maintained for many years. But with the arrival of this season, the situation of strong west and weak east was officially formed.

Under normal circumstances, of the ten championships produced in the next ten years, the Eastern Conference will only win three of them!

The Pistons, Heat and Celtics, these three teams can be regarded as the fig leaves of the Eastern Conference in the next ten years. Without them, the championship in the next ten years will almost be wrapped up by the two Western Conference teams, the Spurs and the Lakers.

Now with the emergence of Richard, it is obvious that the Pistons are unlikely to win the championship in the future. Their main lineup has been completely dismantled by Richard...

The five tiger generals are now all captured by Richard.

If Richard stays in the West and doesn't move, it's quite possible that the Eastern Conference won't win a championship in the next ten years.

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The team is currently unbeaten and the players are working together towards the championship. Richard should be happy.

But a piece of news in the past two days made Richard quite angry.

Larry Brown takes over as head coach of the Nets, taking over from Cali Perry.

Richard originally thought that Larry Brown would stay with the Lakers for half a year, and then be replaced by Jackson Jackson.

Now it seems that the Lakers clearly despise Larry Brown. They would rather take a long-term view this season and wait to sign Jackson Jackson next season.

On the contrary, a team like the Nets looks up to Larry Brown. After Cali Perry left, I don’t know whether it was Larry Brown who took the initiative to contact the Nets management, or the Nets management took the initiative to contact Larry Brown. Anyway, The two hit it off, and Larry Brown successfully took over as the coach of the New Jersey Nets.

Richard was very unhappy...

If Larry Brown goes to the Lakers, he can accept it, because he can punish Larry Brown because he is in the Western Conference. Moreover, he will not stay with the Lakers for long and will soon be deposed by Zen Master.

But if he goes to the Eastern Nets, Larry Brown may have another chance to gain a foothold in the league.

This is a situation that Richard never wants to see...

And Barry is now with the Nets. Richard is afraid that Larry Brown will take revenge on Barry.

Larry Brown can really do this kind of thing.

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The first time Richard called Warriors head coach Adelman.

"Old man, do you know about Larry Brown?"

"I know, Lee, it's a bit surprising. I thought he would go to the Lakers?"

Richard thought for a while and directly stated his purpose...

"Don't you Warriors want to strengthen the backcourt? I think Brent Barry is a good choice. You can consider it!"

"Lee, I have considered Brent before, but the Nets management did not agree at the time. I will ask again in a few days."

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After hanging up the phone with Adelman, Richard called Barry again.

He asked Xiaobai to pay attention to himself and call him in advance if anything happened.

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After arranging all this, Richard breathed a sigh of relief.

The Trail Blazers have two more home games to play next, and their opponents are all the top eight teams in the Eastern Conference, the Bucks and the Philadelphia 76ers!

With Richard's grudge-holding temperament, he will definitely not forget the Bucks' actions in the draft.

At that time, the Bucks had the idea of ​​​​tying up with Richard. Everyone thought that Richard would use the seventh overall pick to select Clark. The Bucks and the Mavericks exchanged draft picks and made an early move to intercept Richard. Virtue.

Of course, this approach of the Bucks is definitely stealing the chicken but losing the rice. Originally, Clark was a smoke bomb released by Richard.

After a few games now, Clark has only averaged 7 points and 6 rebounds per game despite being given a heavy responsibility by the Bucks. His performance is far below the Bucks' expectations and is completely inconsistent with his draft pick.

This made George Karl, who just took over as head coach of the Bucks this season, feel quite uncomfortable.

They recently exchanged quasi-All-Star level point guard Sam Cassel from the Nets. In the first two seasons, the alien Cassel scored around 19 points and 8 assists.

There is Alien Cassel at No. 1...

At the No. 2 position is Ray Allen...

There is big dog Robinson in the 3rd position...

In addition, there is center Clark inside, who Richard is quite optimistic about.

With such a lineup, the Bucks management and their fans aim to win the championship and reach the finals with a minimum guarantee.

Yes, the Bucks have really expanded to this point now...

Because looking at their book strength, they are really strong!

But after a few games, they only had three wins and three losses. What’s especially embarrassing is that Clark, who had high hopes, has almost proven to be a big parallel import...

The backcourt is indeed strong, but the inside line is awkward. It's surprising that such a lineup can make a difference in the playoffs.