Bishop of the Devil

"Li, I think it is necessary to explain that we were really tricked by the Bucks..."

"There is absolutely no intention to intercept the Trail Blazers..."

Old Nelson said with a wry smile.

When Richard was treating the Bucks before, Nelson felt like his liver was shaking.

The current strength of the Mavericks is completely at the bottom of the Western Conference, even far behind the Bucks.

In this case, if Richard is sure that he wants to mess with the Mavericks, he won't dare to say too much, and the score difference of 40 to 50 points will be easy.

Naturally, Old Nelson didn't want this to happen, so he now appeared in Richard's office with Larry Hughes!

Of course, when he came this time, Nelson actually wanted to establish a friendship with Richard.

Adelman had a good relationship with Richard, and as a result, he took advantage of the deal at the end of March. He bought low, sold high, and traded a second-round pick for a first-round pick from Richard.

Richard's friendship is quite valuable...

"Mr. Nelson, who do you think I am, Richard? Of course I know this matter has nothing to do with Mavericks!"

"Don't worry, I, Richard, am not the kind of person who always takes revenge..."

Old Nelson and Larry Hughes both rolled their eyes at the same time. Aren't you a person who will retaliate? ! The whole world knows you are this kind of person...

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Facts have proved that Richard did not hate the Mavericks. He only defeated the Mavericks by fifteen points in this game and did not massacre them.

Old Nelson also breathed a sigh of relief. The difference was only fifteen points, which was okay...

Not much...

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Seeing that the playoffs are getting closer and closer, the entire Trail Blazers team is extremely excited.

They are still undefeated!

With such strength, after entering the playoffs, which team will be their opponent? !

On May 5, the Trail Blazers played their last game at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers. After winning the game, they completely ended the suspended season.

Fifty wins!

The Blazers led by Richard scored 50 wins this season!

In other seasons, 50 wins may not be anything to brag about. In the first two seasons, more than ten teams with 50 wins could be found.

But this year is different, because there are only fifty games in total in the regular season, and Richard and the others have maintained a complete victory in a single season, with a 100% winning rate!

So shocking!

When the referee blew the whistle to end the final game, the entire Rose Garden Arena was completely boiling. Their home team, the Portland Trail Blazers, under the leadership of Richard, created the biggest miracle in the entire NBA history!

No team has been able to achieve a complete winning record in a single season before, even the Bulls only won 72 games!

It is absolutely impossible for anyone to have a complete victory record in the future!

The Trail Blazers this season can be said to be unique. There will definitely be no team in history that can achieve the achievements of the Trail Blazers!

Forever recorded in history!

The Trail Blazers coaching staff and players are naturally very excited!

They successfully recorded their names in the history of the NBA forever!

Look at the Trail Blazers this season. First they posted a huge 70-point deficit in a single game. After completing an enviable record, they also posted a record of undefeated victory in a single season.

No matter which one of these two records it is, it is almost impossible for future teams to break it.

Especially winning the entire season is even more difficult!

In addition, the Trail Blazers have outscored their opponents by an average of 17.4 points per game this season, which is also the first in history!

Now the Blazers are all looking forward to the playoffs. At that time, it will be the time for them to truly show their strength!

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The regular season is over, and the playoff lineup is also out!

The eight teams in the Western Conference that have reached the playoffs are, according to their records, the Trail Blazers, Spurs, Lakers, Jazz, Rockets, Suns, Warriors and SuperSonics.

After five years, the Warriors finally made it to the Western Conference playoffs. It was not easy...

The last time they made the playoffs was in the 1993-94 season. Over the past five years, under Adelman's coaching, the Warriors have finally gotten back on track.

The Timberwolves, who made the playoffs last season, have struggled this season. Internal strife is a team's biggest enemy, and the Timberwolves have obviously been harmed by internal strife.

Ranked ninth in the Western Conference, it's quite miserable...

The Trail Blazers will face the SuperSonics in the first round of the playoffs. Richard has not faced the Sonics in the playoffs in the past two years. Now he finally got what he wanted and can experience the power of Payton's glove. .

As for the second round of the playoffs, the Trail Blazers will face the Jazz or Rockets.

Speaking of which, these two teams must be poisonous. They have met in the playoffs for several consecutive years...

Even though these two teams are gradually declining, they can still meet in the first round of the playoffs.

Not only at this point in time, even in the later Yao and Mai era, the Rockets and Jazz seemed to be old enemies and often met in the playoffs.

No matter who of these two teams gets a chance to advance, Richard doesn't care much. They won't be their Trail Blazers' opponents anyway!

The real threat to the Trail Blazers is the Western Conference Finals schedule!

They will face the Spurs or Lakers in the Western Conference Finals!

Once you can get past the Western Conference Finals, then basically the championship is within your grasp...

Because the playoff teams in the Eastern Conference are really no threat to the Trail Blazers!

The eight teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs are the Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Pacers, Magic, Hawks, Knicks, Bucks, and Pistons.

What’s weird is that among the eight teams in the Eastern Conference, the record difference between the first-place Heat and the eighth-place Pistons is only 5 games!

The Heat, with the best record, only have a record of 33 wins and 17 losses, while the Pistons, with the worst record, have a record of 28 wins and 22 losses...

In Richard's view, the teams in the Eastern Conference that have the best chance of entering the finals are definitely the Philadelphia 76ers and the New York Knicks.

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The 76ers have a better chance.

Whether it is the 76ers or the Knicks, if they meet the Trail Blazers in the finals, they will be swept.

Therefore, the only difficulty for the Trail Blazers right now is actually the Western Conference Finals.

As long as we win the Western Conference Finals, the championship will be guaranteed...

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At the end of the season, the kings of the major lists are definitely coming out!

Kobe was defeated in the competition with Iverson for the scoring title, but the gap was not huge.

Iverson averaged 27.9 points per game and Kobe Bryant averaged 27.1 points per game. These two are the only two players to average more than 27 points per game this season.

Although Kobe Bryant failed to compete for the scoring title, Ben easily won the rebounding title!

Not only that, in the end, Ben even won the shot-blocking title smoothly!

At the beginning of the season, Mourning averaged 3.9 blocks per game, but later this number declined, while Ben struggled to catch up. Finally, before the end of the season, he had three more blocks than Mourning. Won the shot-blocking title this season!

Quite thrilling, the total number of blocks was only three more, and the average was only 0.06 more blocks!

After winning the rebounding and shot-blocking titles, Ben actually has another advanced stat that is at the level of a king.

Defensive efficiency value, Daben's defensive efficiency value is 92!

What kind of concept is this? It means that a player who plays against a strong player can only score 92 points every 100 rounds!

In many seasons, when some players won the best defensive player award, their defensive efficiency value was actually above 95!

Even in later generations, there are still DPOYs with a defensive efficiency value of 99!

With an efficiency value of 92 points, there is no doubt that Ben has a great chance to win the DPOY!