Bishop of the Devil

Seeing the Spurs twin towers rushing out of the penalty area, Auburn and Auburn certainly cannot sit idly by...

The two of them had a tacit understanding, and they directly held one of David Robinson's arms and held him to the edge of the Spurs bench...

As for the remaining Duncan, based on the Auburn team's understanding of Duncan, Duncan should not take action against Artest.

"What do you want to do?" Seeing Artest looking confused and not answering his own question, Duncan asked again.

Artest was even more confused...

"What do I want to do, what do you Spurs want to do?"

"Is it bullying people? Is it bullying newcomers? I haven't done anything. Your people are going to beat me when they come up..."

"Is there any more justice left?"

Artest looked at Duncan and said word for word.

Duncan scratched the back of his head, "No, Elliot is injured!"

"What does that have to do with me? I didn't mean it. What can I do if we bump into each other..."

Artest felt very wronged. His behavior just now was really unconscious and he had no intention of hurting Elliott.

Now the young general comes up to beat him, and Duncan comes up to question himself...

Um? Something seemed to be wrong. Why was Duncan just asking himself why he didn't do anything to him...

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"Forget it, forget it, it's all a misunderstanding..." After Bowen helped the young general up, he helped Elliott off the court, and then saw Duncan and Artest confronting each other.

Go immediately to "make a fight"...

He is not afraid that Artest will suffer a loss, but he is mainly afraid that Duncan will suffer a loss!

Bowen actually admires Duncan, his little brother, and his personality is really good. If he really conflicts with the Trail Blazers, Bowen feels that Deng Dadai will definitely be miserable...

The person who was not fighting was surrounded by a gang of villains. Thinking about that scene, Bowen shuddered!

He is a player who came out of the Trail Blazers, so he naturally knows the morality of the Trail Blazers players.

Especially Richard, who will hit someone if he disagrees...

Bowen doesn't want the Spurs to have a bloody feud with the Trail Blazers like the Jazz did. In that case, Bowen's new club, the Spurs, will definitely suffer!

He knows the Trail Blazers team too well, and Richard too well...

Because of Richard, this team has torn apart their flesh and blood, and there are four words written in their bones - revenge will be retaliated!

Anyway, conflict with the Trail Blazers is definitely not a good thing...

Bowen acted as the peacemaker and dragged Duncan to the Spurs' bench.

Duncan is speechless right now and can't find the words to refute Artest...

Pulled by Bowen, Duncan returned to his bench with a gloomy look on his face.

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Elliott has been sent back to the locker room. Judging from the situation, the injury is not serious. The main reason is that he unfortunately sprained his foot when going backwards.

This player's career can be described as ill-fated, quite unlucky.

When healthy, his strength is really good. He is considered a first-line small forward in the league. In the past few years, he averaged 20+5 per game. He can be said to be the backbone of the Spurs' outside line.

But unfortunately, his health is very bad...

After the end of the 1995-96 season, Elliott has been deeply troubled by injuries. In the shortened season last season, his appearance rate was relatively high. In the remaining seasons, he could not even guarantee that his appearance rate would be 50%.

This season, even if Artest didn't hit him, he actually only played about ten games before being reimbursed for the season...

Quite pitiful!

Richard sighed, this is probably Elliot's fate. Even if he is not injured tonight, he may be injured in the next game or the next game...

Artest was directly called a technical foul.

This penalty made Artest quite dissatisfied. He felt that he really did nothing, but that the Spurs were bullying others too much...

Peipianpidian chased the referee, trying to reason with the referee.

As a result, the referee picked up the whistle in his hand, beeped again, and gave Artest another technical foul.

Two technical fouls and Artest was ejected directly.

Richard rolled his eyes and was really speechless. He had just sent away Rashid, the king of technical offenders, and now he was welcoming Artest, who was not stingy...

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Before the first quarter of the game was over, both the Spurs and Trail Blazers lost one player.

The Trail Blazers fans at the scene were already preparing to cheer and cheer for the upcoming conflict...

As a result, there was no fight.

Bowen, the peacemaker, came forward to make the conflict disappear...

"Bruce, what are you doing? Why don't you help us?" the young general said to Bowen with some dissatisfaction.

Bowen touched his nose, quite helpless...

Can he say that he is actually helping the Spurs? If the conflict expands, the Spurs will have nowhere to cry...

"Avery, do you want Tim and Ben to box on the court? Like Malone?" Bowen asked speechlessly.

One sentence left the young general speechless...

Although Duncan looks tough, the young general also knows that Duncan is a good boy, and he is definitely not a beast like Ben or Ma Long...

"Okay, this is just a small conflict, there is no need to mention it again!"

"Bowen did a good job and did not let the situation worsen..."

Popovich spoke. Although he was unhappy because one of his players was injured, if he had to choose, he definitely didn't want to have a violent conflict with the Trail Blazers.

The Jazz's lessons are right in front of us, and Popovich doesn't want to become the second Jazz.

Besides, there is really no need to expand the conflict. He also knows that the other party is really not malicious and hurtful...

"The game continues, Avery, you go shoot the free throws."

"Cole, you take Elliot's place..."

"Protect yourself well..." Popovich sighed.

…

Popovich is really curious now, how Richard discovered these strange players...

This Artest is as strong as a bull. He can be said to be Ben Wallace at the forward position.

Such a player's defensive deterrent on the field is simply too great...

At least it is difficult for the opponent to break through head-on. Want to break through? That requires a particularly good physique. A glass man like Elliot should give up all thoughts of breakthrough. The end result is really too unacceptable...

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The game restarted and the young general made two technical foul free throws.

Made both free throws.

However, with Elliott's dismissal, the situation in the Spurs' backcourt has become quite uncomfortable again.

Richard replaced Ginobili and asked him to replace Artest who was ejected...

As a result, Cole was quite helpless when he was surprised by Ginobili.

Ginobili's breakthrough can be described as a godhead and a grimace. It was completely out of order. Old Cole himself couldn't keep up with Ginobili's speed. Coupled with Ginobili's snakeskin movement, the short In a short period of time, Ginobili led the Blazers to a 6-0 spurt.

Popovich even sighed...

What a pity!

This Ginobili was the player he fancied. After being intercepted by Richard in the draft, he didn't expect him to be so strong!

What’s strange is that Popovich remembers that Ginobili’s defense was relatively bad, which is why he planned to select Ginobili and let him polish it in the European League for two years first...

The European League is quite capable of training players' defensive strength.

For example, Bowen didn't learn anything else in the European League, but he learned a lot of defensive tricks...

But right now, Ginobili's defensive strength is very different from Popovich's perception.

Although this defense is not at the top of the league and not as good as Bowen, Kobe and Payton, it can still reach the first-line level.

This is amazing. It is terrifying for a newcomer to have such defensive strength!

Now Popovich is in regret again. If he had known that the Spurs would have used their first-round pick to win this Ginobili...

But there is no point regretting it. At least in the next four years, he will have no chance to get involved with Ginobili.

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In the previous two seasons, the Spurs had an advantage on the inside against the Trail Blazers, but were at a disadvantage on the outside.

It's better now. We can't have an advantage on the inside, but we're still at a disadvantage on the outside...

This is very uncomfortable.

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

The Spurs did not lose too many points. In the end, they lost by 11 points with a score of 92:103.

Such a score difference seems to be quite acceptable...

But Popovich couldn't accept it, because in the second half of the fourth quarter, Richard put on a substitute lineup for some unknown reason.

Even so, the Spurs still lost by 11 points. It would be surprising if Popovich could accept it...

…

Because it is the home court of the Trail Blazers, the entire Rose Garden Arena was excited after the game.

The Blazers are still the same Blazers, and can still easily defeat the league's top teams!

Now they are waiting to face the Lakers. As long as they can easily beat the Lakers, they will be the biggest favorites to win the championship this season!

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Richard is quite satisfied with the result of this game.

If Artest hadn't been ejected, the process and result of this game would have been perfect.

On the Spurs side, Popovich started to leave the game with his players. Looking at his expression, he must be quite unhappy...

"Well done, guys, especially the driver and Ginobili, I'll give you some chicken drumsticks tonight!" Richard said to his team members with a smile.

In tonight's game, Ben and O'Brien are the absolute contributors to the win. Without them, the Blazers' inside line would definitely be blown up by the Spurs' twin towers.

Even if only one of Auburn's two players is missing, the Spurs' twin towers will definitely have a huge advantage.

But right now, the Spurs Twin Towers don't have any advantages, but they have some disadvantages.

The Trail Blazers Twin Towers totaled 23 points, 27 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 blocks and 2 steals in this game.

The Spurs Twin Towers recorded a total of 36 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 blocks and 3 steals...

It seems that the Trail Blazers Twin Towers do not have any advantage, but are at a disadvantage.

But the 23 points scored by the Trail Blazers Twin Towers only took 13 shots!

Ben scored 4 points, all of which came from free throws. As for O'Neill's 19 points, he scored 8 of 13 and 3 of 5 free throws!

Looking back at the Spurs Twin Towers, their 36 points were spent on 32 shot opportunities!

David Robinson, who faced off against O'Brien, only scored 11 points and 7 rebounds in 12 shots tonight. Compared to O'Neill's 19 points and 12 rebounds in 13 shots, the difference is clear!

However, no fans would say that David Robinson was cheating. After all, it is quite difficult for a thirty-five-year-old insider to do all this!

Duncan's offensive efficiency in this game was not particularly good. He scored 26 points in 20 shots, which can only be regarded as quite satisfactory.

Generally speaking, for an insider like Duncan, when he takes 20 shots, including free throws, and scores less than 30 points, it is definitely not considered a good performance.

Richard is now very satisfied with his original decision, using the maximum salary to sign the two Auburn players instead of using the maximum salary to keep Kobe.

If Kobe was kept, of course he could play against the Spurs, but he would definitely not be as comfortable as tonight.

Maybe tonight the Spurs twin towers can jointly score 50 points and 25 rebounds. If the Trail Blazers want to win, it will be much more difficult!

…

The performance of the Auburn team was naturally outstanding, but Richard did not praise it.

Are you kidding? These two people have contracts worth tens of millions. If they behave cheating, Richard will probably strangle these two people to death...

In this regard, Richard is somewhat similar to Popovich.

That means I gave you a maximum-salary contract. If you play well, that's normal...

…

On the contrary, the driver and Yaodao received a strong compliment from Richard!

I really can’t praise you enough, the performance of these two people tonight was really eye-catching...

Nowitzki made 4 of 7 three-pointers tonight, and his mid-range shooting percentage was also quite good, 5 of 10. In 29 minutes of playing time, he scored 22 points!

The only thing that can be faulted is that Nowitzki didn't get a single free throw in this game, which is a bit of a scam...

But this is acceptable. After all, Driver doesn't take many free throws in his career. His offensive style makes it difficult for others to commit a foul even if they want to...

Judging from the performance of this game, the driver is fully capable of assuming Rashid's previous offensive role in the team.

Even better than Rashid. Although Rashid is stable in mid-range shooting, his three-point ability is far inferior to Nowitzki.

Of course, Rashid's defense is better than Nowitzki's, so it's hard to say which of the two is stronger or weaker.

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Nowitzki's performance was outstanding, but Ginobili's performance was perfect.

Ginobili, who played for 23 minutes, made 8 of 12 shots from the field, including 2 of 3 3-pointers, and made two free throws. He just scored 20 points!

He only scored 23 points, but he was able to score more than 20 points. No amount of praise for such a performance can be exaggerated...

Breakthroughs are definitely Ginobili's unique skill, but in fact, Ginobili's three-point shooting is also quite strong, and his career average three-point shooting rate has reached 37%!

In the entire history of the NBA, there are not fifteen players who have played 1,000 games, averaged more than 3.8 three-pointers per game, and maintained a 37% shooting rate!

This is compared with all players in NBA history...

A strong breakthrough, plus a stable three-pointer, plus the defensive bonus of the current Mad Dog lingering prop...

The key is that Ginobili has a pretty good height and is not a short guard.

It’s strange that Ginobili isn’t strong like this!

With 20 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 0 turnovers, Richard really couldn't fault anything.

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As for McGrady's performance, this game was actually not bad, but it certainly couldn't compare with Nowitzki and Ginobili.

He played nearly 30 minutes in this game, took 10 shots, and scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, which is remarkable.

The defensive end is handled well, but the offensive end is still not stable enough.

There is no other way but to take things slowly. Rome wasn't built in a day, and Richard doesn't expect Tracy McGrady to be at the same level as he was in the Magic during his peak period in a short period of time.

The pinnacle of McGrady's entire career was the first three years with the Magic...

In those three years, McGrady was really unsolvable on the offensive end. After he went to the Rockets, he was much worse. Of course, the difference here was not because of a drop in scoring, but a sharp drop in shooting percentage.

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McGrady can only work through this point slowly and cannot rush it.

Fortunately, Ginobili's performance has exceeded expectations, which makes Richard relieved. He doesn't need to rely too much on McGrady's performance to win.

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In the regular season opener, the Trail Blazers easily defeated the powerful Spurs in the Western Conference. This news was quite shocking in the league.

In fact, many teams are waiting to see the Blazers' jokes, or in other words, waiting to see Richard's jokes...

In their view, Richard's actions this offseason are simply stupid.

But after the Spurs game, they were completely speechless. The Blazers were still the same Blazers...

Your uncle is still your uncle.

Even the Spurs can't shake the Trail Blazers. Apart from the Lakers, who is the opponent of the Trail Blazers!

Originally, they were planning to mock the Spurs after they defeated the Trail Blazers...

Now it seems that this ridicule will have to be saved until after the Trail Blazers play against the Lakers.

Everyone knows that the only one who can compete with the Trail Blazers is the Lakers!

But the sad thing is that the game between the Trail Blazers and the Lakers will have to wait until the Christmas game in December.

The league has gone to great lengths to generate more ticket revenue.

The Christmas game will naturally start with the Lakers, who are better in the market. The Trail Blazers will face the Lakers away from home...

There are still two full months to go, so some people are waiting.

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"It's not as serious as you think. I don't think Artest meant to hurt anyone maliciously. You know, it's just part of the game."

At the Spurs' post-game press conference, a reporter asked Popovich what he thought of Elliott's injury tonight...

Popovich definitely didn’t want to cause so many nonsense with Richard, so he kept the big issues down.

This can be regarded as the tradition of the Spurs. They rarely cause trouble. Even if they cause trouble, such as Bowen's black man, Popovich will stand up and apologize, and there will rarely be a confrontation with other teams...

This is almost the opposite of Richard.

If someone in Richard's team hurts someone, he will kill him without admitting it. If he is injured, it will be even more exciting. He can lead the team to kill the opponent...

It was the Blazers' turn for the post-game press conference, and another reporter asked about Elliott's injury.

"This is really just part of the game. If you don't believe it, you can watch it in slow motion. Artest really had no intention of hurting anyone..."

"But this incident did cause Elliott to be injured. On behalf of Artest, I would like to say sorry to Elliott..."

"I'll say it again, don't keep making conspiracy theories. We pioneers are all a bunch of good kids. Who is going to maliciously hurt others when they are full? You are doing all kinds of things every day and ruining the reputation of our pioneers. Got it!"

"Who in Portland, in the entire state of Oregon, doesn't know that our Trail Blazers players are a bunch of warm-hearted and good people!"

Upon hearing this, the reporters in the audience rolled their eyes. Good guy, Richard didn't think that the Blazers' bad reputation was caused by reporters like him...

It's obvious that you guys are too dark, okay?

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"By the way, I have something else to announce!" Richard suddenly remembered something.

The reporters in the audience became interested. They knew that if Richard wanted to announce something so seriously, it must be no small matter.

"The big star in our team may be sidelined for one to two weeks due to tight hip muscles!"

"When Robinson returned to the locker room just now, he drank cold water and his stomach was irritated. He may have to be out for one to two weeks!"

"Hey, our Blazers are really unlucky. Two main players cannot play..." Richard sighed and said.

The reporters felt like they wanted to vomit blood. Your boss was so aggressive on the court just now, and Duncan with his butt was flying around. Now he is telling us that he needs a truce because his butt is injured? !

Only ghosts believe...

And Robinson took a sip of cold water and will be out for two weeks? ! Richard, can you think of a more reliable reason?

This is not cold water to drink. If you drink dichlorvos, you won't have to go on a truce for two weeks!

All fools know that Richard is looking for an excuse to rest players to give new players opportunities to play.

But the reason I found was quite weak...

Richard couldn't control that much. If he believed it or not, he would be put down if he didn't believe it. Anyway, he gave the reason.

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The reason why Ben is rested alone instead of resting the Auburn team together is because Richard definitely still wants to win as many games as possible.

If the Auburn team is rested, the Blazers will have no inside players, leaving only one pseudo inside player Kirilenko, which will definitely not be enough. If the outside touch is not good, it will not be impossible to lose to some weak teams. Possible things.

Now we take turns to take away the big players and let Ou and Kirilenko form an inside line. Although it is definitely not as effective as the Auburn combination, it is definitely enough as long as we are not playing against a strong first-line team.

As for resting Robinson, it doesn't have much impact on the Trail Blazers' outside strength.