Bishop of the Devil

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Nowitzki's task of creating a god has just been completed, and Ginobili's next task was also successfully completed. However, Ginobili's task was not exceeded, and Richard did not receive a special reward.

Judging from the current situation, it is actually quite difficult to obtain powerful props through players' god-making tasks...

The main reason is that the system's rewards are random, and you might be given some crappy stuff.

Although Ginobili did not receive the reward for overfulfilling the task, he did trigger the combination attribute, which Richard could still accept.

Without thinking, Richard directly named the combination of these two people the King of Foreign Affairs.

This name is quite appropriate. It is not an exaggeration to say that the achievements of these two people in the NBA are at the level of foreign kings.

When foreign players come to the NBA to work hard, the achievements of Driver and Demon Blade will definitely rank in the top five.

After the name of the foreign king combination is determined, the combination attributes rewarded by the system are quite interesting.

Foreign king combination attributes: When Dirk Nowitzki and Manu Ginobili are on the same team, other foreign players in the team will have all attributes increased by 1% to 5% depending on the situation!

As soon as this combination of attributes came out, Richard immediately checked Kirilenko's attributes...

Sure enough, Kirilenko's all attributes have improved, but what is more embarrassing is that looking at the improvement of Kirilenko's attributes, he estimates that it only increased by 1%.

The 1% increase in attributes certainly improved Kirilenko's strength, but the improvement was not significant. This may be due to rounding. Attributes that were less than 1 point were all rounded up to 1 point.

In other words, Kirilenko's all attributes have increased by 1 point!

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"I don't know what kind of players can improve their attributes by 5%. Maybe the weaker the players, the more they improve..." Richard thought speechlessly.

Originally, he thought that if Kirilenko could improve by 5%, that would be quite scary!

For a very versatile player like Kirilenko, if he improves by 5%, he may be able to achieve a 4-point increase in all attributes!

This will definitely make Kirilenko's strength qualitatively improve!

It's a pity that there is only a 1% improvement, which can only be said to be better than nothing...

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As Christmas approaches, the entire league is plunged into a strange atmosphere.

The Lakers rested O'Neal and Kobe Bryant directly before the Christmas game. What is incredible is that Kobe's competitive temperament actually agreed to the team's rest request.

It is obvious that Kobe attaches great importance to the next game!

As for the Trail Blazers, since the start of the season, they have been resting players whenever there is nothing to do...

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On December 25th, the much-anticipated Christmas war finally arrived!

It is worth mentioning that the current Christmas wars all start on Christmas night, rather than on the first night after Christmas, as was the case later.

Mainly because later league superstars such as Kobe Bryant and James had strong objections to arranging games on Christmas Eve. After all, players also have families, and they also want to go up and spend time with their families on Christmas Eve...

Therefore, at the insistence of these superstars, the Christmas War was rescheduled to the first night after Christmas.

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The Alliance takes the Christmas War very seriously.

The main reason is that tonight is a good opportunity for them to make money. The ticket prices at Staples Arena tonight are sky-high!

Venue tickets cost up to $60,000!

That’s right, a courtside ticket is worth $60,000!

This is not the most exaggerated thing. Ten years later, venue tickets for the Lakers Christmas game were sold for over 110,000 US dollars!

The average ticket price is as high as $500...

In this game alone, the Lakers sold nearly 10 million US dollars in tickets!

Not to mention that the Knicks and Lakers are two teams that make money. Their fans are rich. In other cities, it would be difficult to sell all the tickets worth 500 US dollars.

But in New York or Los Angeles, there is no need to worry. For this kind of unprecedented battle that attracts a lot of attention, the tickets have been sold out half a month before the start!

Richard couldn't help but secretly gasp, the Lakers' profitability is really terrifying...

Considering that the current average ticket price in the league is only 45 US dollars, the Lakers dare to offer an average ticket price of 500 US dollars in the Christmas game. It is simply scary to death!

The Trail Blazers can only be jealous because they have sold so much ticket money, because the Trail Blazers can't get even a dime of the ticket money sold by the Lakers.

On the contrary, the alliance can get 6% commission from it...

This can explain why in some important games, as long as the Lakers participate, the Lakers will definitely be the home court to host the game.

Because the Lakers can give the league a lot of commission...

For the same game, maybe in other cities, the league would only get a commission of 200,000 to 300,000 U.S. dollars, but in the Lakers, the league would get a commission of 600,000 U.S. dollars!

This is the difference between Chiguoguo!

In the history of the league, the two teams that have played the most Christmas games are the Knicks and the Lakers, the two best teams in the league's market.

Richard has been in the alliance for some years, and now he is quite familiar with the various profit sharing within the alliance.

Generally speaking, taking the Trail Blazers as an example, the income sources are divided into four parts.

They are television broadcast rights, authorized peripheral products, ticket revenue, and sponsor advertising.

Among them, television broadcast rights are easier to understand. Later generations of the NBA will count on this to make money, especially when they signed a nine-year, $24 billion broadcast contract in 2016. It is really scary!

The second authorized peripheral product, such as the jerseys of Trail Blazers players, sold for 10 million US dollars last season...

However, these two parts of revenue are collected by the league and then divided equally among the 29 teams in the league.

Once it comes to a tie, then those weak teams will definitely be able to take advantage.

In fact, no one watched their games, and the merchandise was not sold well, but there was nothing they could do, they were qualified to share most of the revenue equally.

So no matter how crappy the team is, they can still survive...

This is why if the league wants to expand, it needs to find an owner with strong management capabilities. The owners of those profitable teams don't want another laggard to share their profits.

As for the remaining two parts of income, it belongs to each team alone.

For example, the Knicks and Lakers, why they can make more money and have strong profitability, is because their ticket revenue is good, and because they are located in a super prosperous city, local companies come to them to advertise, which is quite lucrative. income.

Due to their excellent performance in recent seasons, the Trail Blazers have attracted a large number of fans, which has caused their ticket revenue to increase a lot, and they have also received some sponsor advertisements, which has greatly increased the team's profits.

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At present, Richard has begun to study these business matters, so as to be prepared...

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"Coach, you shouldn't have let Bowen go. Without Bowen, I feel like the Blazers can't guard me at all!" Kobe said to Richard with a smile during the warm-up.

Richard rolled his eyes, why did this sound like there was something in it...

"You kid, don't worry so much. Don't cry when you lose!" Richard snorted and said to Kobe with his lips curled up.

"Coach, you're not going to use the shark-cutting tactic against Shaq soon, are you?" Kobe asked curiously.

"Huh? Why aren't you allowed to use it?"

"It's definitely going to be used. Go tell Shaq and ask him to clean his butt and wait for me. I'll kill him in this game until he can't take care of himself!" Richard said with a sneer.

Kobe looked stunned and felt uneasy...

If there is any problem with the Lakers' luxurious lineup right now, the only problem that can be found is O'Neal's free throw ability!

"Coach, I'm curious, how did Ben's free throws suddenly improve so much?"

"Don't fool me with that bad excuse. I'm not as easy to fool as Da Ben and the others!"

Kobe asked curiously...

In fact, he watched Ben's free throw shooting rate soar in the Western Conference Finals last season, and after playing so many games this season, Ben's free throw shooting rate reached 66%, which made him quite suspicious...

I doubt Richard has any unique skills that can allow a player to quickly improve his free throw shooting level in a short period of time!

Now he wanted to test Richard's tone and see if he could pull off this trick...

If it can be tricked out, it will be incredible. O'Neal, who has no free throw shortcomings, is so terrible. Kobe knows it all too well!

Richard laughed. How could he not know what Kobe was planning?

This kid had just left the Trail Blazers a few days ago, and he actually started to fall in love with the Lakers...

Little rebel!

"Come here, I'll tell you quietly..." Richard said with a mysterious smile.

With a face full of surprise, Kobe approached Richard.

"Tell Shaq to let him join the Trail Blazers with a minimum salary. I have a way to increase his free throw shooting to 70%!" Richard whispered in Kobe's ear.

puff……

Kobe almost vomited blood.

The devil is indeed a devil, and you should not take the devil's ideas into consideration.

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"Kobe, what did you say? What did Richard say?" Kobe walked back to the Lakers warm-up half with a hopeless expression, and O'Neal immediately came over happily.

O'Neal didn't know that his free throw shooting was a big problem. Last season, he saw his fellow sufferer's free throw shooting level soaring, and he immediately had a wrong idea.

Encourage Kobe to go to Richard and ask if there is any way to get free throws quickly.

"The coach said there is a way..." Kobe said with a grimace.

Although he has left the team now, Kobe is still used to calling Coach Richard.

As for Zen Master Jackson...

There was almost no communication between him and the Zen master...

"What can we do?!" O'Neal's heart started beating wildly.

If he could really find a way to make free throws quickly, he would be incredible. He would have no shortcomings at all and would have no solution!

"Ahem..."

"He said he would let you join the Trail Blazers with a minimum salary, and then he would tell you how to increase your free throw shooting to 70%!"

Kobe directly said Richard's original words.

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"What a bully!" O'Neill heard this and looked at Richard with burning eyes.

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Richard also saw O'Neill jumping in anger and couldn't help laughing.

Richard actually likes to tease O'Neal, a living treasure. This big guy is not a vengeful player like Kobe...

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After the warm-up, players from both sides returned to the locker room and began to set up tactics.

There is actually nothing to arrange here for the Trail Blazers, they are all acquaintances...

Basically, everyone knows how to fight.

"Ron, remember, in this game tonight, the only thing you need to do is guard Kobe!"

"This is the only thing you need to do on the court. Even if you don't score a point or score a single stat, as long as you can completely lock down Kobe, I will promise you a starting position in the rest of the season. !”

Richard said to Artest.

Artest jumped up from the bench: "Don't worry, coach, even though he is a double MVP, I'm not afraid of him!"

"I can definitely prevent him from dying!"

Obviously Artest is quite confident in his defensive ability. Even if the opponent is a tough player like Kobe, he will pat his chest to ensure that he can defend him.

It's normal to think about it. This guy was able to fight with Garnett just a few days after entering the league. He has no awe at all for these long-established stars.

It is precisely because of this that Richard firmly sent Artest to defend Kobe.

This guy who is not stingy is perfect for defending the opponent's sharp backcourt!

"However, never initiate a conflict!"

Richard was afraid that Artest would cause trouble on the court, so he gave the final warning...

The reason why he is told not to actively provoke conflicts is because of Kobe's identity!

At the moment, Kobe Bryant is considered a highly regarded star in the league. Once something happens on the court, Richard estimates that Artest will definitely suffer.

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"Ben, Jermaine, you two should know how to do this..."

"Robinson, you, Manu and Ron will start tonight. We need to improve the defensive intensity of the starting lineup!"

"Be defensive!"

In tonight's game against the Lakers, Richard used a lineup of Ben, O'Brien, Robinson, Artest and Ginobili.

This is the best defensive lineup Richard can currently put forward...

It's just that the offensive ability of this lineup will be somewhat poor. When the game starts, Richard may make adjustments according to the situation.

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

The starting players from both sides begin to appear!

Because the Lakers signed Kobe this season, they naturally have no extra salary space to supplement the strong forward position.

In desperation, they could only sign the 37-year-old ironman AC Green with a basic salary.

AC Green's career is quite legendary. Since entering the league in 1985, which is the second season of his career, he has missed three games.

From then on, until today, excluding last season with the Mavericks, he has played 82 games every season!

He even played 83 games in the 1996-97 season due to being traded!

This is a true iron man who can be on the court every game night, rain or shine.

But in terms of strength, AC Green is actually not too strong. He spent his peak season with the Lakers. He played for the Lakers for eight years and only missed three games.

He has been selected as an All-Star as a starter in his career, but his statistics as an All-Star starter are a bit embarrassing. His statistics in the season he was selected were 13.3 points, 9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals, and 0.7 blocks. Even looking at advanced statistics, his defensive efficiency is 105. The value is not that outstanding.

This may be the All-Star starter with the shabbiest statistics in the entire NBA history...

After spending eight years with the Lakers, he played for another six years with the Suns and Mavericks. Now he has returned to his hometown. At the age of 37, he has rejoined the purple and gold giants.

Legends are legends, but Richard doesn't care too much about AC Green. If such a 37-year-old veteran can give Richard a headache, then what else is he doing...

Signing AC Green is actually a helpless move by the Lakers. They really have no better choice. After all, they can only provide a maximum salary and decent insiders. Who would be willing to join the Lakers.

At the age of 37, there is not much defensive strength left. He has a little three-point ability, but it is worse than none. The three-point shooting rate is really too low.

As for the mid-range investment ability, it is also not very good...

Richard has absolutely no reason to worry about AC Green joining the Lakers.

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O'Neal, AC Green, Glenn Rice, Kobe Bryant, Harper, this is the Lakers' starting lineup.

Soldiers against soldiers, against generals.

Richard would definitely not dare to underestimate Glen Rice. Nowitzki's offensive strength is good, but defense is a problem that cannot be ignored. Let Robinson, who is much stronger in defense, come on to be responsible for the defense of Glen Rice. , the effect is definitely more cost-effective than Nowitzki...

As for Kobe, he must have the beast Artest to defend him. When Richard brought this guy in from the Raptors, he was actually preparing for tonight's game.

As for the Lakers point guard, Richard is not too worried. Whether it is Harper or Fisher on the bench, the Trail Blazers can have an advantage!

Now it mainly depends on whether Artest can restrain Kobe and whether the Trail Blazers Twin Towers can pose a threat to O'Neal in the paint!

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At the beginning, Xiao Ou got the offensive ball for the Trail Blazers.

Ginobili dribbled the ball toward the frontcourt, and the snakeskin took Harper toward the penalty area.

AC Green immediately started to make up defense. Right now, all he can do in the Lakers lineup is make up defense...

In the next second, Ginobili directly passed the ball to the outside high-gun Robinson, who raised the knife and hit a three-pointer.

Richard sat on the sidelines and nodded with satisfaction!

Robinson is definitely considered a cheap and high-quality player now. He only has a contract of 4 million US dollars, but his value in the Trail Blazers is much higher than 4 million US dollars!

Both the offensive and defensive ends on the court are stable enough!

As long as Richard puts him on the court, he will definitely contribute his value...

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When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Richard also calmed down and prepared to see how Jackson Jackson prepared to deal with the Trail Blazers.

Harper controlled the ball to the frontcourt, handed the ball directly to Kobe, and then started running.

Then everyone opened up the space, and O'Neal was still sitting in the three-second zone, waiting for Kobe's breakthrough.

Richard nodded, but the Zen master was too lazy to take the trouble and copied exactly what he did in the Bull.

Use Kobe as Jordan, use Glenn Rice as Pippen, use O'Neal as a combination of Rodman and Luke Longley...

In a sense, this Lakers are actually a replica of the peak Bulls!

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Facing Artest's defense, Kobe tried to break through, but quickly gave up the idea.

As soon as he came into contact with Artest, he felt a majestic power from Artest's body!

If it were any other team, Kobe might have continued to try, and might even have made mistakes because he underestimated his opponent.

But facing Richard's team, Kobe would never underestimate the enemy!

He knows Richard very well. If Richard puts the rookie in front of him, then this rookie must have certain qualities that make Richard sure that he will be effective in defending Kobe!

Seeing that his breakthrough was blocked, Kobe jumped up on the spot without even thinking and took a mid-range shot!

Artest, who was guarding Kobe Bryant, immediately jumped up and stretched out his hand to block the shot, but failed to do so...

Even so, this shot-blocking attempt affected Kobe, causing him to lose his accuracy and miss the mid-range shot!

Ben at the basket gritted his teeth and resisted O'Neal, allowing O'Neal to grab the defensive rebound!

Every time he faced O'Neal, Ben tried his best. He knew that in terms of talent, ten of them tied together would not be as good as O'Neal!

If you are not as talented as others, then you can only fight!

If you don’t work hard, you’ll be sorry for yourself, sorry for Richard, and sorry for that maximum salary!

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Ou got the defensive rebound and immediately passed it to Robinson not far away, who transferred the ball to Ginobili.

Since Harper has been running around looking for open shots, he originally played this role for the Bulls, so Ginobili has to follow Harper all the time.

After receiving Robinson's pass, Ginobili did not quickly counterattack, but settled down and controlled the rhythm just like Richard asked!

In 1996/97, Richard played the Lakers at a fast pace that was life-threatening.

At that time, it was purely a helpless move, because the Auburn team would be defeated by O'Neal alone, so they could only speed up the pace as much as possible to consume O'Neal's physical energy!

But now it is completely unnecessary, because now the Trail Blazers' inside line is not a disadvantage. The combination of peak Ben and O'Neal, the two of them can't beat one O'Neal? ! That's definitely impossible...

O'Neal is strong, but he's not that good.

What Richard wants now is to win steadily, instead of surviving in chaos like before!

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After seeing the Auburn combination in the frontcourt, Ginobili finally started to move.

The sharp breakthrough like a scalpel rushed towards the Lakers' restricted area again.

Facing AC Green's defense, Ginobili did not choose to pass the ball rashly this time. Instead, he bypassed AC Green and passed the ball to O'Brien outside the three-second zone.

After receiving the ball, Xiao Ao took a direct mid-range shot and hit it steadily.