Bishop of the Devil

The Pistons' third game was their last home game of this round.

The opponent is the famous Nuggets in the Western Conference, but their inside line is not weak and they have three good players.

Canby, Nene and Uncle Huo.

However, with Clark as his bodyguard, Yao Ming also scored quite good points in the end, with 26 points and 12 rebounds, continuing his strong performance.

After three consecutive home games, the Pistons won a complete victory, and this year's No. 1 pick Yao Ming also performed impressively, with impressive stability.

In the first three games of his rookie season, he performed at least 20+10 in three consecutive games. Such stable performance seems to be hard to find among active insiders in the league today.

First of all, the first center O'Neal, not all of the first three games were 20+10. One of them had 12 points and 18 rebounds.

Of course, on average, O'Neal can even reach the level of 20+15 in the first three games, and he is worthy of the title of the most dominant inside line in history.

The second center, Xiao Ou, definitely did not perform so well in the first three games of his career. His performance in his rookie season was not particularly outstanding.

Duncan, who is said to be at his peak when he debuted, actually did not have outstanding statistics at the beginning of his career. In the first three games, he did not score more than 20 points in any game!

Not to mention Garnett, who didn't play much in his first season in the league.

Therefore, comparing these well-known inside players in the league, Yao Ming's data in the first three games can really be said to be the best in the league.

O'Neal, the only one close to Yao Ming, is actually not as good as Yao Ming in terms of statistics.

What does it mean to reach your peak after debut? Yao Ming is at his peak right after his debut!

In the first three games, Yao Ming scored a total of 81 points, 43 rebounds and 10 blocks, averaging 27 points, 14.3 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game. These are the statistics of O'Neal at his peak!

Although the sample base of this data is too small, only three games, it is enough to see Yao Ming's potential.

This is a super center prospect who has a chance to become one of the four major centers!

Moreover, Richard also has absolute confidence that Yao Ming can maintain similar data!

…

After three consecutive home games, the Pistons' next schedule is four consecutive away games.

All four away games are against Western Conference teams, and the four opponents are the Minnesota Timberwolves, Golden State Warriors, Phoenix Suns and Portland Trail Blazers.

I have to say that this round of competition is quite difficult.

In other words, the Warriors are a weak team, and the remaining three teams are currently in the Western Conference playoffs.

Especially the Trail Blazers, this is a super team created by Richard.

Last season, Ben was injured, which caused them to miss the opportunity to enter the finals. Otherwise, I'm afraid they could still win the championship.

Last season, Richard led the Pistons and played two games with the Trail Blazers. It was obvious that the gap in strength between the two teams could be seen.

But this season, the lineup has been infinitely close to the perfect lineup envisioned by Richard. If they are still beaten by the Trail Blazers, Richard will never accept it.

…

Target Center Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Team coach Sanders is making pre-game tactical arrangements for the Timberwolves players.

"Richard's team's inside line has always been their strength, so tonight we can't focus on their inside line. Kevin, Wally, and Brent, the three of you should stay as far away from the penalty area as possible on the offensive end. In this game, we will kill them with long-range shots!”

"In terms of rebounding, try your best to hold on and don't fall behind too much..."

Sanders was a little helpless. Now that Richard has arrived at the Pistons, he has quietly created another super insider combination.

This gives the Timberwolves quite a headache...

When Richard was coaching the Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, the Timberwolves were in pain when they encountered the Trail Blazers. The main reason was that their Auburn combination inside was really difficult for the Timberwolves to deal with.

Now Richard has gone to the Eastern Conference. In just one season, he has created a super inside combination. This inside combination even seems to be more intimidating than the Auburn combination.

Mainly because the Yao Ke combination is high enough!

It's really scary high...

Yao Ming's height of 226 centimeters is the tallest player in the league today. As for Clark's height of 211 centimeters, he is actually not short even for a center. Now playing the power forward position, he still has a height advantage against normal power forwards.

Normally, the height of a power forward is 208 centimeters. Even shorter power forwards are quite common, such as 206 centimeters or 203 centimeters. There are even players over two meters tall who occupy the power forward position.

Saunders didn't even have to think about it. Richard would definitely use Clark to defend Garnett in tonight's game.

If Garnett dug inside tonight, he felt that Garnett would be tortured quite miserably...

In desperation, we can only let the team's three main attack points be used as much as possible.

This is completely a helpless move. If possible, Sanders will naturally prefer to attack at the basket. After all, the closer to the basket, the higher the shooting percentage.

…

The Timberwolves' lineup this season has not changed much compared to previous seasons. The core lineup is Garnett, Szczerbiak and Barry Jr.

Of course, this season they also added the next number, introducing the flying Strickland and the Magic's trade for Troy Hudson.

The current strength of the speedster is no longer ten, and the Timberwolves, who are weak at the first position, can only play as a substitute...

…

At the same time, a meeting was also taking place in the visiting team's locker room.

"Tonight I will dig into my opponent's inside line and turn their inside line into a hornet's nest for me!"

"Gerrard, when you have the ball tonight, make more breakthroughs and make full use of your advantages. There is no need to shoot three-pointers."

"Right now we have achieved three consecutive victories. At least until we meet a team like the Trail Blazers, I don't want to lose!"

"Cheer up and give them a big defeat tonight at the Target Center Arena!"

The generals cheered loudly, and with three consecutive wins in the beginning, they are all full of confidence.

…

"Timberwolves will win!"

"Garnett, MVP!"

Before the game started, Timberwolves fans cheered heartily. They have now won three games this season, and Garnett's personal data is also quite outstanding.

This has led to some expansion among fans...

The referee blew the whistle and the starting players from both sides began to take the field.

Just after the game started, Gerrard immediately came up with a brutal inside dunk...

Facing Barry's defense, Gerrard used Clark to pick and roll in the high position, and then drove straight into the penalty area.

Garnett thought about making up defense, but his steps were blocked by Yao Ming. After he got rid of Yao Ming, Gerrard had already dunked.

This dunk directly caused bursts of boos at the scene...

I have to say that Timberwolves fans are actually quite passionate. Although the record has not been great, the fans' loyalty is still good.

Clark has really become a brick in the starting lineup now, and he can be moved wherever he needs to be.

Relying on his mobility, he is capable of many tasks, and even does better than Yao Ming in some tasks.

For example, when it comes to high-post pick-and-rolls, Yao Ming's speed is not as good as Clark's. In many cases, high-post pick-and-rolls are not done in time.

Clark, on the other hand, has no trouble at all...

His speed ensures that he can appear in the right place at the first time and complete the pick-and-roll task perfectly.

With a height of 2.11cm and a strong body, it is difficult for defensive players to quickly bypass his pick-and-roll.

With his strong pick-and-roll ability alone, Clark will have a good market value in three years, not to mention his strong individual defense ability and good rebounding.

Now Richard feels a little regretful. He should have signed Clark for a few more years...

If you only sign for three years, you will really be at a disadvantage.

But this thought was only fleeting...

There is no loss here in Richard, only blood gain.

…

It was the Timberwolves' turn to attack. Garnett pulled out of the perimeter, and Clark naturally went out to defend. Only Yao Ming and Joe Smith were left under the basket.

Richard saw through Sanders' offensive arrangement at a glance, and it was just that he wanted to shoot from the outside.

In Richard's view, this is probably Sanders' helpless move.

He knows very well that fighting the Pistons inside is self-destructive...

If we had left it to last season and the two sides were fighting for the inside position, then Sanders would not be afraid. After all, their team also has top insiders like the Wolf King.

But today is different from the past. With the addition of Yao Ming, the Pistons' insiders have become one of the top three players in the league.

In this case, if you try to fight inside, it will really outweigh the gains and losses, and it is not impossible to be abused.

No matter how strong Garnett is, if he can get past Clark, can he possibly get past Yao Ming again...

Obviously it's impossible. In Sanders' view, only the monster O'Neal can do this in today's league.

So there is only one way in front of the Timberwolves right now, and that is to work hard on the outside and hit the target hard!

Only in this way can we have a chance to kill the piston...

In fact, Sanders is just confused now. He can't figure out whether Richard has any mysterious ability or how to form a super lineup inside and get it right.

The Auburn combination created by the Trail Blazers a few years ago intimidated the league and helped the Trail Blazers win three consecutive championships.

And now with the Pistons, they have quietly built a super inside lineup.

Is it possible that this super insider is just a cabbage for Richard? How come there are so many...

For other teams, if they can get a super insider, it is already a legacy.

But this guy Richard has so many powerful insiders...

It’s really irritating to see people compare to each other!

In this offensive round of the Timberwolves, Garnett finally missed the shot and the rebound was grabbed by Yao Ming under the basket.

Joe Smith could only sigh, everyone is the number one pick, why is the gap so big...

He, the No. 1 pick, had a miserable time.

…

Richard no longer needs to watch this game, the Timberwolves will definitely lose.

Unless their Szczerbiak and Barry Jr. can explode three-pointers like crazy, they will definitely not be a match for the Pistons.

The small ball era has not yet come, and the inside is the foundation of a team. Now Coach Sanders has taken the initiative to give up the confrontation in the inside. How can they beat the Pistons?