Bishop of the Devil

This game is still played at the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Pistons.

In the last game, Yao Ming broke out again, scoring an incredible 45+15. However, although the statistics were amazing, they were still a little less interesting.

The opponent, the Clippers, is a weak team, and Yao Ming's statistics cannot be said to be among the best in history. Although Pistons fans are happy, they are not so happy that they are crazy.

Richard is going to give them a hard blow tonight and make these fans completely agitated.

In the Pistons' home team locker room, it was still some time before the game started.

"Guys, our opponent tonight is the Nets, the strongest team in the Eastern Conference last season!"

"But in my opinion, this team is not worth mentioning!" Richard said to the Pistons generals quite easily.

He really doesn't pay much attention to the Nets team because they have no center on the team.

Although they have dominated the Eastern Conference in the past two years, they look very powerful, but Richard dares to say that if they were left in the Western Conference, they might not be able to beat a team like the Timberwolves.

If their strength were left to the West, they wouldn't even be able to make a splash.

Under normal circumstances, the two times they entered the finals and were massacred twice is the best proof.

"We not only want to win this game, but we also want to win beautifully. Let the league take a good look at who is the king in the Eastern Conference!"

"Kidd's offensive ability is not strong, but his defense is strong. Steve, try to reduce your shots tonight. Let's attack their inside!"

"Clark, you boy, keep an eye on Kenyon Martin tonight! I want you to prevent him from turning into a parallel import!"

Richard began to assign tasks to his generals.

Kidd's defense is strong, but his offensive ability is insufficient. This is a well-known thing, so Richard told Nash to focus on organizing offense as much as possible in this game and reduce the number of his shots.

Nash nodded. He is a player with a very high golf IQ. Even if Richard doesn't say anything, he will increase or decrease the number of his shots appropriately according to the situation on the court.

Now that the Nets are not good inside, they naturally have to attack the inside like Richard said.

As for Clark, if he were specifically responsible for Kenyon Martin, the effect would definitely be the same.

Both of these players rely on their bodies to make a living. The difference is that Clark is more mature and has more game experience. He will definitely take advantage of the young champion Martin.

"Gerard, I'll leave the opponent's Richard to you. Greet him well. If you can guard against this game well, I'll give you a good time in a while!" Richard smiled. said.

The generals also laughed. The Richard Richard mentioned was naturally the Nets' starting small forward Richard Jefferson.

Richard had originally invited Jefferson to Purdue University, but he didn't come to Purdue, which made Richard very unhappy.

Tonight, I just take this opportunity to let Gerrard repair this ignorant young player.

As for what Richard said about having a good time, the generals naturally didn't have any dirty thoughts and knew what Richard meant.

Cool means giving unlimited fire rights in a single game.

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"Bell, I'll leave Kidders to you. With your defensive strength, it's not difficult to defend against him!"

Richard assigned the work to Gerald and Lagabell again.

These two are almost the strongest output points in defending the Nets from the outside.

Even though Kidd's scoring average is higher than these two, Kidd's shooting percentage is so bad that it's outrageous. If Kidd takes crazy shots tonight, it will be exactly what Richard wants. .

This season, Kidd averages 15.6 shots per game. If you include 5 free throws, he probably consumes close to 18 shots per game, but he only averages 18.7 points per game.

In terms of the number of shots, Kidd ranks first in the Nets, so the nickname "Kidd doesn't attack" is actually not accurate.

Just like Nash's nickname of "Na Bu Fang", to be precise, it's called "Na - Can't Guard - What"...

Kidd should be called Kidd - unable to attack - Germany...

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"Coach, what about me?" Yao Ming asked.

Among the five starting players, the other four have all been assigned tasks, but he has not yet been named by Richard.

Richard waved his hand, "What you have to do tonight is to attack as much as possible, use your hook as much as possible, and create a little surprise for the fans of this league!"

"Of course, rebounding and interior defense cannot be left behind."

"Copy that! Coach, I'll try the hook tonight and see how it works!" Yao Ming was also looking forward to it.

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"Okay, guys, let's get started!"

"Ravage them hard and let them open their eyes and see who the hell is the talker in the east!"

Richard waved his hand, and the generals began to enter!

The reason why they are so prepared is not without reason. The main reason is that Nets head coach Byron Scott's attitude makes Richard unhappy.

This coach is still quite famous in later generations.

Under normal circumstances, Scott spent the last season of his career with the Lakers, which was the 1996-97 season.

It happens to be Kobe's rookie season...

As a result, he often asked Kobe to run errands and buy donuts for him.

Considering Kobe's temperament, he doesn't remember this matter very clearly...

Later, at the end of Kobe's career, this guy went to coach the Lakers, and he happened to fall into Kobe's hands.

The result is naturally predictable. It would be strange if Kobe's vengeful temper was not improved by Scott.

As a result, Scott was fired after working for the Lakers for two seasons...

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This guy is a big mouth, especially he likes to comment on stars or the current situation of the team.

At the afternoon press conference, this guy jumped out and commented on the Pistons...

If he only commented on the Pistons, it wouldn't matter. After all, this guy didn't say anything too harsh. He just commented on Richard in passing.

No matter how he commented on Richard, it made Richard quite unhappy anyway.

Good guy, Scott's career as a player is indeed pretty good. In his peak period, he averaged 20+ points per game.

But in his coaching career, he is really a newcomer...

He just became the head coach of the Nets two years ago. This is the third season of his coaching career. He is definitely a head coach at the level of Richard's younger brother.

Now this younger brother is criticizing Richard without any shame. It's surprising that Richard is satisfied.

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Of course, this guy still has some sense of control and doesn't dare to say anything too extreme. Otherwise, Richard wouldn't have said what he just said tonight.

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"Dududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the starting players from both sides began to appear.

The Nets must have two tricks to achieve a record second only to the Pistons in the Eastern Conference.

The lineup is quite good, with Kidd and Kidders in the backcourt.

Needless to say, Kidd is a Hall of Fame veteran point guard who has no faults at all except offensively.

If you say he is a magician with a weakened offense, there is nothing wrong with him.

As for Kidders, the player who replaced Kobe to join the Lakers, he is really good. Although he is not as good as Kobe, he has consistently scored 15+ points in recent years.

Right now, the Nets don't have enough shooting rights. Otherwise, they could easily score 20+ points.

It can also be seen from this that the rise of some players really depends on luck...

It is no exaggeration to say that, given sufficient shooting rights, there are really many players in this league who can average 20+ per game. One hundred and eighty is no exaggeration.

But those who can really produce 20+ statistics are on the average scoring list every year, that is, there are less than 20 players.

If these players are unlucky and don't get enough opportunities to express themselves, there will definitely be someone who can take their place.

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Such a backcourt combination can really be regarded as a top-notch existence in the league. Even the Pistons' backcourt combination may not be better than the two backcourts of the Nets.

The two forwards are Jefferson and Kenyon Martin.

Even though Jefferson has never been selected as an All-Star in his career, his strength is quite good. He also had many 20+ seasons in his peak season.

As for Kenyon Martin, although he is not very eye-catching among the No. 1 picks, he certainly cannot be said to be a parallel import No. 1 pick, and he still has some strength.

The combination of these two forwards is not bad. Most teams really can't come up with such a lineup.

As for the center position, it is Mutombo.

Previously, Uncle Mu played less than two seasons with Green Kai, and then faced the issue of contract renewal. Green Kai had no choice but to let Uncle Mu go.

As a result, Uncle Mu joined the Nets halfway through last season and directly reached the finals with the Nets...

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Under normal circumstances, Uncle Mu is actually a lucky general.

When he joined the 76ers, he and Iverson reached the finals together...

When he joined the Nets, he and Kidd reached the finals again...

Anyway, among the teams that are rising in the Eastern Conference at this time, Uncle Mu is definitely indispensable.

This is the real lucky old man...

Maybe the Rockets took a fancy to Uncle Mu's inherent blessings and recruited him to partner with Yao Ming.

Things are just such coincidences.

Yao Ming didn't join the Rockets, and he didn't partner with a lucky old man like Uncle Mu. Instead, he partnered with Geon Clark in the Pistons...

Maybe Yao Ming needs a lucky old man in his life.

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Judging from the five-man starting lineup of the Nets, it is really quite strong, and everyone has a capable role.

But compared to the Pistons, it's definitely a bit different.

And their substitute lineup is completely inferior to the Pistons, so Richard is quite confident that he can beat them!

After winning this game, Richard will also comment on that old boy Scott...