Bishop of the Devil

At eight o'clock in the evening the next day, at the sound of the referee's whistle, both teams began to take the stage.

"Richard, you will lose!"

"After you leave the Trail Blazers, you are nothing!"

"The Lakers are going to kick your ass tonight!"

As soon as the game started, old Nicholson started making noise. This die-hard Lakers fan never misses important Lakers home games.

Richard glanced at the old guy and wanted to spit on his old face...

It's really annoying. Every time I come to Staples Arena to play away games, this old boy is always making noises from the sidelines.

The key is that I can't do anything to this old boy yet. I can only wait until the game is over before I can give this old boy my middle finger.

The NBA generally imposes penalties for provoking fans.

It basically means that fans can provoke you on the sidelines, but you cannot quarrel with the fans. If the fans complain about you, you will be fined lightly, or you will be suspended...

Old Nicholson, a die-hard Lakers fan, probably had evil intentions and wanted to completely anger Richard.

It would be best if the two of them fight, and then the referee sends Richard off the court...

It would be even better if there are players to help out, and the players are also sent off.

Naturally, Richard would not go along with this old boy's wishes. He would just ignore him and wait until the game was over.

…

The Lakers got the ball in the first offensive round. O'Neal received a pass from Fisher near the penalty area, and then the basket was like a heavy bulldozer, carving away Yao Ming and Clark, directly under the basket. Dunk!

It can be seen that this fat man is really going to work hard tonight.

It is said that O'Neal is often lazy. In fact, this is true. Sometimes, even in the main game, O'Neal will be lazy.

If he had Kobe's paranoia about statistics and victory, I'm afraid this guy's statistics would be even more terrifying...

In tonight's game, O'Neal really worked hard. From the beginning, he showed his strongest strength, the hard steel under the basket.

Richard sighed, this guy is really a BUG, ​​completely unsolvable.

I'm afraid only those ancient super insider behemoths who have returned to their peak can suppress this fat man...

Note that it is only possible to suppress it, not that it can definitely be suppressed.

After all, they are not in the same era. No one can say who will be better if these top insiders in history compete on the same field.

…

But in the blink of an eye, Yao Ming immediately counterattacked. After receiving a pass from Nash outside the paint area, he took a shot and scored steadily.

"Push him further away from the basket!"

"Don't give him a chance to catch the ball!"

Jackson, the Zen Master on the sidelines, yelled at the court...

"Don't let the fat guy catch the ball, you two are blocking his field of vision!" Richard also yelled towards the court to see if he could trigger his roar skill.

The cheating thing about this roar skill is that even if the skill takes effect, there is no system prompt sound at all, so Richard doesn't know whether his roar has any effect...

…

Tonight's game, at least for now, is a duel between super center O'Neal and quasi-super center Yao Ming.

Because Yao Ming had Clark to assist him, O'Neal did not have any advantage in a short period of time.

After the Pistons ran out of free throws, Richard immediately began to use shark-cutting tactics.

To deal with O'Neal, you have to kill the shark. If you don't kill it, it will be useless...

At least in the next two or three years, as long as it is a game against O'Neal, the shark-cutting tactic cannot be abandoned.

Because O'Neal will still be at his peak in the next two to three years, this monster under the basket will still have unparalleled super dominance.

Both free throws were made directly, and O'Neal's face turned livid.

On the other hand, Yao Ming, after being fouled by Robert Horry, went to the free throw line and made two free throws...

Obviously, the free throw shooting standards of both sides are not at the same level at all.

So far this season, Yao Ming has averaged very few free throws per game, averaging only 5.4 free throws per game, but his free throw shooting rate has reached a terrifying 83%!

Compared to O'Neal's 40% to 50% free throws, it's a world of difference.

…

Seeing Richard's side starting to resort to shark-cutting tactics, Jackson had no choice but to temporarily substitute O'Neal.

At this time, the shortcomings of the Lakers' lineup were completely exposed.

In their lineup, except for the two OK players, there is not even a quasi-All-Star player.

Among the remaining players, the strongest one is probably Fisher...

Can Xiaoyu be considered a strong player? Definitely not. Apart from that game-winner, there were really no highlights in his career.

He can only be regarded as a mediocre starting player...

As soon as O'Neal comes off the court, it's like Kobe is the only one left on the court.

Richard grinned. It's no wonder the Lakers are not good this year. It's no wonder this lineup is good.

In Richard's view, if a team wants to win the championship, it must have at least three All-Stars and quasi-All-Star players in the team.

Because there are five players playing on the field, you only have two strong ones, who don't even occupy half of the positions on the field.

Looking at the teams that have won championships throughout NBA history, there are really no less than three strong players on the team.

Of course, it is not unheard of for a single core to win the championship. For example, under normal circumstances, the championship won by the veteran driver in 2011 cannot be said to be a single core. There are still quite a few generals in the team...

Jet Terry, Hacker Marion, Boxing Champion Chandler, Old Monster Kidd, and even Caron Butler, but Butler was reimbursed for the season and did not play in the finals.

Although these people are not young, their combat power is still quite good. It is no exaggeration to say that any one of these people is better than Xiaoyu...

At present, the Lakers' minnows can actually be ranked as the third leader of the Lakers. This is enough to show how empty the Lakers lineup is.

…

O'Neal left the game, Kobe led the team alone, and the Pistons immediately started a counterattack.

In the first few minutes, the Pistons didn't have much advantage, they just led by two points.

But as O'Neal left the game, the point difference gradually began to widen...

For no other reason than that, Kobe was restricted.

Gerald Wallace's defense is really not just a boast. After all, his peak defensive data is a luxurious record of 2+ blocks and 2+ steals.

The body is strong enough, taller than Kobe, and his athletic ability is not inferior to Kobe. This kind of super defensive warrior directly makes Kobe complain.

After four consecutive shots, he only hit one mid-range shot.

Under this wave of offensive, the Pistons directly opened up a big point difference, and the score has gradually broken double...

After Yao Ming lost O'Neal in the Lakers penalty area, he attacked continuously and scored eight points in just three minutes!

Zen Master Jackson had no choice but to substitute O'Neal on the court again. There was really no other way. Although O'Neal's presence on the court may slow down the offensive rhythm on the court, if he is not there, Yao Ming will go against the grain and play no matter how hard he plays.

Jackson needs O'Neal to limit Yao Ming's offensive firepower...

…

But as soon as O'Neal came on the court, Richard immediately resorted to shark-cutting tactics, giving the Lakers no chance to counterattack!

Zen Master Jackson's teeth were chattering. He now wanted to strangle this shameless guy Richard...

After finally waiting until the last two minutes of the first quarter, the Pistons could no longer use the shark-cutting tactic, and O'Neal was finally liberated.

But now the score difference between the two sides has widened to 14 points. How can they make up for it in just two minutes.

"Dudu!" The referee blew the whistle at the end of the first quarter.

At 32:24, the Lakers trailed the Pistons by eight points!

O'Neal is still extremely powerful. He played seven minutes in the first quarter and scored 12 points.

Yao Ming played for 10 minutes, and was replaced by Richard in the last two minutes. He scored 16 points in a single quarter, which was slightly higher than O'Neal's score.

However, in terms of overall statistics, Yao Ming does not have much advantage. O'Neal's rebounding and defensive statistics are better than Yao Ming.

The fans watching the game were extremely excited. This was the super center battle they were looking forward to.

You don't need to watch to know that tonight these two super centers will definitely bring about a super battle that will be recorded in NBA history.

…

"Damn it, can't you practice your free throws?" Kobe was a little impatient, giving him an eight-point advantage in the first quarter.

Thinking about how he and Richard vowed to win this game last night, Kobe's anger immediately surged up.

If O'Neal hadn't been restricted by the shark-cutting tactics, how could such a backward situation have occurred.

When O'Neal heard this, he immediately became unhappy...

"No matter how bad my free throws are, I still get 12 points. How do you say 1-for-4?"

Kobe was choked by these words and was completely speechless. His performance in the first quarter was actually quite bad. Under the defense of Gerald Wallace, he only shot 3 of 8 from the field and scored 7 points. When divided into accounts, the offensive efficiency is rather embarrassing.

Jackson Jackson's face was ashen, good guy, this damn game has just started, and the two biggest players in the team are starting to fight among themselves again.

He was used to it. Anyway, the internal strife between the two Jian Tian'er would make him feel unhappy if they didn't fight every day...

Zen Master was actually a little bit puzzled about the Pistons. To be precise, he was wondering about Richard, why this young guy had such a vicious vision in the draft.

Look at the current lineup of the Pistons. Except for Clark, who is an original player of the Pistons, basically all the other players were acquired by Richard.

With just such a combination, they managed to create a super powerful team that has a chance of winning the championship!

It's really incredible.

…

In the second half of the game, Richard asked Yao Ming to rest for a few minutes, trying to avoid a head-on confrontation with O'Neal.

When competing with a monster like O'Neal at the basket, the chance of injury is actually quite high, and Richard doesn't want to waste a mid-level injury scroll just because of one regular season game.

Yao Ming can rest for a while at the beginning, but O'Neal can't. If he doesn't come on the stage when the Pistons have not committed enough fouls, he probably won't be able to play for much longer in this quarter.

"Yao Ming, how do you feel?" Richard sat next to Yao Ming and asked Yao Ming how he felt about playing against O'Neal.

"Strong! It's really too strong!" Yao Ming looked at O'Neal on the court and couldn't help praising him.

He didn't say this against his will. Although he scored more points than O'Neal, he knew very well that if the shark-cutting tactic hadn't worked, he would have been much weaker than O'Neal in terms of statistics.

"The strength is so terrifying. Coupled with his size and height, I feel that he poses a greater threat to me on the defensive end than Ben!" Yao Ming said to Richard very seriously.

This game allowed Yao Ming to see clearly the true strength of the league's strongest center.

If it weren't for O'Neal's poor free throw shooting, Yao Ming felt that just one O'Neal could kill their Pistons.

Richard nodded, "Yes, this fat man is indeed strong. To be honest, when I was in the Trail Blazers, the team's lineup was basically built around restraining this fat man."

"If it hadn't been for this fat man, I might have kept Ben and Kobe, or O'Brien and Kobe, but not Auburn..."

Yao Ming nodded, "Coach, one day, I will become a super insider like him!"

Richard became amused and said, "Yes, let's face this gap squarely and work hard to make up for it!"

"Compared with him now, your advantage is that he has a long attack distance and a high free throw percentage. In almost all other aspects, you are at a disadvantage!"

"But this disadvantage is not irreparable. You still have to increase your strength and tonnage as much as possible. Remember what I said, a center who cannot stand under the basket will never have a big future!"

"I understand, coach, I will work hard!" Yao Ming nodded solemnly. In fact, Yao Ming didn't want to take the route provided by Richard at first.

Gaining muscle and weight will definitely put a lot of load on the body, which can easily lead to physical injuries...

Yao Ming naturally wants to have a longer career in the NBA.

But judging from recent training, gradual muscle gain and weight gain didn't seem that scary. Yao Ming decided to listen to Richard's words next. He felt that Richard would definitely not harm him.