Bishop of the Devil

After a month of contact, the two of them had always treated each other with respect and had no further contact, not even holding hands.

However, the seeds of love have already taken root in their hearts.

As soon as Tiana left, Paul Allen called directly to inquire about the situation.

"Li, how are you getting along?"

"We get along well, Tiana is a good girl." Richard said with a smile.

"If it's okay, I think you should talk about getting married earlier..." Paul Allen said in a half-joking tone.

Richard was startled, good guy, where are we now, Paul Allen is about to force a marriage?

However, Paul Allen's tone sounded like he was joking, so Richard didn't continue what he was saying.

If we really want to go on, Paul Allen might force Richard to take Tiana to the church for a wedding tomorrow.

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In mid-April, the regular season ended, and the Pistons achieved what could be described as a perfect regular season record.

This season the Pistons had a regular season record of 60 wins and 22 losses, which was exactly the same as the second-place Kings in the Western Conference.

With more than 60 wins in the regular season, no one can find fault.

Although this number of wins does not break the Pistons' team history winning record, the gap is not huge.

The Pistons' previous single-season win record was 63 games, which dates back to the Bad Boys era of the 1980s.

In the 1988-89 season, the Bad Boys achieved the best record in team history with 63 wins in a single season.

What's embarrassing is that almost fifteen years have passed, and the Pistons have never won 60+ games in a single season. Richard broke a record that had been dusted for fifteen years this season.

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The regular season record is tied with the Kings for second in the league. The league's number one is naturally the Portland Trail Blazers. They have a record of 63 wins this season and continue to lead the league's record list.

Judging from the current situation, the Trail Blazers will still have at least a few years of their peak period in the future. As long as the Auburn team remains together, the Trail Blazers will always be a strong force in the league.

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In his rookie season, Yao Ming ended up playing in 76 games, starting every game, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, scoring 27.3 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 2.1 blocks and 0.5 steals.

The field goal percentage is 51% and the free throw percentage is 85%.

Such a data is completely at the top level in history, not to mention that Yao Ming is only in his rookie season...

Anyway, since O'Neal, no No. 1 pick can produce such data. Even if the range can be expanded, no player can produce such data in his rookie season.

In the past ten years, the three players with the best rookie season statistics are Duncan. However, Duncan's rookie season averages of 21.1 points, 11.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks per game are slightly inferior to Yao Ming.

Ranked second is Iverson. Although Iverson's rookie statistics are better than normal, his averages of 25.6 points, 7.5 assists and 2.1 steals per game are not as strong as Yao Ming.

Ranked third is Elton Brand, who also averaged 21 points, 10 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game in his rookie season.

Taken together, it is not unreasonable for Yao Ming to be called the strongest rookie in the decade.

Even in terms of scoring, O'Neal is inferior to Yao Ming.

O'Neal averaged only 23.4 points per game in his rookie season!

There are very few players who can average more than 20 points per game in their rookie season, let alone someone like Yao Ming who averaged more than 25 points per game in his rookie season.

The last player to average 25+ points per game in his rookie season was named Jordan...

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The key is that with such a base of data, coupled with the Pistons' record, Yao Ming may have a good chance of winning the regular season MVP honor this season.

Although the record is not as good as the Trail Blazers, considering that the Pistons did not even make the playoffs last season, in terms of record improvement, the Pistons will undoubtedly beat the Trail Blazers...

At least in Richard's view, it would be unreasonable if Yao Ming was not awarded the regular season MVP.

Besides Yao Ming, who else is qualified to win this MVP?

Under normal circumstances, this year's MVP would be beaten by Duncan.

Duncan won the regular season MVP for two consecutive years between 2001 and 2003.

But now Duncan has no advantage in competing for MVP. First of all, his record is not as good as the Pistons. In terms of record improvement, he is far worse than the Pistons.

Secondly, in terms of personal data, there is no advantage compared to Yao Ming. This season, Duncan averaged 23.3 points, 12.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 2.9 blocks per game.

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If Yao Ming can really win the regular season MVP this season, it will undoubtedly be another incredible honor.

Winning the MVP in his rookie season is another great achievement that is enough to put Yao Ming in the history books.

If he can win the championship in the finals, and if Yao Ming can get another finals MVP, then Yao Ming will be completely defiant...

I am afraid that with his performance this season, Yao Ming will be qualified to be in the Hall of Fame in the future.

The MVP Grand Slam in his rookie season has never happened before in NBA history.

There are people who have won the MVP Grand Slam in their careers. For example, Knicks legend Willis Reid once won the MVP Grand Slam in a single season.

Jordan has done it too, more than once, and achieved the MVP Grand Slam in two seasons.

Of course, O'Neal has actually done it under normal circumstances, but because of Richard's appearance, he only won the All-Star MVP and regular season MVP in the 99-00 season, and did not win the FMVP.

Throughout the entire history of the NBA, these three are the only three who have achieved the Grand Slam, and none of them got this honor in their rookie season...

If Yao Ming could achieve a Grand Slam in his rookie season, you can imagine how shocking it would be!

I am afraid that many fans will directly deify Yao Ming, because it can be said that it is unprecedented and unprecedented to be able to achieve such an achievement.

Of course, the premise of everything is that Yao Ming can really win the MVP Grand Slam!

Apart from Yao Ming, the two best performers on the Pistons are naturally Nash and Clark.

Nash averaged 19.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, 10.9 assists and 1.4 steals per game this season. He is already the top point guard in the league today.

Kidd's statistics don't look much better than Nash's, he's just more comprehensive. This season Kidd averaged only 18.7 points, 8.9 assists, 6.3 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game.

In terms of shooting percentage, Nash's shooting percentage this season can be said to be even better than Kidd's.

He averaged 48% shooting per game, including 43% three-point shooting and 90% free throw shooting. The three items combined totaled 181, which means he has entered the 180 club.

Because Mad Dog Lingering is a prop, Nash's defense is not as embarrassing as it would be under normal circumstances.

Judging from the comprehensive personal data, court performance and team record, Nash has now reached a level that can compete with Kidd as the league's number one point guard.

As for Clark, he averaged 3.4 blocks per game this season and directly became the season's block leader.

Needless to say, Clark is already a sure winner as DPOY in this regular season.

Richard couldn't help but be excited when he thought that he would be able to reap the generous rewards from the system soon.

Clark averaged 16.5 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.4 blocks per game, which is not too bad compared to other teams...

After all, Ben's offensive ability is not as strong as Clark.

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In addition, Gerald Wallace, Laga Bell and others in the team also performed very well.

Joe Johnson, who has just joined the Pistons for half a season this season, is now completely integrated into the Pistons' tactical system.

The playing time is not much, but Joe's performance in singles is far better than when he was in the Suns.

The entire Pistons team is in a state of prosperity right now, and everything is moving forward according to Richard's plan.

The regular season is over, and the playoff schedule will naturally come next.

Richard also attaches great importance to this year's playoffs.

Although they have played in four finals, this year's playoffs have a different meaning in Richard's eyes.

I may leave the Pistons in the future and go to Charlotte to build a new army. Before leaving the Pistons, I must give an explanation to the Pistons boss Davidson, and I must also give an explanation to the Pistons fans.

They had placed extremely high expectations on themselves. After coming to the Pistons, if he didn't help them achieve any decent results, then Richard would definitely feel guilty.

In Richard's opinion, what does it mean to have a decent record? Only winning the championship can be regarded as a decent record...

Secondly, Richard also wants to prove once again that he has the ability to turn decay into magic!

Before he joined, the Pistons had already fallen into the position of being a weakling in the Eastern Conference. Now that he is here, if he can let the Pistons win the championship, he will once again prove his ability.

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Under normal circumstances, the Pistons actually have the best record in the Eastern Conference this season. Under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, the Pistons have achieved a record of 50 wins this season, beating the Nets and claiming the first place in the Eastern Conference.

Then after this season, Larry Brown usurped the position of Pistons coach...

However, after Carlisle turned to the Pacers, he led the team to first place in the Eastern Conference.

Leading different teams to the first place in the division for two consecutive years is probably the only feat in the entire NBA history. Even Richard has not achieved this.

Therefore, it is true that gold will shine wherever it goes.

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Now, under the leadership of Richard, although this Pistons is also first in the Eastern Conference, its record is much better than that of the Pistons led by Carlisle.

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Pistons, Nets, 76ers, Celtics, Pacers, New Orleans Hornets, Bucks, Magic.

These are the eight teams in the East that have reached the playoffs...

It is a pity that the Bulls did not get a chance to enter the playoffs. It is estimated that Laimbeer's job as head coach may have come to an end.

The Magic encountered the Pistons in the first round. They originally wanted to improve their performance in the second half of the season, trying to catch up with the Bucks and reach seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

In this case, at least they don't have to face an extremely perverted team like the Pistons.

But George Karl thought the same way. They were also scared to see the Pistons. They worked hard in the final stage of the regular season and finally kept their seventh place in the Eastern Conference...

George Karl knows all too well that if the Bucks encounter the Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, Richard may not know how he will humiliate the Bucks.

Sweep? ! That was just a routine operation. It was estimated that Richard would not be able to sweep the Bucks in such a simple way, and there would definitely be a lot of nonsense happening.

Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief after retaining the seventh place in the Eastern Conference.

At least it will be difficult to encounter Richard in this year's playoffs. The only chance of encountering the Pistons is if the Bucks can reach the Eastern Conference Finals...

Thinking that this was unlikely, George Karl breathed a sigh of relief.

If he really wanted to reach the Eastern Conference Finals with the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference, he would rather give Richard a beating.