Bishop of the Devil

The Eastern and Western Conference finals had just ended, and Richard was leading his players to prepare for the finals, but he saw a piece of news in the newspaper that made him laugh or cry...

Prepare to laugh more.

Artest's grandmother was arrested for robbing a bank...

Richard knew about this in his previous life. Artest's grandmother and two other old ladies robbed a bank. Among them, Artest's grandmother was the youngest, only 87 years old.

One of the other two old ladies is 91 years old, and the other is 101 years old.

It's simply outrageous...

Richard couldn't remember whether the bank robbery happened this year, but it did happen anyway.

In later generations, a movie was made in Korea called "Grandma's Bandits". I guess it was inspired by this incident...

Of course, the one shot in South Korea was a tender series, and Artest’s grandma was not tender at all. This is their family tradition.

The Artest family is full of talents, and at least five of the 10 members have served as bosses.

His father is the bodyguard of a gangster boss...

Think about the bodyguards of a gangster boss, how vicious they are.

His grandma robbed a bank...

His sister cheated on social security and went to jail.

His uncle, his cousin, and his cousin also committed crimes and served their sentences.

There are so many talented people that I have to accept them.

With the Finals just around the corner, something like this suddenly happened in Artest's family. Trail Blazers fans were worried that this matter would affect Artest's performance.

It may even affect the Trail Blazers' path to the championship!

But what Artest said at the press conference next put Blazers fans at ease...

"My grandma is indeed not a good person..."

"He did something detrimental to society and should be punished."

Good guy, fans can already imagine how vicious his grandmother is, and she doesn't even want to see her own grandson.

This is also a good thing. Judging from Artest's appearance, he didn't seem to be affected by this incident.

…

Richard also called and said hello. Anyway, his grandma was arrested and imprisoned. How could he not say hello?

"Hey, coach, don't mention this. It gives me a headache just thinking about it."

"I have already followed her. Next, I can sign a maximum salary and give her some money, but she doesn't know what she thinks..."

Artest was quite speechless. Maybe it was because too many people in his family had been in prison, so he could look at this matter calmly.

In a normal family, it would be strange if my grandmother could calm down after being arrested and imprisoned.

…

Through this incident, Richard almost understood why so many players went bankrupt after retiring.

I'm afraid there are family factors involved...

Born into such a family, it's no wonder Artest has such a temperament.

Maybe if he hadn't taken the road of basketball, Artest would have been in jail like his family.

…

The annual finals are about to start on June 4. The matter of Artest's grandmother can only be regarded as a small episode, and it does not seem to affect Artest's state.

On the evening of June 4th, the Palace of Auburn Hills was already packed with people, and even the aisles were full of people.

There are many black people in Detroit, and the entire arena is filled with black people. At this moment, everyone is roaring crazily and cheering for the home team, the Pistons.

It is very likely that among them there are extremely poor black people who come to watch tonight's game with their food money for the next week or even a month.

…

According to media speculation, this finals showdown is likely to break the ratings record in the entire NBA history.

The reason is simple. There are too many things to watch in the matchup between these two teams.

Any fan can see what they want to see in this round of showdown...

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"Dududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the originally restless scene immediately fell silent.

Everyone holds their breath, waiting for the start of this super war.

Richard was sitting on the bench leisurely. What he was thinking about now was why Clark's reward had not arrived.

According to the operation of the previous system, it is estimated that the account will not be available until the end of this season...

Pistons starting lineup: Yao Ming, Clark, Gerald Wallace, Laga Bell and Nash.

The Trail Blazers' starting lineup: Ou, Ben, Artest, Reed and Baron Davis.

This kind of duel can almost be regarded as an All-Star level duel. All ten players on the field are All-Star level players.

This is also the reason why NBA ratings can reach a new high, because in this round of the finals, the luxury of the lineups of both sides is rare in history.

…

The two sides played a jump ball. The Pistons had Clark, and the Trail Blazers had the jump ball king Xiaoao.

In the end, O'Brien naturally won the jump ball, and the Blazers won the ball in the first offensive round.

…

Baron Davis holds the ball and uses his signature outside back-up posture, carrying Nash like a small tank to attack inside.

Richard sighed. The bearded man's attack method was really a bit confusing...

However, the Pistons made arrangements for this. Nash stepped out of the way and handed over the task of guarding the bearded man to the tough guy Gerrard.

Even if Nash's defense has improved with the blessing of props, there is nothing he can do in the face of the bearded man's unreasonable play style.

Now Gerrard is responsible for defending Big Beard and directly withstood Big Beard's offensive.

The bearded man may still be a little distrustful, so he pushed him several times, but to no avail, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.

Nash is already responsible for guarding Reed, and Artest has left it to Laga Bell to defend.

Speaking of which, it would be better to use Laga Bell to defend Reid. After all, Artest's offense is not that strong. It is definitely more cost-effective to let Bell, who is better defensive, guard Reid, who is more offensive.

But Richard is also worried about Artest. If Nash comes to guard against Artest, there will undoubtedly be a lot of variables.

Maybe Artest will hurt Nash. In that case, it will definitely be a disaster for the Pistons.

So even though he knew that this defensive matchup was not the best plan, Richard still asked Laga Bell to defend Artest.

…

The pass from the bearded Davis reached Reid's hands.

After Reed caught the ball, he shot a three-pointer from the outside!

Although the ball was not scored, Ben under the basket grabbed the offensive rebound and passed it hand-to-hand to Xiao Ou under the basket, allowing Xiao Ou to make an offense.

"Rebounds! Keep our rebounds!" Richard stood on the sidelines and roared loudly.

On the one hand, the purpose is to remind Yao Ke to protect the rebounds, and on the other hand, it is to see if the skill effect can be triggered.

…

Speaking of which, although both Yao and Ke are quite strong in rebounding, there is still a gap compared to Ben.

In this round of the finals, Richard doesn't expect to suppress the Trail Blazers in terms of rebounds. As long as the two sides can tie the rebounds, Richard will be able to accept it.

…

The tactics and lineups of both sides are somewhat similar, and they all play half-court offense.

The lineup is also a lineup with twin towers inside, a strong defensive player at the small forward, and a shooting guard and pitcher.

There is no difference in terms of strength. Anyway, in Richard's view, this round of finals is about hard work. Whoever performs well may win the championship.

…

The two sides were chasing each other, and the point difference was completely impossible to widen. By the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 22:22.

From this scoring situation, we can see how strong the defense of both sides is. They did not allow their opponents to score high points. After a whole quarter of the game, these two teams, which can be said to be the strongest teams in the league, unexpectedly He only scored in his early 20s.

During the break, Yao Ming was already out of breath. He played a full eleven minutes in the first quarter, almost full.

This is also Richard's helpless move. He knows very well that once Yao Ming and Clark leave the game, I am afraid that the Pistons will not be far away from collapse.

So there is nothing he can do now, he can only fuck Yao Ming to death!

Of course, this kind of fucking is definitely different from fucking in the regular season...

It's now the finals stage. If we don't work hard, we won't wait any longer.

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Yao Ming's physical fitness is a big problem. Clark played the full 12 minutes in the first quarter, which seemed to be much easier than Yao Ming's.

Richard thought about it, but in desperation, he directly added two more points to Yao Ming's physical attributes. The original four points were now only two.

However, by the end of this season, Clark will be able to gain three additional points from his assignment.

Richard is really going to spend a lot of money, and he will not hesitate to sharpen his skills in battle and use precious fame points to improve Yao Ming's physical attributes.

…

Zhang Weiping was also beating up their Trail Blazers twin towers, and the two Auburn players almost played the entire first quarter.

From this we can also see the cruelty of the finals...

Sometimes, in ultra-intense games like the finals, it is difficult for substitute players to get much playing time, and most of the time they rely on the starting players.

During the regular season, the starting players may be allowed to play for 30 minutes, but in the finals, if the starting players are only allowed to play for 30 minutes, it will definitely be a birthday boy hanging himself, and he will be tired of living...

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"Be smart on the court and maintain your physical fitness as much as possible. In some offensive rounds, if you can skyhook, try to use the skyhook to reduce physical confrontation as much as possible in the offensive round!" Richard is also giving advice to Yao Ming.

In terms of physical fitness, Yao Ming is definitely not as good as the Auburn two. Even if Richard uses star points for him, he is still not as good as him.

In this case, Richard needs Yao Ming to be smarter on the court and save as much physical energy as possible.

Sky Hook is definitely a very energy-saving offensive method, mainly because it does not require offensive players to engage in too much physical confrontation with defensive players.

Yao Ming nodded, indicating that he understood.

…

After the first half of the game, the two sides were almost tied again.

The Trail Blazers are 45:44, temporarily leading the Pistons by one point.