Bishop of the Devil

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Pierce, who already averages 25 points per game, can he reach such a terrifying level if his strength is further improved?

Richard didn't dare to think about it. In the future, Pierce would probably become a super weapon in the Eastern Conference.

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The second game was still the Pistons' home court, and this time Richard didn't dare to take it lightly.

Although the relationship between Green Kai and Richard is quite good, no matter how good the relationship is, Richard cannot just watch the Pistons risk losing.

As a result, on this night, Richard directly used a strong defensive line-up of forwards and defenders to launch a wheel-to-wheel battle against Pierce!

At the small forward position, the Pistons simply don’t need too many players with strong defense...

Gerrard, Prince, Josh Howard, and Joe's defense in isolation is also pretty good.

After a round of battle, Pierce's physical energy was consumed in various ways, and finally Pierce was restrained.

But even so, Pierce still contributed 31 points.

It's really amazing...

The two games of G3 and G4 started at Lukai’s home court.

The result made Green Kai fans burst into tears with excitement. They actually snatched a victory from the Pistons.

Pierce had another incredible performance, scoring 49 points and leading the Boston Celtics to a one-point victory over the Pistons.

After four games, Pierce even averaged 38.5 points per game, which is really shocking.

Although in the fifth game, Pierce's performance was a bit sluggish, scoring only 28 points and being eliminated directly at the Pistons' home court, but even so, Pierce's reputation was completely established.

Although Pierce was considered a star before, not many fans recognized his reputation as the league's number one small forward.

That is, the local media in Boston will shout out this nickname from time to time.

But now that the first round of this preseason is over, almost all fans recognize Pierce's position as the league's number one small forward.

To be able to score such a terrifying points per game against a team like the dominant Pistons, in the eyes of fans, no one in today's league can do it.

At least at the small forward position, there is absolutely nothing he can do.

It is completely unjustifiable that Pierce, with his ability, is not the number one small forward in the league.

Suddenly, Pierce became famous.

Although they ended up losing to the Pistons with a big score of 4:1, in the eyes of all parties, this was entirely a gap in the lineup.

If the gap between the lineups of the two sides is not so big, Green Kai, under the leadership of Pierce, may really create a black eight miracle!

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After the first round, Richard breathed a sigh of relief. Although the possibility of being hacked was very slim, if it happened, it would be a great shame.

Pierce's strength has greatly increased, which makes Richard feel happy. Maybe in the future, Pierce can taste the championship without Garnett and Ray Allen...

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After winning the first round, the Pistons' next opponent is the Miami Heat or the New Orleans Hornets.

Now the Pistons just need to wait patiently for this set of duels to decide the winner.

These two teams are ranked fourth and fifth in the Eastern Conference respectively. The strength gap is naturally not very big. No one can say which team will advance, but in Richard's opinion, the Heat may have a greater chance. .

In terms of lineup, the Heat are much better than the Hornets...

At the moment, the leader of the Heat team is actually hard to say whether it is Odom or Eddie Jones. Looking purely at the data, Odom is better than Eddie Jones...

However, Eddie Jones is senior and has a stronger say in the team than Odom.

In addition to these two people, the Heat got rookie Wade this year, and his rookie season data is no worse than Eddie Jones and Odom.

In addition, the lineup composed of Caron Butler, Alston, Brian Grant and others cannot be underestimated.

However, there is still a big problem with this lineup, that is, it is heavy on the feet and light on the top. There is no reliable inside player in the team...

Although Odom can play the fourth position, he is not a pure inside player. To be precise, he should be regarded as a small forward.

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There is no doubt that with such a lineup, if it encounters the Pistons, there is no other way to go but a dead end.

This may be why the Heat are willing to dismantle the entire team, leaving only Wade to trade O'Neal with the Lakers.

Pat Riley is a pretty old-school head coach, and his desire for strong inside players is actually no less than that of Richard.

Although Richard is very young, if you really think about it, his coaching style and team building ideas are actually quite old-school.

If Richard were in Pat Riley's position, he would probably spend a lot of money to trade O'Neal without hesitation.

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In the end, as Richard expected, the Heat were slightly better. In the tiebreaker, relying on Wade's outstanding performance, they defeated the Hornets and qualified for the Eastern Conference semifinals.

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On May 6, the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Pistons and the Heat began, and the other Eastern Conference matchup was between the old enemies, the Nets and the 76ers.

As for the Western Conference, the Timberwolves face the Trail Blazers, and the Spurs face the Lakers.

Although the Lakers' regular season record is not very good, they still have a considerable number of fans who have high hopes for them. They feel that they are just scratching the surface in the regular season and can truly show the strength of F4 in the playoffs.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with this. With the Lakers' lineup, if they really played with their eyes open in the regular season, they would win 60+ games, which would be a piece of cake.

But this is not necessary at all...

Just like the previous era of the Rockets' three veterans, the three veterans just stopped playing in the regular season. Even if they only enter the playoffs in the eighth position, they are completely acceptable.

There is no other reason. Their only goal is the championship. No matter where they enter the playoffs, as long as they fail to win the championship, it is a failure.

Richard doesn't take Lakers F4 too seriously anyway. Even if he can't sweep the Lakers by then, Richard is still quite confident in defeating the Lakers within six games.

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"Coach Richard, actually you should have used the second pick to choose mine!"

"I am definitely much stronger than Milicic!"

In the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the game hadn't started yet, and the players from both sides were warming up. Richard was standing on the sidelines, and Wade came over.

Seeing Wade puffing up his cheeks and looking unhappy, Richard laughed.

"Young man, you should have reminded me of this earlier."

"It's almost been a year, and even if I regret it, it's too late." Richard joked.

"It's not too late. I have a magical premonition that I will definitely play ball under your hands in the future."

"I even have a hunch that I will get a championship ring in the next few years!"

"Your hunch, under normal circumstances, there should be no problem." Richard patted Wade on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Under normal circumstances?" Wade frowned, somewhat confused as to what Richard meant...

Richard waved his hand and didn't explain much.

It was indeed a pity for Richard to miss Wade in the draft.

However, nothing is perfect, and sometimes it may not be a bad thing to have some regrets.

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In the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Pistons played quite easily, much easier than the first round anyway.

Although Wade's strength is good, he is too immature after all. Facing the Pistons' wolf-like forward and defensive line defense, it is difficult for him to perform at a super level. In the end, after the Eastern Conference semifinals, he won the game. Average performance of 17 points.

Don't underestimate the average of 17 points in this game. This is already the Heat's scoring leader...

Odom almost collapsed under Clark's defense, and even had an embarrassing shooting rate of 2 of 12 shots.

As for Eddie Jones, it was even more pitiful. He was injured and reimbursed in the first game...

There is a huge gap in strength between the two sides, and now that Eddie Jones is missing, what can the Heat do to win?

They were swept 4:0 and lost by an average of nearly 20 points per game. They were no match for the Pistons.

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After the Pistons' Eastern Conference semifinals ended, tragedy broke out in the Western Conference.

The Trail Blazers were swept by the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals.

I'm afraid no fan would have thought of this ending. Even Richard didn't expect that the Blazers would end up in such a tragic ending.

This is something that even God did not expect!

But if you look at the game process of this Western Conference semifinals, you can analyze the reasons for the Blazers' collapse.

The Trail Blazers lack shooters!

When Reid was here before, he couldn't detect such a weakness, but now the remaining core of the Pistons is only Auburn and Baron Davis...

There is also a good Zach Randolph on the bench.

These players are not the kind of players who are good at attacking, and their shooting skills are quite average.

Although Baron Davis is an outside player, his style of play lacks scoring explosiveness. Coupled with his poor feel in this series, the Blazers' offensive firepower is far inferior to that of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves' configuration looks much better than that of the Trail Blazers.

With Garnett inside and two powerful shooters outside, they have been hot in this crucial series.

Under such circumstances, sweeping the Pistons is not unbelievable.

Richard sighed secretly. Now it seems that the Blazers are really in the cold, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to continue to rise in the future.

He felt a little distressed, but he also knew that this was inevitable. There had never been a dynasty that could last forever in history.

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The Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Spurs are quite tense. At present, both sides have defended their home court, and it depends on who can gain the advantage in the next three games.

The situation of the Nets and 76ers in the East is similar. It seems that there is a high chance of a tiebreaker.