Bishop of the Devil

"Beep!" The referee blew the whistle to end the game.

What the fans didn't expect was that the Pirates actually won the game...

Although the winning points were not many, the score of 98:96 was only a narrow win by two points in the end.

If Iguodala hadn't hit a three-pointer at the last minute, this game might not have been won.

But if you win, you win. Being able to win against a strong Western team like the Kings is enough to prove the strength of the Pirates.

The fans at the scene became excited. Is this the prelude to the rise of the Pirates? !

They had a hunch in their hearts that maybe in a few years, the Pirates, a rather ordinary team name, would become the most special team in the sports circle.

It is actually not wrong to say that the Pirates team name is ordinary, because in major sports leagues, there are not many teams named Pirates...

In the NCAA Division I league alone, there are five teams named the Buccaneers.

In addition to the NCAA, MLB and the Pittsburgh Pirates...

The NFL also has the Tampa Bay Buccaneers…

South African football also has Orlando Pirates...

With so many Pirates teams, a new team like the Charlotte Pirates actually has no reputation at all.

However, the fans firmly believe that it won't take long for their Charlotte Pirates to become the King of Pirates, the most famous pirate.

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It is worth mentioning that although the Buccaneers team name is somewhat common, there is another team name that is more common than the Buccaneers.

That's the Bobcat.

There are fully twenty teams with the word "cat" in the NCAA Division I league, such as Wildcats, Bobcats, Owls...

Looking at it this way, the name of the Pirates team is not too bad.

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The best player in this game was undoubtedly Milicic, who scored a triple-double of 23 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in 37 minutes of playing time.

If it weren't for Artest's matchup later, I'm afraid Milicic would have gotten a 30+ triple-double tonight.

But even a 20+ triple-double is actually amazing enough for a player at the power forward position.

Chris Paul's statistics continued to be stable tonight, contributing 25 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.

When a team has two players with double figures in assists in a game, the possibility of losing is not very high.

Tonight was no exception. Relying on the strong organizational skills of Milicic and Paul, the Pirates finally had the last laugh.

The front-guard defense formed by Iguodala and Granger is also an important factor in the team's victory over the Kings.

Although these two are new players and are far from reaching their peak, their defense is above the league level and their defensive efficiency is quite good.

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Varejao, who gave Richard countless surprises in the previous preseason, did not perform very well tonight because he faced the old Miller.

Perhaps because he wanted to foul Miller too much, he fell to the ground twice, but the referee didn't call it, allowing Miller to get an open shot under the basket.

Therefore, this acting skill cannot be used too frequently. If used too much, the referee will become resistant.

Especially when faced with an insider like Miller, who has been working hard for many years, they know what you are going to do as soon as you take off your pants, how can they keep being fooled by you.

Therefore, this resulted in Varejao not performing well tonight and his defensive efficiency was not very good either.

On the contrary, Gortat's performance was somewhat outstanding tonight.

He is not as slippery as Varejao, nor does he have the superb acting skills of Varejao. He can only fight Miller one move after another on the court.

Not to mention, with just one move after another, his statistics were actually better than Varejao's.

He played 25 minutes tonight and had a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Richard is naturally quite satisfied. Gortat is the bargaining chip he is prepared to trade with. The better his current performance, the higher his value will naturally be.

In twenty-five minutes of playing time, Gortat was able to get a double-double, which is actually quite difficult.

In today's league, there are not many players who can average a consistent double-double per game.

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The next three games will still be at home for the Pirates.

As a result, the Pirates had a record of two wins and one loss.

This kind of record will definitely make Pirates fans happy. You must know that the Pirates only won 11 games in total last season.

This season, after just four games, the Pirates have won three games, with a winning rate of 75%.

And, what excited them the most was that Milicic actually got another triple-double.

In the first four games, he scored two triple-doubles, which directly made Milicic the most popular inside player after the start of the new season.

Of course, although the situation looks good, there are also potential crises.

After the start of the game, the three teams the Pirates won were the Kings, Raptors and Knicks.

In the Kings game, the Pirates played well and narrowly won in the end.

The victory over the Raptors and Knicks was purely due to the inferior strength of their opponents...

In this game against the Knicks, Milicic scored his second career triple-double.

By the fourth game against the Bulls, every team in the league had almost figured out the characteristics of the Buccaneers.

The Pirates mainly play a combination of inside and outside play, with Paul as the organization point on the outside and Milicic as the organization point on the inside.

It is quite difficult for the opponent to kill Paul, the outside playmaker, but it is not too difficult to kill Milicic, the inside playmaker.

After figuring out this characteristic, the Bulls strictly defended Milicic. In the end, Milicic only had 5 assists in this game, and the team also lost to the Bulls by a 13-point margin.

Someone caught his life gate, which made Richard helpless.

In the past, Richard's teams always had extremely dominant insiders.

Opponents simply can't catch their own life, and they are helpless against these super insiders.

Varejao is definitely not a dominant player now, and the same is true for Gortat.

Mourning was quite dominant in his prime, but now it would be good if Mourning was half as strong as he was in his prime.

Milicic's strength is good, but he is not a traditional inside man. If you expect him to stand under the basket and follow others, the effect will definitely not be much better.

Under this situation, Richard misses the Auburn and Yao Ke combination very much...

But life has to move on after all, and the current predicament still has to be found.

In the end, Richard reluctantly took out four famous points, all of which were thrown at Milicic's speed, raising his speed attribute to 86 points...

This is also the best solution that Richard can think of at present.

As the speed increases, the mobility will naturally become stronger. With stronger mobility, you can do more things on the field.

The success rate of the pick-and-roll is higher, the possibility of breaking through the blockade is greater, and there is a greater chance of running out of space for shooting.

Anyway, it is a matter of great benefit and no harm.

Richard's heart must be bleeding, that's a total of four famous points...

A speed of 86 points can only be said to be relatively fast among outsiders. Many top outsiders can reach speeds of over 90.

But among the insiders, this 86-point speed is extremely top-notch. At least there are very few insiders in the league today whose speed can reach Milicic's level.

To be precise, there should be no...