Bishop of the Devil

Sanders' face was livid. He couldn't figure out how Richard figured out their Pistons' tactics.

This is simply impossible.

Self-punishment and self-rob is not a conventional tactic at all. How could any pervert regard self-punishment and self-rob as a regular tactic? I am afraid that such perversion only appears in novels.

Sanders just made a spur-of-the-moment decision to let Yao Ming complete this self-punishment and grab his last chance of survival.

But Richard was able to see through this tactic right away, which was really weird.

Not only Sanders, but also the Pistons players on the court looked at Richard in stunned silence.

They clearly heard Richard's two roars and knew something was wrong at that time.

As expected, things were really not going well. Iguodala and Granger were on tight defense, leaving the Pistons' two offensive points completely unexploited.

The moment the ball was struck by Granger, the end-of-game whistle sounded and the game was over.

The Pirates narrowly defeated their Eastern Conference finals opponent, the Pistons, at their home court with a narrow margin of two points.

The Pirates fans at the scene shouted Richard's name in shock. Many fans on the sidelines heard Richard's roar. After one pass, the fans in the stadium knew that Richard had cracked the code. The opponent's temporary tactics.

It's really amazing, so amazing that the fans find it unbelievable.

They also couldn't figure out how Richard saw through it.

However, because Richard has really shown too many miracles, the fans don't want to delve into the reasons at the moment, they just enjoy the thrill of the team reaching the finals.

In just three years since the team was founded, the Pirates have already reached the finals and become the strongest team in the Eastern Conference!

This makes the Toronto Raptors, also a team in the Eastern Conference, feel ashamed...

Last season was the best playoff ranking in team history since the Raptors were founded. Although they were only fourth in the Eastern Conference, they were in the top half of the playoffs.

The Raptors, established in 1995, have now played for twelve full seasons, but what is the result? Fourth place in the Eastern Conference is their best record. Compared with the Pirates' three-year finals, it is completely incomparable.

Three years after the Raptors established the team, they were still playing in the mud...

…

Now that we have the tickets for the finals, it depends on whether the Pirates can win the championship. If they win, Richard will once again reach the top and lead a completely new team to become the strongest in the league in three years. Team, this is definitely something that only gods can do.

Richard breathed a sigh of relief. It was not easy. This might be the most painful round of conference semifinals for Richard since he entered the league.

Although winning with a big score of 4:1 seemed relatively easy, Richard did not feel relaxed at all.

Yao Ming walked towards Richard, and Richard laughed. I'm afraid Yao Ming has a lot of doubts in his heart now.

"Coach, congratulations, you have advanced to the finals." Yao Ming looked a little lonely, but he still managed a smile to congratulate Richard.

As time goes by, Yao Ming knows that the strength of the Pistons will decline year by year. After all, the strong newcomers that Richard selected at the beginning are now getting big contracts.

This year the Pistons can remain strong. Starting next year, it may not be so easy for the Pistons to continue to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

"Don't be discouraged, don't be discouraged." Richard patted Yao Ming's arm and comforted Yao Ming.

"The NBA is like this. The tides are changing. No team can remain strong forever. You already have a happy career, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."

"Think about those miserable players, you are doing much better than them now."

Richard smiled and comforted Yao Ming.

Yao Ming nodded. He understood what Richard said, but being eliminated like this still made Yao Ming feel uncomfortable.

"By the way, coach, how did you see through our temporary tactics just now?" Yao Ming asked curiously, frowning.

When Richard coached Yao Ming before, Yao Ming never used this kind of self-punishment and self-stealing tactics...

"What's so difficult about this? My vision is not only reflected in the draft. Yao, go back and comfort Sanders. Don't blame Sanders for this. There is nothing wrong with his arrangement." Li Chad gave himself a small pat on the back.

Yao Ming nodded. After the game, he was a little angry with Sanders. If Sanders had followed his suggestion, the two sides might have started overtime.

…

The game was over, but the fans were still reluctant to leave because, as usual, there was a flag-hanging ceremony next.

The Buccaneers defeated the Pistons in the Eastern Conference Finals and are naturally the Eastern Conference champions. They can hang an Eastern Conference championship flag over the Buccaneers' empty arena.

This matter was arranged by Jordan. He had been waiting for this night for a long time.

Richard didn't get involved in this kind of thing. He didn't know that he was going to fly the Eastern Conference championship banner next.

When he saw the staff at the scene getting busy with the Eastern Conference championship flag, Richard immediately dissuaded them.

"Don't hang up!"

"Don't hang up, we can't afford to lose this person..." Richard asked the staff to stop.

Jordan was sitting on the sidelines. When he saw Richard trying to dissuade the staff, he immediately walked onto the court.

"What's wrong? Lee, why don't you hang the Eastern Conference championship flag?" Jordan was a little confused.

"Michael, are you sure you want to hang the Eastern Conference championship banner?" Richard rolled his eyes. He didn't expect Jordan to be so hungry.

"Don't you want to give up? After all, he is also an Eastern Conference champion..." Jordan said tangledly.

"What about the Eastern Conference champion? If you don't win the championship, the Eastern Conference champion will be the second place. Haven't you heard that the second place is the biggest loser." Richard said with a frown.

"Second place is the top loser? Good guy, who said this? It's so arrogant, but it's so good. I wish I knew this when I was playing. It would definitely make those losers mad to death. !" Jordan looked surprised.

Of course, Richard would not tell Jordan. This was a famous saying that Kobe later said...

"Michael, to be honest, you have created two dynasties and hold six championship rings. I, Richard, have a dynasty and five championship rings. You say that with our status, we hang the banner of the Eastern Conference championship, you Don’t you feel ashamed?”

"It was just an Eastern Conference championship banner, man."

When Jordan heard this, he was shocked. Richard was right!

What is Jordan's identity? He is the first player in the history of the league!

What is Richard's identity? Although he is not yet the number one coach in the league, it is only a matter of time.

It seems quite embarrassing that the team built by these two top-level figures has actually hoisted the Eastern Conference championship banner.

The price is really low.

"Li, you are right. We cannot hang this flag. It would be too embarrassing if we did."

"Wait a minute, I'll explain it to the fans." Jordan immediately said he would not hang the Eastern Conference championship flag and took the microphone from the staff on the side.

"Dear fans and friends, as usual, we are actually going to fly the Eastern Conference championship flag tonight." Jordan said in a low voice to the 20,000 fans present.

The fans immediately chanted, the Eastern Conference championship is good, and it is also a championship banner.

"But Richard reminded me just now that we cannot fly this flag."

"No one can deny that Richard and I are both successful in this alliance."

"Richard is right about what he said. If the Eastern Conference champion fails to win the championship, to put it bluntly, he will just be a miserable number one loser. The second place is just the number one loser. We want to be number one!"

"Our Buccaneers are very special. The Eastern Conference championship flag cannot match the identity of our Buccaneers team. The only championship flag that can be hung in the Buccaneers Arena is the championship flag!"

"The first flag hung over the Pirates Arena will definitely be the championship flag. I believe it won't be long!"

Jordan said loudly to the 20,000 fans present.

The 20,000 fans were like a crowd, the Pirates were so domineering.

The division championship that other teams regard as a treasure is not even qualified to be hung above the arena in the eyes of the Pirates!

The Buccaneers do have such confidence. As Jordan himself said, their two owners are the winners of this league. They are more qualified than anyone else to say such domineering words.

Especially the sentence that the second place was just the top loser made the fans at the scene extremely excited. They were very glad that the previous Charlotte Hornets had moved away.

If they didn't move away, how could these fans have a home team as domineering as the Pirates?

…

After Jordan finished speaking, he handed the microphone to Richard, indicating that Richard would say a few words. This time is the best time to gather the fans' centripetal force.

Richard was not polite, took the phone and walked to Jordan.

"Guys, please remember that every Pirates game you see next, you are witnessing the birth of a miracle."

"We have begun to rise, and the future belongs to us!"

"In this season and in future seasons, you will witness the birth of a dynasty!"

Richard's words and the mention of dynasty made the fans so excited that they almost fainted.

In their impression, Richard is not the kind of person who likes to talk nonsense.

Even when the Pistons defeated their opponents with an absolute advantage and won their first championship, Richard never mentioned the dynasty.

And now that the Pirates haven't even won their first championship, Richard mentioned the dynasty, which shows that Richard has extremely strong confidence.

Fans don't want to know where Richard's confidence comes from. They only know that Richard will definitely fulfill his promise!

"dynasty!"

"dynasty!"

Countless people in the stadium were cheering, and Durant, Beasley and Curry also joined the cheering fans.

Especially Durant, who was trembling with excitement. He was lucky this time. He could join a dynasty team just after entering the league. It was so beautiful.