Bishop of the Devil

A few days later, the 76ers were swept by the Buccaneers at their home court. This ending did not exceed the expectations of fans and experts.

The strength gap between the two sides is simply beyond description in words. According to fans and experts, if the strength of the Buccaneers is 100 points, then the strength of the Philadelphia 76ers may only be 50...

After four games, Granger averaged 37 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals per game. His performance was perfect and he couldn't find any faults at all.

Paul Allen couldn't smile from ear to ear. The Trail Blazers also entered the playoffs this season, but they encountered the Spurs in the first round and were directly swept by the Spurs...

Although Ade has been in the league for some time, compared to Duncan, he is definitely not good enough. Moreover, the Trail Blazers also traded Ou. With the inside restricted, being swept by the Spurs is not a surprise. matter.

It can be said that Paul Allen completely gave up on the playoffs this season, which is somewhat similar to the Philadelphia 76ers.

In Paul Allen's view, if he cannot win the championship after entering the playoffs, then everything is in vain...

If he hadn't tasted the dynasty, he might still have some interest in the playoffs, but now he is only interested in the finals and the championship.

A few days later, four teams in the Eastern Conference playoffs advanced to the second round, but there was no upset. The Pirates, Celtics, Magic and Pistons...

The Pistons' record this season is only fourth in the Eastern Conference. It's no wonder that Pistons boss Gores is willing to suspend Iverson, because they will encounter the Pirates in the second round of the playoffs, and the Pistons have no chance of advancing.

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The game on the court was in full swing, but Iverson could only sit on the bench in formal attire.

Originally, he didn't actually come to the scene. He didn't show up for the Pistons' first round game.

Now that they were playing against the Pirates, he happened to want to come and meet Richard, so he came with the team this time.

When the Pirates play against the Pistons, the biggest highlight is undoubtedly the showdown between Yao Ming and Oden.

Yao Ming is also considered a veteran center, after all, he has been in the league for so many years, while Oden can only be considered a rookie center at the moment.

The showdown between old and new is quite interesting.

In this game, Yao Ming caused considerable trouble for the Pirates' inside line. Oden was still a little immature in front of the experienced Yao Ming.

In terms of rebounding, Oden is better than Yao Ming, but he was completely unable to restrain Yao Ming on the offensive end, resulting in Yao Ming scoring a huge double-double of 32 points and 11 rebounds in this game.

Although Yao Ming's performance was outstanding, it could not overcome the lineup gaps in other positions.

At present, apart from Yao Ming, the Pistons only have two good singles players, Joe and Prince.

Billups was sold to the Nuggets in exchange for Iverson, who was suspended.

After Clark's contract expired, the Pistons did not renew it, and his current status is declining year by year. After joining the Pacers, he was placed on the bench by the team.

There is nothing that can be done about it. Clark is much older than Yao Ming. Pure blue-collar centers are most vulnerable to the ravages of age. Generally, as you get older, your physical fitness declines, making it difficult to continue to perform well.

A few days later, the Pirates swept the Pistons to advance. If the Pistons had top players at the point guard position, it might cause some trouble for the Pirates, but now their starting point guard Will Bynum still has offensive firepower. Not as good as Rondo. Although the defense is okay, it is definitely far behind Rondo, let alone his organizational ability.

In the first round of the playoffs, the MVP of the Pirates is definitely Granger.

In this second round of the playoffs against the Pistons, Roy was killing everyone. At this juncture, Richard will definitely let the main players play more time, especially an iron man like Roy. Resistance to injuries.

Roy, who averaged 40 minutes per game, contributed 35 points per game to the Trail Blazers.

After the Pirates eliminated the Pistons, they were waiting for the Green Kai and Magic to decide the outcome.

During their duel, Richard saw a piece of gossip saying that Rivers had a disagreement with the Green Kai management. If Green Kai still failed to win the championship this season, Rivers might win next season. Leave.

After Richard took a look at this news, he felt that the credibility was quite high.

Under normal circumstances, Rivers worked at Greencap until 2014 before leaving and directly joining the Clippers, which was just acquired by Ballmer.

And the person who takes over Rivers' position is Stevens...

But now it is obviously impossible for Rivers to persist for that long. The reason is simple because he has never led the team to win a championship.

If a head coach can lead the team to win the championship, the team will be more tolerant of the coach, except in the case of Grandpa Lu.

But now that Rivers has failed to lead the team to win the championship, it is quite normal for the Green Kai management to replace him.

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The four teams in the Western Conference are still fighting in the second round of the playoffs.

Lakers vs. Suns, Spurs vs. Jazz...

The OK group appeared on the court with another relationship, which made many Lakers fans sigh.

The Suns' lineup actually looks pretty good, but the tactical system is a bit nondescript.

If you play fast break, it is simply torturing and abusing old O'Neal...

If they don't play fast breaks, how can they compete with the Lakers' lineup.

As a result, the Lakers eliminated the Suns with a big score of 4:1 and got a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

The duel between the Spurs and the Jazz is much more intense. Sloan and Popovich, the old foxes, are fighting wits and courage. The two sides are currently with a big score of 3:2, and the Spurs are temporarily one game ahead.

On May 17, the battle between the Magic and Greencaps finally came to an end. What all the fans did not expect was that the Magic actually defeated the Big Three Greencaps and got the opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals.

Although Richard knew about this, when this kind of upset really happened in front of his eyes, he still admired the tenacity of magic.

I don't know what Rivers is thinking now. He started his career as a head coach with the Magic. As a result, Green Kai, who now has an obviously stronger lineup, was killed by the Magic.

What’s even more exciting is that on the morning after Green Kai was eliminated by the Magic, Green Kai officially announced the dismissal of Doc Reeves...

It doesn't matter if you fail to win the championship. After all, there are bug teams like the Buccaneers. But now that you can't even make it to the Eastern Conference finals with your team, it's really unjustifiable. How can Green Kai's management tolerate it.

Danny Ainge has always been known for being ruthless and ruthless, so it's surprising that he can tolerate Rivers.

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The result of the matchup between the Spurs and the Jazz also came out. The Spurs defeated the Jazz 4:3 and got a chance to advance to the Western Conference Finals.

Although the Jazz lost the series, the strength they displayed was quite good. The Lakers also have to thank the Jazz for wearing down the Spurs' energy and physical fitness, allowing them to play more easily in the Western Conference Finals.

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When it comes to playing magic, Richard is quite experienced. Anyway, just cut off Howard's connection with the outside.

When Rivers led the Green Kais to play the Magic, they naturally knew this style of play, but they didn't have enough good players to hold them back, so the Magic often found opportunities to combine the inside and outside.

The Pirates don't have to worry about this. There are so many good players that it's not difficult to cut off Howard's connection with the outside.

After four games, the Magic could not escape being swept. Milicic broke out in this series. After all, he was the most suitable person to cut off the connection between the Magic inside and outside.

Averaging 26 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists per game, he is definitely the MVP of this Eastern Conference Finals.

After three rounds of the series, someone on the Pirates side stepped up to lead the team to win in every round of the series, allowing each team to see how scary the Pirates were.

As the second round of the playoffs progresses, the regular season awards fully prove the dominance of the Buccaneers.

This year, Richard led the team to break various records again. It would be impossible not to give Richard the honor of the best coach of the season...

Richard is actually not too interested in this COY, but he has no choice but to give it to him, and the key is that now Richard already has six COY honors.

It far widens the gap with other coaches...

The honor of regular season MVP was taken away by Kobe, which caused dissatisfaction among many Pirates fans.

In the eyes of the fans, with the Buccaneers playing such a record, why should Kobe win the MVP?

Richard has no idea. If you really want to say it, Roy or Oden are qualified to compete with Kobe for MVP this year.

But since Kobe took it away, Richard would not chase after him and snatch it back.