Bishop of the Devil

After the press conference, Richard immediately led the team back to Portland.

Although the Lakers have been double-killed now, we still cannot take it lightly.

There is still a gap in strength between the two sides. The Lakers had bad luck in one game and were tricked by Richard in the other, so they missed a good game.

It will not be so easy for Richard to encounter these good things again.

On April 30, Portland will play at home against the Los Angeles Lakers, and G3 is about to begin.

In this game, the Trail Blazers lost quite simply. The first two games together defeated the Lakers by five points. As a result, this game was doubly spit out...

109:94, the Lakers won by 15 points at the Trail Blazers' home court.

O'Neal was completely unsolvable in this game. The originally embarrassing free throws also reached a terrifying 75% in this game!

20 free throws, 15 made...

He easily scored 41 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks in a single game, leading the Lakers to defeat the Trail Blazers in three quarters.

Although this is the home court of the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers did not enjoy any home whistle, but this is not a key factor in losing. Even if the referee gives a home whistle in this game, I am afraid the Trail Blazers will lose miserably.

You must know that O'Neal's data was obtained in three quarters of the game. If he played the full four quarters of the game, who knows what kind of data he could get.

Richard's criticism tactics didn't work in this game. O'Neal seemed to have developed antibodies and was directly immune to trash talk...

Richard even wondered if this guy was wearing earplugs on the field.

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After G3 lost due to O'Neal's unstoppable offensive, G4's situation didn't get much better.

The old Sabonis showed his disadvantage in the matchup with O'Neal, and was blown away on both offense and defense.

This result did not go beyond Richard's expectations. Historically, the first meeting between Sabonis and O'Neal in the playoffs was a complete blowout...

But Richard couldn't help it. He knew very well that if O'Neal was allowed to work with Big Ben, the effect would be even worse, and O'Neal might become autistic!

In this fourth game, O'Neal didn't score much, mainly because their outside line was on fire in this game.

He didn't score much, but O'Neal's defense and rebounding in this game were extremely amazing.

The final data of 27 points, 20 rebounds and 5 blocks taught the Blazers a lesson...

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The Trail Blazers, who originally double-killed the Lakers and got a great start, are now in an extremely embarrassing situation.

After narrowly winning two games, they were directly defeated by the Lakers in the next two games...

In the upcoming G5, the deciding game, except for some die-hard Blazers fans, basically no one is optimistic that the Blazers can advance.

In the first two games, judging from the current situation, the Blazers were definitely lucky.

There is really a gap in strength between the two sides. At least before these stupid Portland guys grew up, the Lakers could easily defeat the Trail Blazers under normal circumstances.

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On the plane to Los Angeles.

"BOSS, what should we do in the next decisive game?" Little Stevens sat next to Richard.

The current situation, in Little Stevens' opinion, is nothing short of a fatal situation.

Unless God is on their pioneer side again...

Richard frowned. He had been thinking about this matter and what to do.

In a normal confrontation, it is difficult for the Trail Blazers to be an opponent of the Lakers. Both sides are engaged in positional warfare, but in the case of positional warfare, O'Neal's big BUG cannot be solved.

If the big BUG of O'Neal can be solved, let alone the Trail Blazers, there are many teams in the league that can easily solve the Lakers.

But is O'Neal, the most dominant insider in history, so easy to solve? !

Richard smiled bitterly and shook his head at Little Stevens...

He can't think of any good solution now.

"BOSS, I have an idea, but it's very risky and radical. If we don't perform well, it may cause our Blazers to lose completely!" Stevens said.

Richard was startled, could Stevens have any idea?

I have always ignored this genius and have always used him as an assistant.

"Let's talk about it. Carlisle and I have discussed it, but we haven't found any good solution. Tell us your thoughts, maybe the situation will turn around..." Richard looked at Stevens expectantly.

Carlisle is not an amazing coach in terms of tactics. His real strength lies in lineup configuration and tapping the potential of players.

Give him a team, and he can help you build a lineup with no flaws, and some players who have been buried can become outstanding under his hands.

Such as the Pistons, such as the Pacers, such as the Mavericks, these are all his masterpieces.

Stevens, on the other hand, is an all-around talent. He seems to be quite good in terms of lineup configuration, tapping potential, and tactical arrangements. Even though Stevens is a newbie at the moment, he has a great idea in his head. , is still very possible.

Under Richard's encouraging gaze, Stevens spoke out his thoughts.

"BOSS, I feel that we can't continue the positional battle against the Lakers. We must get up quickly and fight them with bayonets!"

"They have O'Neal, and when we fight positional warfare with them, we are inherently at a disadvantage..."

Richard nodded, "You mean we need to speed up? Keep talking."

"That's right, speed up! Our lineup can speed up. Even the big man inside can definitely speed up. He only needs to protect the frontcourt and backcourt rebounds, and then follow his teammates to run back and forth. He can definitely do this. get!"

"On the offensive end, although we are fast, O'Neal's speed may be able to keep up with some rounds, or even a game, but after a long time, he will definitely be unable to bear it... This way we can grab three-pointers before O'Neal is in position. It doesn’t matter whether your teammates are in position or not, as long as the big basket occupies a favorable position to compete for rebounds, you can score a three-pointer!"

"Defensively, we can't do anything about this. The Lakers will definitely still have to fight positional warfare. We can only continue to kill sharks as much as possible and continue to defend to the death!"

"In this case, if our three-point shooting percentage is higher, we may be able to defeat the Lakers!"

Stevens said all his thoughts and looked at Richard with piercing eyes, waiting for Richard's evaluation.

In fact, he had this idea before the start of this series, but because Carlisle and Richard were taking care of the tactical matters, and they had won the first two games, so he Didn't say what he thought.

Now that it was a crucial life-and-death situation, Stevens felt it was necessary to speak.

If you don't speak up, you won't have the chance to speak up. Should you wait until the team is eliminated before speaking up? This kind of hindsight behavior is quite annoying...

In a sense, Stevens can definitely be said to be a lucky person blessed by God. Regardless of his appearance, IQ, emotional intelligence, and background, he seems to be quite good...

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After hearing what Stevens thought, Richard wanted to slap Stevens on the back of the head.

Why didn't this kid tell me earlier?