Bishop of the Devil

Such a crazy tactic is simply too shameless...

If the hand feels explosive, the Trail Blazers' three-pointer can make the Lakers explode on the spot, but if the hand feels bad, the Blazers themselves may explode on the spot.

There is no other way but to give it a try!

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In the afternoon of the game, Richard received a call from team president Olshey.

"Li, I just received a notice from the league that today's game will be broadcast live in China via satellite. Please don't do anything extraordinary..." Olshey just received the news from the league management committee. I called Richard immediately.

It can be said that Stern spent countless efforts to open up the Chinese market.

In 1989, Stern personally went to China with the purpose of negotiating with CCTV leaders about broadcasting NBA games. It turned out that he was a small capitalist boss, not even a boss, he could only be regarded as a manager. He wanted to see CCTV leadership is not that easy...

As a result, we waited for more than an hour, shivering in the cold wind, before we finally met.

At that time, very few people in China knew about the NBA, and the leaders of CCTV did not pay attention to it at all. In the end, Stern promised to broadcast the broadcast for free, and then CCTV agreed to broadcast it...

And it's not an official game broadcast, just some game highlights.

It wasn't until 1994, the year Richard traveled through time, that things took a turn for the better. CCTV broadcast the NBA's All-Star Game and Finals live via satellite for the first time...

Until now, CCTV still doesn't pay much attention to the live broadcast of the NBA. It was originally planning to broadcast this year's finals and has no plans to broadcast other games.

But Stern went to CCTV, used Richard as a Chinese-American selling point, exaggerated the importance of the life and death game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, and got CCTV to agree to broadcast the game...

The G5 life and death game between the Lakers and Trail Blazers, a game between a Chinese head coach.

From the perspective of CCTV, the broadcast value of this game is actually higher than that of the finals. Very few people in China know what the finals is about. On the contrary, it is Richard who will probably arouse the interest of the Chinese people. .

For a person of Chinese descent to become the head coach of an old American team, this is quite inspiring in today's China.

Of course, CCTV will definitely not pay for broadcasting this game...

When Stern saw that CCTV had agreed, he was relieved. This undoubtedly meant that the process of developing the Chinese market had been advanced. This was definitely a great news for Stern.

Even if CCTV doesn't pay him, he is still willing to let CCTV continue to broadcast it.

But while he was happy, Stern was also worried...

Richard's trouble-making temper may lead to some nonsense happening in the game. If the opportunity comes, not only will the Chinese market not be expanded, but CCTV will completely lose interest in the NBA. , that would definitely be a waste of all previous efforts.

So he called the management committee as soon as possible and asked them to notify Olshey, implicitly expressing the importance of this game.

Don't make any mistakes...

Don't cause trouble...

Orsi did not dare to delay and contacted Richard immediately.

Richard looked confused, so after working on it for a long time, it turned out that there was no one like him in the country? !

Originally, Richard was still wondering whether he had become a household name in China...

Now it seems that I really thought too much.

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But now that the Management Committee has called Orsi, this is actually an opportunity for Richard, an opportunity to grow his face in front of the vast number of fellow villagers...

Although he now holds a green card from the United States, Richard is still Chinese at heart.

Richard is naturally more inclined to gain the approval of his fellow countrymen than the approval of Americans...

In the next few years, until Yao Ming enters the NBA, China's NBA market will develop relatively slowly, but the current situation is somewhat different from history, not to mention Richard, the head coach...

Da Zhi will participate in the draft next year, which will definitely attract the attention of many Chinese people. I am afraid that the domestic NBA market expansion will accelerate a lot in recent years.

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At eight o'clock in the evening, amid the boos of the Lakers home fans, the Trail Blazers began to enter the stadium.

A life-and-death situation will put a lot of pressure on young players.

Before the game, Richard had already enlightened each one, which always had some comforting effect...

"Okay, guys, the game is about to begin!"

"Remember, I have to hurry!"

"Men should get up quickly, those who linger are not men!"

"Kobe, I give you three seconds to get the ball to the frontcourt. I don't care what method you use, whether you pass it by yourself or pass it to your teammates!"

Richard said to Kobe.

Now that he has decided to get up quickly, Kobe, the backcourt engine, needs to take on a lot of responsibility. If he can't get up quickly, it will be useless no matter how fast his teammates are...

Kobe nodded firmly. He was very clear about his important responsibility in this game. Not only was there no trace of nervousness in his heart, but he was gradually becoming excited.

"After others receive the ball in the frontcourt, don't hesitate and shoot a three-pointer directly!"

"I want to see a super fast-paced game that has never happened in the entire history of the NBA!"

"Seven seconds! An attack round must not exceed seven seconds!"

Richard is now determined to speed up...

At the referee's whistle, the game officially started, and the starting players from both sides began to appear.

The Lakers still have their fixed starting lineup, but the Trail Blazers' starting lineup surprised the fans and the media...

Richard used two starting lineups in the first four games!

And in this crucial life-and-death situation, he actually changed his starting lineup...

Is this Richard's hidden trump card? Or is it just Richard's helpless move? !

No one knows what Richard's plan is...

Harris frowned. He had suffered a lot from Richard in this series. According to his prediction, the Lakers had at least an 80% chance of sweeping the Trail Blazers and advancing...

But now it is obvious that his prediction was very wrong. If the Lakers' hard power was not stronger than the Trail Blazers, I am afraid that the Lakers would really be killed by Richard.

Now seeing Richard come up with a starting lineup that he has never used before, Harris is a little worried.

"Remember, guys!"

"No matter what happens next, we must play steadily. The Trail Blazers are far inferior to us. As long as we stabilize ourselves, they will never be our opponents!"

"Stop down and fight!"

"We must stabilize..."

After the starting players came on the stage, Harris shouted loudly behind the players again. Now Harris intends to remain unchanged in response to changes.