Bishop of the Devil

In today's league, if you really want to find a team's inside combination that can beat Richard's Auburn combination in all aspects.

That's probably the only San Antonio Spurs.

In terms of offensive firepower, the Spurs must have completely destroyed Ben and Ou. The scoring of these two people plus one is estimated to be only half of the Spurs' twin towers...

In terms of interior defense, due to experience and other factors, the Spurs' twin towers are slightly better than the Auburn combination. It's not much, but it's still strong.

In terms of rebounding, this is the strength of the Auburn combination, but judging from these matches, the Spurs Twin Towers also have a slight advantage.

In the three most important aspects of the interior, only the Spurs in the league can dominate them all.

However, the Spurs are not without their weaknesses, that is, their perimeter is far inferior to that of the Trail Blazers. The gap is quite large. After all, the Spurs' strongest perimeter firepower, General Johnson, only averages 10 points per game.

Sean Elliott, the Spurs' former top forward, was seriously injured last season and only played half of the season. After the start of this season, he played more than 30 games and was reimbursed for the season. He averaged only 9 points per game. Scores are recorded.

Elliott has basically been completely destroyed by injuries. In just two years, he has gone from a top small forward in the league averaging 20 points per game to a marginal player with little presence. Next He sadly retired after playing only a few seasons.

The only good thing is that Elliott won a championship ring with the Spurs before retiring, which can be regarded as a kind of compensation for his troubled career...

His No. 32 jersey was also retired by the Spurs...

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In the previous games, Richard has been using traditional offensive tactics, which is to shoot a lot from the outside and fight for rebounds inside.

After observation, Richard felt that this tactic was not particularly effective against the Spurs.

In tonight's game, he decided to come up with something different.

"You three outsiders, try to get as close to the basket as possible tonight to ensure that you are not blocked by the opponent's twin towers. The closer to the basket, the better!" Richard ordered the three Kobe Bryants.

The three of them nodded at the same time.

"Coach, why do I feel that you attach so much importance to the Spurs?"

Kobe asked curiously. He basically no longer had much fear of Richard, but only reverence.

Richard can be said to be a very incompetent head coach, especially when facing weak teams. He basically just lets the players play freely. At most, he just comes up with a different starting lineup...

It is rare to call a timeout specifically to tell a player that it is wrong for you to play this way and you should play this way.

Facing a strong team, although Richard called more timeouts, he did not specifically instruct the three outside players on how to attack like he did today.

Obviously, the Spurs have a special place in Richard's heart.

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The reason why Richard is so "lazy" is not that he has nothing to offer, but that he feels it is unnecessary.

The NBA has always had stars playing with stars, but without stars playing tactics.

The best example is Jackson Jackson. In Richard's view, the triangle offense is a star singles game. You can give Jackson three stinky tomatoes and rotten eggs to see if he can win a championship with the triangle offense...

The more complex the tactics are, the more it will limit the star’s autonomy!

Now that Richard has so many stars, he really doesn't need to add anything to the problem.

"This team may be our biggest competitor in the next few years, so we must pay close attention to them!" Faced with Kobe's question, Richard explained.

Everyone was startled, Spurs? !

Will the Spurs be their biggest competitor to the Trail Blazers in the future? ! The pioneer generals looked at each other in confusion...

They really didn't pay much attention to the Spurs. Instead, they felt that the Jazz and Lakers were more of a threat to them.

How could the Spurs' damn outside line be a match for the Trail Blazers? ! The generals were puzzled.

Richard was not prepared to explain, and he couldn't explain it clearly anyway.

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

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O'Brien beat Duncan in the jump ball. After Kobe got the ball, he advanced to the frontcourt and directly pushed the 178-year-old general toward the inside...

After such a long period of crazy training, Kobe's body has become much stronger than when he first entered the league. In front of him, the little general is as short as an underage high school student.

When he reached the free throw line, seeing that the opponent's inside line had not come out to cover up the defense, Kobe directly squeezed the young general and took a mid-range shot.

"Whoa!" The mid-range shot hit!

This attack can certainly not be said to be elegant and elegant. Like a crazy wild boar, Kobi carried the young general and dug into the inside of others. There was no trace of unrestrainedness at all...

But it is quite a high school!

This is also a trick that Kobe learned from Zhang Weiping. It is very effective at bullying short and thin people like the general.

The height and tonnage of the little general are actually similar to those of us normal people, with a height of 178 cm and a weight of 150 kilograms. Imagine that such a player meets a player with a height of 198 cm and a weight of 200 kilograms in a one-on-one situation on the field. What a cruel situation that is...

There are some things that technology cannot make up for.

Popovich looked solemn on the sidelines. The last time they played against the Trail Blazers, this kid named Kobe had never used this kind of physical attack...

He felt something bad in his heart!

The Trail Blazers are growing step by step, and the growth rate makes Popovich feel scared!

For example, Kobe Bryant on the court gave Popovich a huge "surprise" this time...

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The Trail Blazers hit the target, changed sides and fought again.

This time it was the young general's turn to attack Kobe. Under Kobe's tight defense, he stumbled and dribbled to the frontcourt. He definitely wouldn't take the shot himself. He found an opportunity to pass the lob and passed the ball to the inside. Duncan's hands.

Duncan received the pass with his back to Ben.

He leaned over and dribbled the ball, and then Duncan suddenly turned around and prepared to take a shot at the basket...

Ben was immediately struck by this action and was about to jump to block the shot. When he realized that it was just a fake move by Duncan, he immediately stopped his jumping action.

But in this short moment, Duncan took action directly...

It was already too late for Ben to block the shot again.

Hitting the board, Duncan's unique skill gave the Spurs the first goal of the opening game.

This goal made Popovich relax a little. In any case, the Spurs still have the advantage inside. It is not that easy for the Blazers to win against them with their outside advantage!