Bishop of the Devil

The duel between the Trail Blazers and the Spurs ended with a big score of 3:1. This result did not cause much discussion in the league, mainly because the big score did not exceed people's expectations.

The Trail Blazers are too strong this season, as evidenced by their sweep of the Timberwolves!

And another matchup in the Western Conference, the Rockets vs. the Jazz!

At present, the two sides are tied at 2:2. These two teams can definitely be regarded as old enemies.

In the past four years, they have faced each other in the playoffs in three of them, and the Rockets had the opportunity to advance in the first two years. Whether the Jazz can turn defeat this year, judging from the current situation, is hard to say.

From the bottom of his heart, Richard hopes the Rockets advance.

There must be a reason why he hates the Jazz. On the other hand, Richard wants to have a good series with the Rockets' three veterans!

At this point in time, it is already the last glory of the three Rockets veterans.

After this season, Barkley played two more seasons with the Rockets before retiring sadly.

Olajuwon lasted four more seasons with the Rockets. In the last season of his career, he was traded to the Raptors and retired after one season.

As for Drexler, one of the three veterans, he retired after this season, and then Pi Erye joined the Rockets.

It can be said that this season is the last glory of the Rockets' three veterans. Richard naturally wants to compete with this legendary combination.

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In the showdown in the Eastern Conference, the Knicks and Heat fought back and forth, and the two sides are still tied at 2:2.

Richard had a hunch that the Heat might suffer, and in their duel, the Knicks might have the last laugh!

As for the showdown between the Bulls and the 76ers, the 76ers, like the Spurs, are currently struggling to win a game.

But unlike the Spurs, the 76ers won this victory not at their home court, but at the Bulls' home court...

Da Zhi and Iverson scored 60 points together, and finally relied on Iverson's last-minute five-point score to narrowly defeat the Bulls by 2 points!

This pair of Purdue twins really shined in this round of the Eastern Conference semifinals...

Iverson has already become famous. After winning the All-Star MVP, fans all over the world realized how awesome this little player is.

As for Da Zhi, a super big pitcher who is over seven feet tall, to borrow the comments of ESPN experts, there is only one player in the entire league who can guard Da Zhi, and that is Da Zhi himself!

How can one defend a player who is more than seven feet tall and has top speed in the paint? His main offensive method is shooting. !

Bulls' Luke Longley pulled out to defend against Zhi? Not to mention Luke Longley's speed, he simply can't keep up with Big Zhi. After he is pulled out, the Bulls' interior defense will inevitably become empty. This is definitely a blessing for Oakley and Iverson. matter.

And let the fast little man guard Da Zhi, Da Zhi simply ignored the opponent's defense, received the ball outside the three-point line, and shot directly.

The only thing that can guard against Dazhi is Dazhi's own touch!

Experts from all walks of life have commented that Da Zhi's style is an epoch-making style in the NBA, pointing out a new path for those big men with long-range shooting ability.

Some big men, due to physical fitness or lack of offensive skills at the basket, have a hard time in the penalty area. The appearance of Big Zhi is like a bright light, giving them hope!

It turns out that big players can still play like this. If they can't stay in the penalty area, then they just don't enter the penalty area!

After so many years of NBA history, there have been many seven-footers with long-range shooting abilities, but none of them are as extreme as Da Zhi.

From the perspective of technical and tactical style, Da Zhi will undoubtedly be associated with the word softie, because most of the league's insiders are currently looking for physical opponents, while Da Zhi basically has no physical confrontation on the field...

But no one from the experts from all over the world calls Da Zhi a softie!

Who could be so irritable? Iverson and I almost attacked Pippen, the Bulls' second-in-command...

In the eyes of experts and fans, Da Zhi's style cannot be called a softie, but smart. He has made better use of his own advantages!

Judging from the current situation, because of Da Zhi, there may be many big players of Da Zhi type emerging in the league in the future.

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G5 of the Western Conference Finals, the home court of the Trail Blazers.

The Spurs were defeated. The game had just entered the fourth quarter. Popovich had already replaced the Spurs Twin Towers and replaced them with a pure substitute lineup.

Richard also gave Popovich a face and put on the bench.

If possible, Richard actually wants the Spurs to play two games...

This is not because Richard is soft-hearted and pities the Spurs, but because he wants to paralyze Popovich!

After this battle, this series will definitely encourage Popovich to strengthen the Spurs' backcourt. Because of the tragic loss, I'm afraid Popovich's efforts will be quite strong...

And if the Trail Blazers only defeat the Spurs 4:3 in the end, it might still leave Popovich with some thoughts.

This is what Richard wants the Spurs to do twice...

But in the playoffs, no one can say whether something unexpected will happen. If the chicken is stolen but not lost, it will be funny to Mi Ke, so after this idea went around in Richard's mind, he The smoke cleared.

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After five games, Duncan has completely proved himself, proved that he is qualified to be among the strongest insiders in the league, and proved that he is the strongest power forward in the league!

This is just Duncan's rookie season, and he can average 30+10 per game in the Western Conference semifinals!

Facing Duncan's dominance, Richard could only sigh helplessly.

What a perfect situation it would be if Duncan was his player...

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Those who have similar thoughts to Richard are the head coaches of the other 28 teams in the league!

What a perfect situation it would be if those players under Richard were his own players!

Kobe averaged 25 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists per game in this series. If this series were the finals, he would definitely be awarded the Finals MVP.

And Lao Sa replaces Xiao Ou as the starting center, and the data is really a 50-50 situation with David Robinson.

David Robinson averaged 20+10 per game in five games, while Sao Paulo averaged 19+9. The reason for the slight difference is that Sao Paulo played less time than David Robinson...

In addition to these two people, Daben averaged 3 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 blocks and 1 steal per game. He is definitely not as good as Deng, but he is still enough to join the league's first-line insiders.

Wu Sheng Jackson on the bench did not play much time. He mainly played as Kobe's substitute and sometimes formed a backcourt partner with Kobe. After this series, he averaged 11 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists per game. , which directly made the Suns management angry.

Just a little bit away, just a little bit away, such an all-around player can become a member of their Suns team!

If they had the presence of Warrior Saint Jackson in the first round of the playoffs, they would not necessarily be eliminated by the Spurs...

But even if they are half angry, they have no choice but to negotiate with the Trail Blazers to trade Wu Sheng. In that case, the Suns management will be too disgraceful and will probably become a joke in the league.