Bishop of the Devil

Mid-December, Palace of Auburn Hills.

Tonight, the Pistons face the Houston Rockets at home. This game has already attracted the attention of countless fans.

There is no other reason, mainly because Xiaosi has never given Richard an "explanation".

And not only that, Stoudemire has always shown a look of disdain whenever the names of Richard or Yao Ming are mentioned on any occasion.

Such a stupid young rookie, obviously in the eyes of most fans, will definitely not end well.

You must know that the person he provoked was Richard. In recent years, he has been the most unprovoked person in the entire NBA.

Now everyone wants to see how Richard will deal with Stoudemire.

Among the rookies in the 2002 class, basically all have given in to Richard. Dunleavy Jr., who has not given in, is now facing a very miserable end.

As for the other stubborn Stoudemire, we will know what will happen to this guy tonight.

The game hasn't started yet and both sides are in the warm-up phase.

The two teams warmed up at opposite ends of the court...

Richard glanced towards Rocket, but only saw Stoudemire looking at him with a provocative look.

This stupid young man really left Richard speechless. Could it be that this kid really took the courage of a leopard? !

Without thinking, Richard raised his middle finger directly at Stoudemire!

You must not let such an iron-headed boy get used to him. If you do, he might be able to kick his nose into his face.

Seeing Richard raising his middle finger at Stoudemire, the Pistons generals who were warming up couldn't help but burst into laughter.

As a coach, he is really interesting, and he is a master who cannot afford to suffer.

Xiaosi just glanced at Richard provocatively, but Richard gave the person the middle finger without saying anything.

Of course, Richard's players think their coach is interesting. If it were anyone else, Richard would be very angry.

Right now Xiaosi is almost mad to death...

He still remembered Tang Shuai's advice to him, so he didn't go up to him. He just looked at Richard fiercely and continued to warm up.

Richard smiled and shook his head. He had a hunch that something terrible would definitely happen in the next game.

No matter if something happens, I have been silent for a long time now. I will take this opportunity to announce to the entire alliance that I am still the same Richard and the same ghost.

…

"Young man, you must control your temper during the game."

"You have to remember one thing, only the winner can have the last laugh on the court. Fight? That will only bring you notoriety, and it will definitely not do any good!"

Tang Shuai was still worried. After the warm-up was over, he gave Stoudemire instructions again in the locker room.

"Coach, don't worry, I know what to do." Stoudemire replied casually.

Anyway, Stoudemire is looking forward to the next game. He wants to use his performance to prove that he is the strongest player among this rookie class.

He wants to prove that Richard's choice of Yao Ming was a huge mistake.

…

"For tonight's game, everyone must get hard for me!"

"No matter what happens on the field, you can't fucking disgrace me, Richard!"

"My Richard's reputation comes from winning games, and even more so from playing on the court!"

Richard was also in the locker room, shouting to his generals, but the content of his shouting was completely different from Tang Shuai's.

Tang Shuai wanted peace, but Richard wanted war.

…

"The best rookie, Yao Ming!"

"The most dominant big man in history, Yao Ming!"

"MVP!"

After Yao Ming's appearance, the scene immediately set off a wave of climax.

Yao Ming is definitely the Pistons' darling at the moment. Such a newcomer with terrifying strength will definitely be treated like a superstar no matter which team he is placed on.

Even though Yao Ming is just a rookie right now, in the eyes of Pistons fans, he is now qualified to compete with super insiders such as O'Neal and Duncan.

Before Yao Ming joined the Pistons, Nash was considered the boss of the Pistons.

But Pistons fans are not too fond of Nash, a gentleman-type player.

What they need is a player who can lead the Pistons back to the glory of the Bad Boys.

Yao Ming is regarded as their hope...

…

Stoudemire was preparing to enter the court in the tunnel of the locker room when he heard the overwhelming cheers in the arena outside.

His whole body was shaking with rage.

He is a little confused now, and when he hears words like the strongest rookie, he gets a little excited.

The reason why this happened is because he was hurt...

To be precise, I was hurt unintentionally by Richard.

It is said that love is as deep as hatred is, and these words are really suitable for Xiao Si!

Once upon a time, Richard selected two high school students, Kobe Bryant and O'Brien, in the draft, and turned them into famous top stars in this league!

This incident left a very deep impression on Xiao Si.

Richard is Stoudemire's idol, and he even has a picture of Richard posted in his room.

He had dreamed many times, dreaming that he would play for Richard, and then Richard would make himself a superstar like Kobe Bryant or O'Neill.

At the moment, Kobe is definitely the number one shooting guard in the league, and O'Brien is also the number two center in the league. They are all worthy figures in the league.

The two of them have a lot in common. For example, they were both selected in the Richard draft and both entered the league from high school.

It was the success of these two people that solidified Stoudemire's idea of ​​participating in the draft directly after graduating from high school.

Of course, under normal circumstances, Stoudemire would also participate in the draft after graduating from high school...

When Stoudemire learned that the Pistons had won the No. 1 pick, everyone went crazy with joy.

The No. 1 pick is good. In that case, Richard doesn't have to waste time making transactions and can directly use this No. 1 pick to choose himself!

But then he heard about Yao Ming, which made him very nervous.

He had a hunch that Yao Ming would definitely be the biggest obstacle to him playing for Richard!

But he is quite confident in himself. He feels that he is definitely better than Yao Ming in terms of potential and immediate combat ability.

To prove this, he began to wait for the Pistons to send him a trial invitation.

But after waiting and waiting, the Pistons seemed to have forgotten about him as a candidate, and there was no news about trial training at all...

In desperation, Stoudemire became even more embarrassed and took the initiative to submit a trial training application to the Pistons.

But what made him dumbfounded was that the several trial training applications he gave all came to nothing with no reply at all.

What he didn't know was that the Pistons didn't have any trial training plan at all. Richard told Miles that there was no need to do the trial training at all.

Richard held a trial training before, but that time it was mainly to deceive people, and he never held a trial training again.

Because it is really meaningless and quite a waste of time.

After Stoudemire's trial application was accepted by Miles, because Richard made it clear that he had no trial plan, Miles was naturally too lazy to reply to these trial applications.

This incident left Stoudemire with psychological trauma, but after asking around, he found that no one in the little green room had participated in the Pistons' trial training, and he was mentally balanced.

Until Yao Ming was selected with the No. 1 pick, until Richard said that no one among the rookies could compare with Yao Ming, Stoudemire's little heart was completely hurt.

This is love giving rise to hate...

In his opinion, Richard had completely failed him.

He wants to defeat Richard's team and defeat Yao Ming, so that Richard regrets his choice in the draft.

…

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

The starting players from both sides began to appear.

Pistons starting lineup: Yao Ming, Clark, Gerrard, Laga Bell and Nash.

Rockets starting lineup: Eddie Griffin, Stoudemire, Coris Williams, James Posey and Francis.

If you don't say that the Rockets are in trouble now, just look at their starting lineup and you will know how miserable it is.

Among the five starting players, there is not even one All-Star. At least neither Stoudemire nor Francis has been selected to the All-Star.

With such a lineup, it's no wonder they can't achieve a decent record in the Western Conference.

Yao Ming and Stoudemire had a jump ball, and Stoudemire naturally won the jump ball.

It has to be said that Stoudemire's physical fitness is really incredible. Even Richard has to admit this.

Xiao'ao's athletic ability in the interior is already quite good, but it is still not as good as Stoudemire.

…

The Rockets have the ball, and Francis controls the ball and advances.

As the team's main controller and boss, Francis certainly has absolute control of the ball.

After the ball reached the frontcourt, he used teammate Corliss's pick-and-roll to directly shoot a three-pointer.

Unfortunately, the ball was not scored and the rebound was collected by Yao Ming.

The Pistons' offensive round was quite easy. Nash accurately passed the ball to Laga Bell who ran out of the open space. The latter made a long two-pointer with his hands.

…

In the Rockets' second offensive round, it may be that Nash put greater defensive pressure, or it may be that Stoudemire took the initiative to ask for the ball outside the paint area.

So Francis passed the ball to Stoudemire this time.

After getting the ball, Stoudemire glowed with a different look, roared, and took a mid-range shot.

Stoudemire doesn't have the ability to play in the back right now, and he knows this very well.

However, the mid-range shot near the basket was still somewhat accurate. After the ball was released, it went directly into the net.

"Roar!" Stoudemire beat his chest excitedly and roared at Yao Ming.

It's not like Yao Ming has never seen such a scene before. Garnett often did this when he played against the Timberwolves.

After hitting the mid-range shot, he beat his chest and roared. I have to say that this behavior seemed a bit silly.

"What the hell..." Yao Ming muttered, a little unhappy with Stoudemire.

…

In the next few offensive rounds, Stoudemire asked for the ball near the penalty area one after another, and each ball was aimed at Yao Ming alone.

Although the shooting rate can only be regarded as average, as long as he scores a goal, Stoudemire will roar at Yao Ming with all kinds of provocations.

Although Yao Ming is a little dissatisfied with his temper, he doesn't want to do anything to Stoudemire, but his face is a little bitter.

Richard stood on the sidelines, feeling even more miserable.

In his opinion, Yao Ming is really a bit "soft". Stoudemire was already provoking him with all his heart. Under such circumstances, Yao Ming could still endure it.

If it were Daben, if his opponent dared to challenge him like this, he would probably jump up and rip off the opponent's head.

Who would have dared to challenge that pioneer army when they were full?

If the pioneers don't provoke them, they should burn incense...

Although Yao Ming's performance was a bit soft, Richard could understand it.

After all, the culture I grew up in is different. The Chinese people pay attention to being harmonious and making money. Generally, when you encounter a fool like Xiao Si, you can tolerate it as long as you can.

Rarely does it get to the point of taking action...

Throughout Yao Ming's entire career, he has had physical conflicts with others in international competitions.

In the NBA, Yao Ming encountered many challenges, but Yao Ming never took action. Usually his teammates helped him solve them.

For example, one of the more well-known conflicts between Yao Ming in the NBA was when he was dunked heavily by Stoudemire while playing against the Suns in 2004...

After Stoudemire completed the dunk, he roared at Yao Ming, but Francis elbowed him away and yelled, "This is my territory, you can't run wild on my territory, I can't let my brother be bullied."

It is precisely because of this incident that Yao Ming publicly said that Francis is the boss of his life.

In addition to Francis, Tracy McGrady also made many appearances for Yao Ming...

Anyway, when the Rockets were playing, the Rockets teammates really helped Yao Ming a lot.

…

History is almost repeating itself now, and Yao Ming is encountering Stoudemire again, but they are both joining teams that are different from history.

Yao Ming is with the Pistons, not the Rockets.

Stoudemire is in the Rockets, not the Suns.

It's Stoudemire provoking Yao Ming again...

Richard doesn't know what will happen next. He only knows that something will definitely happen tonight.

…

During the Rockets' offensive round, after Stoudemire got the ball, he shook Clark away and then rushed directly towards the penalty area where Yao Ming was sitting.

In this offense, Stoudemire can be said to have used all his energy to feed himself.

"boom!"

A powerful and heavy chop hit directly on Yao Ming's head. At the same time, Yao Ming was also knocked back by Stoudemire's impact.

Although he didn't fall, he was knocked out of the boundary line and hit the basketball stand.

"Roar……"

"You don't deserve to be the top pick at all!"

"I am the best candidate for the No. 1 pick!"

After Stoudemire succeeded in dunking, he beat his chest and roared directly at Yao Ming outside the boundary line.

The reporters on the sidelines were naturally unwilling to miss the opportunity to make headlines, and the cameras in their hands started snapping pictures.

Richard's heart trembled, he was really angry.

In his view, Stoudemire's behavior is definitely a suicide attempt!

He will definitely make Stoudemire pay a huge price tonight.

Before Richard could speak, Clark on the court could no longer sit still and punched Stoudemire directly!