Bishop of the Devil

In tonight's game, the performance of Love and Westbrook is still remarkable. The two men are still somewhat lethal when working together, but in front of the Buccaneers, this kind of lethality will definitely not allow them to win. .

Westbrook scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, while Love scored 21 points and 11 rebounds. For newcomers, their statistics are undoubtedly qualified.

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As the schedule progresses, the All-Star Weekend is getting closer, and Richard's previous warmth to the Pistons also had a certain effect.

Because of Batum's joining, the Pistons have used one large and four small positions to attack, and the effect is quite good. Their recent record has been quite outstanding, and they have already squeezed out the Cavaliers and occupied the second place in the Eastern Conference record list.

The Cavaliers didn't say anything else. After all, there is no difference between second or third place in the regular season. If they rank second, they will have an extra home court advantage.

Just a home court advantage does not actually have a great impact on the outcome of the series. At best, it can have 5%.

Because the Cavaliers have too many veterans in the lineup, they have no idea of ​​​​strengthening in the regular season. As long as they can maintain the third position in the Eastern Conference and avoid the Buccaneers in the first two rounds of the playoffs, then they are completely acceptable.

With one week left before the start of the All-Star Game, Raheem announced that he would hand over the All-Star team qualification to Richard.

This also means that if nothing unexpected happens, Richard will get the eighth component of the super giant suit in a week.

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In mid-to-late February, the All-Star Weekend will start as usual.

Compared to the past, this All-Star Weekend was nothing special. The Eastern Conference All-Stars still won.

This can be regarded as an unspoken rule. Generally speaking, if Richard does not lead the All-Star team, the All-Star MVP will usually belong to the Western Conference.

And if Richard leads the Eastern All-Star team, then the All-Star MVP will definitely appear in the Eastern Conference...

Sometimes, it is obvious that Richard attaches great importance to the All-Star Weekend.

Others also couldn't understand why a bishop of Richard's rank would be interested in the entertainment-oriented All-Star Weekend.

Logically speaking, when other coaches reach Richard's level, they usually avoid All-Stars if they can, but Richard seems to have been poisoned by All-Stars and tries to get in on them.

This year is no exception...

In the end, the All-Star MVP was won by Durant, who participated in this year's competition, and Richard received the eighth component of the super suit...

What makes Richard a little worried is that he may have to take over the Clippers next year. By then, the ninth component can be said to be far away. Even Richard does not know when the ninth component will be available. Can get it.

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After the All-Star Game, Richard began to focus on increasing the playing time of Iverson and Szczerbiak. Both of them will retire after this season. Richard can be regarded as giving them a poor version. retirement tour.

In the penultimate game of the regular season, Richard rested Durant and put Szczerbiak in the starting lineup.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see in this game that Richard is preparing to give Szczerbiak a perfect retirement ceremony.

The opponent was the Spurs. Popovich gave him face and did not let the players restrict Szczerbiak. Richard reciprocated the favor and only let the main players play half the game and sent out the rest of the time. Entered a pure substitute lineup to match Szczerbiak.

As a result, in this game, Szczerbiak took 35 crazy shots and scored 42 points...

Of course, the offensive efficiency cannot be said to be very good, but being able to have such a game before retiring can be regarded as an explanation for his career.

In fact, before this, there was no retirement tour in the league. Even in the last game of his career, it was rare for the coach to ask the players to score points wildly, and the opponents would try their best to cooperate.

Now Szczerbiak can be regarded as leading this trend...

Under normal circumstances, if we really want to say the birthplace of this trend, it should actually be attributed to Kobe. Kobe racked up points like crazy in the last game. As a result, Wade, Nowitzki and others later also enjoyed the same treatment.

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This penultimate game is Szczerbiak's retirement performance, so the last game of the Pirates' regular season is naturally Iverson's exclusive performance.

Coincidentally, in this game, the Buccaneers played against the Philadelphia 76ers away from home. It seems that the league has really worked hard on the schedule.

"Allen, don't feel any pressure. Even if this performance fails, it doesn't mean that we have no chance in the playoffs. If we beat those weak teams, you can just go on the court." Richard watched Iverson before the start of the game. A little nervous, he couldn't help but laugh and joke.

How could Iverson not be nervous? Tonight may be the last regular season game of his career, and it will be against his home team.

Using the old club to describe the relationship between the 76ers and Iverson is not very appropriate. The parent team would be more appropriate.

"No, let's leave some opportunities for those young people. I will definitely not play after this season." Iverson shook his head and said with a smile.

The playoffs are very important for these new stars of the Pirates. How could he take up the performance opportunities of these new stars.

Moreover, even if there are any big statistics in the playoffs, he feels that it doesn't mean much. He has already decided to retire, and he has not said that he still wants to play for a few more years.

The reason for retiring so decisively is actually Richard's reason.

Richard had imagined the BIG3 League before. After Iverson came to the Pirates this season, Richard talked a lot about the BIG3 League with Iverson, and Iverson was quite interested.

Although this league does not mean that there is no place for Iverson to gain a foothold, his current strength cannot be said to be a top defender. Since he is no longer top, he might as well retire. Anyway, it doesn't matter if he continues to use it. significance.

Iverson is quite optimistic about the prospects of the BIG3 League. After all, he has connections with West Lafayette players, so he has no worries about gaining popularity.

And once the popularity increases, this will definitely be a very profitable business.

In the end, Iverson and Richard determined that the buyer and seller would each hold half of the equity. Richard provided the initial start-up capital, and Iverson was responsible for some of the daily management of the league.

The start-up capital does not require much. Richard thought that it is actually the cost of renting the venue and the players' salaries. In the end, it may be enough for Richard to provide a few million dollars.

Although Iverson's management ability is definitely not very good, Richard will definitely keep an eye on it at all times and there won't be any major mistakes.

Right now Iverson is planning to wait for the end of this season. After he wins the championship, he will retire immediately and start playing in the BIG3 league.

But before that, he wanted to perfectly complete tonight's retirement performance.

"Don't worry, coach, I've played in this arena for more than ten years, and there will definitely be no problems." Iverson said confidently.

"Okay, then come on, try to score 60 points!" Richard said with a smile.

They say they are striving for 60 points, but Richard actually knows that Iverson's score tonight will never be lower than 60...

The reason is simple. Although tonight is an away game, it is actually Iverson's home court.

The Philadelphia 76ers have been promoting this game for a long time. There will be countless Iverson fans attending the game tonight, which actually makes the 76ers a fortune.

Iverson's influence in Philadelphia is needless to say. As long as you are a 76ers fan, nine out of ten people may be Iverson fans.

In tonight's game, who on the 76ers team dares to defend Iverson? I’m afraid I don’t want to hang out in Philadelphia anymore…

In addition to not encountering high-intensity defense, the Pirates will definitely support Iverson tonight.

As long as Iverson is physically fit tonight, even if he takes away all the offensive ball rights from the Pirates, no one will complain.

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

The Iverson fans on the sidelines shouted Iverson's nickname like crazy.

"Answer!"

"Answer!"

"Answer!"

When it comes to the nicknames of football stars, Iverson’s nickname can be said to be quite powerful. Compared with nicknames such as Peter Pan, Little Emperor, Little Prince, and Little Steel Cannon, it is much better. many.

The later 76ers star Embiid probably imitated Iverson and gave himself the nickname "Process".

Iverson calls for the answer, and he calls for the process. Otherwise, Embiid is a joke...