Bishop of the Devil

Jordan is worried now. If two players are injured, it won't be a big problem. Relying on the strong lineup left by Richard, they still have a huge advantage.

But now that four starters have been injured, the problem has become so big that Jordan has a strong sense of crisis in his heart.

Although the ball is not unplayable, after all, the Pirates still have Marc Gasol, Milicic, Harden and DeRozan supporting the scene, but the chance of winning is far less than before. After all, Harden and DeRozan Rozan and Rozan are too naive right now, and they can't compare to the combination of Durant and Roy in terms of combat effectiveness.

As for Marc Gasol and Milicic, they are not weak, but the key is that the team now has no qualified substitute insiders. They cannot let both of them play for 48 minutes!

…

Sure enough, Jordan's sense of crisis was not wrong, and the Mavericks finally won a victory in G3 of the finals.

In the next G4, the Pirates relied on Milicic's outstanding performance and finally narrowly won, scoring a big score of 3:1.

It seemed that the Pirates had a great chance of winning, but in the next two games, the Mavericks won two games in a row and stubbornly brought the score back to a 3:3 draw!

It's a tiebreaker, and it's a tiebreaker in the finals. We haven't seen such an intense finals in several years.

The popularity of the Buccaneers can be imagined, and the performance of the Mavericks this year can be called inspirational. As a result, this tiebreaker directly broke the NBA finals viewing record in history.

Even Richard came to watch the game in person. How could he miss such an exciting game.

What made the fans excited was that there was no winner in this tie-break during regular time, and the two sides actually fought into overtime.

In the Mavericks' offensive round, they were still two points behind, but there were only the last seven seconds left in the game.

At the end of the timeout, the ball was served in midfield. Marion received the pass and was ready to rush to the basket and score two points, dragging the game into the next overtime.

This is the strategy set by the Mavericks head coach Carlisle at the moment. Although the Mavericks have many veterans, they cannot support the team's available players. Unlike the Buccaneers, several core players of the Buccaneers have already played the maximum amount of time in this game. Fifty minutes!

As long as these two goals are scored and the second overtime is dragged, Carlisle believes that the final winner will be their Dallas Mavericks!

As for making a three-pointer in just seven seconds? This is not something Carlisle's character can do, this is Richard's style.

Carlisle is a very stable head coach, and there is nothing wrong with his current arrangements.

Richard sat on the sidelines and watched with blood boiling. The game had reached this level, and it was already a fierce finals worthy of being recorded in history.

Carlisle's arrangement did not exceed Richard's expectations. After all, Carlisle had been with Richard for so many years, and Richard knew him quite well.

"Snapped!"

To the great relief of the Buccaneers fans at the scene, Marion's breakthrough was directly blocked by Marc Gasol, and there were only the last three seconds left in the game.

Looking at the current situation, the Pirates are basically guaranteed to win.

At this moment, Jet Terry, with a speed that did not match his age, jumped to grab the ball. His whole body was almost parallel to the floor in mid-air, and passed the ball to Nowitzki at the critical moment.

How could Nowitzki hesitate after receiving the ball, raise his hand and shoot a three-pointer directly.

"Dudududu!"

"Uh-huh!"

The whistle at the end of the game sounded almost simultaneously with the sound of the basketball entering the net. Nowitzki beat the Buccaneers at the buzzer and led the Dallas Mavericks to the first championship trophy in team history!

It was a god, Richard sat on the sidelines and secretly admired it.

After this game, Nowitzki was absolutely a god. His performance in this series was even more perfect than when he eliminated the Heat's Big Three under normal circumstances.

It is also a blessing for Richard to be able to witness such a great game with his own eyes.

The Mavericks boss came to play an away game with the team this time. He went crazy with excitement, raised his arms and rushed into the court with short legs.

This championship is really not easy to come by. You must know that this is the only championship trophy in the history of the team, and it was won when everyone was not optimistic about it!

Before this round of finals started, who could have predicted that the Mavericks would win the championship? No one, not even the Mavericks, probably has the confidence to say they want to win the championship.

But now they have indeed won the championship, defeating the invincible Pirates!

The veteran driver's eyes filled with excitement. He still remembered the pain he suffered when he was hacked by the Warriors.

I still remember the pain of losing in the 2006 finals and being called a softie.

Now that everything is over, this championship has proven itself.

…

The Pirates players and the fans at the scene were naturally heartbroken and unable to breathe.

Five crown dynasty, only one step away!

To be precise, it was only one goal away. If Nowitzki hadn't scored the final buzzer-beater, they would probably be the ones waiting for the Stern Award with a smile.

But there are so many ifs. If you lose, you lose.

Several Buccaneers players came forward to shake hands with the Mavericks players and congratulate them on winning the championship. Many fans at the scene also stood up and applauded the veteran driver.

…

The night after the game, Richard had two drinks with Jordan.

Jordan was just drunk. He couldn't understand why when Richard was here, the players were all in good shape. Even if they were injured, it was no big deal and they would be back in the next game immediately.

And now that Richard has just left, a large wave of injuries has immediately broken out among the players, and it's still in the crucial finals!

Could it be that my luck is really that bad? ! Could it be that he lost the finals because of his bad luck? !

The more he thought about it, the more uncomfortable he became. Jordan was drinking one cup after another. Richard naturally did not try to persuade Jordan to drink less. On this night, if it were left to him, he would probably want to get drunk to relieve his worries.

"Li, my brother, I feel so bitter..." After Jordan drank a glass of whiskey, he looked at Richard with blurred eyes and smiled bitterly.

"Drink more if it's hard. It's not like you have no chance to win the championship in the future. Maybe you can create a dynasty in the future and become the only person with four dynasties in NBA history." Richard comforted with a smile.

"Yes, that's right, it's better to lose. We will make a comeback next year with a new team name, a new team name and a new atmosphere. I want to become a man of the Fourth Dynasty!" Jordan roared with great pride as he drank another glass of whiskey.

…

After staying in Charlotte for two days, Richard returned to Los Angeles. After all, the draft was about to begin, and he had to prepare well.

This year's draft is actually not very optimistic. Many people commented that this year's draft is a weak year for insiders.

The main reason is that there are really no outstanding big players. In this case, no one bothers about the election. At least the Cavaliers, who hold the No. 1 pick, are not targeting big players, but from Du. Irving, the little point guard from Grammar University.

Of course, although he is a small point guard, Irving is also 191 centimeters tall.

The current standard point guard height is 191 centimeters. Unlike the previous decade, the standard point guard height was around 185 centimeters...

This can also see the future development trend of basketball. Players in all positions on the field are moving closer to the standard height of the third position player.

…

The experts' evaluation this time is correct. There is indeed no top big man player in this draft. Otherwise, with Richard's style of preferring big men, he will definitely not target a bunch of forwards. Linebacker.

Big men such as Kanter, Baxian Wang, and Wa Shen can only be said to be good, but the gap between them and the top is still a bit big.

…

Select Tang Shen with the 8th pick, Leonard with the 13th pick, Butler with the 30th pick, and Thomas with the 60th pick. This is Richard's current draft plan.

He was also praying that there wouldn't be any surprises in the draft. If it had been in the past, even if there were surprises, Richard wouldn't have cared much about it. After all, there were many strong newcomers on hand, and he wouldn't care if there was one more or one less.

But now I can't care less. If I take one less, it will really make Richard feel heartbroken.