Bishop of the Devil

The Western Conference semifinals begin, the home court of the Clippers.

"You kid, don't pretend to be dead every day. Look at your ridiculous statistics now. Be careful that you won't even be able to make the starting lineup in the future." Before the game started, Richard said with a smile to Iguodala.

"As long as you have enough money, you can play as a substitute. Even better, I don't have to be so tired." Iguodala said quite bachelorly.

Richard shook his head speechlessly. He now understood why Iguodala had such a good foundation, but had never been able to become the league's top superstar.

This guy is so Buddhist, he just has a muddle-headed attitude. Unless it's a real life-or-death moment on the court, this guy will just play by chance...

"Coach, I have a player option after this season. Do you think I should jump out and seek a long-term contract, or should I wait until I finish this year?" Iguodala took advantage of this opportunity and prepared to consult with Li. What should Chad do next?

He still has a contract worth 16 million US dollars next season, but Iguodala feels that it is a good choice to jump out of the contract and seek a long-term contract. He is now hesitant and undecided.

Richard is also aware of the current situation of Iguodala. He also knows that under normal circumstances, Iguodala would have joined the Warriors in a sign-and-trade deal during the offseason this season, paying $48 million in four years.

In the eyes of later generations of fans, Iguodala joined the Warriors to win the championship.

In fact, otherwise, under normal circumstances, the current Warriors are actually nothing. If Iguodala really wants to win the championship, he will have a greater chance of staying in the Nuggets and winning the championship.

After all, the Nuggets' record is much better than the Warriors.

There is only one reason why Iguodala really joined the Warriors, and that is for money...

At that time, only the Warriors were willing to offer Iguodala such a contract, and the Nuggets had no choice but to make a deal with the Warriors.

Because if there is no trade, Iguodala's contract will expire next year and he will leave the team as a free agent, and the Nuggets will not be able to make any money.

…

"Andre, I wouldn't give you advice on this kind of thing."

"Follow your heart. When this season is over, you will know what to do." Richard did not give Iguodala any advice and let him make his own decision.

…

In this series between the Clippers and the Nuggets, no one is optimistic about the Nuggets, even though they defeated the Thunder with a good performance in the first round.

I am not optimistic about the Nuggets, mainly because the gap between the lineups of the two sides is really too big.

It's not that the Nuggets' lineup is completely incapable of making a difference, but comparing it to the Clippers' lineup, it looks a bit like a loser.

Iguodala is the only one who can control the situation, and no one is optimistic that Iguodala can defeat the Clippers rookie king Leonard in the duel.

Leonard's performance can be described in one word, that is, stable.

Stable and somewhat inhuman...

Thompson's performance is not stable. Sometimes he can score 40+ points in this game, but he may only score 10 or 8 points in the next game.

Leonard is currently averaging 11 to 12 shots per game and contributing about 15 points.

The performance on the offensive end is ridiculously stable, and the performance on the defensive end is as stable as a robot. It is obviously difficult for Iguodala to gain any advantage against Leonard.

Even Iguodala, who can control the situation, is at a disadvantage, let alone other Nuggets players.

…

The game had just started, and Sun Yue was shaking with excitement. He faced off against Ty Lawson in this game, which was simply a pleasure.

Ty Lawson was only 180cm tall, and later died in the Rockets. On the one hand, it was due to injuries, and on the other hand, it was also due to his height.

In George Karl's system, Lawson was able to find many shooting opportunities, but under McHale, Lawson was not so lucky.

Because he is too short, his strength is not particularly outstanding.

The game had just started, and Sun Yue just grabbed Ty Lawson and started a crazy singles game.

Crazy singles is not an unforgivable crime in Richard's team.

When the hand feels good, Richard will encourage the players to play crazy singles. Of course, if the player feels bad and continues to play crazy singles, it will be unforgivable. Richard will not only replace him as soon as possible. , and subsequent penalties will be imposed.

Fortunately, there are no unscrupulous people in the Clippers team. When the touch is good, except for Leonard, the weirdo, everyone else will take more or less shots. If the touch is not good, then everyone will take more shots. He will take as few shots as possible and focus on defense.

Sun Yue's opening touch was quite good. After all, under Ty Lawson's defense, any player over two meters tall, as long as his skills are not so good, his offensive efficiency will definitely not be much worse.

The Chinese fans are excited. Sun Yue is now leading the Clippers' offensive attack, playing vigorously and with great power.

In just half a quarter of the game, Sun Yue had already scored 9 points...

Richard couldn't help but laugh. It seemed that this series would be the best time for Sun Yue to shine.

In the first round of the playoffs, the best performer was Klay Thompson. He faced off against Blake and suppressed his opponents in all directions. He averaged 27.5 points per game, which was quite dazzling.

Of course, Thompson's statistics are only dazzling in scoring. He averaged 2.5 rebounds and 1 assist per game, which is really a bit unsatisfactory.

And this round of the Western Conference semifinals, if nothing else happens, may be the occasion for Sun Yue to break out...

Amid the cheers of domestic fans and Zhang Weiping's shouts of "play him", the Clippers easily won this home game.

A big score of 104:89, a huge victory over the opponent.

Among them, Sun Yue is undoubtedly the MVP player of this game, contributing 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, which is as if he is a first-line attacker in the league.

These 32 points also broke Sun Yue’s personal playoff scoring record in a single game...

Sun Yue entered the league in 2007 and has played in the playoffs for five years now. During his years with the Buccaneers, he has reached the finals every year. The number of playoff appearances is definitely the best among the 2007 rookies. exist.

Even No. 1 pick Durant and No. 2 Oden have played less in the playoffs than Sun Yue...

But most of Sun Yue's experience in playoff games is actually just soy sauce. He plays two or three minutes in garbage time, and his scoring in a single game in the playoffs will definitely not be much higher.

And now Sun Yue has finally made a splash in the playoffs.

This is not over yet. In the next three games, Sun Yue broke out again and again...

It's not easy to catch this kind of opportunity against Ty Lawson. It's strange that Sun Yue is willing to miss it.

And George Karl has absolutely no choice, because except for Ty Lawson, he has no one available.

As a result, after the four-game series, Sun Yue actually averaged an astonishing 26 points per game. His performance was really no worse than Klay Thompson in the first round.

After four games, the Nuggets were swept out.

Although this ending was already expected, when the Clippers really swept the Nuggets, it still made the fans sigh.

After just two years of recuperation, Richard's team is about to rise again.

If nothing else, the Clippers may be the strongest contender for the championship this year.