Chapter 397: Artest Hammers Garnett

The primary god-making mission has already begun, and Richard is naturally going to start preparing for the mission next.

First easy and then difficult, Harrington's task was taken out by Richard first.

In addition, because the tasks of Big Ben and Kobe Bryant overlapped last time, they came up with a combination attribute, and Richard was ready to try it to see if he could make any combination attributes this time.

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Next up for the Trail Blazers will be a four-game road streak.

The opponents are the Grizzlies, Timberwolves, Bucks and Green Kai.

The schedule is relatively easy, among these four teams, that is, the Bucks and Timberwolves are slightly stronger, and the remaining two teams are at the level of fish belly.

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The Grizzlies have had a pretty bad season.

Originally, they really planned to come up with a two-point guard lineup similar to the '98 Suns, with Mike Bibby plus Francis, and a powerful Raheem in the frontcourt.

With such a lineup, there is still a chance to impact the Eastern playoffs, after all, the overall strength of the East is much worse than that of the West.

But the embarrassing thing is that Francis said that he didn't want to sign with the Grizzlies in the offseason, he just didn't want to play in Canada and didn't want to go to Vancouver......

As a result, the Grizzlies had no choice but to make a trade with the Rockets, trading Michael Dixon, a small man with the 14th pick in the '98 draft, from the Rockets.

Judging from the current situation, the Grizzlies can't be said to be at a loss, after all, Dixon averaged nearly 20 points per game in the previous games, which is quite powerful.

But in terms of prospects, in fact, the Grizzlies must have lost a lot of money, and this Dixon is also a silver-like pewter gun, which is useless, and it will be completely scrapped due to injury after another season......

Before he was scrapped, he also made a big contract with a salary of six million a year from the Grizzlies.

Anyway, the Grizzlies are quite sad when it comes to contracts......

There's Dixon in front and Parsons in the back.

Richard had the heart to remind the Grizzly Bear, after all, the Grizzly Bear and Richard had a good relationship, but there was no way to say it.

Now that Dixon is in hot form, Richard ran to the Grizzly Bear and said that Dixon was going to be finished, a big piece of waste, and the Grizzly Bear was probably able to blow Richard out with a broom......

The devil knows if Richard is not well-intentioned.

Richard was also quite helpless about this......

In tonight's game against the Grizzlies, Richard brought out a lineup of Young, Harrington, Nowitzki, Artest and Ginobili.

Maddie was put on the bench by Richard.

Now Maddie is quite uncomfortable, he originally knew that after he was traded to the Trail Blazers, he was full of longing, feeling that he might become the next Kobe!

But judging from the current situation, whether he can keep his starting position is a matter of two words.

He could clearly sense that Richard was using Ginobili a little more......

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The game on the court had already begun, and before the starting line-up came on, Richard gave a special order to Xiao Ao to create some chances for Harrington.

The chances referred to here must be the rebounding statistics......

The task requirement is to average 15 points and 8 rebounds per game, including 20 points and 10 rebounds in one game, in order to be able to exceed the task, Richard naturally has to be more demanding of Harrington, and strive to complete the task in the fourth game.

Fortunately, the Grizzlies' interior rebounding is considered a relatively poor level in the league, and Raheem has no rebounding advantage in front of Xiao Ao.

Harrington got a lot of rebounds, and his offensive touch was okay.

After all, this Grizzlies team has a hard time sorting out any decent defense......

By the end of the game, the Trail Blazers had won by a modest margin of eight points, but the key was that Harrington had done a good job, which made Richard quite satisfied.

With 25 points and 12 rebounds, Harrington played the best single game of his entire career so far tonight.

Harrington's mission goal is to have 75 points and 40 rebounds in five games, including a 20+10 game!

And now 20+10 is already completed, and 75 points and 40 rebounds are almost a third of the completion......

The task was really simple, so simple that Richard felt like he had a good chance of finishing the mission in three games!

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The only thing that made Richard a little unhappy was that the tasks of the demon knife and the driver did not meet the standards in this game......

The main reason is that Harrington occupies too many shots, and it is naturally impossible to have three players score more than 20 points in every game.

After the game, Grizzlies head coach Brian Hill approached Richard with a bitter face.

"Lee, I'm really confused right now, I don't know what to do at all......"

Hill is really confused now, he has done everything he should do, the team's lineup is actually not bad, Raheem is now a proper first-line power forward in the league, Bibby obtained last season, and the average of 15+8 per game in his rookie season is also completely faulty.

It stands to reason that such an internal and external combination will not have such a bad record......

Richard patted Hill on the shoulder, saying that there was nothing he could do.

After all, the Grizzlies have too little background, and they have only been building the team for a few years, unless their management can have a selection vision like Richard, otherwise, it will be difficult to put together a set of excellent offensive and defensive lineups......

The Grizzlies' offense is okay, but the defense is really bad.

"There's no way, Brian, even if I take the helm of the Grizzlies, I'm afraid it won't be able to make it rise in a year or two, so I can only take it slowly......"

Brian Hill nodded, having said that, it's a question of how to take your time, Grizzlies management is already impatient, and Hill feels like he's going to be fired halfway this season.

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Richard also has no way to help Hill, unless he lends them Big Ben, maybe he can change the Grizzlies' current predicament.

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After playing the Grizzlies' away game, the Trail Blazers' 3-1 record is quite acceptable to fans.

Next up for the Trail Blazers is the Timberwolves.

This season's Timberwolves are amazing, they have played four games in the past, and they have achieved exactly the same record as the Trail Blazers, also with three wins and one loss.

This is something that makes Timberwolves fans happy.

In Richard's view, the Timberwolves are now in the early stages of their rise......

That is, the era of the three-headed wolf!

Garnett, the madman Spreville plus the alien Kassel, and Szzambiak on the bench.

In the 03-04 season, the three wolves played six games against the Lakers F4, if it weren't for the injury of the alien Cassell, the Lakers might not have been able to pass the Timberwolves......

At the moment, although the Timberwolves have not yet introduced madmen and aliens, they have an extra little Barry.

In addition, Szzebiak has also started to join the team.

Coupled with the point guard Brandon they brought in from the Bucks, the lineup is still quite good......

Well, it's the Brandon who was beaten by Xiao O......

The only thing that makes the Timberwolves more troublesome is that they don't have a center, because Garnett's contract is too big, so they can't bring in a center player above the level at all.

In this era, the slightly reliable center is sky-high......

Second-tier centers are conservatively estimated to have an annual salary of more than five million!

In desperation, the Timberwolves had no choice but to use Slovenian center Rasu Nesterovic, who was selected with the 17th pick in the first round in '98, as the starting center, and the '95-year-old champion Joe Smith made do with it......

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Barry Jr. and Szzerbiak are doing okay with the Timberwolves right now.

The boss of the team must be Garnett, but Barry Jr. and Szczebiak are both white, plus they are both from West Lafayette, and even have a similar style of play, so the relationship between the two is quite close.

Garnett's temper is more short-tempered, and he often sprays people during team training, but he doesn't dare to spray these two white brothers......

If these two people pick on each other, Garnett will have a hard time.

Moreover, if that devil Richard knew that he was bullying the West Lafayette players, Garnett felt that his life would definitely be more difficult......

So no matter who Garnett sprays, he won't spray the white brothers.

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Richard met the white brothers before the game, and both were in a good mood, mainly because the team had a good record, and they also felt that they had face in front of Richard......

The West Lafayette brothers who are now in the league, in addition to the Trail Blazers under Richard, are the twin stars of the Philadelphia 76ers.

Now that their Timberwolves are also on the rise, the white brothers are naturally very face-saving in front of Richard.

Timberwolves head coach Sanders had a good time with Richard again, recalling his past when he played in the Big Ten League......

Richard listened drowsily......

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Playing the Timberwolves team, Richard still attaches great importance to it, but Harrington's task is more important.

The lineup of Junior O, Harrington, Artest, Nowitzki and Ginobili continued to be on the field.

Originally, Richard still wanted to put Maddy in the starting lineup, but thinking that Artest seemed to be able to play some role when defending Garnett, he simply let Maddie sit on the bench.

Maddie on the bench let out a long sigh, completely suffering words.

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At the beginning of the game, Xiao Ao got the ball for the Trail Blazers, and then Ginobili played the first offensive round, directly into the Timberwolves penalty area.

"Doot toot!" The moment the referee blows the whistle, the basketball goes into the net.

At the beginning, Ginobili played a 2+1 on the Timberwolves' young center Lasu!

"Huh!" Another free throw.

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As soon as he started, Ginobili made Timberwolves head coach Sanders hot with his strong performance.

Such a defender is simply too covetous......

Looking at Brandon who is not doing anything and what he is not eating, Sanders is extremely envious of Richard in his heart.

Brandon defensively is rubbish, and the offensive end is okay, but it's certainly not as good as Ginobili.

If the Timberwolves can get Ginobili, Sanders feels that his Timberwolves can also reach the Western Conference semifinals this year!

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The ball was converted, and it was the Timberwolves' turn to attack the round, and Barry Jr. received Garnett's ball from the outside and hit the three-pointer directly!

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After a few rounds, the strength displayed by the Timberwolves made Richard nod his head again and again.

It is said that Garnett is a player with his own system, which is actually not bad at all.

The three all-time power forwards are undoubtedly Duncan, Garnett and Nowitzki.

Duncan is strong under the basket and inside defense, Nowitzki is strong on offense, and Garnett has a skill that the other two don't have, and that is playmaking!

In recent seasons, Garnett has averaged around five assists per game.

That's unimaginable for an interior player.

Now the Timberwolves have Barry Jr. and Szzzerbiak, two players who are good defenders and top three-point players, which is simply like a tiger!

Garnett can fully exploit his organizational strengths......

For a while, relying on excellent play, the Timberwolves and the Trail Blazers were deadlocked, and the scores of both sides rose alternately, and neither of them got a significant advantage.

Sanders looked at the situation on the court and smiled like a flower, the opponent was the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers who won all last season!

Even if the strength of the Trail Blazers declines this season, even if they rotate two main players, they may be almost tied with the Trail Blazers, it will make Sanders full of joy!

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But before he could finish his joy, something seemed to happen on the field that Sanders never wanted to see.

Garnett and Trail Blazers rookie Artest are up to the top......

It's just normal for these two to clash on the field.

Garnett plays like an old lady on the court, she likes to talk and talk......

Generally, such a person on the field is estimated to have to stay in the courtyard once he plays ball.

Artest is a little bit of a brain, when he hears Garnett babbling in his ear, can he stand it?!

"Raised by a son of a bitch, you just entered the alliance four years earlier than me, if you enter the alliance with me, you son of a bitch is only worthy of lifting shoes for me!"

I don't know what Garnett said, which directly provoked Artest.

pointed at Garnett's nose and immediately began to curse angrily......

Garnett is mad, Lao Tzu is a superstar with the biggest contract in history, you are a newcomer who has not grown all the hair, how dare you do this to me?!

Dare to point your nose and scold Lao Tzu?! If I don't give you some color today, I'm afraid you don't know why the flowers are so red!

Artest actually didn't take Garnett seriously, and before his appearance, Richard told him to pay attention to help Harrington defend Garnett at all times......

As a result, Garnett scored a few goals in a row on Artest's head, and muttered in his mouth, which directly annoyed Artest!

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The two on the field had already begun to tear each other's jerseys, and they were ready to fight.

Richard stood up and looked at the court with an ugly face.

Seeing Richard stand up, Sanders was startled, not only him, Sanders, but the entire Timberwolves' home team fans directly felt suffocated.

Richard isn't going to go to war?!

Good guys, our Timberwolves are not Jazz, we can't afford to beat at all......

Seeing that the situation on the field was wrong, Xiao Ao immediately rushed over and pushed Garnett away.

"Man, don't do anything you regret!" Xiao Ao pointed to Garnett's nose and said coldly.

Garnett was stunned, and he was even more angry, he felt Chi Guoguo's contempt in Xiao Ao's tone!

That's right, contempt!

Barry Jr. and Szebiak are a little panicked, Big Ben is not here in this game tonight, if Big Ben is there, it's good to say, they and Big Ben are quite familiar with each other, and being a peacemaker, there is a chance to make this matter smaller.

But now that Big Ben is not here, they are not too familiar with Xiao Ao, although they are both West Lafayette brothers, but the relationship must be close and unfamiliar......

Timberwolves lead player Brandon was scared.

He remembered the fear of being dominated by Xiao Ao at the beginning, and stood in the distance at this moment, ready to flee to the bench at any time......

He is really afraid of Xiao Ao, and he has a deep psychological shadow of Xiao Ao.

Tonight's game has been played so far, and he hasn't been to the box once.

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The Timberwolves' rookie inside liner, Rasu, came over at the moment and wanted to help his boss Garnett clear the siege.

"Get out!" Xiao Ao glared coldly at the past, making Xiao Lasu's liver flutter and flutter.

The two Pioneers are inside, and they are famous for their murder, and when Little Lasu didn't enter the alliance, he knew the prestige of these two villains.

At this moment, Xiao Ao shouted angrily, he didn't dare to speak, he stood in place, at a loss, and didn't know what to say......

"Jermaine, calm down......"

"We are both players from West Lafayette, we are all brothers, calm down......"

"It's all a misunderstanding......

Little Barry and Szebiak got to Xiao Ao's side, and hurriedly set up a friendship, ready to be a peacemaker like Bowen a few days ago.

There's really no way, if they really fight, the two of them will be quite difficult.

Let the Trail Blazers players beat Garnett?! That's really inappropriate, how to say that everyone is teammates, and watching their teammates get beaten up doesn't have a good reputation.

Help Garnett fight the Trail Blazers? That's not appropriate, Richard is standing on the sidelines, and they definitely can't do it.

So I can only come to be a peacemaker and try to make this impending conflict disappear.

Seeing that the two big brothers of West Lafayette came to dissuade him, Xiao Ao's expression eased a little.

said coldly to Garnett: "Be careful next time, watch out for your dirty mouth!" ”

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Xiao Ao had just said this, and Artest behind him was not happy.

Dare to love this thing is over?! Don't you go and beat up that foul-mouthed Garnett?!

No way!

I, Ron Artest, don't say yes......

Just when everyone on the field thought that this matter was over, Artest, who was standing behind Xiao Ao, rushed out with a scream.

"Raised by a son of a bitch, don't think that if someone covers you, Lao Tzu won't dare to beat you!"

"Brent, Wally, leave this thing alone tonight, I'm going to beat this son of a bitch to death!"

"I'll fight with you!"

Artest, who was screaming, rushed directly to Garnett......

Before the latter could react, he kicked directly in the thigh.

Barry Jr. and Szzerbiak hurriedly stopped Artest, but Artest's strong bull-like body really couldn't stop them when they went crazy.

Garnett suffered a loss, and it was impossible to watch it, relying on his height and long arms, he scratched Artest twice......

Artest grinned at the scratching teeth, and was even more screaming and ready to fight with Garnett.

But Garnett fully carried forward the essence of guerrilla warfare of fighting and retreating, scratching twice and running......

The beast is really in a hurry.

Crazy force, directly pushed the white brothers, rushed to Garnett, jumped up is a punch......

Shot up.

Martial arts master Garnett's dodging skills are not blown......

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One hit missed, and another punch came.

This time, Garnett was hit hard in the face by his fist, and his nosebleed flowed straight down.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Timberwolves hurriedly stopped the beast with four people.

"Let's go up and get rid of those bastards......" Richard turned to Zhang Weiping and said.

Because the league introduced a "Richard rule" in the previous two seasons, the head coach of the team could not appear in the event of a conflict.

So at the moment, Richard can't dissuade him even if he wants to, so he can only let Zhang Weiping go.

Zhang Weiping rushed directly to the court, "Get out of the way, get out of the way, Richard let you all get off the field......"

"Didn't you hear me, Ron? Richard is letting you go! ”

"If you make another mistake, be careful that Richard cleans you up!"

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Seeing that Trail Blazers assistant coach Zhang Weiping came on the stage to clear the siege, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

The referee blew the whistle and sent Artest and Garnett off the court.

Of course, Garnett had a nosebleed and even if he didn't punish him, he would have to leave the game......

"Coach, what do you think I've been scratched by him?" Artest walked up to Richard's side, a little angry, and leaned his neck to show Richard the wound on his neck.

There were a few bloody marks on his neck, and there were also blood marks on his forehead, which looked quite miserable.

It's no wonder Artest is in a hurry......

But it's not a major injury, not even a minor injury.

"Alright, let's go back to the locker room first, and we'll talk about it when the game is over!" Richard said with a smile.

He really didn't have the idea of clashing with the Timberwolves, and as a result, Artest's time bomb exploded directly......

Fortunately, the scale of the clash was not large, except that Garnett and Artest were sent off.

Neither of them took advantage of it anyway.

Artest was scratched in blood, and Garnett was not much better, being beaten with a fist and bleeding from his nose.

The two of them were knotted, and the knot was a little inexplicable, and Richard didn't quite know what was going on.

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Timberwolves fans, as well as their head coach Saunders, breathed a sigh of relief.

It's good that things don't get big......

Now that he just provoked a newcomer on the other side, it is expected that Richard should not make a fuss and hate the Timberwolves.

If you really get into trouble with these gangs of villains, then the Timberwolves are really downcast......

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Sanders nodded at Richard, his expression apologetic.

Richard also smiled at the other party and nodded......

It's hard to blame anyone for this tonight, and Richard doesn't need to tear up his face with Sanders.

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A small clash was over, the referee breathed a sigh of relief, and the game continued.

With Garnett's exit, the Timberwolves are undoubtedly finished......

Harrington played quite comfortably, and with the help of Xiao Ao, the data rose slowly.

By the end of the game, Harrington had a pretty impressive statistic.

27 points and 15 rebounds!