April 14, the last game of the season for the Buccaneers.

Although Richard rested a lot of people in the final stage of the schedule, even so, the Buccaneers still maintained a good winning rate.

The current 72-9 record of the Buccaneers is jaw-dropping.

In this last game, whether Richard wants to win or not, when this game is over, he will definitely get some system rewards again.

"Guys, tonight is the last game of the season, end the season with an unbeatable big win!" Richard was in the dressing room, smiling at the players.

The crowd applauded, this game is against the New Jersey Nets, a powerhouse in the East a few years ago, but now it is the belly of the East, and in their current situation, this state of fish belly is estimated to last for many years.

With such a belly opponent, the Pirates are naturally quite confident of a big victory, coupled with Richard's main force in this game, waiting for the end of the Nets can only be slaughtered.

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Tonight's final game is the home of the Buccaneers, and the crowd is already full, and the situation has started since the Buccaneers won 70 games, and the fans are ready to witness the miracle of the Pirates this season.

With a win tonight, the Pirates will have a 73-9 record!

"Richard!"

"Richard!"

Richard's appearance made the Pirate fans scream wildly, and Richard gave them a great surprise last season, and directly led the team to win the championship without being favored!

And this season Richard is even more invincible, and it is very likely to break the all-time single-season win record held by the Bulls!

It's a great record, and if it can be broken, it's enough for Pirate fans to brag for years.

Even if they lose tonight, the 72 wins in that single season would tie the Bulls, and it is something to celebrate for Pirate fans.

Anyway, whether the Buccaneers win or lose tonight, this season is perfect for them.

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After Richard entered, he suddenly remembered something, it seemed that his experience as a pirate team was somewhat similar to that of later generations of warriors......

In the 14-15 season, the Warriors won the championship, and they were not favored at that time, and many celebrities rated them as a jumper team......

But in this unfavorable situation, the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers with a score of 4:2 and won the championship.

And last season's Pirate team, the situation is similar, and it is not favored, mainly because the players are too young and young, and compared with the old Spurs, the disadvantages are clear at a glance.

But in the end, the Pirates also defeated their opponents with a score of 4:2 to win the championship!

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And the next season after the Warriors won the championship, it will be their season with 73 wins and overall runner-up.

Coincidentally, Richard's side may also play a 73-win ......

"Good guys, we're not going to lose a championship this season like the Warriors, are we?" Richard thought with trepidation in his heart.

It's really a bit evil, and if Richard doesn't lead the team to win the championship this season, it will be a little embarrassing to lose the championship for whatever reason.

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Richard even wondered if he was going to deliberately lose the game so as not to repeat the mistake of finishing second overall with 73 wins......

But even if Richard did do this, he might still win the game.

The Nets have completely lost hope of making the playoffs, and they are now able to lose one more game to get a better draft pick.

In this game, they rotated the two leading players in the team, after all, they are at the end of the season, and it is still away, and if the players are rested in rotation, no one can find fault.

Kidd and Carter are resting in turn, and the Nets can only be led by the next Jefferson, and it is difficult to lose this game!

In less than half a quarter, the Pirates played a wave of 21-5 climax, and the Nets were even less motivated, and the only thing they may hope for now is that the game will end quickly, and then they will go home to start their offseason vacation.

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Pirates beat the Nets by 52 points at home, winning the season's finale game in a spectacular way.

73-9!

On the big screen above the Pirate Arena, the number 73 was immediately played at the moment of the end of the game, and the fans at the scene couldn't stop cheering.

Richard also smiled at the end of the game, and after breaking the Bulls' record this time, he got the injury reel he desperately needed.

A primary injury scroll, plus an intermediate injury scroll, plus 3 famous points.

Counting the two injury scrolls in the previous inventory, Richard has four injury scrolls on hand at the moment, which will certainly be enough for this year's playoffs.

In previous years, in fact, Richard used more injury scrolls on Xiao Ao's body, and the Pistons basically didn't use injury scrolls much in those two years.

And at the moment this pirate team is extremely special......

In a nasty phrase, it means the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled......

The old O'Neal, the weak Milicic, the sick Paul, the disabled Oden, Granger and Roy.

It's just that under the influence of Richard, their fates have been rewritten.

Now Richard is also not sure if they will be injured in the preseason period......

With two more injury scrolls, it can be regarded as an extra layer of protection after all, and Richard doesn't want to be as miserable as the Spurs who were black-eight.

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The Eastern and Western playoff roster was released on April 15.

The eight teams in the East are ranked by the Pirates, Green Kai, Pistons, Magic, Cavaliers, Wizards, Raptors and 76ers.

The two teams, the Pirates and the Green Kai, are naturally the most optimistic teams in the East, although the Green Kai was swept by the Pirates in the regular season and did not win a single game, but in the playoffs, the situation is unknown, and now no one dares to say that the Green Kai will not be able to beat the Pirates.

As for the Pistons, they are still a team to be reckoned with.

Richard spent three years with the Pistons, leading the team to two championships, and in the years since he left, the Pistons have never missed the Eastern Conference Finals.

The last team in the top half of the East, the Orlando Magic, has shown signs of rising this year, and it is a remarkable achievement in itself to be able to play the best Eastern Conference result outside of the Big Three.

As for the four teams in the bottom half of the East, it's basically not much to look at, and there may be some teams with decent rosters, but because of the Big Three in the East, it will be difficult for them to break into the second round of the playoffs.

The only one with a chance to make it to the second round is the Cavaliers against the Magic, who may be able to take out the Cavaliers and get a ticket to the second round of the playoffs.

Richard also sighed deeply when he saw that their first-round playoff opponent was the 76ers.

In the playoffs, Richard and the 76ers have played countless times, and they have met the 76ers in the Finals in a row during the Trail Blazers period, and after arriving at the Pistons, they have encountered the 76ers in the Eastern Conference finals.

And now the 76ers are obviously difficult to reach the Eastern Conference finals, let alone the finals.

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The east has the three giants of the Pirates, Green Kai and Pistons, while the west side may be even more chaotic.

The Lakers have an excellent record of 68 wins this season, followed by the Jazz, Spurs, Suns, Mavericks, Nuggets, Warriors and Trail Blazers.

It is worth mentioning that, under normal circumstances, the Warriors managed to set a record this season......

However, this record is not a happy one, but a rather unlucky one.

Under normal circumstances, the Warriors have a good record of 48-34 in the regular season this season, with a winning rate of 58.5%!

As a result, they failed to make the playoffs......

The Warriors are the first team in NBA history to win more than 48 games in a single season without making the playoffs.

Historical-level records......

This is quite embarrassing, because under normal circumstances, the fourth-ranked Cavaliers in the East only have 45 wins!

From this, it can also be quite clearly seen how huge the gap between the east and the west was at that time.

The Cavaliers, who are fourth in the East, are placed in the West, and they can't even touch the threshold of the playoffs.

But now because of Richard, there is no gap between the high-end forces of the East and the West, and the gap is mainly reflected in the teams in the bottom half of the playoffs and those lottery teams.

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"Doot toot!" The horn sounded over the Pirate Arena, and the first round of preseason officially began.

The 76ers have the remaining famous main players on the team this season, including Dazhi, Andre Miller and Thaddeus Young.

It was not easy for these three to lead the team to the playoffs, even if their win tally was actually only 37, which was almost half that of the Pirates......

"Coach, are you really not going to lead the team to this year's Olympics?" After Dazhi saw Richard, he asked with a wry smile.

He didn't mention this round of the series, because in his opinion, this round of the series is focused on participation, what are you kidding, the two sides are twice as good as the victory, even if Dazhi is confident, confident to the point of arrogance, he will not believe that they 76ers can kill the pirates on the next gram.

"That's right, let's let Zhang Weiping go this time, he knows a little more about the domestic situation than me." Richard nodded.

Dazhi nodded with some disappointment......

He is 31 years old this year, and he has gradually begun to decline, and his state is far from as good as in previous years, although he can still easily score more than 15+ points per game, but when this contract ends now, when he is thirty-three years old, it is estimated that what awaits him at that time will be a middle-class contract, or even a veteran's base salary......

Dazhi has never been involved in an NBA championship, so he is naturally unwilling.

"Coach, when my contract ends, I'll go to you too......" Dazhi was a little embarrassed to mention this.

"The base salary, it must be the base salary to join the pirates, and I also want to taste the championship......"

Richard smiled and nodded, "Feel free to do so, the pirates will leave you a spot when the time comes." ”

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The game on the field has begun, and the difference in strength is completely indescribable.

Andre Miller is 32 years old at the moment, and his physical condition is okay, but in the face of Paul, who is as strong as a calf, the physical disadvantage is too great, and he can't keep up with Paul's rhythm at all.

And Thaddeus Young, as a newcomer who just entered the league this year, is actually out of confusion right now......

I don't know whether I am suitable for playing the No. 3 position or the No. 4 position, at the moment, Yang Erxia's skills are rough, and the effect of playing the No. 3 position is not very good, and if he plays the No. 4 position, he is short and is in a dilemma.

If he plays under Richard, Richard is estimated to let Yang Erxia stay directly in the No. 4 position to develop, after all, Yang Erxia's rebounding ability and interior defense ability are not bad.

Yang Erxia, who is confused, is obviously difficult to give too much help to the 76ers.

As for Dazhi, 21 points in this game is already quite a good performance, but in the face of pirates, this mere 21 points is obviously unable to save the world.

The Buccaneers won the first round of the playoffs, and it was a big victory, eventually winning by 32 points for the 76ers.

In the next two games, one home and one away, the Buccaneers continued their winning streak, and it seemed that no one could stop them.