On Oct. 17, the Trail Blazers host their first regular season game of the season.

The opponent is not this year's favorite Lakers, but the Spurs.

This season, the Lakers are seen as a team that is truly qualified to shake the Trail Blazers, but their roster is too extravagant.

The most dominant interior line in history, O'Neal, the youngest two-time MVP Kobe Bryant, All-Star MVP Glenn Rice, and dynasty master Ron Harper!

Such a super lineup is terrifying!

But the situation of the Lakers is not as rosy as people think......

Kobe Bryant had just joined the Lakers, and as a result, he and O'Neal were named OK combinations.

"I think it's more appropriate to call it a KO combination, Kobe O'Neal combination, a KO opponent's combination!" Kobe Bryant said at a press conference in the preseason session.

The reason why Kobe Bryant said this is simple and straightforward......

That is, he feels that it is called OK combination, which is an insult to himself......

Why is Lao Tzu's name behind O'Neill?! Why can't Lao Tzu's name be placed in front of O'Neal and called the KO combination?!

O'Neill has a championship in his hands?! No!

O'Neal has the regular season MVP in his hands?! No!

O'Neill has the finals FMVP in his hands?!

He doesn't have anything in his hand, just a name with bells and whistles and the most dominant inside line in history, why should he call it an OK combination?!

Kobe Bryant is really this kind of real person......

Before being in the Trail Blazers, that is, there was Richard, a bad star, to suppress Kobe Bryant and let him restrain his temperament!

But now that it's the Lakers, Kobe Bryant is really going to start scolding the sky, who can subdue him?!

Zen Master Jackson? He couldn't suppress Kobe Bryant at all, and Kobe didn't even talk to the Zen master very much.

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It is said that people are not reckless teenagers, let alone Kobe Bryant, a 21-year-old teenager who won a double MVP, is simply frivolous and wants to go to heaven.

But the Lakers have no way to take Kobe, they can only coax Kobe and make him happy, otherwise, the ghost will know what the unhappy Kobe can do.

If it were another 21-year-old player, I am afraid that the Lakers could pack it up and sell it overnight......

But Kobe? The Lakers can't sell it, even if Kobe Bryant rides to the Lakers management, they can only put up with it......

Whether he can win the championship this season depends on Kobe......

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Richard naturally knew about Kobe Bryant's affairs with the Lakers, and he couldn't laugh or cry.

The current Kobe Bryant is not the Kobe Bryant in normal history, under normal circumstances, Kobe may restrain his temperament because he has not yet played......

Can now? Kobe Bryant is fully qualified to wrestle with anyone, will he restrain his temperament? Will he make himself feel uncomfortable?

Totally impossible!

This product must be how comfortable and how it came, completely unscrupulous.

So the Lakers recruit Kobe, I really don't know if it's a good thing......

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"Richard! Portland Enforcers! ”

"Our hero!"

"Super MVP among coaches!"

Tonight's game was about to begin, and the players from both sides began to enter, and when Richard entered, the scene set off a wave of cheers.

The entire arena was crowded, packed with pits and valleys, and the number of spectators was comparable to that of the playoffs!

Now the Portland Trail Blazers' ball market has improved a lot because of the strong record in the past two years and a series of exciting events.

In terms of market capitalization, in just three years, it has increased by at least 5%!

Last season's profitability was second only to the Knicks and Lakers, ranking third in the league!

Now the development of the Trailblazers is quite impressive......

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"The Spurs are our old rivals, relax, although they said that they have one more Bowen on the outside this season, nothing else has changed!"

"Get their twin towers right, and we'll be the winner of this game!"

Before the start of the game, Richard encouraged the Trail Blazers again.

The Spurs' lineup has not changed, and it is still dominated by the twin towers, that is, there is an extra Bowen on the outside......

It's just that Bowen is mainly defensive, and his offensive ability is not strong, and he is of average level in the league, so he is of limited help to the Spurs on the offensive end.

This game is bound to be won by Richard!

A win against the Spurs would prove that the Trail Blazers are still the same super team, but if they lose, things will be a bit of a problem......

"Jermaine, I ask you to win David Robinson in all aspects of this match!"

"I gave up Kobe Bryant for your sake, and it would be a disappointment for me to say that you couldn't even win as a thirty-five-year-old man!"

Richard looked at Xiao Ao with blazing eyes and said loudly.

Xiao Ao nodded solemnly, "Coach, don't worry, I will completely blow up that old guy tonight!" ”

Against David Robinson, Xiao Ao is quite confident, and in the Western Conference finals last season, he has already won David Robinson in the matchup!

And now Xiao Ao continues to grow, and David Robinson continues to grow old, and his strength continues to decline, Xiao Ao feels that he still has a good chance to beat the other party!

"Ben, you're the captain of our team, remember, anyone can lose in matchups, but you can't!"

"If you lose, it means that we Trail Blazers lose......"

"So I don't care if you're facing the all-time No. 1 striker or the most dominant interior line in history, you have to carry it!"

Richard yelled at Big Ben again.

Big Ben thumped his chest, "Coach, look at me!" ”

"Driver, you're sure it's Bruce Bowen in a moment!"

"But don't worry, his defense won't have much effect on you, keep it up!"

"Defensively, the only thing you need to do is keep up with Bowen and don't give him a chance to shoot a three-pointer in the open space, and on the offensive end, I want you to take on a little more responsibility!"

The driver, who has been much more cheerful at the moment, nodded and said, "Coach, what I can do, I will not disappoint you!" ”

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"Tracy, I shouldn't have to tell you too much, let's fight hard......"

Maddie's heart tightened, Richard was too lazy to talk to himself?

In the previous preseason games, although Maddie also started, he didn't play much, and the most game was only 25 minutes, but Ginobili on the bench played more time......

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the match.

The starters of both sides began to appear.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Big Ben, O Jr., Driver, Robinson, Artest, Maddie.

Spurs' starting lineup: Duncan, David Robinson, Elliott, Bowen, Junior General.

The two teams were quite familiar, and after coming on the court, Bowen and Big Ben said hello to others.

After joining the Spurs, Bowen directly got the opportunity to start, and now he is better than in the Trail Blazers, after all, in the Trail Blazers, he can't get the chance to start, and he is more on the bench.

But even if he mixed well with the Spurs, Bowen was quite grateful to Richard......

If Richard hadn't recruited him back from Europe, he didn't know when he would have been able to play in the NBA, let alone have a chance of getting a four-year, $17 million contract.

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Xiao O's jump ball won the ball for the Trail Blazers in the first offensive round.

Maddie gets the ball and drives it forward......

He didn't dare to do as crazy as he did at the beginning, and as soon as the ball reached the front, he immediately found Nowitzki's position and passed the ball as soon as possible.

In Richard's lineup, Nowitzki is the main output point on the offensive end, and in daily training, Richard also asks for more opportunities to give Nowitzki a chance.

So even if Maddie is now facing a junior general who is a whole head shorter than him, he does not hesitate to pass the ball to Nowitzki.

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After Nowitzki received the ball, the Golden Rooster came independently and made a long-distance mid-range shot.

Again, the only person who can guard against Nowitzki is his own hand......

Nowitzki on the offensive end, as long as he feels smooth, is a completely inexplicable existence.

"Huh!" Even in the face of Bowen's defense, the goal was easily scored.

Bowen shook his head and sighed, quite helpless......

He has no way to defend this ball, even if he steps forward to step forward regardless of friendship, it is completely useless.

Nowitzki did have a bit of a jump height when he shot, but that little jump height was not enough for Bowen's feet to insert into it......

As for the front block, Bowen has no chance at all, unless he is 15 centimeters taller and has a higher jumping ability......

Popovich stood on the sidelines and sighed.

He was really helpless, and he couldn't understand where Richard had come up with these strange players......

It's really weird, whose seven-foot big man has such a way to play?!

Shouldn't you put it on the inside line......

Now Richard is good, directly put a seven-foot big man on the outside and use it as a swing man, it's just a sin!

Popovich thought about it, and it seemed that there really was a player like Nowitzki......

That's Wang Zhizhi of the Philadelphia 76ers, this guy is also a seven-foot big man, and the result is also the outside position!

The key is that Wang Zhizhi is also a player trained by Richard......

It's just shameless!

Popovich was unspeakably helpless in his heart, originally he thought that after Rashid and Kobe Bryant left, the outside strength of the Trail Blazers dropped significantly, and the Spurs had an extra Bowen on their side......

I hope I can wrestle with the Trail Blazers this season, but when I look at the situation on the court, it doesn't seem so optimistic.

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With the ball converted, it was the Spurs' turn to attack.

The general routinely hoisted the ball into the hands of the Twin Towers, and Big Ben firmly used his muscles to block Duncan behind him, not giving Duncan an easy chance to catch the ball.

Seeing this, the young general hoisted the ball directly to David Robinson.

The admiral turned around and wanted to score on Xiao Ao's head, but the ball he just shot was slapped out of bounds by Xiao Ao......

Richard sat on the sidelines and shouted that as long as Ao Jr. had an advantage against the Admirals, the Spurs would never be the Trail Blazers' opponents!

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A few more rounds have passed, and Big Ben truly explains why he, a blue-collar worker, can get the top salary!

Now Daben has really entered his peak!

Even stronger than the peak under normal circumstances!

In terms of rebounding, he actually has an advantage over Duncan, in addition, the extremely strong muscles have never given Duncan a chance to make a comfortable shot under the basket.

Xiao Ao's side against the admiral has already shown a lot of advantages......

This made Richard quite satisfied, in the first two seasons, the Trail Blazers' interior twin towers against the Spurs twin towers, in fact, there has been no advantage.

In the 97-98 season, the Auburn combination was at a great disadvantage.

In the '98-99 season, which was last season, the disadvantage was basically erased a lot, but there was still a slight disadvantage.

And in the current fight, you can't see the disadvantage at all, and you can even play the advantage.

How could Richard not be satisfied......

I spent a lot of money on the Auburn combination, and the salaries of these two goods accounted for more than half of the total salary of the Trail Blazers!

If he can't beat the Spurs Twin Towers, then Richard really can't explain it......

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The main reason is that both Auburn are in their prime, and Duncan in the Spurs Twin Towers is naturally at the peak, but the admiral, a thirty-five-year-old veteran, is obviously a little more than capable of strength......

In the face of the calf-like Xiao Ao, the admiral could not play with an advantage at all.

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In just half a quarter of the game, Nowitzki and Xiao Ao scored 16 points together, leading the team to a four-point lead over the Spurs.

The four-point difference is certainly not much, but the situation on the court is that the Trail Blazers have the advantage, and the Spurs play quite passively.

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Popovich's face turned red, it wasn't that he couldn't afford to lose, but that the situation made him a little desperate.

Anyway, it's not that I haven't lost to the Trailblazers, and if I lose, I lose......

But at the moment, he can't find a way to win against the Blazers, which makes him very angry!

Last season's Trail Blazers were extremely strong, and they can be called the strongest team in history, and it is quite normal for the Spurs to lose!

And this season, Popovich feels that his Spurs should be qualified to be tied with the Trail Blazers.

But the situation on the field has poured cold water on Popovich, and the Spurs are still the weak side.

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Halfway through the first quarter, Richard called a timeout and replaced Robinson with Artest.

Now Robinson is not young, 33 years old......

Although Richard will still give him a starting position, it is unlikely that he will be allowed to play too much, and the newcomer still needs to exercise.

Having Robinson play primarily with the team's second team is, in Richard's opinion, actually a good choice.

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Artest appeared with a grin, this guy seemed to have a nuclear reactor hidden in his body, and he looked energetic at all times.

At the moment, his offensive ability is actually quite bad, although Artest has been the team boss for a short time in his career, but to be precise, he is actually a high-level 3D player.

The two-point shooting percentage is pretty bad, and as a forward, he averages only 41% per game in his career, which is certainly quite substandard.

As for the three-point shooting ability, it is actually not particularly reliable, and it can reach the level of about 40% in a few seasons, but it can be as low as only more than 20% in some seasons......

It was Artest's rookie season, and Richard didn't expect Artest's three-point shooting to be so good, and he was put on the court in order to play his defensive role.

So far in the game, Spurs backcourt Elliott has a good offensive hand, and Richard feels the need to let Artest limit it.

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Before appearing, Richard chatted with Maddie again.

Let him not be so tight, some shot rounds, in the case of a single general, you can still shoot, there is no need to share the ball with your teammates every time.

Richard's attitude towards Maddie now is basically the same as his attitude towards Kobe Bryant......

It's okay to make a shot, but you can't just make a shot!

The opportunity can be given to you, but after the opportunity is given to you, you must make some gains......

Richard didn't want to hit Maddy's offensive desire too much, and at the moment, taking advantage of the fact that the Spurs' backcourt defense was not too strong, he simply asked Maddie to find a feeling.

It's mainly about finding confidence......

In the Trail Blazers, Maddie really has no bright spots, except for his one-handed passing ability, he can't find an advantage over his teammates in other aspects.

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After the timeout, the two sides returned to the court.

There were no substitutions on the Spurs side, in fact, they also had no one to replace, and the one Popovich could handle on the bench was a Kerr......

Cole is also an old man now, and it is definitely not appropriate to appear at this point in time.

The ball of the Trail Blazers, after Maddy controlled the ball to the front court, his eyes were fixed on the young general in front of him.

Next, I saw Maddie start to turn his back, not like Kobe Bryant playing a hard arch like a little general, he directly shook his back to make a false shot, and then directly turned over and jumped.

In terms of aesthetics, in fact, Maddie's back hit can be said to be the best......

Kobe Bryant's high-post back play often squeezed desperately in the direction of the basket until he was comfortable with his shot, and then shot.

Such a wild boar-like hard chisel back hit, the natural beauty is not as chic as Maddie's back hit.

Most of Maddie's back play is to control the ball or catch the ball by herself, but she just makes a false feint, and then directly rolls over and leans back to shoot.

But chic is chic, and Maddie's style of play is actually not very efficient......

At the moment, this shot was lucky, and it hit directly.

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In the next few offensive rounds, Maddie passed or throw, and the presence on the court was still good.

However, it is not Maddie who really has a presence on the field, but Artest.

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"......Boom" Elliott received a pass from the young general and wanted to break through Artest, but the end was quite miserable.

Artest mustered his strength and collided directly with Elliott......

Think that Artest during the rookie period can break Jordan's ribs, not to mention Elliott the glass man.

After a loud bang, Artest acted as if he was all right, but Elliot flew upside down, lying on the ground in pain.

If you want to say that this defense, Artest is going to hurt people, it is not ......

The main reason is that Artest is a little too energetic, and he finally caught the opportunity to appear on the stage, how can he not work hard.

As a result, he may have overestimated Elliott's endurance.

This guy's brain is estimated to be the size of a walnut, and he really didn't think about it so much, many of his actions are casual, not an old yin X like Bowen, and many hurtful actions are purposeful......

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The referee blew the whistle frantically.

The little general saw that his teammate was injured by Artest, who had just come on the field, and rushed towards Artest with red eyes, and pushed Artest hard.

Think about the gap between the little general's body and Artest......

Artest fired back and pushed the little general to the floor.

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Richard was dumbfounded, what are you kidding? Why did you do it with the Spurs again......

The Spurs on the field really suffered, Elliott's injury was uncertain, and the old and small generals in the locker room of the team were pushed by the new melon eggs of the Trailblazers and fell to the floor, losing face!

Don't look at the little general's strength, but in fact, he is the leader of the Spurs locker room, and even Popovich and Duncan have said more than once that the little general's status in their locker room is ......

This is probably why the Spurs later retired the jersey of the young general.

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Richard has a little pain, good guy, this little general will also become a head coach in the future, and he will also be a fairly successful head coach, and he has made enemies again for no reason?!

The situation on the field did not allow Richard to make any further moves......

The main thing is that they Trail Blazers and Spurs have no grievances, and there is really no need to expand the conflict.

Besides, the Trail Blazers didn't suffer at all, Artest stood on the court like a fool, looking confused......

If the opponent in this game was an enemy, or the Trail Blazers suffered a loss on the court, then Richard would have been unable to bear it a long time ago......

Shouting at the players to go on the field and fight......

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Seeing that their teammates were at a loss, Duncan and David Robinson both rushed over from the penalty area, ready to get back on the field.

Duncan is definitely not the kind of player on the court who likes to fight, and he is now running out of the box with David Robinson, presumably trying to reason with Artest......

Throughout Duncan's entire career, although he is tall and big, and has practiced boxing, he has never swung a fist in the ring.

There have been two conflicts, but Duncan has been the loser.

One was the clash between the Spurs and the Timberwolves, Duncan hit Garnett in the back of the head, Duncan turned his head and saw that Garnett was holding his hand and looked like he wanted to continue playing......

As a result, Duncan didn't throw a fist, but opened his mouth to ask Garnett, "What do you want to do?" ”

The second time was a game between the Spurs and the Thunder, Duncan was caught by Ibaka and Perkins, and Perkins pinched Deng Dud's neck and rolled his eyes......

Later, when it was pulled away, everyone thought Duncan could swing his fist, but the stone Buddha came again: "What do you want to do?" ”

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Not to mention the stone Buddha, this kind of Buddha nature is really not something that ordinary players can have.

For example, Garnett's "**" behavior, if it is changed to Big Ben, Big Ben is estimated to be able to pull Garnett's head off......

"What do you want to do?" Duncan rushed up to Artest and asked in a low voice.