[Who can stop the pirates?!] 】

The next day, the Buccaneers' game made headlines on ESPN because it was so amazing.

Oden started his first game and the result was such a shocking statistic.

And Paul's game was also amazing enough, although he failed to break Skels's single-game assist record, but he also tied with Stockton for fifth place in the single-game assist record.

There are two shocking stats in one game, which is quite staggering.

ESPN wrote directly that the Pirates have a good chance of defending their title this season, and with the current situation, it is difficult for other teams to be opponents of the Pirates.

……

Richard sat on the hotel sofa, looking at the newspaper in his hand, and couldn't help but be happy.

Richard is not worried at all about defending his title this season, and what he wants to do most now is to have a perfect season.

What makes a perfect season? Naturally, the more wins, the better, and the stronger the players, the better.

……

"Brandon, this season I need you to shoot more threes in practice and in games." Roy sat in front of Richard, who called him to his side, ready to talk about the mission.

Roy was still a little surprised, he didn't expect Richard to let him increase the number of three-point shots.

"Coach, my three-point ability can only be described as average, not very good......"

"If you increase the number of three-point shots, it may affect the team's overall offensive firepower." Roy said with a worried expression.

Richard waved his hand, "You don't have to worry about this, the only thing you need to do is train your three-pointers well and then shoot more threes in the game." ”

"As for affecting the team's overall offensive firepower, you can think carefully about the strength of the current Pirate team, a little less offensive firepower actually doesn't have much impact." Richard said with a smile.

Roy nodded, that's right, the Pirates are so strong, even if their offensive efficiency is a little lower in the game, the impact will not be great, the Pirates should win or win.

……

The next game on the road is against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Under the management of Stevens Jr., the Clippers are also thriving now, but with their lineup, it is difficult to go further if they are at the level of the second round of the playoffs.

Stevens Jr. has outstanding coaching ability, but it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is still a big gap between the Clippers' lineup and the top giants.

Chris Carman, Brand, Margetty, Mobley, and the alien Cassel.

These five are Stevens Jr.'s starting lineup, and they look really strong......

But the actual combat power is far from the fame of these players.

Old old, wounded wounded......

The alien Cassel is only one year younger than Richard, and he is now 38 years old, and his real combat strength at such an age may not be as strong as Payton, who won the championship with the pirates last season.

Mobley, the old cat who is a member of the West Lafayette, is not very old at the moment, and the age of 32 is considered to be on the tail of his prime.

At present, Mobley is already no longer at his peak, averaging about 13 points per game, and completely lost the opportunity to return to the All-Star level.

And Margeti played his peak season in 05, and now it is Wang Erxiao's New Year, which is not as good as a year.

There are two remaining inside line Brand and Carman, Carman's strength is good, but it is just good, and it is definitely unrealistic to expect him to block and kill God on the inside.

As for Brand......

Richard remembers very clearly that this season was a turning point in Brand's career!

Before this season, although Brand led the team to a poor performance, he averaged 20+10 per game, which was not difficult at all.

But after this season, Brand has cooled down directly, and all aspects of the data have plummeted.

The reason why this is the case is because Brand has suffered quite a serious injury this season, which has led to the season being reimbursed.

What's even more tragic is that Brand was reimbursed after not playing a few games in the opening season, resulting in the Clippers not making the playoffs this season.

After all, the big bosses of the team have been reimbursed, and there are some old and weak players left, and if they want to enter the Western Conference playoffs, how can it be so easy.

……

The night before the game, Stevens Jr. took Brand and Mobley and invited Richard to dinner.

Stevens had a smug look on his face, and they had a three-win, one-loss record in the first four games of the season, and the season started quite well.

This is also the characteristic of the Clippers, no matter what kind of player they are, no matter what kind of coach they are, they can give fans a lot of surprises at the beginning......

But the surprise is often followed by a huge scare.

"Elton, be careful on the pitch and be healthy on your side." Richard reminded Brand.

Although he also knew that this reminder might not have much effect, he would definitely have to do what he should do.

Brand doesn't seem to take it to heart, any player values his health, after all, without health, everything is empty talk.

But the situation on the field is unpredictable, and who knows which of their actions caused them to be injured?

If you really want to stay out of injury, the best thing to do is to stay on the bench.

……

Mobley sighed, he had won a championship with the peak Trail Blazers, so he didn't have any regrets when it came to championship rings.

It's just that he played in a team like the Peak Trail Blazers, and then wandered a few teams, and he felt more and more that the Peak Trail Blazers were terrible.

In his opinion, perhaps the Pistons team that Richard formed later was not as strong as the Trail Blazers.

This is not Mobley's alone, many people think so, even Richard himself, he feels that the peak Trail Blazers are stronger.

"Coach, did you say that your pirate team is not as strong as the peak Trail Blazers?" Mobley asked curiously.

Although his real coach Stevens was by his side, he still respectfully called Richard a coach.

Stevens didn't think it either, he was well aware of Richard's place in the minds of the West Lafayette players.

"I don't know, I don't know who is stronger if I haven't played, but I don't think it's much worse." Richard nodded.

The pinnacle Trailblazers are very strong, but this pirate team is also not bad, and they have also poured countless efforts into it.

……

At eight o'clock in the evening, the players of both sides began to enter.

The Clippers' strength is okay, but it is obviously impossible to be the opponent of the Pirates.

The old sharks taught white center Carman a hard lesson on the inside......

Kaman, a player, is actually quite well-known on Lao Mei's side.

This is a traitor......

He was born in Michigan, USA, and is a native American, and he is half a countryman with Richard.

But this product is now naturalized in Germany, joined the German men's national basketball team, and next year will represent the German team in the 08 Beijing Olympics.

Even in the United States, this kind of thing is not acceptable to any football fan.

At least O'Neill on the field couldn't accept it, and all kinds of trash spewed out of his mouth.

Although Carman was relatively active in the game, he didn't like to find physical confrontation like other centers, and as a result, the game was quite miserable by O'Neal.

O'Neal's current strength is still strong, even if he plays in the Suns, O'Neal can still play a 40+ performance in a single game.

This is really not a joke, in February 09, O'Neal also played 45 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 steals and 1 block at the age of 37.

That's probably why O'Neill has been called the most dominant center of all time.

……

Roy was shooting wild three-pointers on the court, and in just half a game, he had already made 11 three-pointers.

Of these 11 three-point shots, Roy hit 4, with a shooting rate of less than 40%, which is Roy's current normal three-point level.

Low is a little low, but relying on a large number of three-point shots, hitting 4 three-pointers in the half, Richard is still quite satisfied.

In the second half of the game, Richard replaced Oden, and the rest of the main lineup remained unchanged.

Less than two minutes into the third quarter, only a painful wail was heard on the court, and Brand fell to the ground in pain.

When Brand was scrambling for a rebound, he landed unsteadily and twisted his ankle......

Richard's face was stunned, should he have come or come?

Brand was out of the season shortly after the start of the season, and as a result, his entire career began to decline, and Richard never expected that Brand would be injured in this game.

Brand's injury made Stevens Jr. look a little ugly, and Brand's role for the Clippers is basically equivalent to Duncan's role for the Spurs.

Are the Spurs still a Western powerhouse without Duncan? Definitely not.

And the Clippers are without Brand, and the inside line is counting on a Carman, which is basically cool......

Now Stevens is praying that Brand's injury will be fine and that he won't be out of action for too long.

……

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Clippers without Brand would be the opponent of the Pirates.

In the end, the Buccaneers won by 17 points on the road and continued their unbeaten record in the regular season.

If it weren't for Richard's replacement of Sun Yue, Ingram and others in the last half of the game, I'm afraid the Clippers would have lost more than 17 points......