On May 21, the Eastern Conference Finals began.

The Pistons had already arrived in Charlotte ahead of schedule, and Yao Ming had a meal with Richard the night before and chatted for a while.

I didn't talk about the game, there was nothing to talk about about this thing, winning is winning, and it was all until the East Finals, and it was impossible for anyone to release the water.

The two of them mainly talked about the upcoming draft.

Richard didn't hide it, and told Yao Ming about his idea of choosing Sun Yue.

He is not afraid of the piston cutting off the beard, Sun Yue's strength is not very good, if he puts it in his own hands, he can use some props to bless Sun Yue's strength, so that Sun Yue can mix in this alliance.

But if the Pistons choose Sun Yue, Sun Yue is estimated to be fired by the Pistons in less than a season, and it will be the same when Richard picks up Sun Yue.

Hearing that Richard was not ready to choose Yi Jianlian with the list of eyes, Yao Ming was still slightly disappointed.

However, this disappointment was only fleeting, and he knew that Richard must have his reasons for not choosing Yi Jianlian.

It may be that the Pirates do not have a place for Yi Jianlian, which should be the biggest possibility in Yao Ming's opinion.

Yi Jianlian's draft prospects are good, no matter which team is selected, considering the vastness of the Chinese market and Yi Jianlian's good talent, it is unlikely that Yi Jianlian will always play as a substitute.

And the Pirates team has too many talents available, especially Milicic, if Yi Jianlian joins the team, the first competitor is Milicic......

How can Yi Jianlian compete with Milicic, you must know that Milicic ranked third in the MVP selection last season after Nowitzki and Yao Ming.

With such an alliance status, it would be funny if Yi Jianlian squeezed out the starting position by Yi Jianlian.

Sensei said Milicic, and Yao Ming felt that whether Yi Jianlian could compete with Millsap was a matter of two words.

Yao Ming knows Richard quite well, and he knows very well that in Richard's team, it is all about strength, and if you don't have strength, even if you are Richard's compatriot, Richard can't give too much preferential treatment.

……

The East Finals G1 started, and this game made Richard realize more deeply that the team really can't do without a super center.

Mo Ning is now much better than Vallejo, but he is still at a disadvantage in front of Yao Ming.

The only thing to be thankful for is that this disadvantage is not particularly large, not so big that Richard cannot afford it.

If Mo Ning wasn't so powerful, the pirates could only send Vallejo to fight Yao Ming, and it was unimaginable that Yao Ming would blow Vallejo into a scumbag.

In just the first few minutes, the idea of improving the strength of the interior line was deeply rooted in Richard's mind.

Without a strong super center, Richard is really insecure.

After getting Oden the following year, Richard is ready to find a way to get O'Neill too, so that it can be regarded as a double insurance.

Whether Auden can really realize his talent, Richard doesn't know, but he is not a little sure.

As for O'Neal, he played well with the Suns, but no one can say if the Pirates can play the kind of performance that the Suns have.

And O'Neal's experience is also a valuable asset for a young centre-forward.

……

The game on the court continued, and Richard could clearly feel that the referees were favoring their Pirates.

He didn't think much of it, thinking it was the home advantage given by the referee......

By the end of G1, the Buccaneers had won by seven points, but the seven-point lead was mostly a free-throw advantage.

The Piccaneers made 12 more free throws than the Pistons in this game.

It can be seen that the strength of the Piccaneers is not much of an advantage over the Pistons.

This is still the decline in the strength of the Pistons in the past two years, and if they are replaced by the peak Pistons, I am afraid that the Piccaneers will definitely not be their opponent tonight.

The win of this game made Richard a little frightened, and the next G2 made Richard sweat on his nervous back.

With three seconds left in the game, the Pistons led by one point, and the referee blew for a foul on the Pistons Clarke at this critical juncture.

This foul is actually a type of blow or not, and it is more likely not to blow, but the referee still blows it and gives Granger two free throws.

Granger withstood the pressure and hit both free throws to beat the Pistons.

In this game, the Pistons' free throws compared to the Pirates are not small......

Richard couldn't understand it, what the hell is Stern doing? How does it feel like Stern is escorting the Pirates to the finals?

In fact, Richard was right, and now Stern really wants to make Charlotte enter the finals and finally win the championship.

Of course, it's definitely impossible to keep a delivery, and Stern doesn't have that ability, the only thing he can do is for the Pirates to get more free throws and have fewer away disadvantage on the Pistons' home court.

If the Pirates are not strong, even if Stern takes care of the Pirates so much, it will definitely not help.

Historically, there have been countless teams that have dominated the free-throw line and ended up being beaten by their opponents in the series.

There are even teams that have been swept away......

Stern certainly didn't want to favor Richard, his purpose was to grab the Charlotte market with the NFL.

If Charlotte can win the championship this season, it will undoubtedly attract more fans for the Pirates, and if they continue to be strong for a few years, they will be able to accumulate a group of die-hard fans.

Fans have so much spending power, maybe they don't watch NFL games after watching NBA games, after all, ticket money is not a small number.

In order to promote the NBA to the second largest sports league in North America during his tenure, Stern can be said to do everything.

Richard, as a beneficiary, would definitely not say anything even if he knew about it.

Moreover, during the strong period of the Trail Blazers and Pistons led by Richard before, Stern did not stumble on Richard, and the average number of free throws per game, Richard's team was less than that of the opponent.

But in the face of absolute strength, this number of free throws is basically negligible.

……

Eastern Finals G3, this is the home court of the Pistons, but they didn't get any home-court advantage, and the referee's whistle was quite fair.

This justice is an injustice to the Pistons.

However, with the strong play of the players, the Pistons still kept their home court.

In G4, it was a turn of feng shui, and in this game, Granger played against the sky, scoring 38 points in the whole game, and directly led the team to win this crucial game.

Granger is so low-key that the Pistons don't pay much attention to Granger.

The Pistons put all of their defensive focus on the iron triangle of Milicic, Iguodala and Paul, and as a result, Granger exploded.

This game can be said to be Granger's battle of the gods, a crucial game like the Eastern Finals, with a super high score of 38 points, which directly put Granger into the field of vision of fans.

With a dashing and elegant offense, a clean and effective defense, and an approachable look, Granger instantly became popular.

After four games, the Buccaneers took a 3-1 lead, which had already pushed the Pistons to the edge of the cliff.

Pistons fans are naturally quite unhappy, after four games, they didn't take advantage of the whistle at all, the league's Chiguo's favoritism towards the Pirates, how could they be happy.

In the past, I'm afraid that Pistons fans can already spray their opponents, but because the opponent is Richard, they can't spray.

Richard is a famous name for their Pistons, leading the Pistons to win two championships, and the jersey is hanging over the Auburn Hills Palace Arena, how can fans spray Richard.

Unable to spray Richard, the fans aimed their fire directly at Stern......

Stern doesn't care about this, as long as it is beneficial to the alliance, even if many people accuse him, he will not hesitate to stick to it.

Compared with Stern's righteousness, sometimes Richard's actions seem a little childish.

However, Richard didn't want to be a savior at all, he just wanted to make up for some regrets in his previous life, and then make himself happier in this life.

……

Eastern Finals G5, home of the Buccaneers.

The importance of this game goes without saying, the Pirate Arena is crowded with countless fans, and if it weren't for the fact that the stadium doesn't sell tickets, it is estimated that the ceiling would have been full of fans watching the game by now.

With a win in this game, the Pirates will reach the Finals for the first time in team history, and no one wants to miss this kind of game that witnesses history.

Not only the fans, but also a lot of people in the basketball circle.

Paul Allen came to watch the game in person, with Tiana and Jodi, and the three of them sat on the sidelines with a baby in their arms.

The three babies are about to be two years old, and when they saw their father, they waved their little hands and called their father.

Not only Richard's family came, but Richard's cheap cousin Beasley also came to the scene tonight.

What Richard didn't expect was that this kid was sitting next to Durant and Curry.

It's no surprise that Durant is sitting next to him, these two are like conjoined babies, and before entering the league, the two did everything together.

Durant's face was full of excitement, he knew that the Pirates had won the pick, and he had at least a 99.99% chance of being selected by Richard to the Pirates.

From now on, this pirate arena is where he plays, and Durant grinned at the back of his head.

I don't know what kind of expression he will have when the draft begins, and he will see that he has been drafted by the Trail Blazers.

As for Curry and Beasley hooking up, this made Richard never expect it.

But when I think about it, Beasley and Curry are both about to join Purdue, and it makes sense for these two to get together.

Seeing Beasley and Curry talking and laughing, Richard was still quite comfortable.

Curry is a good boy, really a good boy.

The family is harmonious, and I haven't heard of any dust incidents in Curry.

The most important thing is to have a good temper, whether on or off the field, he is quite humble and respectful of his opponents and teammates.

Personal habits are also quite positive, and I have never heard Curry complain about anything, let alone heard him get involved in drugs.

Beasley, a bastard boy, stayed by Curry's side, and was able to get infected by Curry and get rid of some stinky problems.

There is no problem with the talent of this product, the biggest problem is that there are many stinky problems, basically all the stinky problems that players can make are on this product.

Lazy, drug-prone, unsociable, arrogant......