Nowitzki's god-making mission has just been completed, and Ginobili's next task has also been successfully completed, but Ginobili's task has not been overcompleted, and Richard has not received a special reward.

Judging from the current situation, it is actually quite difficult to obtain powerful items through the player's god-making quest......

The main thing is that the rewards of the system are random, and some kind of may be given.

Although Ginobili did not get the reward for overcompleting the task, it did trigger the combination attribute, and Richard was quite acceptable.

Richard didn't think about it, and directly gave the combination of these two people the name of the European Emperor Combination.

The name is quite apt, and the achievements of these two in the NBA are not too much to say that they are the kings of Europe.

European players come to the NBA to work hard, and the achievements of the driver and the demon knife will definitely be ranked in the top five.

After the name of the European Emperor Combination is determined, the combination attributes rewarded by the system are quite interesting.

European Combination Attributes: When Dirk Nowitzki and Manu Ginobili are on the same team, the rest of the European players in the team will increase their full attributes by 1% to 5%, depending on the situation!

As soon as this combined attribute came out, Richard immediately went to check Kirilenko's attributes......

Sure enough, Kirilenko's full attributes have improved, but what is more embarrassing is that looking at Kirilenko's attribute improvement, he estimates that it has only increased by one percent.

One percent of the attribute increase, of course, has increased Kirilenko's strength, but the increase is not large, probably because of rounding, the attributes that are less than 1 point are all rounded off to one point.

In other words, Kirilenko's all attributes have been increased by 1 point!

……

"I don't know what kind of player can improve his attributes by 5%, maybe the weaker the player, the more he can improve......" Richard thought speechlessly.

Originally, he thought that if Kirilenko could increase by 5%, it would be quite scary!

A fairly versatile player like Kirilenko, with a 5% increase, may be able to reach the level of 4 points increase in all attributes!

This will definitely make Kirilenko's strength qualitatively improved!

It's a pity that only one percent of the improvement can only be said to be better than nothing......

……

As Christmas approached, the entire league was in a strange atmosphere.

The Lakers took turns resting O'Neal and Kobe Bryant in the team directly before the Christmas game, and it was unbelievable that Kobe's competitive temperament actually agreed to the team's request for a rotation.

It is obvious that Kobe Bryant attaches great importance to the next game!

As for the Trail Blazers, since the start of the season, they have been resting players when they have nothing to do......

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On December 25th, the long-awaited Christmas war finally arrived!

It is worth mentioning that the current Christmas wars are fought on the night of Christmas, not on the first night of Christmas, as was the case later.

Mainly the later Kobe Bryant and James and other league superstars have a lot of opinions about arranging games on Christmas Eve, after all, the players also have families, and they also want to go up on Christmas Eve to accompany their families......

So at the insistence of this gang of superstars, the Christmas war was rescheduled to the first night after Christmas.

……

The League takes the Christmas War very seriously.

The main thing is that tonight is a good opportunity for them to make money, and the ticket price at Staples Arena tonight is sky-high!

Tickets cost up to $60,000!

That's right, a ticket to a sideline position is worth $60,000!

This is not the most exaggerated, ten years later, the Lakers' Christmas game venue tickets will be sold for more than $110,000!

The average ticket price is as high as $500......

In this game alone, the Lakers sold nearly $10 million in tickets!

Not to mention that the Knicks and Lakers make money, their fans have money, and they are left in other cities, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to sell all the tickets for $500.

But in New York or Los Angeles, there is no need to worry at all, this kind of high-profile battle is sold out half a month before the start of the game!

Richard couldn't help but secretly say that the profitability of the Lakers is really terrifying......

Thinking about the league's current average ticket price is $45, the Lakers dare to offer an average ticket price of $500 in the Christmas war, which is simply scared to death!

The ticket money alone has sold so much, and the Trail Blazers can only be red-eyed, because the Lakers sell these ticket money, and they Trail Blazers can't get a dime.

But the league gets a 6% cut from it......

This can explain why in some important games, as long as the Lakers participate, it must be the Lakers to host the game.

Because the Lakers can give the league a ......

The same game may be placed in other cities, and the league can only draw two or three hundred thousand dollars, but in the Lakers, the league can draw six hundred thousand dollars!

This is the gap between the red fruit and the fruit!

The two teams that have played the most Christmas games in the history of the league are the Knicks and the Lakers, two of the best teams in the league.

Richard has been in the alliance for some years, and now he has a clear idea of the various interests in the alliance.

Generally speaking, in the case of pioneers, the source of income is divided into four parts.

They are TV rights, licensed merchandise, ticket revenue, and sponsored advertising.

Among them, the TV broadcast right is easier to understand, and the NBA will count on this to make money in later generations, especially after signing a 9-year $24 billion broadcast contract in 16 years, which is really terrifying!

The second licensed merchandise, such as the jerseys of Trail Blazers players, sold for $10 million last season......

However, these two parts of the income are all pooled by the league and then divided equally among the league's 29 teams.

When it comes to deuces, then surely those fish belly teams will take advantage.

In fact, their games are not watched by many people, and the surrounding goods are not sold well, but there is no way, they are qualified to share a large part of the proceeds.

So even if the team is rubbish, they can survive......

This is also why if the league wants to expand its army, it must find an owner with strong management ability, and those team owners who are profitable do not want to lag behind to share their profits.

As for the remaining two parts of the income, it is owned by each team individually.

For example, the Knicks and the Lakers, why they can make more money and have strong profitability is because their ticket income is good, and secondly, because they are located in a super prosperous city, and local companies find them to advertise, which is quite a lot of income.

The Trail Blazers' good record in recent seasons has attracted a large number of fans, which has led to a lot of increase in their ticket revenue, and they have also received some sponsor advertisements, which has greatly increased the team's profits.

……

At present, Richard has begun to study these business things, and he is prepared......

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"Coach, you shouldn't have let Bowen go in the first place, without Bowen, I feel like the Trail Blazers have no way to stop me!" Bryant said to Richard with a smile when he was warming up.

Richard rolled his eyes, how could this sound like something in the words......

"Don't worry so much about you kid, don't cry when you lose for a while!" Richard snorted lightly and pouted at Kobe.

"Coach, you're not going to use shark slashing tactics on Shaq in a moment, are you?" Bryant asked curiously.

"Huh? Why can't you use it? ”

"It's definitely going to be used, you go and tell Shaq, let him wash his ass and wait for me, I'll cut him in this game and can't take care of himself!" Richard said with a sneer.

Bryant's face was stunned, and his heart was uneasy......

If there is any problem with the Lakers' luxurious lineup at the moment, the only problem that can be found is O'Neal's free throw ability!

"Coach, I'm curious, how did Big Ben's free throws suddenly increase so much?"

"Don't fool me with that kind of bad excuse, I'm not as easy to deceive as Big Ben!"

Bryant asked curiously......

In fact, he watched Big Ben's free-throw shooting rate soar in the Western Conference last season, and after playing so many games this season, Big Ben's free-throw shooting rate reached a 66% level, which made him quite skeptical......

I suspect Richard has some unique trick that can make a player quickly improve his free throw shooting level in a short period of time!

Now he wanted to probe Richard's tone and see if he could pull off this trick......

If it can be set out, it will be against the sky, O'Neal, who has no free throw shortcomings, is so terrible, Kobe Bryant knows it very well!

Richard laughed, what kind of idea did Kobe Bryant's kid play, how could he not know.

This kid has only left the Trail Blazers for a few days, and he has begun to set his heart on the Lakers......

Little anti-bones!

"Come here, I'll tell you quietly......" Richard said with a mysterious smile.

Kobe Bryant's face was full of surprise and he leaned over to Richard's side.

"Tell Shaq to let him join the Trail Blazers on a base salary, and I have a way to raise his free throws to 70 percent!" Richard whispered in Bryant's ear.

Burst......

Bryant almost vomited blood.

The devil is indeed the devil, and he should not fight the devil's idea.

……

"Kobe, what do you say? What did Richard say? Kobe Bryant walked back to the Lakers' warm-up half with a loveless expression, and O'Neal immediately came over happily.

O'Neal didn't know that his free throws were a big problem, and last season he saw his free throws soaring, and he directly moved his mind.

Encouraged Kobe Bryant to go to Richard and ask if there was any quick way to make free throws.

"The coach said there was a way to ......," Kobe Bryant said with a bitter face.

Although he is now out of the team, Kobe Bryant is still used to calling Coach Richard.

As for the Zen master Jackson......

There was very little communication between him and the Zen master......

"What's the solution?!" O'Neill's heart pounded.

If you can really find a quick way to make free throws, then you will be against the sky, and there are no shortcomings in your body at all, and there is no solution directly!

"Ahem......"

"He said to let you join the Trail Blazers with a base salary, and then he told you how to increase your free throws to 7 percent!"

Kobe Bryant directly said Richard's original words.

……

"It's too bullying!" When O'Neill heard this, he looked directly at Richard with burning eyes.

……

Richard also saw O'Neal jumping to his feet in anger, and couldn't help laughing.

O'Neal, Richard actually likes to tease him, this big guy is not a player like Kobe Bryant......

……

After the warm-up, the players from both sides returned to their locker rooms and began to set up their tactics.

There is actually nothing to arrange on the Trailblazers' side, they are all acquaintances......

Basically, how to fight, everyone knows very well in their hearts.

"Ron, remember, the only thing you need to do in tonight's game is to guard against Kobe!"

"This is the only thing you need to do on the court, even if you can't score a point, you don't have a single stat score, as long as you can completely lock Kobe Bryant, I will promise you a starting position for the rest of the season!"

Richard said to Artest.

Artest jumped up directly from the bench: "Don't worry, coach, don't look at him as a double MVP, but I'm not afraid of him!" ”

"I can definitely prevent him from dying!"

Obviously, Artest is quite confident in his defensive strength, even if the opponent is a forced player like Kobe, he pats his chest to ensure that he can prevent it.

It's normal to think about it, this guy was able to fight Garnett just a few days after he entered the league, and he didn't have any awe of these long-established stars.

It is precisely because of this that Richard firmly sent Artest to defend Kobe.

This guy who is not stingy, defending the opponent's backcourt knife, is simply suitable!

"But don't take the initiative to provoke conflict!"

Richard was afraid that Artest would cause trouble on the field, so he finally told him again......

The reason why he didn't take the initiative to provoke the conflict was because of Kobe's identity!

At present, Kobe Bryant is also a star in the league, and once something happens on the court, Richard estimates that Artest will definitely suffer.

……

"Ben, Jermaine, you two should know how to do it......"

"Robinson, you start tonight with Manu and Ron, we need to improve the defensive intensity of the starting lineup!"

"Defend well!"

Richard came up with a lineup of Big Ben, Junior O, Robinson, Artest and Ginobili in tonight's game against the Lakers.

This is the best defensive lineup Richard can come up with at the moment......

It's just that the offensive ability of this lineup will be a little poor, and when the game starts, Richard may adjust it according to the situation.

……

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

Both starters are starting to play!

Because the Lakers signed Kobe Bryant this season, they naturally have no extra salary space to fill the strong forward position.

In desperation, they could only sign the 37-year-old ironman AC Green with a base salary.

AC Green's career has been legendary, missing three games in the second season of his career since he entered the league in '85.

And even now, when you look back at last season with the Mavericks, he's played 82 games every season!

Even in the 96-97 season, he played 83 games because of being traded!

This is a true iron man, rain or shine, and he is able to be on the pitch every game night.

However, in terms of strength, in fact, AC Green's strength is not too strong, and his peak season was spent with the Lakers, playing for eight years with the Lakers and only missing three games.

He has been selected as an All-Star in his career as a starter, but his statistics as an All-Star starter are a little embarrassing, and the statistics of the selected season are 13.3 points, 9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks, even if you look at the advanced data, his 105 defensive efficiency value is not very outstanding.

This may be the most dismal All-Star starter in the entire history of the NBA......

After spending eight years with the Lakers, he played another six years with the Suns and Mavericks, and now he is returning to his hometown at the age of 37.

Legend is legendary, but Richard doesn't care too much about AC Green, if such a 37-year-old veteran can give Richard a headache, then what else is he messing with......

Signing AC Green is actually a helpless move for the Lakers, they really have no better choice, after all, they can only provide a maximum salary, a decent inside, who would be happy to join the Lakers.

At the age of 37, there is very little defensive strength left, and there is a little bit of three-point ability, but it is better not to have it, and the three-point shooting rate is really too low.

As for the mid-range shooting ability, it is also not good......

There's no reason for Richard to worry about A.C. Green joining the Lakers.

……

O'Neal, AC Green, Glenn Rice, Kobe, Harper, this is the starting lineup of the Lakers.

Soldier against soldier, general against general.

Glen Les, Richard certainly does not dare to underestimate this point, Nowitzki's offensive strength is good, but defense is a problem that cannot be ignored, let Robinson, who is a lot stronger in defense, appear to be responsible for the defense of Glen Les, the effect is definitely more cost-effective than Nowitzki......

As for Kobe, it must be the beast Artest to defend, when Richard brought in this guy from the Raptors, he was actually preparing for tonight's game.

As for the Lakers point guard, Richard is not too worried, whether it is Harper or Fisher on the bench, the Trail Blazers can play an advantage!

Now it's up to Artest to see if Kobe Bryant can be restrained, and whether the Trail Blazers' twin towers can pose a threat to O'Neal on the inside!

……

As soon as he started, Xiao Ao got the offensive ball for the Trail Blazers.

Ginobili dribbled forward with the ball, and the snakeskin movement led Harper towards the penalty area.

AC Green immediately made up the defense, and now all he can do in the Lakers lineup is the job of making up the defense......

In the next second, Ginobili directly distributed the ball to Robinson, who hit a three-point shot.

Richard sat on the sidelines and nodded in satisfaction!

Robinson is definitely a bargain player now, with only a $4 million contract, but he is worth much more than $4 million in the Trail Blazers!

Whether it is on the offensive end or the defensive end on the court, it is enough stability!

As long as Richard puts him on the field, he will definitely be able to contribute his value......

……

When it was the Lakers' turn to attack, Richard also calmed down and prepared to see how Zen master Jackson was prepared to deal with the Trail Blazers.

Harper took control of the ball to the frontcourt, handed the ball directly to Kobe, and then started to run himself.

Then everyone opened up the space, and O'Neal was still sitting in the three-second zone, waiting for Kobe's breakthrough.

Richard nodded, but the Zen master was lazy and saved trouble, and completely copied his game in the bull.

Use Kobe Bryant as Jordan, Glen Les as Pippen, and O'Neal as a combination of Rodman and Luke Longlee......

In a sense, this Lakers team is actually a copy of the peak Bulls!

……

Bryant faced Artest's defense and tried to break through, but quickly dismissed the idea.

As soon as he came into contact with Artest, he felt a majestic power from Artest's body!

If it were to another team, Kobe Bryant might continue to try, and might even make a mistake because of the underestimation.

But in the face of Richard's team, Kobe Bryant said that it was impossible to take anything lightly!

He knows Richard too well, and if Richard puts the rookie in front of him, then this rookie must have some kind of trait in him, so that Richard is sure that he will play a role in defending Kobe!

Seeing that the breakthrough was blocked, Kobe Bryant didn't even think about it, and jumped up directly on the spot and shot in the middle!

Artest, who defended Kobe, also jumped immediately and reached out to block it, but it didn't cover it......

Even so, this blocking attempt also affected Kobe, making him lose his crosshairs and miss the shot!

Big Ben under the basket gritted his teeth and resisted O'Neal to the death, allowing Xiao Ao to grab this defensive rebound!

Every time he faced O'Neill, Big Ben was desperate to make a effort, and he knew that if he talked about talent, ten tied together would not be as good as O'Neal!

If the talent is not as good as others, then you can only fight!

If you don't fight, I'm sorry for myself, I'm sorry for Richard, I'm sorry for the top salary!

……

O got the defensive rebound and immediately passed to Robinson, who was not far away, who transferred the ball to Ginobili.

Since Harper has been running for open shots, and he has been playing such a role with the Bulls, Ginobili has to run with Harper all the time.

After receiving Robinson's pass now, Ginobili did not push the counterattack quickly, but stabilized and controlled the rhythm as Richard instructed!

In '96/97, Richard played the Lakers, and it was completely fast-paced.

At that time, it was purely a helpless move, because the Auburn combination would be blown up by O'Neill alone, so he could only speed up the pace as much as possible to consume O'Neal's physical energy!

And now it's completely unnecessary, because now the Trailblazers' inside line is not a disadvantage, the combination of the peak Big Ben and Xiao Ao, the two can't do one O'Neal?! That certainly can't be......

O'Neill is strong, but not to that point.

Now Richard wants to win steadily, not survive in the chaos before!

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After seeing the Auburn combination in the front court, Ginobili finally moved.

The scalpel-like sharp breakthrough rushed towards the Lakers' restricted area again.

In the face of AC Green's supplementary defense, Ginobili did not rashly choose to pass the ball this time, but bypassed AC Green and passed the ball to Xiao Ao outside the three-second zone.

After Xiao Ao received the ball, he shot directly into the shot, and it was a steady hit.