The situation in the east is a bit stunning.

The 76ers, Green Kai and the Bulls, all completed the feat of sweeping and advanced to the second round of the playoffs.

On May 5, 2001, the Western Conference semifinals finally began.

In the end, the Kings were still a step ahead, defeating the Utah Jazz, an old Western Conference team, in the first round of the playoffs and successfully advanced to the second round of the playoffs!

However, their next opponent is the king team Portland Trail Blazers, and if they want to continue to advance, there is basically no possibility.

Under Adelman's leadership, this king has really undergone a radical change.

Throughout the NBA, in terms of technical and tactical ability, an Adelman and a Popovich are people that Richard respects a lot.

In terms of stardom, the Kings are a bit bleaker than other teams.

The biggest star on their team is just Chris Webber.

However, in addition to Webb, they also have strong players such as Peja, Bai Qiao, Divac, Turkoglou, Bobby Jackson and so on......

With such a lineup, it is no wonder that they can break into the top half of the West and eliminate the Jazz, the old Western team.

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"Old man, congratulations, after joining the Kings for one season, you have made such a terrifying lineup!" Richard laughed and chatted with Adelman before the game.

Adelman smiled wryly, horror? Are you embarrassed Richard to say that other teams have horrible lineups......

Three kings are not as terrifying as one trailblazer!

You must know that the biggest player of the Kings is only Webber, and Webber doesn't seem to be much of a big deal in the Trail Blazers.

Xiao Ao is the real second center in the league, and Big Ben is also the top three big forward in the league.

Nowitzki is already the league's top firepower output at the moment......

Ginobili and Byron Davis in the backcourt are now eligible to rank among the top 10 point guards in the league.

There aren't many high-quality point guards in the league right now......

Even if it's an old man, it's actually quite inconspicuous now, and in terms of data, it's not as good as Ginobili and Byron Davis.

In terms of record, it can't be compared......

"Lee, don't say that, when it comes to the horror of the lineup, our king is not as good as you pioneers......" Adelman said with a wry smile.

"By the way, I heard that after this season, you're going to go to the East?"

Richard was stunned, this news spread so fast? Even Adelman knew.

Richard definitely can't make this news public at the moment, and if it is known, it may make his players think something.

Wait until after winning the championship to make the news public, and then it will be the best time to make the news public.

But now that Adelman knew, Richard didn't hide it.

"That's right, old man, maybe we won't have the opportunity to meet in the future......"

Hearing this, Adelman was speechless, as if he wanted to meet you.

If you lose as soon as you meet, the ghost is willing to meet you every day, Richard.

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"Then I wish you a resurgence in the East, I believe that with your ability, you may be able to lead the team back to the Finals in the first season!" Adelman said with a smile.

Richard smiled wryly and waved his hand, what Adelman said was completely impossible.

He joined a team with a belly, and even Richard had an urge to mess up at that time......

It happened that the 01-02 season was bad, and then I got the lotto lottery, and when I drew the lottery, I used the lucky dice to get the champion lottery to choose Yao Ming......

And even if it is not bad, in Richard's next choice, even if there are stars in the team, it is estimated that Richard will sell them in exchange for better chips.

In this way, let alone the finals, it would be nice to be in the playoffs.

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

Although the Kings are good, the players at each position are weaker than the Trail Blazers, if not more than a chip.

In this case, Richard didn't care much about the situation on the field.

The king can't afford any storms......

In this game, Richard came up with the inside combination of Xiao Ao and Nowitzki, and Nowitzki still plays space power forward.

The main thing is the King's inside line, which is not particularly strong, and there is only one Chris Weber.

Xiao Ao can be called over by himself, so it is better to let Big Ben have a good rest......

After playing the Kings, whether it is against the Spurs or the Lakers, Big Ben will have to spend a lot of effort at that time!

Now let's get Ben to rest and try to be in better shape against the Spurs or the Lakers.

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Although the Trail Blazers did not let Big Ben play, the Trail Blazers still had a solid advantage on the court.

For tonight's game, Richard gave the starting lineup of Xiao O, Driver, Artest, Reed and Byron Davis.

Xiao Ao has no disadvantage at all against Weber, and even because of his strong defense, he can also make good restrictions on Weber.

As for the driver, the current level of attack is quite inexplicable.

Artest, on the other hand, is Peja, the main output point of the outside line that guards the Kings.

Byron Davis vs. Bai Qiao, that is really a crushing advantage......

A player with bells and whistles like Bai Qiao, with a bearded sword blade, is not too easy to deal with.

The bearded man himself is a top player in steals, and has won the honor of steal king twice in his career.

In addition, Bai Qiao likes bells and whistles, and as a result, the beard brushed quite a lot of steals in the game.

The strength of these two teams is obviously not at the same level.

If this situation continues, the king will inevitably be swept away.

But in the third quarter of the game, the Trailblazers were suddenly changed, and the shocked fans were covered in cold sweat!

When Xiao Ao was competing with Webb for a rebound under the basket, he stepped on Webb's foot and hit his ankle directly!

Falling to the ground in pain, clutching his ankles, his forehead covered with cold sweat!

It looks like the injury is not light!

If you have an ankle injury, it is very likely that it will be a major injury, and it may even be a major injury that will affect your career.

The entire Rose Garden Arena gasped, and their worst fears still happened!

Fans know very well that even those experts have said that the only team that can defeat them is themselves!

The meaning is obvious, unless the Trail Blazers themselves have a problem, then other teams are obviously not the opponents of this Trail Blazers.

All the while, the Trail Blazers have been in pretty good health.

At least in the five years that Richard has coached the Trail Blazers, the Trail Blazers players have not had any major injuries.

Now that Xiao Ao Wei has reached his ankle, everyone can't help but worry.

What is the situation of Xiao Ao? Will it affect the next Western Finals game!

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The king level is not a problem for the Trailblazers, even if Xiao Ao can't play, but the Trailblazers still have a big capital after all, and it is not a problem to kill the king.

But what about the Western Final?!

Whether the opponent is the Spurs or the Lakers, can a big instinct deal with it?!

It's obviously hard to deal with, so can the Trail Blazers defend their title?

In the Rose Garden Arena, everyone held their breath and prayed for Xiao Ao in their hearts......

They hope that Xiao Ao's ankle is okay, just a minor injury, and he can fully recover after a rest!

In that case, when the time comes to the Western Finals, Xiao Ao will be a good man again, and he and Big Ben will guard the forbidden area of the Pioneers.

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Richard, who was on the sidelines, frowned.

He didn't expect Xiao Ao to be injured at such a critical moment, and seeing that he was about to go west, Xiao Ao was injured at a very bad time.

But he didn't worry too much......

The main thing is that Xiao Ao still has an intermediate injury scroll in hand, which can completely make Xiao Ao recover as before!

But this scroll is very precious, and if it is used like this, it will be terrible if Xiao Ao encounters another injury in the future......

According to Richard's idea, this injury scroll is for Xiao Ao's future.

Even if Ao doesn't play under Richard at that time, this scroll Richard can be used by Olymp......

This can prolong the life of Xiao Ao's career!

And there is also a chance to clear Xiao Ao's old diseases!

But the current injury completely disrupted Richard's plan......

If Xiao Ao is seriously injured, then this scroll must be used as soon as possible!

If not, Richard really doesn't have much confidence that he will be able to pass the Western Finals......

To be precise, there is no confidence to easily pass the Western Finals.

Even if he can get past the Lakers or Spurs, Richard feels that there is no six-game problem that cannot be solved.

Even a seven-game battle is not impossible.

Once the tie-break is carried out, the suspense will be great, and in case the opponent breaks out en masse, the Trail Blazers will be quite passive.

Therefore, once Xiao Ao's injury affects the start of the Western Finals, then Richard will definitely not hesitate to use his exclusive injury scroll!

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"I hope the injury is not serious, it doesn't affect the West Decision!" Richard prayed in his heart.

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Paul Allen, who was sitting on the edge of the Trail Blazers bench, was dumbfounded.

He really hoped that the core players of the Trail Blazers team would suffer some minor injuries, preferably the kind of small injuries that broke out just before the Western Conference Finals, so that he could not play in the Western Finals......

It's best if Big Ben or Little Ao get a little injured, so that the Trail Blazers may really be killed by the Lakers!

In this way, the dynasty is gone......

But Richard was able to stay......

Paul Allen felt it would be more cost-effective to keep Richard.

Now that Xiao Ao was suddenly injured, and it was injured as he expected, Paul Allen was not only not uncomfortable, but a little happy.

Of course, the premise of his joy is that Xiao Ao's injury is not serious......

If Xiao Ao can't participate in the Western Conference finals and the Lakers play well to kill the Trail Blazers, then Richard will have to stay with the Trail Blazers for at least another three years!

In three years, if Richard can build a dynasty, it will definitely be a good thing for Paul Allen.

In this way, the Trail Blazers have six championship trophies counting the championship in ancient times, directly tying the Bulls.

Tied with the Bulls for the third most championships in the league!

What a glory!

And if Richard can't build a dynasty in the next three years, then he will have to stay with the Trail Blazers if he keeps his promise......

Even if he can only win one championship in three years on average, Richard is so young, it is no problem to work for him in the coaching position for thirty or forty years, and he can bring more than ten championships to the Trail Blazers!

It's just beautiful......

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However, Paul Allen also feels that his thoughts are really a little too evil.

It's really wicked to expect your players to get hurt, even if it's just a small injury......

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The Trail Blazers medical team has been on the court, plus the Trail Blazers bench players, and helped Xiao Ao back to the locker room to check the injury.

Richard brought Kirilenko on the pitch.

"AK, play hard, in this series, I will use you as the core of the inner line!"

"You don't need to do much, it's enough to defend Chris Webb......"

Richard said as he patted Kirilenko on the shoulder.

At the moment, Richard is still not ready to go to the big book......

Because it's completely unnecessary!

Even without the Auburn combination, the strength of the Trail Blazers is not comparable to that of the Kings.

Now replacing Kirilenko will make it easier for Webb to score, but the Kings' outside lineup is still suppressed by the Trail Blazers.

If this can't win the king, then Richard will simply go home and sell sweet potatoes.

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

The Trail Blazers won by 11 points at home, leaving Adelman with a sigh.

In tonight's game, the Trail Blazers did not put Big Ben, the highest salary player, and Xiao Ao, the top salary, only played half the game.

In this case, their Kings were still beaten by the Trail Blazers by a double-digit margin.

It's really desperate......

Adelman sighed, the Trail Blazers' lineup was terrifying enough to make the veteran coach desperate.

There is really no solution, and Adelman doesn't know what to do to take out this unsolved Trail Blazers.

The best player in tonight's game is undoubtedly Byron Davis, the Trail Blazers' No. 1 spot.

In the face of Bai Qiao's situation, the bearded man played a rather terrifying advantage.

In this game, he scored 31 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists and 7 steals, and almost single-handedly completely blew up the king's backcourt!

If it weren't for the lack of rebounds, the beard would have been able to put up a quasi-quadruple-double tonight.

With such data, it's no wonder Adelman is desperate......

In the face of Bai Qiao's No. 1 position, the beard is almost an inexplicable existence.

The tank-style crushing on the offensive end, Bai Qiao has no way to take the beard.

The strong stealing ability on the defensive end completely restrained Bai Qiao......

Nowitzki scored 27 points again tonight, including 4-of-8 three-pointers and a 50 percent three-point percentage.

He has become one of the top anti-aircraft shooters in the league.

The only player who can compete with Nowitzki is probably the current Philadelphia 76ers.

However, Dazhi has actually been slowly overtaken by Nowitzki at the moment......

Maybe next season, Nowitzki will be the best anti-aircraft shooter in the league!

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Although Artest has inconspicuous statistics, the role of the defensive end is completely immeasurable, and it is completely an outside version of the big book.

Under his defense, Peja, the king's anti-aircraft shooter, shot a bit miserably tonight, with 19 shots, and only 17 points in exchange.

As for Reed, in fact, he is really a player who is strong in attack and weak in defense, but he has a good professional attitude and is quite desperate on the defensive end.

Even if he is not in the Trail Blazers, according to his normal trajectory to join the Bucks, in fact, his defensive enthusiasm is quite high.

Tonight, he also got 13 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal, which is remarkable.

A rookie with a low pick can play such a statistic in the Western Conference semifinals in his rookie season, who can demand more.

Even Trail Blazers fans, who are accustomed to seeing big scenes, are quite satisfied with Reed's performance at the moment.

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Kirilenko played 26 minutes tonight, with 8 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, and his performance was also remarkable.

It's not particularly outstanding, but it's all-round, and the defensive performance is pretty good.

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All in all, even if the Trail Blazers lose the two highest-paid players on the team, Big Ben and Xiao Ao, their strength should not be underestimated.

At least there is no big problem in taking out a team of the king's level.

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As soon as the game ended, Richard led the players back to the locker room to see how Xiao Ao's injury was.

If it's just a week of cultivation, it's not a big problem, and it won't affect the start of the Western Finals.

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"How's it going?" Richard asked worriedly.

"The injury isn't too serious, but at least I need to recuperate for a month!" The team doctor said with a wry smile.

A month's injury is really not too serious......

But considering the timing of the injury, it is a bit serious.

A month later, the finals are almost over, and there is no point in Xiao Ao's comeback at that time.

Richard nodded bitterly, it seems that this intermediate injury scroll is not needed.

"You all go out, I'll talk to Jermaine alone for a while." Richard waved his hand for everyone to go out first.

After everyone left, Xiao Ao's eyes were red, and he felt that he was so sorry for Richard and sorry for the pioneers!

Dropping the chain at such a critical moment is likely to bury the Trailblazers' dynasty opportunity!

If the Trail Blazers can't defend their title this season, then Xiao Ao will never forgive himself for the rest of his life, which may become a permanent scar in his heart.

"I'm sorry, Coach ......"

"Why don't I come on the court, I think I can still play some role on the court!" Xiao Ao said firmly to Richard.

Although the ankle injury is equivalent to missing a leg, Xiao Ao feels that even if he limps on the court, he can play some role on the inside.

"Jermaine, nothing to be sorry for!"

"Besides, your injuries are not as serious as the team doctor said, believe me, you will be completely recovered tomorrow!"

Richard patted Xiao Ao's shoulder and said with a smile.

When he came into contact with Xiao Ao, Xiao Ao's exclusive injury scroll was directly used on Xiao Ao......

Although it is quite a pity to use this injury scroll at the moment.

But there is no other way, Xiao Ao must not be absent, he is one of the two gates of the Trailblazers' inner line!

The effect of the injury scroll was within twenty-four hours, so Xiao Ao didn't feel any changes in his body right now, and his ankle still had pain.

"Well, Coach, I believe in you!"

Xiao Ao nodded, in fact, he had also suffered an injury before, but he was cured by Richard with a primary injury scroll......

At the moment, Richard said that Xiao Ao will make a complete recovery tomorrow, although it sounds a little incredible, but Xiao Ao still believes Richard.

"Well, recovery will definitely recover, but don't make this news public, even the team doctor!"

"Let's leave a little surprise for the opponent in the West Finals......"

"As for the king, if you and Big Ben don't play, they won't be able to win against us, just don't worry!"

Richard said to Xiao Ao with a relaxed smile.

Xiao Ao was dumbfounded, is this going to pit the rhythm of the Lakers or the Spurs?

Think about it, if you don't play in the Western Conference semifinals, and then the injury news is hidden, then it is estimated that the Lakers or Spurs will have fun!

The Lakers, in particular, are expected to have to celebrate with a cannon fight......

The Trail Blazers don't have Xiao Ao in the team, can just a big instinct prevent sharks?! Absolutely not!

Now there are rules in place to limit shark cutting, plus the Trailblazers are missing a small mystery.

The Lakers' chances of advancing are simply too great......

Once they advance to the Finals, the championship will be in the Lakers' pocket!

One can imagine how excited the Lakers will be when they learn the news......

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But when Xiao Ao shows up on time for the Western Conference finals, I'm afraid they will be poured cold water.

What about being injured and not being able to play for a month?!

You pioneers, the devils, are even deceiving this kind of thing?!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ao was inexplicably excited in his heart......