After letting Xiao Ao rest at ease, Richard took his beard to attend the post-match press conference.

At the press conference on the King's side, Adelman expressed concern about Xiao O's injury and prayed on behalf of the Kings that Xiao O's recovery would be speedy......

If the strength of the two teams is similar, I am afraid that Xiao Ao will be injured, and Adelman, even if he is a decent man, will not pray for Xiao Ao to recover soon.

Because of Xiao Ao's absence, for the Trailblazers, it is a great loss of strength.

Then the Kings have a chance to kill the Trail Blazers and advance to the Western Conference Finals......

But now the difference in strength between the two sides is huge, even if the Trail Blazers give up two top-salary players, the King is not an opponent.

……

When the Trail Blazers' post-game press conference began, the biggest concern for reporters was undoubtedly Xiao Ao's injury......

And why Richard didn't give Ricky Davis much playing time tonight.

"Jermaine's injury is a bit severe, and according to the Trail Blazers team doctor, he could miss the next month!"

"We just hope Jermaine recovers soon and returns to the team as soon as possible!" Richard said to the reporters in the audience with a distressed expression.

The reporters in the audience gasped......

Injured for a month?! God, wouldn't the Pioneers face the situation of Xiao Ao's absence in the Western Finals!

Without Xiao Ao, can the Trailblazers break out of the West?!

……

In the eyes of journalists, the Trail Blazers' luck was really bad.

This is about to build a dynasty, but as a result, the inner core of the team fell off the chain at such a critical moment, which is simply a tragedy......

Now with Xiao Ao's absence, no one dares to continue to say that the Trail Blazers can defend the title.

……

Looking at Richard's heavy expression, the reporters couldn't help but feel some sympathy for the pioneers.

This must be the saddest quasi-dynasty team, only one step away from establishing a dynasty, but it turned out to be this kind of thing!

……

"Coach Richard, we noticed in tonight's game that you didn't give Ricky Davis a lot of playing time, is there something wrong?" A reporter stood up to ask questions.

Richard waved his hand, "No problem, there are too many strong players in the Trail Blazers, and I will arrange players on the court according to the situation of the game." ”

Reporters were a little puzzled that there were too many strong players in the Trail Blazers, and they couldn't fault this.

But the problem is that even if you are a strong player, there is a difference between strength and weakness......

Reed, the starting quarterback tonight, is indeed good, and for a newcomer who finished at the bottom of the first round, it is already worth bragging about to be able to play a performance like tonight.

But the reporters can clearly feel that Reed's strength is not as strong as Ricky Davis!

It's a playoff juncture, shouldn't Richard reuse the stronger Ricky Davis?

These reporters didn't miss the strength of Ricky Davis, the strength of this product is indeed quite strong at the moment, and it is also quite a top existence in the backcourt of the Trail Blazers.

Anyway, it's better than Reed, who hasn't grown up.

In tonight's game, Richard only let Ricky Davis play about ten minutes, and the playing time was far less than Reed.

This made the reporters wonder, but they didn't think much of it.

You know, Big Ben didn't play a second tonight......

……

In the second game, it was still the home court of the Trail Blazers, who won the Kings by 7 points on their home court.

Judging from the point difference, the king's strength is actually really good.

After all, there are many strong players in the team, although there are no all-stars, but there are still many quasi-all-star levels.

By the time of Game 3, the Kings had beaten the Trail Blazers on their home court!

This made everyone dumbfounded, it wouldn't be that the Kings could take out the Trail Blazers in this series, right?

It would be embarrassing if that were the case......

Richard was still unhurried, and the Kings won quite a fluke, and this was won without Big Ben playing much.

In the fourth game, Richard directly let Ricky Davis play the start, winning the crucial match point game.

The Trail Blazers took a 3-1 lead.

Seeing that the Trail Blazers are about to advance to the Western Conference Finals, the other group of matchups in the Western Conference semifinals is now inextricable!

Whether it's the Lakers or the Spurs, they all see the opportunity to win the championship!

If Xiao Ao really misses the game for a month, by the time he pays, the finals will be over......

In this case, there is a real chance that these two teams will win against the Trail Blazers!

And what it means to win against the Trail Blazers goes without saying that they have the potential to win the championship......

No, to be precise, as long as you can make it to the finals, the chances of winning the championship are almost 100%!

The three super strong teams in the west really don't look down on the big teams in the east.

The only thing worth their attention is probably the Philadelphia 76ers, who are quite strong this year.

The Philadelphia 76ers are now playing a 3-1 lead like the Trail Blazers, and it is only a matter of time before they eliminate the Bucks.

As for the Purdue derby between Green Kai and the Bulls, the two sides are now tied 2:2!

The Spurs and Lakers are also tied 2-2 at the moment......

Popovich is really mad, the opportunity to win the championship is in front of him, and Popovich is now all kinds of schemes.

The shark slashing tactic must still be used.

Even if the rules restricting shark cutting are introduced, shark cutting tactics can still be used in the middle of each quarter of the game.

This method that can weaken the overall combat power of the Lakers, how could Popovich discard.

You must know that the reason why the Spurs were able to kill the Lakers 4:1 in the playoffs before relied on shark cutting tactics.

In addition to the shark slashing tactics, Bowen also played a huge role in this series.

The Lakers' main guard Ron Harper was injured, although the official did not determine that his injury had anything to do with Bowen, but it is completely impossible to say that this matter has nothing to do with Bowen.

However, Harper's injury did not have much impact on the overall strength of the Lakers, and Fisher could completely replace the starting point guard position.

Even at the moment, Fisher's combat power is stronger than that of old Harper.

The reason why Harper can still play the starting role in the Lakers is self-evident, because he is a veteran of Zen master Jackson, even if the strength is worse than the young Fisher, the Zen master must be more inclined to use Harper.

As a result, as soon as Harper was injured, the Lakers won the next two games in succession and directly killed the Spurs with a score of 4:2.

Especially in the sixth game, Fisher scored a three-point shot with 1.7 seconds before the end, which directly ruined the Spurs' hope of winning the championship this year!

The fans of the whole Los Angeles are completely boiling, and it is even more lively than the previous Christmas!

The championship is stable......

Although the Trail Blazers were still strong, they defeated the fourth king in the West with a score of 4:1 when Big Ben didn't play much.

But in the eyes of Los Angeles fans, the Kings are nothing, and a hundred are not as good as the Lakers......

Now that the Trail Blazers have lost their interior general, what are they going to limit O'Neal?!

Can't restrain O'Neill, what can they do to win?!

The Trail Blazers lost in the next Western Conference final......

And the Lakers will definitely step on the corpse of the Trail Blazers to get their first championship of the new century!

Now these Trail Blazers fans don't want to mention how beautiful they are......

Even the Lakers will be happy, it's not easy, it's finally going to win the championship!

Zen master Jackson has always been unsmiling, but at the press conference after taking out the Spurs, he also showed a rare smile......

What happened to the pioneers, in the eyes of Zen master Jackson, was simply a gift from God.

Originally, the Zen master really didn't have much confidence that he could win the pioneers, to be precise, he didn't even have a certain certainty!

Although the league has introduced rules to restrict shark cutting, this season's Lakers, after losing Glen Rice, have a slight decline in strength compared with last season.

Not only that, the overall strength of the Trailblazers this season is even stronger than last season in the eyes of Zen master Jackson!

The main thing is the addition of Byron Davis and Ricky Davis.

The pair of Davis backcourt partners that Richard got from the Hornets are simply unbelievable......

What the Zen master can be sure of is that Fisher's confrontation with the bearded Davis is definitely a situation that has been blown up!

As for Ricky Davis, even a Zen master was surprised by his strong ability to break through against the sky.

This level of breakthrough ability, he has only seen in a very small number of historical-level attackers.

Like Jordan, like Drexler, like Iverson......

Even in the eyes of the Zen master, Kobe's current breakthrough ability is not up to the level of Ricky Davis!

This season's Trail Blazers rely on the addition of these two players, and their strength has definitely improved compared to last season.

Thinking of this, the Zen master had scolded the Wasp management countless times before......

These guys who eat people and don't do anything......

As a result, now with Xiao Ao's injury, the Zen master's certainty of winning the championship has directly increased dramatically, reaching the point of six or seven percent!

……

There is still no movement on the Trail Blazers' side, and no announcement has been made about Xiao Ao's injury.

Anyway, Richard is not in a hurry, since he wants to surprise the Lakers, he must press the time to give them a good surprise.

……

In the East, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Bucks with a score of 4-1.

And the duel between Green Kai and the Bulls, Green Kai won the game, they killed the Bulls with a score of 4:2 and got the chance to advance to the East Finals!

This situation was something that Richard had anticipated before......

Green Kai's lineup is actually really not bad, they have everything they should have.

In terms of the inner line, there is Uncle Mu, which is quite powerful, and looking at the inner group of the alliance, it can also be ranked first.

Pierce, a swingman at the front guard, is also at the level of a big player in the league at the moment, and he is quite all-round, so there is no job he can't do.

Good offense and defense, shooting through the back, proficient in everything......

As for Billups at the No. 1 position, his offensive ability is not great, but he has a good three-point shooting, good defense, and a strong ability to control the pace of the game, which is enough for a point guard player.

With such a core lineup, it is not difficult to understand that Green Kai can get a ticket to enter the Eastern Finals.

……

Eastern Philadelphia 76ers vs. Green Kai matchup.

In the West, the Trail Blazers and Lakers are old enemies......

Richard has coached the Trail Blazers for five years, and has met the Lakers in the playoffs for most of the season.

Under normal circumstances, this year's Western Conference Finals is actually a showdown between the Spurs and the Lakers.

And the Lakers also swept the Spurs with a score of 4:0.

The biggest reason why the Lakers are so strong is not O'Neal, but Kobe's supernatural play......

In this series, Bryant averaged 33.3 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1.5 steals per game, which completely sent the Spurs to the guillotine.

Although O'Neal's performance is also quite powerful, it is slightly inferior to Kobe.

Now that history has been rewritten by Richard, Kobe Bryant didn't cut such crazy statistics when he played against the Spurs......

Mainly because of Bowen, because of Richard, Bowen joined the Spurs two years ahead of schedule, and he has him to limit Kobe, if Kobe wants to break out, it will definitely not be so easy.

And if the Spurs don't have Bowen this year, I'm afraid they will be swept by the Lakers again......

After the Eastern and Western finals are played, all the honors of the regular season have been awarded.

To Richard's relief, this year's regular season MVP was won by Iverson.

In fact, Xiao Ao is also qualified to compete for this MVP, after all, the Trail Blazers are the league's No. 1 record this season, and Xiao Ao's data is also quite gorgeous in the center position, second only to O'Neal.

But the 76ers' record is not much worse than that of the Trail Blazers, and they are the first in the East!

And Iverson averaged 31 points per game this season and won the scoring honor......

In the end, Xiao Ao unfortunately lost the election, and the regular season MVP was won by Iverson!

As for the honor of best coach, it was won by Doug Rivers......

This was a surprise to Richard, who originally thought it would be Ranbill, after all, Ranbier led the Bulls to a third-place finish in the East this year.

But when you think about Ranbir's career, it seems that it is quite normal that he will not be selected......

There are too many enemies of Ranbir, all over the league, and many coaches have lived in Ranbir's shadow......

It's no wonder they can vote for Ranbill.

And although Richard said that he had a lot of enemies, he was pulling a group and fighting a group, unlike Ranbier, who almost offended the entire alliance.

The honor of the best sixth man was won by Ginobili again this year.

The most improved player was acquired by Byron Davis.

These two people deserve to win the award.

The best defensive team, the Trail Blazers' Big Ben, Ao Jr. and Artest were selected.

The best team was selected by Big Ben, Junior O, Nowitzki and Ginobili.

Rookie of the Year was won by Reed, who performed a little better than Mike Miller and Martin.

Unfortunately, Reed's draft pick was changed by Richard, and if he is still a second-round pick, it will definitely make history.

Since the seventies, he has been the only player to win the best rookie in the second round.

As for the honor of the best defensive player, this year's Big Ben will continue to start.

It's a pity that Big Ben couldn't make it to Lianzhuang, but the two DPOY honors at hand at hand are already quite powerful for the young Big Ben.

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On May 19, the Western Finals officially began.

That afternoon, the Trail Blazers turned in the activation roster for that night's game......

When the outside world saw that the Trailblazer's activation list had Xiao Ao in it, it was a little puzzled.

Xiao Ao came out of the injury list? Activated?!

How can it be!

Didn't he miss a month due to injury......

Could it be that he played with an injury?!

It's unlikely, Richard is notoriously responsible for his players, and he can allow O Jr. to risk his career?!

Playing with an injury is quite dangerous for a professional footballer.

There is a good chance that a player's career will be ruined......

For example, Ibaka of the Thunder in the future, if it weren't for the injury, Ibaka would have been a rising top power forward in the league!

But it was precisely because of the injury that Ibaka was left with a hidden disease, and it was difficult to play the previous state later.

……

Now reporters feel that Richard should not do such an irresponsible thing.

The Lakers also saw Xiao Ao appear on the Trail Blazers' activation list, but they didn't worry too much......

Maybe it's just Richard who let it out to bluff people?!

……

But their idea was immediately shattered that night......

Xiao Ao was completely alive in the warm-up session, where there was a trace of injury.

The Lakers were dumbfounded......

So Xiao Ao wasn't hurt at all?!

So Richard is just kidding them Lakers?!

Let them rejoice in vain?!

Now Xiao Ao suddenly appeared at the scene of the competition, which made the Zen masters a little painful, and the original certainty of winning the championship rose to six or seven percent, and instantly fell back to the point of one percent.

This psychological gap makes it very difficult for all Lakers players......

O'Neill was already frowning, not knowing what to think.

Kobe Bryant just smiled wryly, he completely forgot Richard's devil!

Can you believe what Richard said?!

Not a single punctuation mark can be trusted......

It's ridiculous that he knows Richard so well that he even believes the news that Xiao Ao was injured for a month like others!

When he knew the news of Xiao Ao's injury, he was also quite uncomfortable, and secretly prayed for Xiao Ao, hoping that Xiao Ao's injury was not serious.

After all, he and Xiao Ao are of the same age, and under Richard, who entered the same draft together, the relationship between the two is quite iron.

Now that Xiao Ao is injured, he is naturally a little worried......

But after knowing that Xiao Ao's injury was not very serious, he was not worried, and the rest was just happy!

I can finally raise my eyebrows, and I can finally snatch a championship from Richard!

When the time comes, Richard will have two championships in his hands, and he will also have two championships in his own hands......

Isn't it a beautiful thing to be on an equal footing with Richard!

But when he saw Xiao Ao playing healthy, Kobe knew that he had become a devil......