The Eastern and Western finals had just been played, and Richard was taking the players to start preparing for the finals, but he saw a news in the newspaper that made him cry and laugh......

Prepare to laugh a little more.

Artest's grandmother was arrested for robbing a bank......

Richard knew about this in his previous life, Artest's grandmother robbed the bank with two other old ladies, of which Artest's grandmother was the youngest, only 87 years old.

The other two old ladies are 91 years old and the other is 101 years old.

It's just against the sky......

Richard couldn't remember if the bank robbery happened this year, but it did happen anyway.

Later, there was a movie called "Grandma Bandits" in South Korea, which is probably inspired by this......

Of course, the one filmed in South Korea is a warm series, and Artest's grandmother is not warm at all, this is their family tradition.

The Artest family is all talented, and at least five of the 10 people have squatted in the big guys.

His dad is the bodyguard of the underworld boss......

Think about the bodyguard of the underworld boss, how fierce this is.

His grandmother robbed the bank......

His sister cheated on social security and went to jail.

His uncle, his cousin, and his cousin were also serving prison sentences.

It's really full of talents, and I have to take it.

Seeing that the finals are about to be played, there is such a sudden incident in Artest's family, and Trail Blazers fans are worried that this incident will affect Artest's performance.

It will even affect the Trail Blazers' road to victory!

But Artest's next words at the press conference reassured Trail Blazers fans......

"My grandma is really not a good person......"

"He did something bad for society and should be punished."

Good guy, fans can already imagine how vicious his grandmother is, and she doesn't even want to see her own grandchildren.

This is also a good thing, looking at Artest's appearance, it seems that he has not been affected by this incident.

……

Richard also made a phone call here and said hello, anyway, his grandmother was arrested and sent to prison, so what could he do if he didn't greet him.

"Hey, coach, don't mention this, I have a headache when I think about it."

"I'm with her, and then I can sign the maximum salary, and I'll give her some money, but she doesn't know what to think......"

Artest was quite speechless, probably because too many people in the family had been in prison, so he could look at this matter very calmly.

Staying in a normal family, my grandmother was arrested and imprisoned, so it's no wonder that I can calm down.

……

Through this, Richard almost knows why so many players go bankrupt after retiring.

I am afraid that there is also a family factor in this......

Born in such a family, it is no wonder that Artest is such a character.

Maybe if he hadn't taken the road of basketball, Artest would have been in prison like his family.

……

The annual finals are about to start on June 4th, and Artest's grandmother can only be regarded as a small episode, and it doesn't seem to have affected Artest's state.

On the evening of June 4, the palace of Auburn Hills was already full of people, and even the aisles were full.

There are many blacks in Detroit, and the whole stadium is full of blacks, all of whom are roaring wildly at the moment, cheering for the Pistons for the home team.

It's quite possible that there are tinkling black people among them who are going to watch tonight's game with their food money for the next week or even a month.

……

According to media speculation, this round of the Finals matchup is likely to break the ratings record in the entire NBA history.

The reason is simple, there are too many matchups between these two teams to watch.

Any fan will be able to see what they want to see in this round of matchups......

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"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the game, and the originally restless scene immediately quieted down.

Everyone is holding their breath and waiting for this super-war to begin.

Richard sat on the bench for a long time, wondering why Clarke's share of the reward hadn't arrived.

According to the operation of the previous system, it is estimated that it will not arrive until the end of this season......

Pistons' starting lineup: Yao Ming, Clarke, Gerard Wallace, Ragabel and Nash.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: O'O, Big Ben, Artest, Reed and Byron Davis.

This kind of matchup can almost be regarded as an All-Star level matchup, and all ten players on the court are All-Star level players.

This is also the reason why the NBA ratings can break new highs, because in this round of the Finals, the level of luxury of the lineups of both sides is rare in history.

……

The two sides played the jump ball, with Clark on the Pistons' side and the Trail Blazers the jump ball king Xiao Ao.

In the end, of course, Xiao won the jump ball, and the Trail Blazers won the ball in the first offensive round.

……

Byron Davis holds the ball and uses his signature outside back-to-back stance to carry Nash inside like a small tank.

Richard sighed, this bearded attack method is really a bit incomprehensible......

However, their Pistons also arranged this, only to see Nash dodge on the court, handing over the work of defending the bearded man to the tough guy Gerrard.

Even if Nash's defense has improved with the blessing of props, there is nothing to be done in the face of the beard's unreasonable style of play.

Now Gerrard is in charge of defending the bearded man and directly withstands the attack of the bearded man.

The bearded man may still be a little unconvinced, and he pushed it several times in a row, but it didn't work, and he had no choice but to pass.

Nash was already in charge of defending Reed, while Artest was handed over to Ragabel to defend.

Speaking of which, it is better to use Ragabel to defend Reed, after all, Artest's offense is not so strong, and it is definitely more cost-effective to let Bale, who has a better defense, defend Reed, who has a stronger offense.

But Richard is also worried about Artest, and if Nash comes to defend Artest, there will undoubtedly be a lot of variables.

Maybe Artest will hurt Nash, in that case, it will be absolutely devastating for the Pistons.

So even if he knew that this defensive alignment was not the best solution, Richard put Ragabel in charge of defending Artest.

……

The bearded Davis's pass, passed to Reed's hands.

After Reed received the ball, he made a three-point shot directly from the outside!

Although the ball was not scored, Big Ben under the basket grabbed the offensive rebound, and the basket passed to Xiao Ao, making Xiao Ao an offense.

"Rebound! Keep our rebounds! Richard stood on the sidelines and roared.

On the one hand, the purpose is to remind Yao Ke to combine to protect the rebound, and on the other hand, to see if he can trigger the effect of the skill.

……

Speaking of which, although Yao Ke's rebounding strength is not weak, there is still a gap compared to Big Ben.

In this round of the finals, Richard didn't expect to suppress the Trail Blazers in terms of rebounding, as long as the rebounds between the two sides could be tied, then Richard would be completely acceptable.

……

The tactics and lineups of both sides are somewhat similar, and they all play half-court attack.

In terms of lineup, it is also a lineup of interior twin towers, small forwards, defensive giants, and point guards and pitchers.

There is no gap in strength, anyway, in Richard's view, this round of the finals is a hard play, and whoever plays well may win the championship.

……

The two sides chased after me, and the difference in points was completely untenable, and by the end of the first quarter of the game, the two sides had a 22:22 tie.

From this scoring situation, you can see how strong the defense of both sides is, neither let the opponent score high points, and after a whole quarter of the game, these two teams, which can be said to be the strongest in the league, only scored in their early 20s.

During the intermission, Yao Ming was already a little out of breath, and he played a full eleven minutes in the first quarter of the game, almost finishing the game.

This is also a helpless move on the part of Richard, who knows very well that once Yao Ming and Clark are gone, I am afraid that the Pistons will not be far from collapse.

So there is no way at the moment, he can only Yao Ming!

Of course, this kind of death is definitely not the same as the death of the regular season......

Now it's time for the finals, don't work hard, but when.

……

Yao Ming's physical fitness is not a small problem, and Clark's side played the full twelve minutes in the first quarter, which seems to be much easier than Yao Ming.

Richard thought about it, and in desperation, he directly gave Yao Ming's physical attributes two famous points, the original four famous points, and now there are only two points left.

However, by the end of the season, there will be three more points to be added from Clark's mission.

Richard is really going to spend his blood, and he does not hesitate to sharpen his guns in battle, and use precious famous points to improve Yao Ming's physical attributes.

……

Zhang Weiping's side was also killing their Pioneer Twin Towers, and Auburn and the two were almost full in the first quarter.

This can also see the cruelty of the finals......

Sometimes, in a super fierce game like the finals, it is difficult for the substitutes to get any playing time, and most of the time they rely on the starters to play.

In the regular season, the starters may be allowed to play for 30 minutes, but in the finals, only let the starters play for 30 minutes, which is definitely the birthday guy hanged and tired......

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"Be smart on the court, keep your fitness as much as possible, and in some offensive rounds, if you can use the sky hook, try to use the sky hook, and reduce physical confrontation as much as possible in the offensive round!" Richard was also giving Yao Ming a move.

In terms of physical fitness, Yao Ming is definitely not as good as Auburn and the others, even if Richard uses famous points for him, he is still inferior.

In this case, Richard needs Yao Ming to be smart on the court, and save as much physical energy as possible if he can save it.

Tiangou is definitely a kind of offensive path that saves energy, mainly because he doesn't need offensive players to have too many physical confrontations with defenders.

Yao Ming nodded, signaling that he understood.

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At the end of the first half, the two sides were almost tied again.

The Trail Blazers are 45-44, temporarily leading the Pistons by one point.