2028 Finals G5, home of the Clippers.

Although this round of the finals reached G5, no one thought that the Clippers' opponent Green Kai would be Richard's opponent.

The series will be over tonight, Richard will win his 15th championship in his coaching career, and the Clippers will welcome their sixth championship in franchise history.

In the first three games of this series, the Clippers won the opponent by an average of 35 points per game, which is still the case that the Libit brothers are not too crazy, and if the two brothers break out at full strength, Green Kai may be beaten into an amateur team.

As for the fourth game that the Clippers lost, it was because the Clippers used a pure bench lineup, allowing Green Kai to get a win.

The reason for this is simple: the Clippers want to win a championship on their home court.

As for why there is such a desire to win at home, it must be something big.

Tonight is Richard's retirement ceremony.

That's right, Richard is 100% confident that he will win tonight, and after winning his 15th championship, he will directly take the opportunity to announce his retirement tonight.

There is no better occasion to announce retirement than at a trophy ceremony, at least in Richard's view.

After a lifetime of glory, Richard naturally cannot be vague about this final retirement ceremony.

As early as mid-April, when the regular season ended, the Clippers officially released the news, announcing that Richard would have a retirement ceremony after Game 5 of the Finals.

At that time, some fans were still puzzled, how could Richard's retirement ceremony choose such a non-night time?

Now they understand that before the playoffs have even started, Richard has already planned to win the fifth game of the Finals......

This also shows the horror of the Ridit brothers, who were able to control when they won the championship......

On this night, the audience at the scene can definitely be said to be star-studded.

The two rows in front of the audience were full of Richard's family, NBA celebrities, and current NBA top stars.

These celebrities and stars all have the same label, that is, West Lafayette players.

Iverson, Big Ben, Miller, Kobe, Xiao O, Rashid, countless celebrities who have long since retired, all in solemn black suits, sit around the court.

Many of the current West Lafayette players also appeared in the audience at the finals.

Normally, it's rare for a current star to come to the Finals, but on this special day, they don't care so much.

With hundreds of stars, even if it is an official NBA event, it will definitely not be able to gather so many stars.

Many of the stars have business activities in them, but they have resolutely pushed them down, and nothing will be more important than Richard's retirement ceremony.

Xiao Hua and other high-level members of the alliance also entered in suits, and they were just ordinary spectators tonight when they presented the awards.

Tiana sat in the front row with 23-year-old Li Lamb and 19-year-old Li Marie.

The years have not left too many traces on Tiana's face, even if Tiana is now nearly fifty years old, she is still extremely beautiful.

Li Lamb is also 23 years old this year, he has already graduated from college, he took a sum of money from Richard, started his own travel company, and even took the tour guide license......

Whenever there is a single beauty in the tour group, he, the "tour guide", immediately goes out and leads the group in person......

This is the fulfillment of his previous dream.

Mary Li is only 19 years old, and she has not graduated from college yet, but she has a terrifying identity.

At the helm of the Portland Trail Blazers, Jody Allen has already handed over the Trail Blazers to Mary Lee for the first two years.

In other words, Mary Lee, who was only 17 years old, became the head of the pioneer!

Not to mention, in the drafts of the past two years, Mary Lee has always been able to find quite strong players in the second round......

Of course, this is the effect of the coaching prop that Richard obtained before, and now Richard has bound this prop to Mary Lee's body.

In the two years at the helm of the Trailblazers, Mary Li has done a lot of big things with high-pressure methods, such as directly selling half of the team's players in her first year in power.

For example, Josh Jackson, the leading player in the team who had a conflict with the head coach, directly hid it.

The money is given, but it doesn't give you a play, and it doesn't trade you, so it will take you a few years!

These high-pressure operations directly made the name of Bloody Mary resounding in the alliance, and made Richard and the Lipid brothers angry......

In addition to these people, at least half of the owners of the league's teams were also present in person.

The league bosses led by Jordan are in a rather eccentric mood, and some of them have a very deep friendship with Richard, and they don't want Richard to leave this circle like this.

But they also know very well that with Richard in the league, their chances of winning the championship are slim, and they should see Richard off.

……

The game on the field has begun, but not many people pay attention to the game, and even Green Kai head coach Stevens can't stop sighing.

The atmosphere at the scene was still a little sad, after all, Richard, who they had known for more than 20 years, was about to retire, so it was strange that they were not sad.

Entering the league in 96, Richard has now been rooted in this league for 32 years!

How many 32 years can a person have in this life?

……

Libit and Lee Kim played less than three quarters before they were substituted, and Stevens' side had already surrendered, and there was no need to play this game at all.

After the brothers finished with dull faces, they went straight back to the locker room.

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and Richard won the final game of his coaching career with a score of 128-91.

Everyone in the audience stood up and congratulated Richard with applause on his final career win.

The staff on the scene are quickly arranging the podium.

And Richard sat on the Clippers bench, full of embarrassment.

Is it finally time to leave?

I was reluctant to give up, but he had treated Tiana a lot in his life, and he would accompany Tiana well in the next years.

My coaching career has been so perfect that it can't be more perfect, and if I continue to coach, I won't change anything.

The podium had already been arranged, and Xiao Hua walked out of the audience briskly.

"First of all, congratulations to the Clippers for winning this round of the Finals and for winning the NBA championship for the 2027-2028 season."

"Congratulations to the Clippers, and congratulations to the brothers Libit and Leekin, who have once again created a miracle."

"Of course, the most important thing to congratulate is Richard, the greatest head coach in NBA history, Richard for winning the 15th championship trophy of his coaching career, and I believe this record will always be high on the list."

"I believe that many people on the scene know that tonight is a big day, not just the night when the Clippers win the championship."

"Today, a night destined to be remembered in history, is the night of Coach Richard's retirement, and on behalf of the NBA Board of Trustees, I would like to thank Coach Richard for his contributions to the NBA for more than 30 years!" Xiao Hua said quite earnestly.

In the past three decades, Richard has caused a lot of trouble for the NBA, but more importantly, he has created unimaginable revenue for the NBA league.

Nowadays, the influence of the NBA league in North America has the momentum of becoming the first of the four major leagues, and Richard plays a great role.

"Okay, I won't nag on such an important night, and then I'll give the time to Michael Jordan, the first NBA player in the history of the fans, who has a lot to say to Richard on the night of Richard's retirement."

Next, Xiao Hua got off the field and handed the microphone to Jordan.

Jordan took a deep breath and walked onto the podium.

"Thank you President Xiao Hua for lifting me up like this and calling me the first player."

"I've never recognized this title, but tonight I'll be cheeky enough to admit it, anyway, it won't be long before the two kids, Libit and Li Jin, will become the real first people in history......" Jordan came up and joked at first, which made the dull atmosphere of the scene relax a lot.

"As Richard's former rival and partner, the most fortunate thing in my life is that I can get a championship ring in Richard's hands, and the second thing I should be glad about is that I formed the Charlotte Pirates with Richard before."

"Richard is a good man, whether you admit it or not, he is a good man in my eyes, and now that we are all old, I wish him a colorful retirement life."

"History will never forget this greatest manager." After that, Jordan's eyes turned red.

After Jordan finished speaking, he gave the microphone to Stevens.

Steven is the representative of the league's coaches tonight and will speak at Richard's retirement ceremony.

Over the years, although Stevens has never won a championship, his coaching ability is obvious to all, that is, it has encountered a bad era......

"Richard has many identities for me, mentor, best friend, rival, etc., and I will never forget that he called me that afternoon to inform me that I had become a teaching assistant under him."

"Even though 32 years have passed, every minute and every second of that afternoon is still unforgettable."

"Thank you, Mr. Richard, for giving that hairy boy thirty-two years ago a chance."

"32 years of coaching, 15 championship trophies, 9 Coach of the Year, 1,888 career wins, an average of 59 wins per year, 72% regular season wins, 333 playoff wins, 75% playoff win rate, 28 playoff games......"

Stevens on the stage read down one statistic after another, each statistic being a supermountain that Richard's coaching career had created that no one else could overcome.

In his 32-year coaching career, he is on par with the Hawks legend Wilkens and ranks first in NBA history.

If you really want to talk about it, Wilkens's years of coaching are actually not so pure, and when he was in the SuperSonics at the beginning of his coaching career, he was actually a part-time head coach of the players, not a pure head coach.

Richard has the most seasons in NBA history!

With 15 overall titles, Auerbach is only nine in second place, a huge gap from Richard.

As for the third-ranked Zen master Jackson, there are only seven, which is even more far from Richard, not even half of the total number of Richard titles.

How terrible is 15 championships, just think about the Lakers, now the Lakers only have a total of 13 championship trophies, which is not as many championships as Richard alone......

You must know that the Lakers were founded in 1947 and have a history of 80 years!

Richard has nine times as the best manager, and if the previous two records have little hope of being broken by future coaches, then this record is estimated to be broken by no one.

Because the number one Richard nine times, the number of Nelson Sr., Pat Riley and Popovich who ranked second, third and fourth combined, is only nine times!

Just because Richard doesn't value this honor doesn't mean it's not important.

The COY of the Year Coach of the Year actually represents the regular season MVP among the player honors.

It goes without saying how important the regular season MVP is.

The number of regular season wins is as high as 1,888, an average of 59 wins per season, and the regular season win rate is 72%, which is also a record that makes people not even look up to courage.

The coach closest to Richard's record is probably Popovich, who can also be called a great coach.

Popovich and Richard started their coaching careers at the same time, both of which began in 96, but Popovich retired in 2022, and in his 26-year coaching career, he got a full 1400 wins, an average of about 54 wins per season, and a win rate of about 68%.

If Popovich can also coach so far, I am afraid that the gap between his number of wins and Richard will definitely not be so big......

28 playoff appearances, also the first in history!

Popovich, who is in second place, has 25 times, and George Karl, who is in third place, has 22.

……

On the big screen above the arena, all the data of Richard's coaching career has begun to be listed.

Every data, any data, as long as it is relevant data of the coaching group, Richard is ranked at the top of the list by a considerable margin!

This is also the reason why Xiao Hua just dared to say that Richard is the greatest head coach in NBA history, and if he said this, even if he can find the slightest fault with the fans.

"There are so many historical firsts, and I can't say too much to describe Richard in terms of grandeur."

"There are 12 teams in the league today that have been assistant coaches to Richard, and they are all here tonight, so I thank Mr. Richard on their behalf, thank you!"

Now the league has 12 teams of head coaches under Richard, and Richard can now truly be said to be full of peach and plum.

……

After Jordan and Stevens finished speaking, Kobe Bryant took the stage.

Originally, I wanted Iverson or Da Ben to be the representative of the West Lafayette players, but these two were not good at words, and finally let Kobe Bryant come.

"Thank you Coach Richard, who gave me a lot of guidance when I first entered the league, and after so many years, I haven't said thank you to him."

"Thank you, coach, for your dedication, not just for me, but for all the West Lafayette players."

"A week later, it was the wedding date of Libit and Natalia, and from now on, Coach Richard and I will be family."

Speaking of this, Kobe Bryant had a smile on his face.

Libit and Natalia have been childhood sweethearts since childhood, and after graduating from high school, the two fell in love directly, and after all these years, the two finally entered the wedding hall.

For Libit's son-in-law, Kobe Bryant is extremely satisfied, the first person in the history of the league in the future, with good strength and character, and he has never heard of any scandals about him.

During all these years of dating Natalia, Libit was single-minded and never betrayed Natalia.

With such a son-in-law, Kobe Bryant naturally can't find fault.

……

After Bryant finished speaking, he looked at Richard with a smile, and it was obvious that the main Richard would speak next.

Richard, who is exactly 60 years old this year, already has a few gray hairs on his head, but his spirit is quite good, and he strode onto the podium and took the microphone from Kobe's hand.

"First of all, I have to apologize to the whole league."

"Because of my selfishness, this season is quite boring...... Richard said with a smile as he held the microphone.

The audience laughed, is it just this year?

When I coached the Pirates before, wasn't that the case? That is, now coaching the Clippers, he has converged a lot.

"How do you look at your expressions, it seems that you are used to it?" Richard asked with a smile.

There was another burst of laughter.

"Well, now that you're used to it, it seems that I don't need to apologize."

"Tonight is my retirement, I don't have much to say, I didn't have the slightest regret in my coaching career, the number of 14 championships was unlucky, but my two sons made up for it."

"1,888 wins, I like that number a lot, don't ask me why it's such a coincidence, I won't tell you."

"Now that I have no regrets in my coaching career, it's time to say goodbye to you."

"Thank you to the most beautiful woman in the world in my eyes, that is, my wife Tiana Allen, and thank you for your support and companionship for thirty years."

"Thanks to my three sons, you are all good, and it would be better if one of them could do less virtuous things."

"Thank you to my little princess Mary, no matter what others say, you will always be the cutest little princess in Daddy's heart, definitely not some terrible Bloody Mary, here I warn those people, if you dare me to catch someone screaming again, I will definitely not spare it."

"Thank you to the guys of Silafayette, you are the best stars in this universe, and it is the honor of my life to be able to coach you!"

"It's time to say goodbye to the pitch, so let's reunite our West Lafayette guys and stand on the Unified Court for the last time!" Richard shouted.

In an instant, more than 100 people stood up in the audience, including Li Bit and Li Jin, who came back from the locker room to change into solemn black suits.

All the fans are already trembling with excitement, and the 108 people who appeared on the stage are symbols of various eras and memories of their youth.

108 West Lafayette players, no more, no less, all of them are here tonight, as for why it is 108, I'm afraid only the devil Richard knows.

Led by Big Ben and Iverson, 108 West Lafayette players took to the court and surrounded Richard.

Each player looked at Richard on the podium with red eyes.

"Guys, you're all good."

"Our players in West Lafayette are all good, and each and every one of you has not disgraced us as a group."

"I, Richard, am proud of you!" Richard burst into tears, looking at the proud disciples around him, his heart was extremely surging, his life was definitely worth it.

"Silafayette wins!" Richard shouted.

One hundred and eight West Lafayette players responded in unison.

"Silafayette wins!"

"Silafayette wins!"

The fans at the scene were infected and got up to follow Hohe.

"Silafayette wins!"

"Silafayette wins!"

The sound of waves rose higher and higher, making this originally somewhat sad night become inspiring.

……

The ceremony ended smoothly after Richard's jersey was hung over the arena.

At the same time, there are 14 teams in the league that took out Richard's jersey retirement ceremony at the same time.

This is Richard's supreme honor, and it is the best affirmation of his coaching career.

……

"It's broken!" On the way back, Richard slapped his thigh violently.

"What's wrong?" Tiana asked curiously.

"In the end, people are old, and their memory is not good, and I forgot something very important." Richard said with a tangled expression.

"What's the matter? Don't tell me you still want to win a 16th championship. Tiana said dissatisfied.

Richard hurriedly waved his hand, "No, I forgot to promote my new book after the Devil Bishop." ”

"New books? Is that the one you're working on right now? What's it called? ”

"NBA Bishop of All Worlds!" Richard patted his head and said bitterly.