This is the home court of the Trail Blazers, and when the home fans saw that the game had just started for a minute, they replaced Robinson with No. 7 nowitzki, the No. 7 pick just selected by Richard this year, and couldn't help but be a little dazed.

The No. 7 pick that Richard chose last time was Kobe, not to mention that Kobe Bryant has already played super data that shocked the league, let's just say that Kobe Bryant in his rookie season seems to be better than Nowitzki now.

At least in terms of hard work, Kobe Bryant is much better than Nowitzki......

Nowitzki gives people the feeling that it is a soft feeling at the moment, and there is no young vitality in him at all, let alone roaring and trash talk on the field, the fans don't see him open his mouth much.

At present, Nowitzki has an average of 20 minutes per game in the Trail Blazers, averaging 10.4 points, 3.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

But in Richard's opinion, Nowitzki's performance is actually quite good, at least better than under normal circumstances, when the Mavericks started the game.

Nowitzki also averaged 20 minutes per game in his rookie season with the Mavericks, but only scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, and his shooting percentage was very poor, with a total shooting rate of only 40.5% and a three-point shooting rate of only 20.6%......

When you think about Nowitzki's overall shooting percentage averaging 47.2 percent throughout his career, you can see just how bad Nowitzki's rookie season was.

But under normal circumstances, Nowitzki's poor rookie season is actually understandable, mainly because of the mess in the offseason, which caused Nowitzki not to train properly.

Now, Nowitzki, who has been training for nearly half a year, is shooting 45 percent from the field, which is much higher than his normal rookie season.

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Seeing Nowitzki being brought on the field, which could almost be regarded as a start, fans couldn't help but look forward to it.

Could this be Richard's preparation to activate Nowitzki's rhythm?!

In this season's draft, Richard got five rookies, but except for Mobley, who is remarkable, the other four are not so brilliant......

It's not enough to say that the pit is down, but it is not as brilliant as the draft in 96!

Some savvy fans can also figure out the reason for this, in 96, the Trail Blazers were completely demolished and rebuilt by Richard, and the newcomers naturally got quite a lot of opportunities to perform......

At the moment, the Trail Blazers are a fully mature team, and it is unlikely that the newcomers will want to have as many opportunities to perform.

Nowitzki, for example, if he were really given plenty of playing time and possession, he would have averaged more than 15 points per game, with his shooting percentage, it would have been easy......

But everyone knows that this is not possible.

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"Huh!" Kobe Bryant made a back-to-back shot, and after the hit was successful, he grinned at Iverson.

As a result, just ten seconds later, Iverson immediately fought back, causing Kobe's defensive foul and playing 2+1!

The two strongest guards in the league have turned on the crazy confrontation mode.

Richard, who was standing on the sidelines, suddenly remembered the classic battle between Kobe Bryant and Arenas in history.

In that game, two defenders with excellent offensive ability started the crazy scoring mode, and as a result, one cut 60+ and the other cut 40+......

Well, the one who cut 40+ was Kobe, but Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage was much higher, and he had the last laugh and won the game.

And in tonight's game, if Richard feels no surprise, Kobe and Iverson may have another classic battle that can go down in history......

But......

Richard had to stop it, because tonight's protagonist had to be Nowitzki!

That famous spot is so important!

Even if there is only a little fame, in Richard's opinion, it is extremely precious......

Think about Yao Ming, his ability to resist injuries is absolutely low, if he has this famous point, Richard will use it for Yao Ming in the future, so that his ability to resist injuries and diseases can reach 70 points, and the effect is absolutely good!

If you reach 70 stats, you can basically reach the average level of the league......

In this case, it should not be a problem to extend Yao Ming's career for two or three years, after all, under normal circumstances, it is quite common for a player to play for ten years.

Or this spot, which is directly used by Big Ben for his free throw ability, is another thing that is beautiful.

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As for the classic battle between Kobe and Iverson, Richard feels that it is better to wait, anyway, there are not too many opportunities for these two to play each other in the future, and there may even be a lot of opportunities to play each other in the finals.

Let's get that spot tonight first.

With five minutes to play in the first quarter, Richard called a timeout again.

Less than half a quarter into the game, Richard called two timeouts rather oddly......

"Kobe, tonight's affair between you and Iverson is nullified, if you want to compare, wait for the next fight!" Richard waited until the player came off the court, and immediately said to Kobe Bryant with a solemn face.

"Ahh......h

At the moment he has a slight advantage on the court, and if this game continues, he feels that he has a good chance of winning against Iverson, but now Richard has called off their rivalry.

"Because I'm going to experiment with a new lineup tonight, I feel like the 76ers are going to be our Finals opponents, and you don't want us to lose to the Philadelphia 76ers in the Finals, do you?"

Richard asked with a smile.

Kobe nodded distressedly, since Richard has come up with such a lofty reason, he naturally has to obey the team's arrangement.

"Pass the ball to the driver and I'm going to show the fans the real offensive firepower of Nowitzki tonight!"

Richard did not forget to tell the other four starters on the field.

If no one else helps, Nowitzki doesn't have the ball in his hands, and it's going to be hard to score too many points.

But with the help of your teammates, it's not too difficult to score 30 points......

Hearing Richard's words, the young players on the bench looked at Nowitzki with envy, they knew that Nowitzki was valued by Richard, and this was to vigorously cultivate Nowitzki's rhythm.

It's normal to think about it, Nowitzki and them are not the same thing after all.

Nowitzki is the No. 7 pick, and in any case, the treatment they get in the team is not the same as theirs, although they are envious in their hearts, but they are not jealous of Nowitzki.

"Alright, driver, give me a good call!"

"What this game means, you should know that this is your best chance to prove yourself!"

"Don't worry about playing boldly, no matter what kind of play you make, I won't replace you!"

Before Richard appeared on the stage, he patted Nowitzki's shoulder again and encouraged the old German driver.