Chapter 401: Christmas war

Nowitzki’s task of creating a has just been completed, and Ginobili’s next task is also successfully completed, but Ginobili’s task has not been exceeded, and Richard has not received a special reward.
From the current situation, it is actually quite difficult to obtain powerful props through the player's god-making mission...
The main thing is that the system's rewards are random, and you may give out some junk stuff if you don't know.
Although Ginobili didn't get the reward for completing the task in excess, but it triggered the combination attribute, Richard was still acceptable.
Richard didn't even think about it, and directly gave the combination of the two the name of the European emperor.
The name is quite apt. The achievements of the two men in the NBA are not too high to say that they are the king of Europe.
European players come to the NBA to work hard, and the achievements of the driver and the Yaodao will definitely rank in the top five.
After the name of the Emperor combination is determined, the combination attributes rewarded by the system are quite interesting.
Attributes of the combination of European emperors: When Dirk Nowitzki and Manu Ginobili are on the same team, other European players on the team will be increased by 1% to 5% of all attributes depending on the situation!
As soon as this combined attribute came out, Richard immediately went to check Kirilenko's attributes...
Sure enough, Kirilenko's overall attributes have been improved, but what is more embarrassing is that looking at Kirilenko's attributes, he estimates that it has only increased by one percent.
A one-percent attribute increase certainly improves Kirilenko's strength, but the increase is not large. It may be because of the reason for rounding. Attributes that are less than 1 point are all rounded to a point.
In other words, Kirilenko's all attributes have been increased by 1 point!
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"I don't know what kind of player can improve the 5% attribute. It may be that the weaker the player, the more it will be improved..." Richard thought thoughtlessly.
Originally he thought that if Kirilenko could improve by 5%, it would be quite afraid!
A very versatile player such as Kirilenko, a 5% increase, it may be able to achieve a level of 4 points for the increase of all attributes!
This will definitely give Kirilenko's strength a qualitative improvement!
It is a pity that only a one percent increase can only be said to be better than nothing...
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As Christmas approached, the entire league also fell into a strange atmosphere.
The Lakers took a break from O'Neill and Kobe on the team directly before the Christmas War. It is incredible that Kobe's victorious nature actually agreed to the team's request for a holiday.
Obviously, I can feel Kobe's attention to the next game!
As for the Blazers, they have retired players since the start of the game...
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On December 25, the much-anticipated Christmas War is finally here!
It is worth mentioning that the current Christmas wars are played on the night of Christmas, rather than the later, the first night at the end of Christmas.
Mainly the later league superstars such as Kobe and James, who have opinions on arranging games on Christmas Eve. After all, players also have family members, and they also want to accompany their family members on Christmas Eve...
Therefore, under the persistence of these gangs of superstars, the Christmas War was rescheduled to the first night after Christmas.
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The Alliance attaches great importance to the Christmas War.
The main reason is that tonight is a good opportunity for them to make money. The fare of Staples Arena tonight can be regarded as sky-high price!
The ticket price is up to 60,000 US dollars!
That's right, a ticket on the sidelines is worth $60,000!
This is not the most exaggerated. Ten years later, the venue ticket for the Lakers Christmas Wars was even more than $110,000!
The average fare is as high as $500...
In this game alone, the Lakers sold nearly $10 million in ticket money!
Let's say that the two teams, the Knicks and the Lakers, make money. Their fans have money, and they rest in other cities. It is estimated that it is difficult to sell all the 500-dollar tickets.
But in New York or Los Angeles, you don't have to worry about it. This kind of attention-grabbing battle is quite high, and the tickets have been sold out half a month before the start of the game!
Richard can't help but secretly, the Lakers' profitability is really terrifying...
If you think about the average fare of the league is now forty-five dollars, the Lakers dare to issue an average fare of 500 dollars in the Christmas War, which scares individuals!
Only the ticket money has sold so much, and the Blazers can only be jealous, because the Lakers sell these tickets, they can not get a dime for the Blazers.
But the league can get 6% of the prize...
This can explain why in some important games, as long as the Lakers participate, it must be the Lakers to host the game.
Because the Lakers can get a lot from the league...
The same game may be placed in other cities. The league can only draw two to three hundred thousand dollars, but in the Lakers, the league can only draw six hundred thousand dollars!
This is the gap between Chiguoguo!
In the history of the league, the two teams that played the most Christmas games are the Knicks and Lakers, the two best teams in the league.
Richard has been in the league for some years, and now it is clear that the various interests in the alliance are shared.
Generally speaking, let's open up for example, the source of income is divided into four blocks.
They are TV broadcasting rights, authorized peripheral products, ticket income, and sponsor advertisements.
Among them, the TV broadcasting right is relatively easy to understand. The NBA will count on this to make money later, especially the signing of a 9-year US$24 billion broadcasting contract in 16 years, which is really terrifying!
The second authorized peripheral product, such as the Blazers’ jersey, sold for $10 million last season...
However, the two parts of the income are all concentrated in the league and then divided equally among the 29 teams in the league.
When it comes to tie-breaking, those fish-bellied teams are sure to take advantage.
In fact, their game is not watched by anyone, and the surrounding area is not selling well, but there is no way, they are qualified to divide most of this income.
So even the team, they can survive...
This is why if the league wants to expand the army, it needs to find a boss with strong management ability. Those profitable team owners don't want to lag behind to divide their profits.
As for the remaining two parts of income, it is owned by each team separately.
For example, the Knicks and the Lakers, why are they more profitable and profitable, one is because their ticket income is good, and the other is because they are located in a super bustling city, and local companies look for them to advertise. Income.
The Trail Blazers have attracted a large wave of fans because of their excellent record in recent seasons, leading to a lot of increase in their ticket income and receiving some sponsorship advertisements, which has greatly improved the profit of the team.
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Now Richard has started to study these business matters, prepared and prepared......
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"Coach, you shouldn't let Bowen go. Without Bowen, I feel that the Blazers have no way to guard me!" Bryant said to Richard with a smile as he warmed up.
Richard rolled his eyes. Why is this saying that there is something in it...
"Don't worry so much about your kid, don't lose your nose and cry!" Richard snorted and said to Kobe with his lips.
"Coach, don't you want to use Shark tactics against Shaq in a while?" Bryant asked curiously.
"Huh? Why not use it?"
"It must be used. You can tell Shaq and let him wash his buttocks and wait for me. This game I will cut. He can't take care of himself!" Richard said with a sneer.
Kobe looked startled, uneasy...
If there is any problem with the Lakers' luxury lineup, the only problem I can find out is O'Neal's free throw ability!
"Coach, I'm curious. How did Big Ben's free throw suddenly improve so much?"
"Don't confuse me with that kind of bad excuses, I'm not as fooled as they are!"
Bryant asked curiously...
In fact, he watched Big Ben's free throw percentage in the West soaring last season, and after playing so many games this season, Big Ben's free throw percentage reached 66%, which made him quite doubtful...
I suspect that Richard has any unique tricks that will allow a player to quickly raise the free throw level in the short term!
Now he wants to explore Richard's tone and see if he can get this trick out...
If it can be set out, it's against the sky. O'Neal, who has no free throws, is so terrible. Kobe knows nothing better!
Richard laughed. Kobe did not know what he was thinking.
Just a few days after this kid left the Blazers, he started to look forward to the Lakers...
Little anti-bone!
"You come together, I will tell you quietly..." Richard said with a mysterious smile.
Bryant was full of surprises, and leaned over to Richard.
"Tell Shaq, let him join the Blazers with a minimum salary, I have a way to make his free throws to 70% level!" Richard whispered in Kobe's ear.
puff……
Kobe almost vomited blood.
The devil is really the devil, so he should not fight the devil's idea.
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"Kobe, what did you say? What did Richard say?" Bryant walked back to the Lakers to warm up half-time with an irreplaceable expression, and O'Neill hurriedly came over.
O'Neill didn't know that his free throw was a big problem. Last season, he saw his brother and brother's free throw level soaring, and he directly moved his mind.
Kobe is urged to go to Richard to find out if there are any quick free throws.
"The coach said there is a way..." Bryant said bitterly.
Although it is now leaving the team, Kobe is still used to calling coach Richard.
As for Zen Jackson...
There is little communication between him and the Zen master...
"What way?!" O'Neill thumped in his heart.
If you can really find a quick free throw method, then you will be against the sky, there is no short board at all, there is no solution!
"Cough..."
"He said that letting you join the Blazers with a minimum salary, and then tell you how to make your free throws up to 70%!"
Bryant directly spoke out Richard's original words.
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"It's too bully!" O'Neill heard this and looked directly at Richard with his eyes burning.
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Richard also saw O'Neal jump in anger and couldn't help laughing.
O'Neill is a living treasure, Richard actually still quite likes to tease, this big guy is not Kobe's vengeful player...
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After the warm-up, players from both sides returned to the locker room and began to arrange tactics.
The Blazers actually have nothing to arrange, they are all acquaintances...
Basically, everyone knows how to fight.
"Ron, remember, the only thing you need to do in this game tonight is to defend Kobe!"
"This is the only thing you need to do on the field, even if you can't score a point, there is no data entry, as long as you can completely lock Kobe, I will promise you the starting position in the next schedule of this season. !"
Richard said at Artest.
Artest jumped directly from the bench: "Relax, coach, don't look at him as a double MVP, but I'm not afraid of him!"
"I can definitely prevent him from dying!"
Obviously Artest is quite confident in his defensive strength, even if the opponent is a forced player such as Kobe, he is also patting his chest to ensure that he can prevent it.
It's normal to think about it. This guy can fight Garnett just a few days after entering the league. He has no awe at these famous players.
It is precisely for this reason that Richard sent Artest firmly to defend Kobe.
This stingy guy, defending the opponent's backsword with a sharp knife, is perfect!
"But don't take the initiative to stir up conflict!"
Richard was also afraid of Artest causing trouble on the field, so he finally told him again...
The reason why he does not take the initiative to stir up conflicts is because of Kobe's identity!
Kobe is a star of the league right now. Once something happens on the field, Richard estimates that Artest will definitely suffer.
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"Ben, Jermaine, you two should know what to do..."
"Robinson, you start with Manu and Ron tonight, we need to increase the defensive strength of the starting lineup!"
"Be a good defender!"
In the game against the Lakers tonight, Richard took out the lineup of Big Ben, O'Brien, Robinson, Artest and Ginobili.
This is the best defensive lineup Richard can currently take...
However, this lineup will have a little offensive ability. When the game starts, Richard may adjust according to the situation.
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"Beep beep!" The referee blew the whistle at the beginning of the game.
The starting players from both sides are on the stage!
Because the Lakers signed Kobe this season, they naturally have no extra salary space to fill a strong forward position.
In desperation, they could only sign the 37-year-old iron man AC Green with their basic salary.
AC Green's career is quite legendary. Since entering the league in 1985, he has missed three games in the second season of his career.
Later, until today, when he was planning for the Mavericks last season, he played 82 games each season!
Even in the 96-97 season because of being traded, he played 83 games!
This is a real iron man, unstoppable, and can appear on the court every game night.
But in terms of strength, AC Green's strength is not too strong. The peak season was spent in the Lakers. After playing in the Lakers for eight years, he only missed three games.
He has been selected as an All-Star in his career as a starter, but his all-star starting data is a bit embarrassing. The selected season data is 13.3 points, 9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 0.7 blocks. Even if he looks at advanced data, his 105 defensive efficiency The value is not so outstanding.
This may be the entire history of the NBA, the most shabby All-Star starter...
After spending eight years with the Lakers, he played for the Suns and the Mavericks for another six years. He is now home to honor and rejoined Zijin giants at the age of 37.
Legend returns to legend, but Richard didn't care too much about AC Green. If such a 37-year-old veteran can make Richard have a headache, then what is he mixing...
Signing AC Green is actually a helpless move for the Lakers. They really have no better choice. After all, they can only provide a top salary. Decent insiders, who will be happy to join the Lakers.
At 37 years old, he has very little defensive strength, and he has a little three-point ability, but it is not as good as that. The three-point shooting rate is really too low.
As for CIC's ability, it's not the same...
Richard had no reason to worry about AC Green joining the Lakers.
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O'Neill, AC Green, Glen Rice, Kobe, Harper, this is the Lakers' starting lineup.
Soldiers will fight against soldiers.
Richard Glenn certainly dare not underestimate this point. Nowitzki's offensive strength is good, but the defense is a problem that cannot be ignored. Robinson, who has made a lot of defense, came on stage to take charge of the defense of Glen Rice. , The effect is definitely more cost-effective than Nowitzki...
As for Kobe, it must be the defense of the beast Artest. At the beginning, Richard introduced this guy from the Raptors, which was actually preparing for the game tonight.
For the Lakers point guard, Richard is not too worried, whether it is Harper or Fisher on the bench, the Blazers can play an advantage here!
Now mainly depends on whether Artest can limit Kobe, and whether the Trail Blazers can threaten O'Neill inside!
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At the beginning, O'Neal got the offensive ball for the Blazers.
Ginobili drove the ball towards the frontcourt, and snakeskin drove Harper towards the penalty area.
AC Green immediately made up for defense, and now all he can do in the Lakers lineup is to make up for this kind of work...
The next second, Ginobili scored directly to Robinson, an outside anti-aircraft gun. The latter shot up and hit a three-pointer.
Richard sat on the sidelines and nodded with satisfaction!
Robinson is definitely a good and cheap player now, with only a contract of four million dollars, but he has played a value of more than four million in the Trail Blazers!
Whether on the offensive end or defensive end, they are stable enough!
As long as Richard puts him on the field, he can definitely contribute his value...
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When it was the Lakers' offensive round, Richard also calmed down and prepared to see how Zen Jackson was prepared to deal with the Blazers.
Harper took control of the ball to the frontcourt, handed the ball directly to Kobe, and then started running.
After everyone opened up space, O'Neill still sat in the three-second zone, waiting for Kobe's breakthrough.
Richard nodded, but the Zen master was lazy and effortless, and he copied the suit he had in the bull.
Use Kobe as Jordan, use Glenless as Pippen, use O'Neill as a combination of Rodman and Luk Langley...
In a sense, this Laker is actually a replica of the Peak Bull!
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Kobe faced Artest's defense and made a breakthrough, but he quickly dismissed the idea.
Upon contact with Artest, he felt a great force from Artest's body!
For other teams, Kobe may continue to try, and may even make mistakes because of underestimating the enemy.
But in the face of Richard's team, Kobe can't underestimate anything!
He knows Richard too well. Richard puts this rookie in front of him. That rookie must have some traits in his body. Let Richard be sure that he will play a role in defending Kobe!
Seeing that the breakthrough was blocked, Bryant didn't even think about it, and jumped directly in place, hitting the shot!
Artest defending Kobe also jumped up and reached out to block, but he didn't cover...
Even so, this blocking attempt also affected Kobe, making him lose the accuracy and miss the CIC!
Big Ben under the basket gritted his teeth and resisted O'Neal, letting O'Ob grab this defensive rebound!
Every time he faced O'Neill, Big Ben was desperately trying his best. If he knew that he was talking about talent, ten of them would not be as good as O'Neill!
Talent is not as good as others, then you can only fight!
If you don't fight, I'm sorry for myself, I'm sorry Richard, I'm sorry for the top salary!
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O'Brien got a defensive rebound and passed it to Robinson not far away, who transferred the ball to Ginobili.
Since Harper has been running to seek opportunities for open shots, he had also played the role of the Bulls in general, so Ginobili had to keep running with Harper.
Immediately after receiving Robinson's pass, Ginobili did not push back quickly, but stabilized, as Richard ordered, control the rhythm!
In the 96/97 meeting, Richard played the Lakers completely at a fast pace.
At that time, it was a frustrating move~EbookFREE.me~ Because Auburn would be beaten by O'Neill alone, he could only speed up the rhythm as much as possible to consume O'Neill's physical energy!
But now it is completely unnecessary, because the trailblazers are not at a disadvantage. The combination of the pinnacle big Ben and the small Olympics, the two can not be an O'Neill? ! That is definitely impossible...
O'Neill is strong, but not at that point.
What Richard wants now is to win steadily, not to survive in the chaos before!
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After seeing Auburn's position in the frontcourt, Ginobili finally moved.
A sharp breakthrough like a scalpel rushed towards the restricted area of ​​the Lakers.
Faced with AC Green's defense, Ginobili did not rush to pass the ball, but bypassed AC Green and passed the ball to the small Olympics outside the three-second zone.
After receiving the ball, Xiaoao directly hit the shot, and it was a steady hit.