Bishop of the Devil

"Dududu!" The referee blew the whistle to start the game, and the starting players from both sides began to appear.

After the luxury of F4 last season, the Lakers' current lineup must be very embarrassing.

Kobe is undoubtedly the leader, and Odom, who averages 15+10 per game, is the second leader.

As for the third leader, it is All-Star small forward Caron Butler.

But Butler is definitely no longer at the All-Star level now. He is now just a third-year rookie.

A fairly good third-year rookie, he averaged about 9 points and 5 rebounds per game with the Heat last season and shot 38% from the field.

Apart from these three people, the Lakers lineup basically has no players that can be used.

The Lakers' starting lineup: white center Chris Mihm, power forward Odom, small forward Butler, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Chucky Atkins.

Fisher, a minnow, joined the Golden State Warriors, so Atkins is now the main point guard of the Lakers.

Atkins, who is 180cm tall, will definitely be familiar to Richard.

This player was the player he swept out when he cleaned up the Pistons. Unexpectedly, he wandered to the Lakers and became the starting point guard...

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The Pirates' starting lineup is Varejao, Milicic, Iguodala, Pippen and Payton.

When Pippen started the game, many fans at the scene exclaimed.

You know, Pippen never played in the Pirates' previous games!

This is not very accurate. During the previous fight, Pippen was on the scene...

But it was only that one appearance.

And now Richard actually put Pippen in the starting lineup? ! What the hell is Richard doing!

In the eyes of most fans, when the Buccaneers selected Pippen in the expansion draft, it must have been Jordan's idea. He thought that he could get Pippen under his control, spend the season safely, and then let Pippen Peng retired.

Some fans even feel that Jordan may retire Pippen's jersey with the Buccaneers...

Anyway, the matter of retiring jerseys does not mean that you have to make a significant contribution to the team before you can retire.

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But now it seems that Richard did not give up on Pippen, and actually gave Pippen a chance to start.

"God, Richard is absolutely crazy, crazy!"

"Am I right? He actually started for Pi Lao Er? God, if I join the Pirates, I can also start!" Barkley in the commentary room looked surprised.

His relationship with Pippen was quite bad. When the two played for the Rockets together, they almost came to blows.

Now that Pippen can still start the game, it's strange that he feels comfortable.

"Charles, you must be jealous. You have retired for many years. I didn't expect that Pippen would still get the chance to start. I think this feeling must be too amazing for you."

"But I'm also very curious about what Richard was thinking. Why didn't he train new players? Instead, he started for Pippen. The kid named Ariza is actually pretty good and has a lot of training value." Kenny Smith also said with a puzzled look.

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Their doubts were completely dispelled in the third minute of the game.

They actually saw Pippen carrying Kobe's defense, charging directly to the basket, and dunking? !

Turning around, facing Kobe's fadeaway mid-range shot, although Pippen did not block it, the height of the jump had already interfered with Kobe's shot.

The two old men in the commentary room looked dull!

Is this still Pippen? ! Is this still Pippen who is nearly forty years old? !

It seems that Pippen was not in such strong competitive form five years ago!

"How can it be?!"

"God, Richard must know magic, no, he must know witchcraft, Eastern witchcraft. I can only think of this explanation now."

"This old guy actually didn't suffer any disadvantage in his matchup with Kobe?!"

Barkley's mouth was so shocked that what happened on the field was completely beyond his imagination.

He was quite excited to see Pippen start the game and face off against Kobe from the start.

With Kobe's strength, wouldn't it be easy to defeat a 39-year-old Pippen? !

But now he couldn't get excited at all. It was incredible that his old enemy was in such a state.

Kenny Smith was also shocked and speechless.

"I've decided! Kenny!"

"I want to come back! I want to find Richard and join the Pirates!"

"Pippin can have a second spring, and so can I, Sir Charles!"

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The game on the court was really jaw-dropping. Almost everyone was paying attention to the showdown between Pippen and Kobe.

Tang Shuai on the sidelines frowned.

He now wonders if Kobe is letting things slip. Otherwise, how could Kobe in his prime be unable to defeat Pippen? !

You must know that he has coached Pippen, and he is very clear about Pippen's state.

In Tang Shuai's opinion, Pippen on the court is even much better than Pippen during the Rockets period!

This is completely unscientific!

Many people looked at Pippen on the court and couldn't help but think of Pippen during the Bulls dynasty. It seemed that they couldn't tell the difference at all.

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Jordan was sitting not far from the team's bench at the moment. Because Richard gave Pippen the chance to start and also made that terrifying "prophecy," Jordan personally followed the team to the away game this time.

On the court, Pippen's unique skills of defense, breakthrough and organization are still as good as before, no less than in his peak period.

Under his connection, the team actually took advantage of the situation after the start.

Although the Lakers are in decline, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and they must be stronger than the Pirates in terms of physical strength.

But in this case, Pippen was able to lead the team to an advantage? !

Thinking of this, Jordan looked at Richard in fear, as if looking at a deep sea monster.

He now wants to know what kind of magic Richard has cast, and why he can bring Pippen back to the top? !

Since Pippen can return to the top, then...

Can Richard also bring himself back to the top? !

Jordan actually had the same idea as Barkley...

Of course, he could only think about this ridiculous idea in his own mind, and it was impossible to tell Richard Deming.

If he really said it, Richard would probably let him look at his body shape first. He is already fat as a ball and has a slim figure.

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After the first quarter, Pippen played 9 minutes.

In these nine minutes, he scored 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Not to mention, even Pippen at his peak probably only had such data.

"That kid's strength is quite good. I didn't even beat him. Wait for me to play in the second quarter and give him some color to see!" Pippen didn't need to look at the technical statistics. He also knew his own data in the first quarter. At this moment, he held his head high and said to Richard with a proud look on his face.

Richard was amused. He really didn't expect that with the two-pronged approach, Pippen actually had some of the charm of his peak period.

Although even if Pippen returns to his peak, it will not benefit the Pirates at all, but Richard can at least enjoy watching it.

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In the next game, Pippen and Kobe continued to fight fiercely on the court, causing the fans at the scene to scream.

If you can see the 39-year-old Pippen playing like this tonight, at least the ticket will be earned back.

By the time the game was over, Pippen scored 30 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals!

Although it is definitely not as good as Kobe's 47 points, but even so, Pippen was impressive enough tonight and stole the show. I'm afraid tomorrow's news headlines will definitely report on his performance.

This is like the old demigod Carter of later generations, facing Durant at his peak, scoring 30 points and almost a triple-double...

Needless to say, it will definitely be blown up by sports media all over the world.