Chapter 332 Harris Joins the Trail Blazers (Three Updates Guaranteed)

Richard called a timeout again.

"Ben, next you and Jermaine will help Kobe get a triple-double in this game!" Richard said to Ben.

Big Ben nodded. He has now completed his task. In less than three quarters of game time, he recorded 20 rebounds and 4 blocks. Although this is partly due to the Nuggets' poor inside rebounding strength, this is enough to prove to the entire league that right now Ben already has the top three rebounding abilities in the league!

Kobe currently has 26 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, which is not a big gap from a triple-double.

It's only a matter of time before he reaches double figures in assists. The only thing Richard needs to worry about is rebounding.

Now that the main task is completed, with him and O'Brien helping Kobe to get in position and grab rebounds, it would be funny if Kobe couldn't get double figures in rebounds in this game...

With the help of Adams, Westbrook can average double figures in rebounds per game. Kobe Bryant's height and jumping are better than Westbrook's. Moreover, the blocking ability of Ben and Ou is not inferior to that of Adams...

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While playing with the data, Richard felt that this game consumed far more brain cells than against strong teams like the Spurs and Lakers.

The final result did not disappoint Richard, and it was finally worthy of the brain cells he spent.

In the last three minutes of the game, the two sides finally decided.

In the last three minutes, Richard quickly came up with the strongest starting lineup. The score, which was originally anxious, reached double digits when the referee blew the whistle to end the game three minutes later.

117:106, the Trail Blazers won the away game with an 11-point difference.

In just three minutes, the Trail Blazers scored an 11-point difference, which further illustrates the Blazers' current dominance.

If the Blazers had gone all out from the beginning, the poor Nuggets might have been miserable...

The key is that the scariest thing about the Trail Blazers is that they have no garbage time.

If other teams put on a pure substitute lineup, they basically give up on Biss and declare that the game has entered garbage time. Even if the Blazers put on a pure substitute lineup, they are still quite strong...

That is to say, the Trail Blazers now have no decent backup center. Otherwise, the lineup composed of Jackson, Bowen, Nowitzki, Mobley and others will be more luxurious than the starting lineup of many teams.

For some underdogs, even if Richard changes to a pure substitute lineup, as long as those five rookies don't appear together, it is estimated that they can still have a considerable advantage in garbage time...

This time, D'Antoni definitely got lucky. Otherwise, the Nuggets would not have simply lost by 11 points today.

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Kobe successfully got a triple-double in this game, with 28 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 steals and 3 blocks, which is truly amazing!

Even Richard knew that Kobe was close to his peak, but he never expected that Kobe could produce such data so efficiently...

In addition to getting a triple-double, Kobe's shooting percentage in this game was also frighteningly high, 11 of 16 in the first half. In the second half, because he focused all his energy on the defensive end and the organizational end, he didn't take too many shots, 2 of 16. 1, in addition to 2 of 2 free throws, the overall field goal percentage was 12 of 18, reaching an astonishing 66.6%!

With such a foundation in the last game and this game, Richard can be sure that Kobe's mission of making a god can be completed.

In the two games, he scored a total of 58 points, 14 rebounds, 21 assists, 5 steals and 4 blocks. In the five games required by the task, he needed a total of 125 points, 25 rebounds, 25 assists, 7.5 steals and 7.5 blocks!

Now Kobe still has 67 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2.5 steals and 3.5 blocks left to complete.

A total of the above data in 3 games is enough, averaging about 22 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 1.2 blocks per game is enough...

This is definitely not a problem for Kobe at the moment.

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Ben had the best statistics of his entire career tonight, with 25 rebounds, 5 blocks and 4 points and 3 assists...

In fact, Richard doesn't know how to complete Big Ben's triple-double right now.

It is too difficult to block shots in double figures, and assists are definitely easier. Judging from the current situation, allowing Ben to assist in double figures is the most likely goal...

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The game had just ended, and after Richard led the team back to the locker room, he immediately received a phone call that made him overjoyed.

The caller was Harris, the former Lakers head coach...

"Li, what you said at the press conference were not a joke, were you?" Harris asked awkwardly on the phone.

"I'm definitely not kidding, Harris. You and I are old acquaintances. Do you think I'm the kind of person who likes to joke?" Richard said to Harris seriously.

"Okay, Lee, I'm officially applying for the position of assistant coach with the Trail Blazers. I really hope to see the Trail Blazers step over the corpses of the Lakers and win the championship!" Harris said on the phone full of resentment.

Richard couldn't help but laugh. He didn't expect that Harris chose to join the Trail Blazers because he wanted to disgust the Lakers...

But it’s normal to think about it. Harris is not the kind of nameless young coach. He also has a status in the league. As a result, he just played one game this season and was directly fired by the Lakers management. He didn’t It's weird to be half angry.

Originally, with Harris's status, many teams were willing to take over coaching in the NCAA, but Harris just couldn't get angry...

I just want to stay in the NBA and see what happens to the Lakers.

He knows the situation of the Lakers very well. The Lakers cannot be the opponent of the Trail Blazers. The only player in the West who can compete with the Trail Blazers this year is not the Lakers or the Jazz, but the Spurs.

Even the Spurs, in Harris' view, will not be a match for the Trail Blazers!

The Blazers' chance of winning the championship is at least 90%!

He joins the Trail Blazers, and when the Trail Blazers eliminate the Lakers in the playoffs, he will be able to disgust the Lakers.

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"Okay! Old man, then you should prepare in the near future. After we finish the remaining two away games, we will play with you in Portland!" Richard said with a smile.

With the departure of Carlisle, Richard's current assistant coaches are somewhat insufficient, and the arrival of Harris can help a lot.

The Lakers had just fired Harris, but Richard was immediately recruited. You know, the Lakers management must be very unhappy.

But Richard doesn't care whether the Lakers management is happy or not. He just wants to be happy...

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Early the next morning, the Trail Blazers officially released the news that Harris, the former Lakers head coach, would join the Trail Blazers and become an assistant coach under Richard.

This news directly made the Lakers management jump angrily. They naturally knew what Harris was up to.