Reborn NBA's Strongest Talent

Chapter 40 40. The Power of Respect

The ball that Oladipo didn't get was given to Richard in this way, and several families in the locker room were happy and others were sad.

Feeling the eyes of approval, affirmation, or envy cast on him one after another, Richard felt warm in his heart.

This warmth even dispelled the haze that was stagnant in my heart during the day.

The charm of sports is just like this, as long as you have enough ability, you can get enough respect.

Instead of being unfairly treated and discriminated against due to external factors such as race, skin color, physical condition, etc.

And now Richard is gradually gaining more and more respect in the team, some from the players, some from the coach... There should be some from the team next year.

However, they still haven't gained the respect of more people. The reason is that their strength is not enough. If their strength is enough, those people will naturally express their respect.

At this moment, Richard wants to become stronger than ever before.

"I will do my best." Richard couldn't think of anything more to say at this time.

The second half of the game begins.

The Thunder started the outside attack according to the existing strategy.

The Pistons insist on their own opinions, and the offense and defense are still based on the inside.

In this way, Adams and Kanter suffered.

The two took turns to play, facing the bombing of five or six opponents, and got into foul trouble.

Donovan simply played one big and four small, pushed Sabonis to the fifth position, Jerami Grant played the fourth position, and the three guards of Oladipo, Richard, and Westbrook played at the same time.

The third quarter is a duel between inside and outside.

The Thunder couldn't get inside, and Westbrook didn't play efficiently in this quarter; but the team fired frequently from the outside, with a high shooting percentage, and scored a lot.

The Pistons felt cold on the outside. Pope hit the iron 4 times. Only Harris made 1 goal. The others were passed inside to kill the basket and won a lot of free throws.

The two teams tied again in the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the two sides once again used the second team.

Richard played 6 minutes in the third quarter and scored 3 points again on 2 of 5 shots.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, he still stayed on the court and partnered with Morrow in the backcourt. This time, Morrow took the initiative to hand the ball to Richard and let Richard control the ball.

Richard dribbled the ball outside the three-point line and called for a pick-and-roll.

Kanter mentioned that the three-point line helped Richard block the opponent tightly, and Richard easily broke through to the edge of the penalty area.

The Pistons' backup center didn't follow the defense to the outside line. Richard was rude and easily scored 2 points with a step-back jumper.

The Pistons are also attacking the inside to score. Kanter doesn't focus on defense. In addition, he has fouled several times before and is timid. The Thunder has no deterrent inside.

Attacking again, Richard still had to pick and roll, and this time the Pistons center followed Kanter to defend.

Facing Richard after changing defenses, the big center was thrown out of the penalty area, leaving nothing in the middle.

Richard saw Kanter pull down, run to the empty basket, and toss the ball high toward the hoop.

Kanter leaps up, grabs the basketball and smashes it in for a nice aerial kick.

The Pistons turned around and attacked again. The inside line was ready to force Kanter again, but was taken out by Richard, who gave up defending his outside player. Morrow received the pass and scored another 2 points.

Although the Pistons scored a goal when they came back, Richard scored another three-pointer.

Just 3 minutes into the fourth quarter, the point difference was further widened.

The Pistons had to switch back to the starting lineup to stabilize the situation.

The defensive ability of the starting lineup was indeed stronger. Richard tried two more breakthroughs without success. Fortunately, after the ball was distributed, his teammates were able to find an open space to score, and the score was not recovered.

At this time, Donovan will also switch back to the starting lineup, and the decisive moment officially begins.

At this time, the Thunder players rested longer, and their physical strength recovered more, and their condition was much better than that of the Pistons.

The Pistons' defense has gradually become weaker due to the decline in physical strength.

Westbrook, who only succeeded in breaking through twice in the entire third quarter, showed his power, scoring 10 points with a sudden penalty, and successfully penetrated the inside of the Pistons.

The Thunder finally defeated the Pistons by 18 points.

Richard didn't play again after the Pistons surrendered. After the Pistons surrendered, Donovan played players like Abrines who didn't often have time to play and exercise.

Richard finally played 19 minutes and scored 17 points and 2 assists.

Nine of these 17 points were scored by himself with the ball, which is completely different from the nature of almost all catching and shooting in the past.

There are many role players or substitute players who have a high shooting percentage. They rely on the ball holder to help pull the defense and let him get open. They only need to catch the ball and shoot. When they feel good, they can score high. Such players are generally called cake kings.

And truly capable players not only have the ability to score and finish, but also tear up the defense by themselves, so as to create opportunities for their teammates.

Richard took a step in this direction.

Just still not getting 20 points.

The next day, as expected, there was another report in the media, "When will Richard get 20 points again?"

"Maybe it's the next one, or maybe it'll never be available."

Who is this Ramello?

Richard was a little distressed about this, whoever he offended was always targeted; at the same time, he was also impulsive, and he must give these people 20 points to slap them in the face!

Stress is converted into motivation at some point.

LaMelo's hype statement didn't get a reaction from Merritt.

No one knew what Merritt was thinking. When no one was paying attention, he would stand up and say how bad Richard was, but when someone started to stir up the topic, he kept silent.

After back-to-back games, and no group training was arranged today, Richard came to the gym after morning exercises.

At this time, I am waiting for Braber to get today's physical examination report, and it will take almost a month.

"Li Cha, I'm sure you're right, you've gained 10 kilograms." Brabble shook the few pieces of paper in his hand from afar.

Putting down the phone, Richard secretly sighed, he was not a pig in his previous life, and he could gain 10 kilograms in a month.

Oh no, Li Cha was a pig in his previous life, even though he was heavy, he was not a pig, so he was a pig in his previous life.

"How is it? Is your strength much stronger now? I think you have been able to withstand the impact of the matchup in the past few days." Braber walked up and handed the report to Richard.

"It is indeed much stronger." Richard looked through the data of each item, and his weight had reached 92.5 kg.

"Hey, there's only 0.5 kilograms to go before it's 10 kilograms." Richard argued to Blaber pointing to his own weight.

"Little devil! Don't be slick. I think you need to continue to gain weight, but it will be slower now. My suggestion is that you gain weight to about 96 kilograms, which will not affect your speed too much and increase your strength again." Braber wanted to hit Richard on the head, but the opponent was too tall to hit him.

"If it's slow, take it slowly. I want to practice in a balanced way now. I want to practice while gaining weight, and get used to the changes in my body at the same time, which will be more beneficial to my offense." Richard was looking at the report, and he was calculating how much money it would cost to buy training points.

The 15 saved now is actually only enough to buy 7-8 points, and it has to be bought on an average basis. If you only buy a certain item, you can only buy 4 points.

hiss~~
Braber approached Richard and asked in a low voice: "I found that Billy has given you more time, and your possession of the ball has also increased..."

Observe so carefully, what a fan!

Richard gave Brabble a thumbs up in his heart and nodded at the same time.

"Come on! Brat. I'm also very optimistic about you." Brabo raised his eyebrows and gave Richard an encouraging look. "After all, there are only two people who are serious about exercising with me, and the one who left has never come to exercise seriously."

"Thank you, I will work hard." Richard smiled slightly, put away the physical test report, and discussed the next fitness plan with Braber.

"Give me the report, how can I make a plan for you without the report!"

The following week, the Thunder again achieved four consecutive victories.

An away win over the New York Knicks with Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Kristaps Porzingis, a home win over John Wall, the Washington Wizards led by Bradley Beal and the New Orleans Pelicans under Anthony Davis, and an away win over the underwhelming Atlanta Hawks.

Coupled with the Nuggets and Pistons they defeated before, the Thunder won six consecutive victories.

The team was full of joy.

In the four games, Richard played an average of 16.8 minutes per game and scored 16 points. The average performance in the six games was even more explosive, scoring 17 points.

This is completely different from the performance at the beginning of the season.

In addition to Westbrook's super performance, Richard had the most scoring contribution during the six-game winning streak, surpassing Oladipo as the starter.

The tacit understanding with his teammates is getting higher and higher, and he can often complete some wonderful cooperation when the second team is on the court.

It is very common to score more than 10 points in a single game, but he scored more than 6 points in 10 consecutive games and scored 15+ many times. Richard's performance has really attracted the attention of the major media.

This may be due to the players' respect for Richard, which made him full of strength, and because of Richard's outbreak, everyone respected him even more.

What a virtuous circle.

Of course, LaMelo is still constantly reminding the media that Richard has not scored more than 20 points for the second time.

LaMelo was just using Richard's incident to hype his own fame and tied himself with Merritt, but Merritt has not responded, making LaMelo behave like a clown.

Richard gradually let go. These media people are out of his reach, so he can only stand below and let others pour water down. Whether it is dirty water or hot water, he can only catch it.

In fact, it's just getting used to it.

At the same time, Richard also continued to go to the stadium in Sneijder's community for training from time to time. After the frequency of the fitness program was reduced, Richard spent a lot more time on the court, and soon became friends with Sneijder and the others.

On December 12, the Thunder played against the Houston Rockets at home.

Harden wants to avenge the Thunder for taking away the victory at home; the Thunder will defend their home court and strive for seven consecutive victories.

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