Because Big Ben played under Richard early on, and Richard has been urging Big Ben to practice free throws.

So Big Ben's free throws are slightly better than normal, but not much better, after the first two seasons, Big Ben's average free throw shooting rate per game is about 47%.

Even if the free-throw shooting ability has improved a bit, Big Ben has never made four consecutive free throws......

Now that Richard has used famous points to improve his free throw shooting ability, Big Ben's free throw shooting rate has increased to about 65%, which is about 20% higher than the free throw shooting rate, which is quite terrifying.

It's enough to make Big Ben an existence without shortcomings on the field!

Imagine that this famous spot is used to improve O'Neal's free throws, then how terrible O'Neal will become!

Then O'Neal will become a real inexplicable presence on the field......

Of course, unless Richard had concentrated sulfuric acid in his brain, how could he help O'Neill.

If they are not of my race, their hearts will be different......

……

Popovich certainly didn't give up, and it was impossible to cancel the use of shark slashing tactics just because Big Ben scored four goals in a row.

Big Ben's next two free throws, 1 of 2, were acceptable to Popovich.

Next, it's 1 out of 2......

Then Big Ben suddenly gave Popovich a surprise, and came to send 2 in 2!

Since the opening, Big Ben has made 14 free throws, and the result is 9 of 14, which is basically the normal level of Big Ben, with a 64 percent free throw shooting rate.

The game didn't even go through halftime, and Big Ben had already scored nine points on free throws......

2 in 1!

0 out of 2!

2 out of 2!

2 in 1!

2 out of 2!

Big Ben's next free throw left Popovich completely confused, is this still the bad free throw Big Ben?!

At the moment, Big Ben's free throw shooting rate is completely Duncan's level of free throws.

"Was it a sudden burst of luck?"

"There is only this possibility, it is unlikely that in just a few minutes, the free throw ability will suddenly skyrocket so much!"

"Unless that kid Richard knows magic!"

Popovich thought to himself......

What he didn't know was that, in a sense, Richard really belonged to the category of magic......

Now Popovich is quite tangled!

Is this shark slashing tactic used or not?

If you use it, the gains outweigh the losses, and if Big Ben's free throw shooting rate continues to cut him, it will definitely be a loss-making deal, after all, although the Trail Blazers are strong, the true shooting rate of normal offensive rounds will not reach the level of 65%.

If Big Ben can continue to maintain this shooting rate, then the Spurs are definitely making a loss.

If you don't need to, first, Popovich is unwilling......

What if this big book just broke out unexpectedly with these few free throws?! It's not impossible for a player who shoots bad free throws.

For example, O'Neal is bad at free throws, but he also had accurate free throws at a certain time in the game.

It is not uncommon for O'Neal to shoot more than 80% of his free throws, and there have been many times.

Now Popovich is just unwilling to let Big Ben go like this, and he feels that Big Ben must have exploded unexpectedly......

And if he didn't cut the big book, Popovich really couldn't think of any way to win.

If they rely on a tough roster, the Spurs will definitely not be able to fight right now, unless they can find an All-Star level backcourt free agent in the free market now......

But this is completely impossible.

One is that there is none, and the other is that the rules do not allow it.

……

In desperation, Popovich could only continue to cut the big book, but he reduced the frequency a little, and wanted to wait for the big book to feel bad, and then fix the big book.

……

In the blink of an eye, the game was already in the second half of the fourth quarter.

The Trail Blazers lead by 11 points, and Popovich is a little anxious......

The 11-point difference doesn't seem like much, but if you're lucky, you can catch it back in half a quarter.

But now the problem is that the Trail Blazers are too solid, in fact, they didn't feel good in this game, and even so, they were able to keep the margin above double digits.

You have to take a risk, and if you don't take risks, the chances of the team losing are simply too many.

Keep chopping the book!

At the moment, Big Ben is already hitting 15-of-23 free throws, which is exactly 65 percent.

Popovich is now riding a tiger, and he must cut it, and if he doesn't cut it, he won't have to play......

He can only hope that Big Ben's free throw will cool down!

……

"Huh!"

"Huh!"

Big Ben's free throws hit one after another, allowing the original 11-point difference to be gradually stretched.

There were crazy cheers from the fans at the scene, and if you win, this game will definitely be won......

At first, they watched Popovich use the shark slashing tactic against Big Ben, but they were actually quite worried, and they knew what it would mean for the Trail Blazers if Big Ben couldn't play.

Meaning Tim Duncan can do whatever he wants in the Trail Blazers' restricted area!

But now Big Ben has resisted the pressure and resisted Popovich's shark-cutting tactics.

Although the free throws are not as high as the 90% of the free throws of top guards, even if the free throw shooting rate is only more than 60%, it is enough to make Popovich's shark slashing tactics fail!

……

"Doot toot!" The referee blew the whistle for the end of the match.

The Trail Blazers beat the Spurs by 17 points at home!

One of the most terrifying of all is Big Ben, who broke the all-time record of his career in tonight's Western Conference Finals opener!

23 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 assists and 2 steals!

The score of up to 23 points may be nothing on Kobe Bryant and others, but on the big itself, it is really a miracle!

Before that, Big Ben played for almost three years, and the highest score in a single game was only 12 points!

This time it's amazing, my single-game scoring record has directly doubled, reaching 23 points!

And this is still the data played in the Western Finals, which is full of gold!

The total score of the two sides in this game itself is not very high, 96:85, and the scores on both sides have not exceeded 100, which shows the strength of Big Ben's game.

You must know that Duncan, who is opposite Big Ben, only has 21 points and 14 rebounds in this game!

Of course, Big Ben's more points don't mean that Big Ben's offense is stronger than Deng Dudu, it's just that this game took advantage of the shark slashing tactics and made crazy free throws, and finally got so many points.

The Trail Blazers' hand in this game was actually relatively bad, and Rashid and Robinson both scored in double figures......

Because they didn't start the game well, both men reduced their shots and focused more on the defensive end.

As for Kobe, the performance in this game was not particularly outstanding, because the opponent had twin towers under the basket, and he was unlikely to go crazy to attack the inside, plus he didn't feel very good, and in the end he only scored 19 points.

On the contrary, Xiao Ao played quite well tonight, with 19 points and 9 rebounds, while David Robinson, who was opposed, only had 16 points and 7 rebounds!

……

At the press conference after the game, Popovich was quite helpless, and praised the strong strength of the Trail Blazers with a wry smile.

And jokingly boasted about Ben's free throws......

The reporters in the audience rolled their eyes, if Popovich really thinks that Big Ben's free throws are good, he will use shark slashing tactics against Big Ben unless he is crazy!

Popovich likes to praise people, and it's no secret that he does.

However, he likes to praise the players of other teams, but rarely praises the players of his own family......

……

Richard naturally wanted to be polite, and took Duncan to praise him, and praised Duncan as the most dominant power forward in history.

Although there is nothing wrong with this, when it comes out of Richard's mouth, the meaning is different.

Some people have praised Duncan as the No. 1 power forward in history before, but there are many fans who are not convinced, after all, there are many powerful power forwards in the history of the NBA.

Duncan has only played for two seasons at the moment, and it would be premature to say that he is the number one power forward.

However, Richard opened this mouth, even if some fans were not convinced, they could only keep their mouths shut.