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The Knicks lost Game 5 86-107.

The Knicks fans were disappointed, and the Bulls couldn't be happier. Rodman was also helped out by his teammates for an inspection.

The two superstars of the Bulls played well. Jordan scored 45 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals. Pippen also scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. Five members of the Knicks team scored in double figures, and no one scored 20+. The situation seems to be bad.

At the post-match press conference, the head coaches of both teams stated that the opponent's injury was just an accident, while the injury of their own player was a malicious foul.

Yang Rui accepted the interview and generously admitted the thumbs up. "I still want to give Rodman the middle finger. The bastard has suffered retribution, so people are not allowed to gloat?"

The two sides had a happy tear-off, and no one could do anything to the other.

The media news didn't mention malicious fouls much, and they were suppressed by the league. The Bulls had problems in two consecutive rounds, which greatly affected the image of the league.

Many fans are talking about Bowen. He injured the famous bastard Rodman, didn't even get a common foul, and became famous.

Ewing's injury was announced the next day, and he was diagnosed with a grade-1 sprain of the medial collateral ligament of his right knee, which was not serious, and he had to rest for two to four weeks.

Rodman has a sprained ankle and will be out for about two weeks, so he won't be able to play in the end.

For the ratings, Stern certainly hopes that the Bulls can fight the Knicks in seven games, but it is definitely not in this way. Now he is leaning towards the Knicks to eliminate the Bulls to advance.

Adam Silva, a thin, bespectacled special assistant with thinning hair, asks, "David, do we want to arrange a game for the Bulls at home so they can go to Game 7?"

He's talking about setting the home whistle and making sure the Bulls win.

Stern shook his head. "No, don't do anything. If the Bulls can't beat the Knicks in a fair fight, they deserve to be eliminated. It's time to rebuild this team."

Stern will also not provide convenience to the Knicks. Most of the time, he does not help each other. Ewing was injured, the Knicks lacked a big gimmick, and this playoffs is destined to be imperfect.

On the evening of the 25th, the Knicks and his team flew to Chicago for training on the afternoon of the 26th.

Van Gundy was still angry and sullen, and planned to take the players to practice more, but Yang Rui raised objections.

"I don't think it is necessary to practice more, and there is no time to arrange new tactics for them to adapt to. We can only use our existing advantages to fight against the Bulls. Physical strength is the key."

"What tactics?"

"The whole court is pressing and fast-breaking. Patrick is not here, and the positional battle will definitely be affected. We must try our best to avoid slow tempo and compare speed. The Bulls are not the opponent." Yang Rui said seriously.

Van Gundy was silent for a moment, then sighed: "Just do as you said, today only practice shooting?"

"Well, practice three-pointers, I'll talk to Ben."

As soon as Ewing was injured, Van Gundy had an ominous premonition, suspecting that the Knicks would be unlucky again this season. It was precisely because he did not have enough confidence in the team that he was very angry and worried about being eliminated.

Yang Rui is calmer than him. Ewing is playing in the same style, and Ewing is not. The Knicks still have their own characteristics. It does not mean that they will not be able to beat the Bulls. For example, Ben Wallace's starting center is far more mobile than the Bulls center.

Yang Rui stood beside Ben Wallace, and Da Ben spoke first. "Jerry, I was so sorry yesterday."

"No need to apologize, I seem to have found the reason for your low shooting percentage. If you want to help the team on the offensive end, you must overcome your own mentality. Ben, you have no way out. Your playing time will increase, and the Bulls will With the hacking shark tactics, the Jazz will definitely do it in the finals."

Ben Wallace took a deep breath, and the pressure doubled when he heard the "shark hacking tactic".

Yang Rui took two shots with the basketball, and before the free throw line, he threw into the basket with a standard urinal throwing action, and said with a smile: "You can have a shooting rate of about 60% by relying on this in training, but you can only hit it on the court. 30%, why do you think it is?"

"I'm too nervous?" Big Ben replied shyly.

"I think it's because you're working too hard and focusing too much." Yang Rui paused and said lightly: "The desire to score goals and please the fans will make you put in extra effort and focus. This conscious effort can screw everything up."

Da Ben frowned: "I don't quite understand what you mean."

Isn't hard work a compliment? How can it mess up everything?

Yang Rui smiled slightly: "Have you ever accidentally scalded your coffee, or spilled it?"

"Had."

Yang Rui pretended to hold a cup of something, and explained: "Now, you imagine that the cup is full of hot coffee. You don't want to spill it, and you are worried about it...Suddenly, your behavior is completely different. "

Da Ben understood what Yang Rui meant. When a person notices how tightly he is holding the handle of the cup, he will start to form thinking, and will want to hold it more stably, with more strength, or even use the other hand to assist, and the movements will be unnatural.

"Is that why I'm worse off the free throw line?"

"Well, because you start thinking about the consequences of failure, you get scared, and that makes your arms not as good as they were in training."

Yang Rui read an article in his previous life. The author revealed the strange focal dystonia problem of the world-renowned pianist, which is a kind of dysfunction of limbs or joints, especially the hands.

If the piano was removed, these pianists could move their fingers freely, and it was the task itself that caused the dysfunction.

If you're dealing with a task that requires precision, deep inside you're thinking, "What can I do? How can I be more precise?" and then worry about the consequences, which can lead to a breakdown, which many people experience had a similar situation.

This is the case with Daben. Once he gets to the free throw line, his psychological changes will lead to hand dysfunction. Fear of being criticized by the media for missing free throws, fear of being ridiculed by fans for free throws.

Da Ben was silent for a while, looking at Yang Rui: "What should I do?"

"Keep a normal mind. I can only point out this point. You must believe that you can score the ball on the field and forget the consequences. Remember, no matter what action can help the team win, it is the coolest."

Future NBA articles will introduce players' mentality. Humiliation can be a powerful deterrent.

On March 2, 1962, in the game where Chamberlain scored 100 points, he made 28 free throws and only missed 4 free throws. Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell pointed out in his "History Revision Podcast" that the reason Chamberlain only missed 4 free throws at that time was because he used the potty free throw posture.

And after shooting a career-high 61.3 percent from the free-throw line this season, Chamberlain unexpectedly returned to the overhand free throw stance the next season.

Gladwell uses this example to illustrate why some people make bad choices knowing what is best for them. He interviewed Rick Barry, who said O'Neal rejected his proposal, saying, "I'd rather have a zero field goal percentage than take a potty free throw."

The mentality prevented the two big inside stars from reaching their due heights. If O'Neal's free throw percentage was 20 percentage points higher, he might win multiple scoring titles instead of failing to average 30+ per game at the peak of his career.

Daben started to practice free throws, and Yang Rui said everything that should be said. Whether he can win tomorrow depends on the performance of the players.