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Chapter 1013: Is this game also part of your plan?

"Coach Lu, how do you view this game?"

"Treat it just like losing."

"Even if losing this game gives Portland match point?"

"Is this important?"

Kerry Egge, a well-known sports reporter in Portland, was stunned when he heard Louis' rhetorical question.

He subconsciously said: "Isn't this important?"

"Why do you think this is important?"

The question on Little's face was like the fear of a daughter asking Eggers why she was bleeding for no reason.

"Statistically speaking, all teams in history that win Game 5 and take a 3-2 lead have an 80% chance of winning the series." At this point, Eggers took courage again, "Is this the case?

Isn’t it important yet? Or do you think the Knicks will be the 20% of outliers?”

Hearing this, Little smiled.

"Listen to what you said, winning Tianwang Mountain is really a very important thing, but do you think I don't know about it? Of course I know, but now we have lost, so I won't take it particularly seriously.

, we haven’t completely failed yet, have we?”

Just as Eggers was about to speak, Louis' words came again.

"I'm glad you mentioned statistics."

"Since you know that 80% of the teams that won the Battle of Tianwangshan won the series, then I am also willing to share another statistic with you."

Little's expression was as if the Knicks were the team that won Tianwangshan, so confident and unquestionable.

"We assume that a team that wins three championships within five years is considered a dynasty. From the establishment of the NBA in 1946 (then called the BAA) to 1991, only three teams established a dynasty, with a probability of 7%.

.And the Knicks are the fourth team to establish a dynasty in the nearly half a century since the league was founded. Our probability of achieving this achievement is only 7%. Which one do you think is more difficult, Eggers?"

Later, Little Lu said with a joking tone: "Of course, if the probability of those teams that win the battle of Tianwangshan to become the final winner of the series reaches more than 95%, maybe I will seriously think about why we lost this game."

game."

This night was a shocking day for the North American sports world.

For the first time since 1988, the Knicks are in trouble.

Even the Knicks' number one player Hubie Brown said bluntly: "Benj has averaged 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game so far in the series, and Patrick has averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3.6 blocks per game. You can say that Patrick has not scored enough, but

The Knicks don't need him to score like Benj. For many years, he has supported New York's penalty area like Bill Russell, and now he is playing well. The hardest part of the entire series so far is that

We don't think the Knicks have any room for adjustment."

An elated Barkley said at the press conference: "It will feel great to win the championship away from home."

Then Jordan, who was afraid of losing, stood up and criticized his opponent: "The Knicks have the experience of overturning strong opponents in the playoffs. We can't be careless. No matter what the score of the series is, I will treat the next game as 0."

Treat it better than 0."

What Jordan said, "The Knicks have the experience of overturning powerful opponents in the playoffs," anyone who has watched football for more than five years can immediately think of it.

As a person involved, Thomas has been trapped in the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals.

Without the injury, the Celtics would have won the Eastern Conference Finals that year.

Thomas has thought this way for years.

It was precisely because he thought so that he felt unwilling.

He always believed that although his ten years in Boston were brilliant, he did not leave an immortal monument like Sampson (1985 Finals).

When talking about Bird, everyone will think of his legendary "Larry Moments".

When it comes to Sampson, everyone can call him by his nickname and his absolute dominance at the center position.

But what about Thomas? He had a great game with flaws (Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals), and then what? Gone.

During his years in the Celtics, he left the impression that he was a follower of Bird and Sampson.

He never reconciled with the past.

Today, Jordan mentioned this matter to stimulate Barkley.

Thomas wiped away the smile on his face and said with great seriousness: "I remember how Boston's dynasty was overthrown. This time, we won't screw it up again."

The Trail Blazers' declaration of victory is inspiring.

Many local media outlets who disliked the Knicks and New York also switched sides.

The Boston Globe, which has no grievances with Portland but has a lot of hatred and enmity with New York, made a strange statement: "People are tired of the Knicks winning again and again. The Trail Blazers are the most suitable successors. They

Not only do they have the best leader, they have a group of selfless players, and most importantly, they have never been as violent as the Knicks."

This article is signed by Bob Ryan.

That is to say, the New York media can't spare any effort now and are just trying to help the Knicks with bad words. Otherwise, they will definitely help Bostonians remember how annoying the Trail Blazers' "no layup" rule at the beginning of the season was.

When Louis returned to the locker room, it was silent.

No one spoke.

The atmosphere was similar to that of a funeral. Louis saw Miller's frustration when he wanted to curse but didn't in the end.

I also saw Ewing looking around, obviously having a lot of things to say in his stomach, but refusing to be the first to speak, feeling embarrassed.

Louis also saw Wilson's confusion. It seemed that he had tried everything he could, but it seemed that it was not enough.

In addition, there are people like Rodman, Kemp, and Rauf who do not feel that the situation is critical.

They are not sensitive to the things around them, and now they just want to adjust their state to face Game6 with all their strength.

For them, the next game is not a life and death battle, but the sixth game.

After winning the sixth game, a life and death battle followed.

There are also Doug Christie and Yu Tiancan who are anxious because they don’t get many performance opportunities.

Everyone in the locker room had their own atmosphere, but no one spoke.

The irony is that Louis clearly saw everyone's thoughts, but did not point them out.

Now is not the time.

He just needs one person to stand up and break the embarrassment in front of him.

If there is no one, he will curse his mother.

"When we get back to our home court, we'll teach them a lesson!" Stevens said.

The spirit of the team is the spirit of the team after all. Louis glared at Ewing fiercely, which was saying to him: learn from it!

Unexpectedly, Ewing replied coldly: "You can't teach me a lesson by beating him like this."

Louis asked directly: "Then how do you want to fight?"

Ewing glanced at the autistic Wilson and found that he had no intention of expressing his opinion. He rolled his eyes and swallowed what he wanted to say.

"You just can't fight like this."

"Okay, I knew you were a fool who only asked questions but couldn't solve them!"

Louis regrets that he has to leave the ultimate problem plaguing the team to Ewing. What will this fool who has never known how to solve problems do in the end?

"Then what do you want to do?" Ewing asked unconvinced.

"If you ask me, you pack your things first, go back and get some sleep, and we'll discuss what to do tomorrow."

After saying that, Louis took the lead and left.

The anger within the team that has been pent up deep in my heart and has never been able to be vented continues to be blocked there.

He knew now was not a good time, and he knew he was playing with fire.

But it's not like he hasn't experienced this kind of moment before.

In the 1983-84 season, he did what he did with the Celtics. In the first four games of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks were helpless against the Celtics. They seemed to be inferior to their opponents in all aspects until Game 5.

In the first half, they were completely dominated mentally by the Celtics. Seeing that they were about to be completely defeated, he used Oakley as the trigger and vented all his anger on him, thus arousing the opponent's fury, and then

Motivate the whole team.

This is why Zhao Yuanzheng believes that "Mind Catcher" is the most suitable nickname for Louis.

But the outside world calls Louis the "spiritual catcher" because he can catch those rookies who can become talents.

The mind catcher that Zhao Yuanzheng was thinking of was Louis, who thoroughly explored everyone's psychology and used them for his own purposes.

But even for a veteran PUA player like Louis, what he does most is to manipulate the mentality of his players and opponents. He rarely guides the people around him to do what he wants them to do by exploring the opponent's mentality.

The last time he did this, the Knicks turned into a conquering monster.

The last time he did this, the Celtics became a dynasty team that went on to win four consecutive championships.

What about this time?

"Old road," outside the locker room, when Louis was buying a Coke, Zhao Yuanzheng approached and asked, "Is tonight's game also in your plan?"

"Expedition, do you know what Brother Xun said about Zhuge Liang in "The Romance"?"

"Who is Brother Xun?"

"Lu Xun, you don't even know this?"

"Uh-huh." Zhao Yuanzheng really didn't know how many Chinese besides Louis would call Mr. Lu Xun Brother Xun.

"He said that Kong Ming's wisdom is almost demonic. What I mean is that my thoughts are not as complicated as you think. Don't think of me as unpredictable. It makes me look like an old fox who thinks about scheming people all day long. I am

That kind of person?"

When he said this, Louis had already got the Coke, and then performed his self-proclaimed stunt of twisting open the can with one hand, taking a big sip, and let out a satisfied burp.

"This is not a plan." Louis pinched the Coke can. "This is a gamble. The bet is New York's defending prospects and my trust in the bastards in the locker room."