The rest is just noise

Chapter 1,069 Since it’s unpredictable, don’t predict it

The O.J. Simpson case shocked the nation.

On June 13, when the police reported the case to the outside world, many media followed up.

Game 3 between the Knicks and Trail Blazers was watched by 21 million people.

The news about the Simpson case attracted 130 million people to watch.

This is not the same level of heat.

You can watch basketball games at any time, but few celebrities can cause such a shocking scandal.

The case attracted so much attention that people, including New Yorkers, were numb to the fact that the Knicks had lost two games in a row in Portland.

For them, being chased by the Trail Blazers to a 2-2 tie seemed acceptable.

They care more about the progress of the Simpson case than whether the Knicks can complete their seventh consecutive championship.

But Louis and his colleagues had no such leisure.

Right now, Louis is considering whether to go to Portland to watch the game live.

It is currently tied at 2-2, with Jordan, Barkley and Thomas all playing their best.

Game 4 was a collective outburst from the Trail Blazers, just like their game against the Warriors in Game 4, which was completely unstoppable.

In order to understand the situation ahead, Louis let Zhao Yuanzheng pass.

After Zhao Yuanzheng participated in a training class, the message he gave Louis back was: "Everything is business as usual."

What is business as usual? It means that after these guys were beaten two games in a row by the Trail Blazers, the atmosphere within the team did not fluctuate, and training was the same as usual.

This news reassured Louis a lot.

He felt that he cared a little too much. This team had already gone through enough things, and being tied with a big score was not enough to shake the morale of the army.

The only one to worry about is Rudy.

He has never coached under this kind of pressure, and his ability to withstand pressure has never been tested.

On the eve of the Battle of Tianwang Mountain, Louis really felt the pressure from Rudy.

It was 2:30 in the morning. Louis, who was also in a state of insomnia and reviewing Game 3 and Game 4 of the finals in a small room, received a call from Tomjanovich.

"When we were 3-1 behind, could you sleep?"

Trailing Celtic 3-1 in 1988?

Although "only" six years have passed, it already feels like a lifetime ago to Louis.

"I guess I can't sleep."

"estimate?"

"I was only 28 years old and very energetic."

"You're not old now, don't change the topic!"

Louis smiled and asked: "Do you feel that the situation is out of control?"

"Yeah, I'm not prepared for what might happen in the next game."

"This shows that you are finally starting to become a good head coach." Louis said, "A truly good coach should have this sense of crisis that is unpredictable about the development of the situation. We are not gods, Rudy, sometimes, we

Nothing can be done except to make changes according to changes in things. If you want to ask me what should I do in this situation, I can only say nothing, because no matter how much preparation we make, the performance on the field will not be the same.

Changes will also exceed our expectations.”

Tomjanovich carefully studied Louis' words and suddenly asked: "Do you think we can win the fifth game?"

"I've never worried about it."

Of course this is a lie, but sometimes lies are a hundred times more useful than the truth.

Those idiots who don't know when to tell the truth and when to tell lies can't get anything done.

Louis and Rudy chatted for more than half an hour, and he could hear strong uneasiness in the other person's tone.

This kind of thing is really normal and it happened to Louis too.

And it happened not long ago.

In the 1993 Finals, when Louis decided to "take a gamble", he lost the initiative and was as unsure of what would happen next, just like Rudy.

Whether the Knicks can win Game 5 in Portland, Louis doesn't know.

But he can't say that he is also worried. Rudy is already under a lot of pressure. If he also acts nervous, the whole team will be uneasy.

Louis stayed up until the next morning.

"Dear, did you not sleep last night?"

"Don't you trust your husband to wake up earlier than you do, Marlena?"

"Yes, the only thing that can wake you up is the alarm clock."

"Well, I did not sleep." Louis successfully found the scapegoat before Lorraine scolded him, "It's all Rudy's fault. I was planning to sleep last night, but he suddenly called me.

We chatted for several hours, he was very stressed, and so was I.”

Lorraine acted like she didn't watch the news at all: "Has Rudy been in trouble lately?"

Yeah, a very realistic performance.

When Louis stopped coaching, Lorraine rarely went to watch games. She really wasn't interested in basketball, and it was only because of Louis that she followed it.

If Louis is not on the front line, she will escape from the trap in minutes.

"He should be in less trouble than OJ," Louis joked.

Speaking of "OJ", Lorraine showed great interest: "Do you think he killed anyone?"

"Uh I don't know."

Although the gossip effect fermented by Simpson has reached the level of Kobe Bryant's coolness in Eagle County, Louis knows nothing about it.

Before time travel, the only Simpsons he knew was the cartoon "The Simpsons."

So when the Simpson murder case broke out, Louis was completely confused.

Suddenly, this matter took over his life. Even if he was not interested or wanted to pay attention, the media would try their best to put relevant information in his ears.

The last time he felt this way was during Kobe's retirement battle in 2016. The ubiquitous presence was really exaggerated.

"It's terrible. I've met OJ in person and I can't believe he would do something like this."

Then Lorraine began to analyze Simpson's character and how likely he was the murderer.

Louis was forced into the discussion and acted as if he cared about the matter.

In fact, he didn't care whether Simpson killed anyone or not.

His Knicks are in danger. How can he care about the bad things in Los Angeles? When will these people who like to attract attention and attract attention die?

That night's game proved how accurate what Louis said was.

Some things are truly unpredictable.

For example, Sabonis' injury.

The Trail Blazers, who were aiming to win three consecutive games at home, suffered a heavy defeat at the beginning of the game.

Sabonis failed to stabilize his body while protecting the rebound, directly sprained his knee, was carried off the court, and exited the game.

The first minute they lost Sabonis, the Blazers began to miss the Lithuanian.

When he was there, I didn't feel much about it, and the Knicks still had a huge inside advantage.

But without him, Ewing and Kemp immediately let the Blazers know what cruelty is.

Wilson and Miller shot at will from the outside, and Ewing and Kemp dominated the boards.

Miller took shots without any burden, finally found the feeling of scoring goals, and became unstoppable. He hit 10 three-pointers in the game and scored a team-high 34 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

But the man of the match was Kemp.

He defeated Barkley with 26 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks, thus proving that he already has the strength of the league's top insider.

The Optimus Prime inside suddenly fell, and the Blazers were caught off guard and were taken away by the Knicks.

With a big score of 3 to 2, the Knicks are only one win away from their seventh consecutive championship.

⑴In fact, the one that was closer to the popularity of the Simpson murder case was the day Kobe Bryant died, but I really don’t want to use this metaphor.