The rest is just noise

The night the Knicks won the game, Sabonis' MRI results came out.

God did not bless the torn city.

Another Portland giant shot like Achilles.

Portland officially announced: "Ardavis Sabonis suffered a torn cruciate ligament in his left knee and is out for the season."

In 1994, when arthroscopy and ligament repair were still in the experimental stage, even if you don't retire after encountering an ACL, you will never go back to the past.

Needless to say, there is a series of consequences brought about by Sabonis' serious injury.

The injury couldn't have come at a worse time for the Portlanders.

Without Sabonis, what can they do to pick the forbidden fruit called victory in the "Garden of Eden"?

Madison Square Garden is the Garden of Eden.

As we all know, the nickname comes from a book that nearly destroyed the Knicks.

That book, like Louis's "Jordan Rules" in his previous life, caused a lot of negative effects on the parties involved, but as time goes by, the content will gradually be proven correct.

The Knicks turned MSG into a Garden of Eden, and they won't lose games here.

In the past two years, the Trail Blazers have lost Game 7, but now they have to work hard to prevent the series from ending in Game 6.

When the Knicks got off the plane, a New York reporter pointed the microphone in Ewing's face.

They wanted Ewing to say something about the Knicks' quest to win their seventh consecutive championship.

But Ewing will also improve. He would not do it if he established a flag so obviously.

"I don't want to talk about it until we win the championship."

Before the sixth game, both sides have three days to rest.

These days, Louis' house has become lively.

Because people come to visit one after another.

Wang Zhizhi, who had been playing games outside before, also came back.

Currently, Wang Zhizhi is also a rising star in the American high school basketball world. In his sophomore season, he averaged 26 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 5 blocks per game.

He is frequently compared to Chicago's superstar Kevin Garnett.

College scouts believe that Garnett is more like an evolved version of Sampson, while Wang Zhizhi is a taller Bob McAdoo.

Let’s not talk about Garnett’s outrageous comments for now.

To say that Wang Zhizhi is the taller McAdoo... is really an exaggeration.

In Louis' view, Wang Zhizhi can reach the level of Alvan Adams (Alvan Adams C/PF)⑴ in the future.

McAdoo couldn't bear to think about it.

Although he is famous in this era because the Pistons gave him the first and second picks to the Celtics (which ultimately selected Sampson and Thomas), in the 1970s, he was an unstoppable player, just like Nowitz.

The original version of Key averaged 32 points and 14 rebounds per game in four seasons at his peak, scored a few goals, and won the MVP.

To be fair, even if Wang Zhizhi realized every talent in his pores, it would be difficult to reach this level.

In addition to Wang Zhizhi, there are also international students from the Road Academy who are preparing to participate in the draft.

These people are mainly from the third phase of Luyuan.

Like Kang Chengbiao, Wu Qi... they all wanted to leave college early after seeing Chu Nan successfully establish himself in the league.

But some of them are not as unreliable in school as Chu Nan and Du Shuai. If they are not eager to make money, it is feasible to continue to polish themselves in college.

Among these people, the one Louis cares about the most is Liu Yuqing, the only child in the first period of his stay in the United States.

A torn meniscus cost him his senior season, casting a shadow over his draft prospects.

Fortunately, this year is not a big year for the draft. Although Liu Yuqing's market will be affected due to not playing a game for a year and the meniscus injury history, he will not lose the draft. The former No. 1 shooting guard in the United States (in high school) is still

Has a draft trend in the middle to late first round.

During this period, Liu Yuqing flew to more than a dozen cities to participate in trial training.

Today he came to New York.

On the one hand, he has to try out for the Knicks, and on the other hand, he has to visit Louis.

During the conversation with Liu Yuqing, Louis learned that many teams had given Liu Yuqing draft commitments.

"Why don't you tell me what pick they promised to select you?" Louis asked deliberately.

Liu Yuqing said strictly: "This is a private agreement between us, I can't say it."

Louis nodded and smiled: "By the way, that's it. No matter who asks you, you have to say this."

That day, Liu Yuqing won a lot of applause for the Knicks' workout.

In the words of Doug Moe: "Unless someone can do with a dick what Liu did in the Blue Palace, this is the best workout I've ever seen!"

I don’t know why, but Lao Mo seems to be very obsessed with using his dick to push the ball into the basket.

But he can say this, which shows how good Liu Yuqing's performance is.

Having said that, Tomjanovich has a different opinion.

"If I had to decide, I wouldn't choose him."

Rudy made a surprising statement.

"Oh, why?" Louis asked.

Rudy said: "First of all, there is no shortage of this type of players in our team. Secondly, Liu lacks communication with others on the court and always acts alone. Finally, he reminds me of MAR."

Rudy is not optimistic about Liu Yuqing's development after entering the league.

He thought Liu Yuqing would get into a lot of trouble, just like Rauf.

Louis was noncommittal.

Liu Yuqing is indeed introverted and doesn't like to communicate.

But if he is like Rauf, Rudy himself is too sensitive.

Not every maverick is Rauf.

However, Rudy is right.

The Knicks are not suitable for Liu Yuqing.

The competition here is too fierce.

Miller could still play the position for many years, and Reggie Williams, Doug Christie, and Alan Houston will have to compete with each other for some playing time.

If Liu Yuqing comes to the team, with his withdrawn personality that doesn't like to communicate with others, it is certain that he will buy a house in the DNP position, and until the end of his rookie contract, he may not have a chance to show himself.

These days, the Knicks are in a very relaxed state.

Sabonis is injured, and the Blazers' inside line is absolutely weak.

The championship seemed within reach.

The three-day offseason passed in the blink of an eye.

Evening of June 17th

madison square garden

When the NBC commentators talked about what the Blazers need to do to win, they specifically mentioned one point.

"MJ, Charles, and Isiah, all three of them need to perform above average. Otherwise, the Knicks can easily win the game with their inside advantage."

They took a moment to discuss strategies the Blazers might use.

Finally, Bob Costas said: "The two screens in the big screen at MSG will broadcast hot news to the live audience."

Normally, Costas would not specifically mention this.

After all, how many fans who come to watch the game will pay attention to things other than the game?

But this time it was extraordinary.

Because the Simpson case continues to ferment.

When Simpson's lawyer prepared to accompany Simpson back to the police station, he discovered that Simpson, who had been resting upstairs, was missing.

In the past few hours, every news outlet with helicopters, except the police, had been out in force, trying to find Simpson.

No one expected that at the beginning of Game 6 of the Finals between the Knicks and the Lakers, the helicopter team in the sky in Los Angeles finally discovered Simpson, so they contacted the police and locked the location. After a while, dozens of police cars chased him.

Dozens of police cars chased each other on the roads of Los Angeles, or more accurately escorted: Simpson held a pistol and threatened to commit suicide, but the morally disciplined Los Angeles Police Department unexpectedly showed restraint, and the two sides staged a real-life police car chase.

chase.

This chase scene was broadcast live by the American media.

In the middle of the first quarter of the game, most of the audience at the Garden had their attention focused on the big screen above the arena, where the escape and chase between the Los Angeles police and Simpson was being broadcast live.

This magical and ironic scene really happened.

The garden was full of people, but probably less than 30% of the people cared about the results of the game.

No matter what the outcome of this game is, whether it is the Knicks who successfully win their seventh consecutive championship, or whether the Trail Blazers escape from death and drag the series to the seventh game, the number of cheering and excited people will be greatly reduced.

What people really care about is Simpson who is far away in Los Angeles, and the police who don't know if they can catch him.

How exaggerated is this matter?

Louis was originally watching the game live in the living room, but was rushed to the small room by his wife and mother because they wanted to watch the live broadcast of "The Simpsons Escape" in the living room.

Compared with this kind of ratings in the hundreds of millions, the NBA Finals, which has ratings of up to half a billion, is really insignificant.

The Knicks and Trail Blazers staged a classic battle worthy of being recorded in history for the few remaining fans. Its rapid reversal, the number of legendary moments, the heavy price each side paid for it, and the final result

, are enough to satisfy fans who are relatively non-nostalgic.

But so what? Fans who watched the game had only one question at the end.

Was Simpson caught?

I wonder if I can catch up on the live broadcast when I get home now?

⑴ The fourth overall pick in 1975, he was at his peak when he debuted (averaging 19+9+5.6 assists per game) and career averages of 14+7+4 assists per game.