The rest is just noise
Chapter 1150 You need Benj so much
"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the most famous stadium in the world - the Forum!"
Chick Hearn has always valued Los Angeles, so when he called the Forum the most famous stadium, no one cared.
However, today's game is indeed extraordinary.
As Louis' coaching debut with the Lakers, it is no exaggeration to say that it has attracted much attention.
Louis gently put his tie into a more comfortable position, turned around and walked up to the players and said, "Do you know what is more outrageous than O.J. being acquitted?"
"Coach, O.J may really be innocent."
It was a bad start. What Louis would say later was that what was more disappointing than O.J being acquitted was losing this game.
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However, the Simpson case has reached this day, and the prosecutors have made many errors and omissions, which has turned a murder case that should not have any suspense into a dramatic turn. In the end, O.J. was acquitted at the beginning of this month.
A generation of Americans could only comfort themselves and accept the result with these words: O.J may have killed someone, but the penalty was correct.
"Well, it is indeed possible."
Louis also knew that O.J’s team of lawyers played the racial card, causing most black people in the United States to choose to support their compatriots.
What the NBA does not lack most is O.J's compatriots.
"Now, let's focus on the game, I don't want anyone to be distracted." Louis said in a different way, "We don't have to win, we can lose, but I only accept one way to lose, and that's us
I gave everything I could to the game and then lost. In that case, I think not just me but any of us could accept it."
Tonight, the Lakers' starting lineup is: Harper, Ellis, Wilson, Garnett, Laettner.
Louis initially planned to have Garnett start off the bench.
However, Garnett's immediate combat ability in training camp exceeded expectations.
There is basically no suspense about the Knicks' starting lineup: Stockton, Miller, Pippen, Kemp, and Ewing.
The two sides took photos for the first time.
Wilson saw hatred in Pippen's eyes.
That hatred was obviously not directed at him.
Then, Wilson said hello to his old teammates.
Ewing is still as annoying as before: "Even if you say that, we won't hold back."
They acted so tough, and Wilson could only keep a straight face: "We don't need you to hold back either."
The Lakers let Laettner play center, which is basically a delicacy for Ewing.
Of course Laettner can play center. He often played center in college. Later, when he went to Houston, he also rotated between the two interior positions.
But he cannot maintain effective defense under the intensity of professional basketball when playing the five position.
Everyone knows this.
Ewing's offense is considered to be at the bottom among super centers of the same level, but he is good at beating opponents.
If the Lakers dared to let Laettner play against him, he would certainly not be polite.
Ewing came up and hit the inside with the ball, grinding him all the way in. When he finally put the basket up, Laettner was powerless to stop it.
"Wow, when did that guy get so hard?"
"Is it because Benj is gone and no one is there to take bullets for him, so you have to pretend to be strong?"
It's been a long time since Ewing heard this mean voice on the court.
He glared at the Lakers coach angrily, "Shut up!"
"Am I telling you the main thing? You guys have indeed lost the championship without Benj. This is a fact." Louis found out that Ewing was doing this, and continued to add fuel to the fire, "So Elgin will be sent away as soon as the season ends.
Without Grant, that poor kid can't replace Benj."
Ewing angrily said: "Scotty will fix this!"
"Scotty?"
At this time, Pippen also noticed the conversation between Louis and Ewing.
"You seem to regard that player that I don't want at all as a treasure?" Louis made a jingle like a bell, "You are too pathetic!"
Ewing is still angry, but his reason is still there.
Moreover, he also knows how much Louis likes to use trash talk to attack his opponents.
Pippen was the one whose defense was broken.
He will devote all his efforts to defense and vow to guard Wilson.
Pippen's defense is recognized.
At the third position, Pippen's defense is better than Wilson's, ranking first in the league.
But even with the league's top three-position defense, it's difficult to guard Wilson.
The Knicks are strong because in addition to Pippen, they also have many defensive elites.
After being baptized in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, Kemp turned humiliation into motivation during the offseason, worked hard, and looks to be even better than last year.
His defense is perfect.
As the fourth position, Kemp's defense may have been stronger than Rodman's.
This also means that Kemp is the best defensive power forward in the league.
Then, Ewing is the best defensive center in the league...
Wilson couldn't find an angle to shoot and was forced to pass the ball.
In the high post, Garnett gets the ball.
"Hey!"
Garnett was just about to play like a high school student when he heard Bird yelling angrily.
In an instant, Garnett dribbled the ball to the left, then collected the ball, handed it to Ellis, and used his body to block Miller.
Ellis got the opportunity, and he didn't shoot softly. He shot a three-pointer from the outside and hit it.
3 to 2
"Not bad." Louis looked back at Bird in surprise, "Hillbilly, you are still somewhat useful."
Bird snorted haughtily.
"Work harder and try to train Jasmine into your shape."
Louis absolutely believes that Bird can make Garnett better - at least better than the Garnett who was personally trained by Kevin McHale.
Old fans often say that McHale's low post steps may be better than Dameng's, but no matter what, these two people's post-up steps are definitely the first and second in history. And extreme Celtic fans will point out that McHale and Duncan
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But in fact, from the perspective of playing habits, McHale is a bit like the early Olajuwon.
His personal offense is very strong, but he also sticks to the ball and often disrupts tactics, only getting in but not getting out.
McHale's temperament is full of freedom and looseness, so he can turn Garnett into an inside man, but he will not correct the opponent's high school habits, nor will he strictly require the opponent to change those that he does not think are serious.
The problem.
And Bird always strives for perfection in technology and details.
After a while, Ewing hit Laettner with his back again, and he made a shoulder-swinging bunny jump shot like a low-post offensive tutorial.
"Poor Chris, he was treated like a toy by Ewing."
Nelson asked: "Do you want to make a substitution?"
"No, it's fine just like this."
Louis stood on the sidelines and continued to watch.
Every time he dribbled the ball past half court, as long as the Knicks didn't step forward to delay, Harper would look at Louis.
This is the agreement between Louis and the players.
If you want to hit the "shooting star", just raise your head gently.
If Louis doesn't give instructions, everything will be business as usual.
No instructions.
Harper came to the frontcourt with confidence. In fact, he really didn't want to play "Meteor" because that tactic was not suitable for him.
And Harper really doesn't know any point guard who can play "Shooting Star" well. Maybe Stockton can?
Or the tragic figure before retiring for the first time?
"Meteor" has too strict requirements for tactic initiators. Harper can play 99% of the tactics, but "Meteor" is the 1% that he cannot play.
In the frontcourt, the Knicks' defense was as intense as ever.
It is difficult for anyone to play well against this kind of defense.
Harper yelled for Garnett to pick and roll.
Garnett attracted a lot of attention, and Harper also took advantage of every opportunity to break away from Stockton's defense, shoot an arrow on horseback before Kemp's switch came, and hit a jumper at the free throw line.
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