The rest is just noise

In the second half, the Lakers started with the regular five of Barros, Liu Yuqing, Wilson, Barkley, and Garnett.

The Trail Blazers are a little more serious about it.

(Tyrone) Corbin, Jordan, (Keith) Askins, (Jason) Caffey, Olajuwon.

Rex Chapman and Clifford Robinson cannot play, and the depth and strength of the Trail Blazers' lineup can almost be regarded as the worst in the Jordan era.

In this case, if you want to break the game, you must maximize the personal abilities of the two superstars on the inside and outside.

Therefore, the three people paired with Feimeng include two shooters and a powerful inside sweeper.

The Lakers have a 19-point lead, and Louis doesn't need to fight as hard as he did when he came, so he uses the regular lineup to fight and see if the Trail Blazers are really going to "go crazy."

Blazers possession

Veteran Corbin dribbled the ball across half court.

Corbin, who was born in 1962, is now 35 years old. Looking at him, Louis is reminded of the time when he started his business in New York.

Corbin is not a member of the Knicks' 85 animal class (1). He was given up by his parent team, the Spurs, after the 1986 All-Star Weekend, and Louis picked him up. He, like Dell Ellis, is 88

A member of the Knicks, but then he was traded.

He has bounced around several teams over the years, but has never met a team that can succeed. Entering the twilight years of his career, he hopes to win a second ring with the Trail Blazers.

Corbin brought the ball to the frontcourt, handed it to Jordan, and stayed at the top of the arc to stretch the space. Jordan faced Wilson.

This counterpoint was arranged by Louis.

Although Liu Yuqing is the Lakers' second position, his defense has little impact on Jordan. Even Wilson can only interfere with Jordan.

The two exchanged a few moves, and Jordan pulled the ball horizontally and made an emergency stop. 59 to 76

Subsequently, the Lakers prepared to serve, but found that Jordan, Corbin and Askins were all staying in the frontcourt.

Their intentions are self-evident.

Being at home and trailing by a big score, the Trail Blazers have the immunity to let go of their hands on the defensive end. Even if there is a foul, the referee will ignore it as long as it is not too obvious.

Under such conditions, any team that has the ability to press its opponents full court should take decisive measures.

Barros is not Rauf, he has never played against such extreme defense.

Even Stockton, who was touted by the Knicks as the first pure point guard in history, would lose himself in this kind of defense, let alone Burrows?

When his body received a violent impact, his first reaction was to wait for the referee to blow the whistle.

As a result, the referee remained unmoved. Barros was intercepted by Corbin before he could call the penalty, and the Blazers scored another goal.

61 to 76

Less than a minute into the second half, Louis was forced to make an adjustment and replaced Dumas with Barros.

Louis didn't believe that Barros would really be at his wits end at this intensity, but there was an adaptation process to everything. Barros had been playing for mediocre teams in his previous career, and he had no chance to experience this kind of game.

"Don't worry." Louis said to Barros, "Be prepared, I will replace you at any time."

After Dumas came on the court, the effect was immediate.

It's not that the Blazers' high-intensity defense has no impact on him, but because Dumars, who was born in the Eastern Conference and has played for top teams for a long time, has long been accustomed to such games.

In the frontcourt, the Lakers used the high-low post tactics that have become their signature.

The strange thing is that Barkley, who should be in the low post, is actually the one who goes to the high post to do things. Do you want to play around Garnett?

Louis murmured in his heart. Judging from the matchup, Barkley faced Jason Caffey, and Garnett faced Olajuwon. It was clear who was better.

However, some important things cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Even Louis mistakenly thought that Dumas had launched a very bad tactical move.

As a result, Barkley did not

He ran to Dumars to get the ball, but instead made a false block full of Wiseman flavor to Wilson on the wing.

Naturally, Wilson couldn't get any chance through this screen. But Caffey mistook it and was left behind by Barkley.

At the same time, Dumars at the top of the arc ruthlessly passed Tyrone Corbin's defense.

This tough guy who was selected for the Knicks' murderous pressing team when he was young is no longer what he used to be.

Olajuwon's awareness was astonishing. He was prepared in advance for Corbin to be broken through, and he happened to be in the key position, almost destroying the Lakers' offense.

Dumars took advantage of the opportunity and passed the ball to Garnett at a small angle. Garnett then cunningly threw the ball to Barkley, who just cut in.

At that moment, Barkley roared after receiving the ball, riding Olajuwon's body for a powerful slam dunk.

"Ouchhhhhhhh!!!"

Barkley also pulled hard on the rim when he landed.

"You can really see the Lakers' tactical prowess and Charles Barkley's connection with the Trail Blazers from this shot."

Barkley once believed that Riley was the coach who could change his life. It turned out that he was wrong.

Riley is not that person.

Buckley failed to meet Riley's requirements, and Riley was more demanding than Buckley imagined. The disintegration of their relationship was doomed.

But now Barkley has a chance to slap Riley in the face in front of the world. He has a chance to prove who was wrong.

How could he not seize this opportunity?

The Trail Blazers relied on Jordan's personal ability to score another goal, and the point difference returned to 15 points. It doesn't matter, just let me do it!

Louis, who was standing in the frontcourt, looked at Barkley's fighting expression, and then the Lakers once again played Barkley's inside high-low starting style.

This time, Louie no longer saw the setup as bad. Barkley again tried to set up a screen for Wilson.

Caffey thought Barkley was still fake this time. No, this time it was real.

Barkley firmly stuck Jordan's body, and then retreated toward the three-point line.

Just when his body retreated beyond the three-point line, his hands made a catching motion, just like Sakuragi Hanamichi was fully prepared for the shot before he beat Sanno.

Benj is very aware of the significance of the series with the Trail Blazers to Barkley.

Now, the Lakers hold a 15-point lead and the Trail Blazers' desperate counterattack is about to begin. No one wants to weld the Portland coffin to pieces more than Barkley.

He can perform poorly in the rest of the games this season, but in this game, he must be the best, and he must personally wipe out the Blazers' hopes.

With a public heart to support his friends, Wilson used a backhand pass to Barkley on the outside when Jordan was thrown away and the Blazers' defense was in chaos.

Barkley, whose career three-point shooting percentage is only over 30%, decisively shot a three-pointer. "Whoops!"

The score difference returned to 18 points.

Barkley looked back at Riley fiercely, wanting to say something, but said nothing. He didn't want to childishly declare victory with more than half of the game left.

Because he did such a stupid thing in the 1993 Finals, the whole world knew about it, and everyone was laughing at him.

He has the will to win, but he won't do it again. That will happen after winning.

(1) Louis selected Ewing, Oakley, () Green, Ball, (Gerald) Wilkins, (Spot) Webber, and Song Tao in the 1985 draft. This is what the Knicks did

One draft class was called the Animals.