The rest is just noise

Since Moses Malone joined the 76ers, they have been the best team in the league at grabbing offensive rebounds.

After all, Malone is recognized as the number one frontcourt monster in history. In order to deal with him, Louis specifically asked Ewing to avoid facing him on the defensive end and let Oakley compete with him.

The defensive line shrinks intensively, and it is best to have at least four people competing for every rebound.

Moreover, in order to maintain the aggressiveness on the offensive end, Louis had Stockton press Maurice Cheeks full court.

With Cheeks' speed, it would be easy for him to get past Stockton.

But the Knicks' pocket formation reminded the 76ers of the Celtics.

It was Louis' pocket formation that changed the defensive thinking of the league. Almost every team had its own pocket formation, which was used to lock down players like Dr. J and Magic who lacked lethality in mid-range and long-range shots.

Magic works hard on his shooting every summer, but Dr. J has passed the time to practice shooting.

The pocket formation has become the standard in the league, and Louis is not satisfied with the old defensive formation.

He made a completely new version of Pocket Formation.

The moment Cheeks broke through Stockton and reached the paint, Ewing was like a tiger coming out of the cage, faster than a seven-foot giant. The strong delay forced Cheeks to make a mistake.

Louis loves this era!

Only in this era when the league allows players to hand-g can you see defensive players making such excessive physical contact and pressing defense against the ball holder. Therefore, attacking with the ball has become a dangerous thing, and not everyone can

Can carry others like Jordan and James.

The existence of hand-g makes it difficult for defenders who have speed and outstanding dribbling ability, but are weak in confrontation and petite to display their skills as they would decades later.

As long as hand-g exists, basketball will still be the game of giants.

This is inevitable due to rules.

So far, Louis is satisfied with Ewing's performance.

He didn't have those flaws exposed yet, and used the historic delaying ability he developed during four years at Georgetown to force Cheeks into turnovers.

Louis discovered that John Thompson taught Ewing nothing.

At least his defensive delay against the ball carrier is very good.

If you only take defensive delays, Louis can hardly think of any other player in history who can compare with Ewing in this period.

Maybe 2008 Kevin Garnett?

In addition, there is really nothing else. He not only has physical fitness and willingness, but also has the support of rules. The rules magnify Ewing's delay threat.

Seeing Cheeks' mistake, Louis had other ideas.

Cheeks' mistake put the ball in Stockton's hands.

The second-year Stockton already has the instincts of a master point guard, hitting the ball to Dale Ellis who followed up.

Ellis caught the ball and shot a three-pointer and hit.

9 to 7

In the first four minutes, the Knicks took the lead against the powerful 76ers in the Eastern Conference.

This was a game that was broadcast live across the United States by BS, and not because there were two super giants, Dr. J and Malone, but because this game was Ewing's first appearance in professional basketball.

bs interviewed 5 Knicks fans and 5 celebrity fans to create a montage to promote the game, and Madison Garden was packed.

Ewing lived up to his reputation in the first four minutes.

2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 block

Opposite Malone's 4 points and 2 rebounds were all offensive rebounds. Moreover, all of his points came from the second offense.

There are no defensive rebounds, not because the Knicks are playing well offensively, but because the 76ers themselves are not a team good at grabbing defensive rebounds.

This was the price for getting Malone. They gave away Dawkins and Caldwell Jones, two top insiders at the time, in exchange for Malone, who had dominant rebounding ability, but lacked the ability to protect defensive rebounds due to his size.

I saw the familiar pocket formation of the Knicks and the trap that frightened the 76ers.

The pocket formation with traps is Louis' specialty, the only one in the league.

The way the 76ers avoided the trap can be said to be simple and crude.

Pass the ball directly to Andrew Toney. This is a tough attacker who doesn't care about your defensive strength but only cares about his own comfort.

Ellis was on guard against Tony and deliberately let him go.

Because if the space is too small, it will only take Tony a split second to pass him.

Ellis opened up the defensive distance, clearly trying to test Tony's shooting.

Tony took action decisively and hit the target hollowly.

"I heard that his injury is not fully healed yet, right?" Louis asked the people around him.

Zhao Yuanzheng nodded and said: "Yes, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he has plantar fasciitis and a new injury on his knee."

Should I say that the 76ers' team doctor is bold or irresponsible?

If it were Leonard who could rest until next year due to injury, Tony would directly play hard.

24 seconds later, the 76ers wasted an offensive opportunity.

BS commentator Tom Heinsohn said: "The changes Little Show has brought to the Knicks are clearly visible. You can see the shadow of the Celtics in this team."

His partner Dick Stockton asked: "In what specific way?"

The 76ers chose to foul in order to stop the Knicks' fast break.

Heinsohn took advantage of the foul break and said: "The pocket formation is a zone defense wearing the emperor's new clothes. The pocket formation under Little Lu's leadership has a characteristic that is different from other teams, that is, it hopes that players will take the initiative to

Do something'. There is no specific method or method to this concept, it all depends on the player's personal wishes."

Even though Louis has left Celtic, Heinsohn still considers him one of his own.

"You can't be indifferent when the opponent launches an attack. Whether it is guarding the ball holder, guarding the screener, or the defender on the off-ball side, everyone should realize that the ball may enter them in the next second.

Within the defensive radius, so at this end, all energy must be handed over. Looking at the flexibility of the Knicks' defensive formation, the movement of the players in defense, and the intensity of the final defense, we can probably see that little exposed

What a big role it plays in daily training.”

Heinsohn boasted about Louis' transformation of the Knicks. Opposite them, the 76ers coaching staff made a move and replaced Bobby Jones with Sam Bowie.

Without being caught between Olajuwon and Jordan, without being labeled as "being drafted before Jordan", Bowie's life was completely changed.

Last season, Bowie, who first entered the league and received a $5 million contract, showed off his talent at the highest level, and everything seemed to be going smoothly. Considering his injury history in college, if he can play in the first round

Playing full games in a season is already an unexpected blessing, and Bowie also posted comprehensive statistics of 11.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.26 blocks, and was selected to the All-Rookie First Team.

The only opportunity he lost was that he would never be remembered by fans in a different way.

Originally, everyone remembered him as the person selected before Jordan in the draft. Now, except for NBA fans who paid attention to the 1980s, no one cares about who the fifth pick in the first round of 1984 was.

With the 76ers team doctor's professional ability to let Tony play with injuries, Bowie's injury seems to be difficult to avoid.

As a result, the 76ers' defensive intensity in the penalty area dropped.

Bowie has the halo of Walton II, but actually does not have the defensive ability of the latter.

He is a bit like Chris Bosh. A five-position player who has forcibly gained weight will be more comfortable at the four-position position. Forcing him to play the five-position position, in the most brutal basketball era, injuries are like

His friends would call every once in a while.

As for Bosh's defense at the fifth position, we can see from his Heat career that it is not a loophole. He can help defend, but defending against the big center's post-up will cost his life.

Bowie has the same weakness, and he has more injury history than Bosh.

"John!" Louie called to Stockton, "It's time to 'f--y'!"

The abbreviation of f-y is what you think of. It is very vulgar, but only vulgar tactical code names can make players remember them deeply.

In the first round when Bowie played, Stockton saw him playing against Ewing and started the "f--y" command directed by Louis.

The so-called 'f-y' is a typical pick-and-roll roll call tactic.

Stockton has no finishing threat after the pick-and-roll. The Knicks' main method of calling is to mobilize the opponent's movement inside and then rely on Ewing's athletic ability to complete the call.

Bowie wisely moved out of the way.

However, Ewing pulled away from the left after the pick-and-roll.

Stockton gave the ball accurately, and the ball came as soon as the player arrived.

Ewing caught the ball, glanced at Bowie, who could never reach him, and scored a jumper.

11 to 9

Bowie provides the 76ers with the second ball-dominating point on the court.

He does have the ability to support, which is what the 76ers, a team full of terminators, need.

But the pocket formation executed by the Knicks was too suffocating, and Ewing's presence was extremely strong.

Louis strictly ordered him to only attack within the paint area and ignore the 76ers' shot selection.

Bowie's ball couldn't go out, so he threw one himself. It felt cold in his hand and he hit the iron.

During the transition between offense and defense, Ewing ran at full speed. That straight-line speed made it hard to believe that he was running from the inside.

The Knicks couldn't stop him from driving forward.

Stockton threw the ball in the air.

boom!

Ewing scored on a dunk.