The rest is just noise

On April 26, 1986, the day after the Knicks defeated the Pistons in an away game and tied the score 2-2, the core of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, attracting the world's attention to the East.

Many entertainment programs, including the NBA, are no longer relevant to Americans.

Major television stations broadcast the latest news related to the Chernobyl accident 24 hours a day, creating a sense of panic across the United States.

More than 30% of Americans believe that human civilization will be ended by the evil Soviets.

As a person from the future, Louis knew that although this matter was bad, it was not as bad as what was publicized in the United States.

Compared with what the Japanese did in Fukushima decades later, the Soviets at least took responsibility.

Now when he comes to see this history in person, Japan in later generations looks even more despicable.

The main point of attack on Chernobyl by the international community led by the United States is that at the time of the incident, the Soviet Union's lower-level personnel deceived the superiors and subordinates, and then naturally ignored the Soviet Union's subsequent powerful remedies, making this accident that should have exceeded

The level 7 accident was eventually controlled to level 7.

As for Japan, they dragged a level 0 accident to level 7.

Compared with the Japanese, the Soviet Union was like a heavy truck full of gasoline or a car full of gasoline that seriously exceeded the speed limit by 200 yards and lost control. However, it did not hesitate to give up the life of the driver to save the lives of other people on the highway. However, the East Asian island countries did nothing.

, continued to speed, and even planned to change lanes for no reason and rush onto the isolation road, causing fragments of fuel to be thrown everywhere, and the lethality was increased by 500%.

Whenever such an international disaster occurs, the root cause of almost every disaster is that people at the bottom are afraid of taking responsibility and deceiving the superiors. But when the matter is exposed, a responsible country will fulfill its full responsibility.

Therefore, when Western society began to worry about whether the world was about to end, Louis led the team to train as usual, without questioning or caring.

April 28

The tiebreaker between the Knicks and Pistons is about to begin.

The Pistons showed their due strength. The Knicks, who did not have an All-Star in the team, needed to face the Pistons, who had two All-Stars.

Worthy and Parish, as well as rookie Dumars, all performed superbly.

Stockton scored 20 points and 12 assists in a single game for the first time in the series, but it was to no avail.

Stockton has similar attributes to Tim Duncan, and once the team needs them to score, it couldn't be worse.

Louis changed several players during the game, but was unable to control the point difference within 10 points.

In this game, the Pistons proved that they are a stronger team than the Knicks.

However, the stronger their suppression in this game, the more bizarre the result of this five-game series looks.

If they played like this from the beginning, couldn't they sweep the Knicks 3-0?

Not surprisingly, New York fans witnessed the end of the Knicks' season at Madison Garden.

"If we were aiming for the championship, this was a failed season."

"If we look at this season from the standpoint of wanting them to be better than they were last year, I think the Knicks did not disappoint."

Former Knicks general manager Dave DeBusschere came to MSG to watch the game, and at the end of the game, he was interviewed.

Louis didn't know whether to be happy or sorry.

After playing five games and ending in the first round, they retained their dignity and did not have to go to the semifinals to be slaughtered by the Celtics.

However, whenever you can play four consecutive games against a team like the Celtics, it is very valuable to the team.

The only thing they need to worry about is whether they will be psychologically affected by the angry defending champion.

Moreover, Louis doesn't want to be beaten four times in a row.

But once they reach the semifinals, this is bound to happen.

When the difference in strength reaches a certain level, any strategy is useless.

In the locker room, team reporter Dave Anderson said goodbye to the Knicks players and coaching staff.

His work for this year has ended. Next, he will integrate the materials and information he collected and write a book describing the 1985-86 Knicks season⑴.

At the press conference that night, some media questioned Ewing's decision to retire for the season.

"Patrick has been seen playing on the sidelines. His knee should have almost recovered. Why not let him play?"

Louis replied: "When it comes to player health, I will not use the subjective self-comfort word 'should' to make decisions. What I want is 'certain'. Unless the team doctor and Patrick's doctor tell me for sure that he

He can play, otherwise I won't let him play."

Some reporters kept pestering me.

"The 'Reed Returns' in the 1970 Finals was the most glorious moment in the history of the Knicks. Playing through injuries is a glorious tradition of the Knicks. Why did Patrick Ewing refuse to follow the example of his predecessors?"

He made Louis laugh.

Louis looked at him with a smile.

"First of all, this is only the first round of the playoffs, not the finals."

"Secondly, it is indeed great that Reid came back, but in the four years since then, Willis has been plagued by injuries, averaging only 15 points and 10 rebounds per game. In the previous six seasons, he scored 20 points per game.

He scored 13 rebounds and was one of the best insiders in the league." Louis asked mockingly, "In order to win the first round, you have to let Patrick risk his future by playing in the game? Where are you a reporter?

?Oh, the Times, it’s the Times again. Not only are you a spineless media, but you are also a media with no moral bottom line. And you are also a bad reporter. As a reporter, you are even worse than the question you just raised.

Oops."

On some issues of principle, when reporters touched on Louis' bottom line, he would never be vague, give in, or make a fuss.

If you need to criticize him, just criticize him. He doesn't have a good temper in front of the players, so why should he look good to these reporters?

Louis fended off reporters who wanted to take advantage of this, but luckily most of them were sensible.

Without Ewing, Oakley, and Stevens, most people believe that the Knicks will be swept. A game against the Pistons should be the limit.

As a result, they won two games, forcing the Pistons to go all out in Game 5 where there was no room for failure.

The reporter of The Times today attacked Louis in retaliation for his previous mocking of the Times's sports editor as having French ancestry.

Now he doesn't get any benefits from Louis, and he is even humiliated in public. In the eyes of his peers, this is normal.

It’s not just a day or two for Louis to criticize the Times.

The Times' sports reporters have to be replaced every now and then because Louis has a rule.

Once he is personally designated as a "bad reporter", he will no longer accept questions or interviews from the other party. Therefore, if the Times wants to interview him, it must be replaced.

What's funny is that the Times seems to have a template when looking for sports reporters.

The reporters they sent out were generally bold, daring to ask questions, stupid, and liked to pester. They tried to dig a hole for Louis but were pushed down and buried.

After the last post-game press conference of the season, Louis walked back to the locker room with no comfort or encouragement.

"This season is over. You can take vacation starting tonight. Some of you may not come back here again, but no matter where you are in the future, I believe this year will be a special year in our memories."

"We just have a bunch of new recruits and an overrated No. 1 pick."

Without Ewing, Louis didn't shy away from being shady. Everyone smiled playfully and listened to Louis continue to talk.

"At the beginning of the season, no one thought we would make the playoffs. I understand what those people were thinking, and even I wasn't absolutely sure. Now, not only have we made the playoffs, but we are playing without players.

Detroit played five games, and even won the greatest game I have ever seen in my life in Boston." Louis said emotionally, "I will remember the days when we fought together, and I will remember every day of you.

Alone. Good night, guys."

The players high-fived each other and encouraged each other, and Louis came out of the locker room.

There is his coaching staff outside, and entering the offseason, each of these people has their own work.

Phil Jackson wants to go to university to investigate, learn more, and do more research.

Sharif stayed behind to help.

Zhao Yuanzheng was the busiest. He carefully integrated the scouting reports in his hands and then presented them to Louis, pointing out everyone the Knicks needed to pay attention to.

Tomjanovich can take some time off.

The main job of the chief assistant coach is to make suggestions during games and lead training on weekdays.

The season is over, so he naturally has nothing to do.

"I just want to sleep until Labor Day."

"Why?"

"That's a big day!" Louis dreamed, "the day when the Cleveland Cavaliers draw the No. 1 pick for us!"

Hearing this, everyone became happy.

The Knicks have the right to swap draft picks with the Cavaliers. The Knicks' first-round pick this year is No. 15. No matter what, they will swap first-round picks with the Cavaliers.

Because the Cavaliers' first-round pick is guaranteed to be the seventh overall pick, they still have a 13% chance of winning the No. 1 pick.

Louis was a little impatient, so he said he wanted to sleep until Labor Day.

He and several assistant coaches went to a nearby nightclub to cause a scene that night. After struggling for more than half a year, he was finally able to release the pressure like a normal man.

⑴It must be mentioned that in reality, the record of the 1986 Knicks was so bad that Anderson could not find a bright spot in the shitty season, so all the materials accumulated throughout the season turned into garbage. If you want to know

In reality, how bad the Knicks were this year. Let me put it this way. After getting the much-anticipated star Ewing, everyone expected them to at least make the playoffs. As a result, they started the season with an eight-game losing streak.

Firmly locking themselves in the last position in the league. Until the end of the season, the Knicks were at the bottom. Cartwright played two games and was reimbursed for the season. Ewing played 50 games and injured his knee. Coach Hubie Brown,

General manager DeBusschere was criticized for resigning. The Knicks are the gods of NBA program effectiveness.