The rest is just noise

On October 26, the Mets won Game 7 of the World Series, allowing the Red Sox to continue to live in the shadow of the Curse of the Child.

For New Yorkers, it was an exciting victory.

People on Madison Avenue were pleased with the result, while the Knicks were given more expectations in the context of the Mets' championship.

"Are they the next professional sports team to bring glory to New York?"

The New York Times raised the issue in their newspaper.

Many readers responded to the poll, and 70% believed that the Knicks would be New York's next championship team.

In Game 2 of the Knicks' new season, they met their enemies, the Chicago Bulls.

It should be noted that the "enemy" title is Chicago's wishful thinking.

Everyone knew they were dead in second place.

The second overall pick was considered the most mature among the 1986 draft picks. For him, the Bulls gave up Kevin McHale in his prime and two future first-round draft picks.

As a result, the second-place finisher died 40 hours after being selected.

He has yet to play a game for the Bulls.

In order to shirk responsibility, Krause claimed that the Knicks played the role of conspirators in this transaction and that they knew there was a problem with Bias.

Faced with the ridiculous accusation, Louis did not respond, but if he did not do so, Chicagoans would have to admit that they were bad luck, or that the management made a major mistake.

The former will make them feel that God does not love them, and the latter will cause the general manager to lose his job, so it is better to externalize the responsibility. This can create a world where the New York villain and the Chicago Bulls are pitiful.

The Bulls' core player, Charles Barkley, fought with such anger against the Knicks.

The anger of Chicagoans can be imagined. What would Bias be like if he were next to Barkley? Will his passion make Barkley the norm tonight?

No one knows the answer.

Everyone saw an angry Barkley seeking revenge on the Knicks.

Looking at Buckley that night, Louis felt that it was not a pity that he could not see the peak period of Burial of Love and Life for Love.

He doesn't even think Fat Tiger can reach Barkley's level in the future.

Barkley, who is in his third grade, is a multi-variant combination of five-position strength, four-position body, three-position skills, and two-position height.

Watching him beat other players in the NBA is like watching a healthy Sullinger kill everyone in the CBA.

It was too easy, no one was his opponent, and anyone he hit was out of position.

In order to restrain him, Louis asked McHale to fight the sixth man, Oakley. As a result, without throwing a punch, Oakley was knocked out in three quarters (six fouls). McHale couldn't stop him when he came up. Even Ewing was beaten by Buck.

Explode.

This game was a one-man show. Barkley scored 54 points, 22 rebounds and 4 assists on 80% shooting.

The Knicks lost by 2 points, suffering their first loss of the season.

"You all know that Chuck is not fighting alone."

Bulls coach Doug Collins said excitedly.

The Knicks did not express this, and Louis did not think losing this game was a big deal. Some losses are inevitable.

If someone on the opposite side shoots 80% from the field and scores 54 points and 22 rebounds against the team with the best defense this season, how can you not lose?

The Knicks left home with 1 win and 1 loss. They first came to the sinking Golden State to challenge the Warriors.

Benjamin Wilson played an outstanding performance in this game.

Scored 32 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 31 minutes, and the Knicks slaughtered the Warriors 124-77.

Careful people have discovered that this year the Knicks are always particularly ruthless in dealing with games where the outcome is decided.

However, their average playing time per game is the least in the league, so it stands to reason that they are not the kind of bad team that kills in garbage time.

As long as you observe carefully, you will know where the problem is.

They have a group of substitutes who are like wolves and tigers.

In the next four games, the only one that poses any challenge is Doug Moe's Denver Nuggets.

This team, famous for not defending, has gone to extremes.

Not being defensive has become a label on them, something that cannot be taken off no matter what. Fans like to watch this. If you don't play with this person, you won't watch. If you continue to play with this person, you are destined to fail to achieve results.

Both the Nuggets and Coach Mo are stuck in an endless loop.

Once you enter this cycle, the outcome is predictable.

After being defeated by Barkley's miraculous performance, the Knicks won five consecutive games and then faced the most difficult schedule.

In the upcoming schedule, they will face the Trail Blazers, Lakers, Suns, Bucks, 76ers, Bulls, Celtics, and Cavaliers.

Strictly speaking, only the Suns are good at playing. Needless to say, the strength of Lake Kaituo is still a strong player in the East. The 76ers have a tendency to be bad but they still have power. It is true that the Bulls and Cavaliers are both bad teams, but they

There is a common enemy in the Knicks.

As long as they play the Knicks, they will play with hatred.

Anything linked to hatred will change its taste.

On November 11, the Knicks came to Portland to face the Portland Trail Blazers, who had won seven games so far in the new season, at the Memorial Coliseum.

Who was the biggest winner this past summer?

Some people will say that the Knicks made a lot of gains in the draft, and even traded the second pick for McHale, avoiding the huge thunder of Bias.

Some people also talk about the Pistons. They are the team that has made the most transactions, has the most roster changes, and seems most likely to make waves in the Eastern Conference.

Others would say Trail Blazers.

They took advantage of the Phoenix exclusive scandal to make a decisive move and acquired Larry Nance, and by the way, they also acquired a big center, James Edwards.

Tonight, Louis adjusted seriously.

The Trail Blazers were Terry Porter, Jordan, Drexler, Xavier McDaniel and Nance.

This is a super swing lineup that goes against the rules, has no center, and allows the power forward to take over the center position.

Louis' countermeasures were Stockton versus Porter, Wilson versus Jordan, Stevens versus Drexler, Corbin versus McDaniel, and McHale playing the five against Nance.

Ellis and Ewing were all on the bench.

"Unexpected adjustment, what does Little Lu want to do?"

"Before the game, we thought Patrick would be the Knicks' biggest advantage, and Little seemed to be telling us, no, he's not."

Many people have questions.

The reason why Louis used this set is simple, he wanted to test the strength of the Blazers.

Therefore, he replaced the winger in the team who is currently relatively mature in terms of combat ability and body, to go head-to-head with the opponent.

He believes that this lineup will be suppressed by the Trail Blazers. How it plays depends on the on-the-spot performance and the players' own condition.

In the jump ball stage, Nance's advantage is obvious.

McHale is no match.

Nance easily handed the ball to Jordan.

Jordan came up to face Wilson, which was the matchup Louis wanted to see.

Jordan's speed, ball feel and experience of playing for two seasons will be his advantages.

Wilson's speed is not much worse, and his static talent advantage is obvious. If Jordan can't get rid of him and chooses to shoot, he will be seriously disturbed.

Jordan did not rush to teach Wilson a lesson, and his pass was accurately passed to Nance.

Nance strode forward to collect the ball and take off. McHale had the speed to return to defense, but he did not have the ability to stop him.

The moment Nance jumped up, the difference between the two was so obvious.

Wave OM!

Nance completed a dunk from behind.

2 to 0

"Benj, can you handle Michael?" Louis stood on the sidelines to stir up trouble.

Wilson didn't know what kind of person Jordan was. When Louis asked him, out of the pride of a big boy, he nodded: "Yes!"

The ball came from his teammate immediately.

Wilson's response was that Jordan had been offended.

What he faced next was Jordan's ruthless personal defense.

In college, Wilson could handle the ball and complete the offense against many strong opponents, but in front of Jordan, his ball seemed to be in a dangerous position at any time. Jordan's threat to the ball forced him to protect the ball with his back, but he could pass it with his back.

Physically, he didn't have enough hip strength to help him get a good position.

The gap between his skills and talent was fully revealed in the fierce physical confrontation with Jordan.

After a few seconds of hesitation, Jordan found an opportunity, stole the ball, and chased the ball forward for a dunk like a wild beast.

4 to 0

After Jordan dunked the ball, he shouted with the arrogance of looking down at his opponent: "You think you can handle me?"

He walked past Wilson coldly, "I don't think so."

At this time, Jordan had not yet won the championship, and he did not yet have the terrifying aura that represented kingship, but he already had a domineering presence on the court that could not be challenged.

Most people have gone through such a round and no longer have the courage to fight again.

What happened next was what Louis loved most about Benj.

He is an athlete who has the same DNA and the same chromosome as Jordan.

I saw him yelling at Stockton from outside the three-point line: "Give me the ball!"

Without flinching or fear, he faced Jordan again.

Holding the ball isn't a problem, his problem is that he can't dribble after encountering a confrontation.

Therefore, attacking with the ball is not possible.

Since he can't attack with the ball, there is only one option left to beat Jordan face to face.

Jordan expected it, and Wilson suddenly pulled out.

His pull-up height is at an inhuman level, and Jordan's prediction is useless. Whether he can advance or not depends entirely on Wilson's own touch.

"Whoosh!"

3 to 4

"Damn it, that's MJ. How dare this kid fight against him?" Truk Robinson said unexpectedly.

Wilson not only confronted Jordan, but also trash-talked him back.

"I can handle you." Wilson said to Jordan with fighting spirit.