The rest is just noise

The Lakers' victory over the Knicks was more than just a game.

Throughout February, the Knicks lost just one game.

In March, the Knicks' status was on the upswing.

Like all teams that are ready for the playoffs, they put in an extraordinary performance.

The first person to stand in the way was the Pacers. This team failed to acquire Reggie Miller, and its future and the history of the team for the next 17 years will be changed.

Now, the Walkers also need a savior to rescue them from the quagmire.

In front of the Knicks, they didn't even have the strength to fight back and were shattered in an instant.

The second person standing in the way is the Philadelphia 76ers, another team that needs to be destroyed.

The strange thing is that they didn't choose to mess it up.

After Dr. J retired, the team was already in an embarrassing situation.

There is basically no competitiveness, but the players are good.

The players they acquired from the Knicks have been upgraded and evolved one after another.

Currently, Gerald Wilkins is averaging 20 points per game and is the 76ers' leading attacker. A.C. Green is averaging 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. His presence in the paint is greater than that of Sam Green, who is sometimes healthy and sometimes unhealthy.

Bowie, Mario Elie and Tony Campbell have become ruthless players on the bench. Together with the team's veteran Maurice Cheeks, as long as they don't want to fail, they will have a chance to compete for tickets to the playoffs.

What is obvious is that the 76ers do not want to mess up. They are currently ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

This game was jokingly called "New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia Knicks" by the New York Times.

The Knicks played great team basketball in Philadelphia. Louis played a 12-man rotation, and 8 players on the team reached double figures. All 12 players who played scored, rebounded, and assisted.

Billy Cunningham's successor, Jim Linham, believes the game will be difficult to replicate.

"We lost to a special team on a special night," Lenam said bitterly. "I don't even remember Leader Lou calling a timeout."

Interestingly, Lenam calls Louis "Leader Lu" (Leader Road) instead of the common "Little Lu" (Little Road).

This led to the birth of another nickname for Louis.

The nickname Little came from Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe.

After all, Louis was only 23 years old when he first took charge. He was too young anyway.

Therefore, Ryan deliberately called Louis "Little".

Now five years have passed, Louis is still young, but the word youth is no longer a factor that makes others look down upon him, but a factor that makes people awe.

He has done so many things at such a young age, and his energy is not comparable to that of those veterans who only became top leaders at the age of 40 or 50.

Being young makes him energetic and very courageous.

This is something that many managers and coaches don't have.

From this day on, Little Lu gradually transformed into a being of another level, and everyone began to call him Leader Lu.

This has not changed for Louis, he doesn't like these two nicknames, they don't sound domineering enough.

But what can he do? The nicknames are all given by others, and he can't choose them himself. Like O'Neal, he gave himself a lot of cool nicknames, but in the end, none of them were as catchy as his nickname "Shaq."

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Afterwards, the Nets and Bulls lined up to deliver.

Both of these performances were Wilson's performances.

Against the Nets, Wilson scored 38 points in three quarters.

Against the Bulls again, Wilson's performance was even better than in the previous game, scoring his second 50+ points of the season. Moreover, with a career-high 59 points, Wilson abruptly increased his scoring average to 26 points per game, leading the team to four points.

Winning streak.

In this kind of game, there is no room for the coach to play, so Louis can just blow it off and it's over.

"This year's Benj is already a player of a different level." Louis exaggerated a bit. "He has already stood in the dimension of Larry Bird, Magic, and MJ."

Wilson was embarrassed by Louie's bragging, and he responded shyly by pulling his hips.

The next game can be regarded as a test of whether he stands on Bird's level.

In the second game with the Lakers, Wilson faced Magic, the favorite for MVP this season.

The result of the Lakers' lineup being turbulent and losing a lot of their main players is that Magic has gained a lot of shots that he never dared to think of before.

Magic has added more shots, but his efficiency has not dropped. He currently averages 29 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists per game. He is very close to averaging a triple-double per game for the first time since Big O, but he has not yet learned to let his teammates help block positions and grab rebounds by himself.

unique skill.

Most likely, he will never learn it in his lifetime.

Wilson performed poorly tonight, and the Lakers asked Pippen to guard him.

Rookie Pippen is already an outstanding defender. His size, speed, and length are all comparable to Benj's.

But this time, Louis did not give the magician another chance to break out.

The defensive intensity increased and the inside line took advantage of it. Miller, Ellis, Hornacek and other shooters made killer three-pointers, which determined the direction of the game in the fourth quarter.

Magic's shooting percentage was reduced to less than 40% by the Knicks' iron-blooded defense. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game with six fouls. Gilmore and the Knicks generals relived their love for teammates and went undercover. Magic once wanted to relive his performance in the Finals 8 years ago.

The aftertaste of playing the jump ball at the fifth position.

Different from last time.

Last time he only had to jump the ball, this time he really has to play center.

In the big ball era, no matter how comprehensive you are, a 6-foot-8 guard playing as a center is looking for death.

The Lakers lost, and so did the Magic.

His shooting percentage was very low. Although he scored a triple-double, his performance as a center was not ideal.

111 to 104

The result was different from last time. There was no smile on Magic's face. He seemed destined to be unable to compete for the championship in his prime.

Louis kindly reminded: "You can find ways to get more rebounds and strive for a season of averaging a triple-double per game."

The magician smiled and asked: "Can this help me defeat those people in Boston?"

"It can give you and those who support you some comfort," Louis said.

The magician stopped smiling and said almost indifferently: "Then it's of no use at all, Coach Lu."

"Ervin, I know you are no worse than Larry. There is no victory or defeat between you. The Lakers are not as good as the Celtics."

Having said that, the world will always remember Magic losing to Bird in the Finals for four consecutive years.

"Coach Lu, you are better at comforting people than the women in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'" the magician smiled.

Louis believes that the pain caused by failure will definitely be great. But he is not Bird. He knows how to experience life, so he has a unique way of entertainment.

All I can say is, it's a pity.

He has tried his best to improve his shortcomings, but the more he improves, the less competitive the Lakers will be against the Celtics.

Is this his fault? Absolutely not.

So, it's a pity.

It's just a pity, Bird and his team are the stronger side.

"Okay, don't complain for no reason. I'll defeat these mere Celtics."

Louis said passionately like a middle school boy.

"you?"

Magic looked at the other members of the Knicks with an obvious look of suspicion on his face.

"Don't you think we can do it?" Louis wanted to ask the opinion of the unlucky guy who had been tortured by the Celtics for four years.

"No, I am not qualified to say this. I have never played against the Celtics myself," Magic said modestly, "However, I think you have the potential to challenge Boston, but not this year."

Louis knows what it means to be a magician, and this is what the mainstream media and all professionals think.

The Knicks have the potential to take over the league after the Celtics decline, but not now.

The Knicks belong to the 1990s, not now.

The world is still dominated by the Celtics.

Louis doesn't have this idea. How can he wait until the Celtics get old to compete for the championship? If he has this intention, then he doesn't have to train players so seriously, and he doesn't have to be careful in the transaction field to stir up trouble.

It took him four years to build a team that could challenge the Celtics. They were far from their peak, and it was impossible to reach their peak.

There are too many young people, some have overlapping positions, some are dissatisfied and ambitious, and of course there are some who are selfless, but such people are in the minority.

The reality is that this group of people cannot enter their prime while living in harmony, so Louis must win the championship before then.

Let some people make sacrifices through the championship, and then send away those who are unwilling to sacrifice.

This year is the best time. The Celtics are still at the top. They played their best regular season performance since 1986. Bird has a back injury, but thanks to Isiah Thomas and Sampson, he has enough

It's time to rest. After losing in the Eastern Conference Finals last season, the Knicks have already seen the strength of the Celtics.

The time has come, this is the best opportunity.

I just want to compete with the Celtics at their peak and see who is tougher.

Defeating the Lakers, the Knicks are on full fire.

Hawks, Jazz, Cavaliers, 76ers, Spurs, Hawks, Mavericks, the winning streak ended at the hands of the Celtics.

The Bostonians used another level of game intensity, which made the Knicks, who was accustomed to abuse, unable to react.

This is their 15th defeat this season.

There are three games left in March, and the opponents are the Cavaliers, Bucks and Olajuwon.

The Knicks defeated the Cavaliers easily and suffered another defeat in the Bucks. The game against Olajuwon/Rockets is worth mentioning.

This is Ewing's most aggressive attack all season.

Olajuwon is widely believed to be better than him, but Ewing himself doesn't think so.

He feels that he is better than Olajuwon. From college to the NBA, the results of their team should be able to speak for themselves.

But there are always some people who ignore these results and insist on saying that Olajuwon is better, and Ewing can only prove it to them.

It just so happened that tonight Olajuwon had a bad temper and complained about his teammates every 58 seconds (miraculously, this time is even more than Simmons's career three-point collection), while Ewing looked angry and scored 39 points and 18 rebounds.

7 blocks.