The rest is just noise

The Bulls ended the season in an undignified manner.

With half of the third quarter left, the Knicks led by 30 points.

Louis tentatively replaced four main players. If Doug Collins was smarter, he should replace the main players like he did.

However, Collins saw the Knicks' substitutions as an opportunity for them to narrow the deficit.

Not only did he not replace the main players, but he also made the players increase the intensity of the game.

Since his opponent refused to eat the toast, Louis offered him a fine drink.

Originally, the Knicks could control the point difference within 30 points, but now, not winning by 40 points can only be regarded as a bad feeling for the Knicks.

Louis allowed the team to play at full strength through the fourth quarter, 131 to 90.

With a huge 41-point advantage, the Knicks swept the Bulls out of the playoffs.

Game 3 is like a live broadcast of hellish torture to Chicagoans who support the Bulls.

They can't see the hope of winning, and they can't imagine how this team will get better.

Barkley was outstanding, with 26 points and 19 rebounds. He was the only Bulls player whose shooting percentage exceeded 50%.

Under the astonishing intensity of the Knicks' game, being able to achieve this level of offensive efficiency shows his strength.

However, this kind of stocky wing with superior offensive ability and unparalleled one-on-one performance has its own characteristics.

Anyone who has watched Zion struggle with the Pelicans should understand.

To build a team around him, it is not enough to simply prepare a group of shooters on the outside. What he needs is an inside partner who is tall enough, can defend well, and will not take up too much space.

This kind of insider would be a treasure in any era.

Even with such a partner, it is not enough to compete for the championship.

He also needs a ballhandler who can deliver ammunition, and a shooter who can really stretch the floor.

If there is no shooter, he can still fight, but it will be difficult for others.

Simply put, a player like Barkley will lead the team to a strong performance if he has the right team, but if he is placed on a weak team, he will not bring more than abnormal explosive data.

s things.

The Bulls spent all their resources to build a team and let them compete with the Knicks in the playoffs. As a result, the first game was their best game, and they never produced the same results again.

level performance.

Barkley averaged 25+18+4 assists per game in the series, with a shooting percentage of 55%.

He used Adrian Dantley-level offensive efficiency and grabbed as many rebounds as a super center, but still couldn't win.

And this year is only Barkley's third year. He can ignore the fact that two of his peers, Jordan and Stockton, have already led their teams to win games in the playoffs.

Moreover, both Jordan and Stockton have reached the level of conference finals, but he is still in the first round of the playoffs.

From a management perspective, the Bulls achieved their goal of entering the playoffs and did not cheapen the Knicks.

The seventh-place record in the Eastern Conference can only be exchanged for a pick in the middle or late first round. This year is not as talented as the draft in previous years. Therefore, Krause believes that Louis cannot do anything with their picks.

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That's what Krause thought, and he ignored Louis' stellar draft record.

Barkley is quite optimistic, as he thinks, "I'm still very young."

This is the first time in his career that he has entered the playoffs and performed well. In future generations, his fans can straighten their backs and say, "The Bulls lost but Barkley did not lose." The beautiful data can protect themselves from having to worry about the series.

The gap between the Bulls and the Knicks is well known. However, if Louis is the coach of the Bulls, he will ask Barkley to take responsibility and find ways to polish his skills instead of destroying them in the summer.

My perfect body.

He's still young, that's true, but in a few years things will be different.

Collins obviously will not ask Barkley to do more. He is very satisfied with Barkley's performance: "Chuck deserves everyone's applause. He performed tenaciously against the Knicks."

If Louis treated Ewing this way, their relationship would be far better than it is now, but Ewing might not be what it is now.

Therefore, there are gains and losses. Either you be a good person and make the players like you, but at the expense of slowing down their progress; or you can be a bad person and make the players love and hate you in order to avoid being scolded.

He will always find ways to improve himself.

Fortunately, Louis found a balance in this matter. He could scold Ewing while building a friendly and harmonious relationship with Ewing, which is very rare.

After the Knicks eliminated the Bulls, the results of other series also came out.

The Celtics, first in the Eastern Conference, swept the "Philadelphia Knicks" 3-0.

The process was extremely brutal. The Celtics beat Philadelphia by an average of 36 points per game even though Bird was completely bye in the first round.

Ralph Sampson had perhaps the best series of his career.

In three games, he averaged 42 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 blocks in 37 minutes per game, shooting 71% from the field, 48% from the three-point range, and 100% from the free throw line.

Louis is now eager to see the semifinal team give Sampson a hard punch. This state is too scary.

The Western Conference is in an era of rising heroes. The Lakers have fallen, but Magic has reached the peak of his career, leading the Lakers to the third-place record in the Western Conference. They eliminated the sixth-ranked Nuggets in the Western Conference in 4 games in the first round; the second-place Suns in the Western Conference also advanced to the third place.

Second round; the Trail Blazers used their talents to achieve Celtic-level dominance; Karl Malone's Jazz were the second dark horse in the Western Conference this year, and Matt Price's growth was dramatic. They ranked

Fourth in the Western Conference, defeating opponents in four games to advance to the semifinals.

Compared to the West, there are not so many strong teams in the East.

The only ones who can count are the Celtics, Knicks and Pistons.

None of the other teams are competitive enough, and the Pistons, specially formed to deal with the Celtics, will meet the Knicks in the semifinals.

The advantage of the Celtics having the best record in the league is that they can avoid facing the Pistons and Knicks in the semifinals and Eastern Conference finals respectively.

They are confident of defeating these two teams, but these two teams have too strong competitive attributes. They are the kind of teams that they don't want to fight even if they know they can beat them.

Unfortunately, after two seasons of testing, the Pistons struggled in the regular season and were no match for the Celtics in the playoffs. The strategy of stacking the frontcourt to overwhelm the Greens has basically failed.

Against the Knicks, their only advantage is the frontcourt.

But the Knicks' frontcourt is not bad, not as good as the Pistons. It's better because of balance and strong chemical reaction.

May 10, 1988

In the semi-finals of the playoffs, NBA ratings have not been impressive recently. The adultery scandal of ZT candidate of the Elephant Party made Clinton as lucky as the chosen one to win the election. People are paying close attention to the follow-up of the adultery scandal. Former ZT

The aftermath of Carter's Iran-Contra affair is still being circulated in the media.

Gossip and scandals related to politics can arouse people's curiosity at any time.

Compared with this, it is normal for everyone to be uninterested in the NBA playoffs of "who will throw their butt in front of the Celtics and let them hit a home run".

Unless a team can challenge the Celtics' throne, the league will not be able to find a way to hype up the rivalry.

"I really don't want to meet you here."

Pistons head coach Chuck Daly was also the most handsome man in the game today. He was wearing an Armani suit, and his black and gray hair was always neatly combed, with clear and straight partings, just like the geological boundaries on a geological map.

"Same for us." Louis held Daley's hand.

The relationship between the Knicks and Pistons is strange. They are supposed to compete with each other, but neither of them sees the other as their biggest enemy.

The Celtics were their expected opponent, but the two teams happened to be on the same path.

The Knicks decided to use defense to end the Celtics' dominance. Therefore, their defensive rebounds and offensive rebounds, one is first in the league and the other is third in the league. They limit their opponents' effective field goal percentage and force their opponents to make turnovers.

They are all ranked first in the league.

The Pistons' lineup is not as flexible as the Knicks, so their defensive rebound rate is second in the league, offensive rebound rate is first in the league, and their opponents' effective field goal percentage is limited to third in the league. However, they are not as strong as the Knicks in forcing opponents to make mistakes, ranking only in the league.

twelfth.

"According to our plan, use defense to limit their shooting percentage, protect the backcourt rebounds, and create counterattack opportunities as much as possible!"

Louis put together a very special lineup.

Stockton, Miller, Wilson, Rodman, Ewing.

Rodman was rarely placed at the fourth position, and two powerful power forwards, McHale and Oakley, were actually substituted.

"Can Dennis Rodman play power forward?" Chuck Daly asked his assistant coach Dick Versace.

Versace said seriously: "This may be the first time in a long time that Little Lu has put Dennis Rodman in the fourth position. Dennis's rebounding ability is very outstanding. Maybe he wants to use this to improve the rhythm of the game."

"Outstanding rebounding ability?" Daly asked, "How does it compare to us?"

Versace affirmed: "Far inferior."

"Then let them pay the price!"

Daley waved his hand, and the Pistons' starting lineup was Dumars, Craig Ilo, Adrian Dantley, James Worthy, and Moses Malone.