The rest is just noise

"This will undoubtedly be a battle between two giants." Before the game, CBS commentator Dick Stockton asked his new partner Billy Cunningham. "Billy, who do you think has a better chance?"

Cunningham has been busy since leaving the 76ers.

He was successful as both a player and a coach and was highly respected.

Now he has replaced Heinsohn as the commentator alongside Dick Stockton.

The difference between Cunningham and Heinsohn is that he will not be too partial to his old club.

When giving commentary, I won't bring too much personal emotion, unless there is a coach named Louis standing opposite.

"I think Chuck Daly is better than Little Lu in terms of resume and experience, there is no doubt about it. Therefore, if there is a stalemate in the game, I believe Chuck will use his experience to let Detroit win the game.

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Cunningham knew that Daley's resume and experience were better than Louis, but he forgot that there was something on the latter's resume that Daley had not touched yet - a championship.

Moreover, Louis is basically recognized as the fastest-reacting head coach in this industry.

Cunningham can't forget how Louis led those bastards to massacre his 76ers when he was coaching the Celtics.

This is why he cannot look at Louis and Daley objectively.

Stockton knew what was going on, but he just smiled and didn't say much.

When the game starts, the result will be known.

There was a jump ball between the two sides, but Ewing didn't let Moses Malone take any advantage.

When Ewing signed a controversial 10-year, $30 million contract, Malone was the first player to express dissatisfaction with it.

Ewing remembered it, and even if he forgot, Louis would remind him of it.

Ewing patted the ball down, and without McHale, he was actually the inside man responsible for completing the "2 High" tactic.

You can't leave this matter to Rodman. Louis asked him to play power forward. In fact, he just wanted to use his defense and rebounding ability to support the fourth position. The main purpose was to speed up.

Rodman has never been a reliable low post player.

Ewing still uses the movement of the N.UCLA system to create mismatches. The person guarding him is Adrian Dantley, a player who knows exactly how to attack and how to be lazy on the defensive end.

Ewing leaned on his body and made a turnaround jump shot, which hit.

"If he can't beat Dantley, I will definitely rip his head off!" Louis told the people around him.

Tomjanovich said pitifully: "Oh, poor Patrick."

The game was going according to the Knicks' plan. Joe Dumars was preparing to break through Stockton's defense head-on. The Knicks' pocket formation had been prepared for him. When he came in with the ball, he encountered a three-person double-team.

For this reason, the Knicks left Worthy on the right wing open and Dantley, who did not open up the space.

Neither of these two pitchers could punish their opponents from the outside, so Dumars gave the ball to Craig Ilo in desperation.

Calculating the time, in one year, he will be voted into "The Shot" by Jordan.

Because of Louis, the events that made him remembered by future generations like Sam Bowie are destined to have nothing to do with him anymore.

At this time, he served as a perfect outside filler for the Pistons.

Miller's one-on-one defense is a shortcoming, which is a common problem for all rookies. He has poor confrontation, lack of concentration, and lack of experience.

The moment Miller lost his position, his junior, Wilson, who had played in the NBA for one more year than him, stepped in.

Wilson's defense was underestimated by experts. He locked down Ilo's offense and forced the opponent to force a shot before the buzzer.

The Pistons' offense was blocked by the Knicks.

"The only reason not to support Benj's selection to the All-Defensive Team is that his steals and blocks are not outstanding." Zhao Yuanzheng complained, "Obviously those voters have known through Dr. J that good numbers in blocks and steals are not necessarily good.

Defender facts.”

Dumars did not touch, and the Knicks launched a defensive counterattack.

Wilson threw the ball to the frontcourt and Stockton made an easy layup.

After a few rounds of back and forth, it was already clear what the Knicks were going to do.

First of all, this starting lineup is a typical swing lineup. Wilson and Rodman can swap positions at any time, coupled with Miller and Stockton, the rhythm is extremely fast. The Pistons are a typical big lineup, relying on the frontcourt advantage to create advantages

, Louis arranged it this way, hitting the weak spot with one punch and going for the opponent's weakness.

On the defensive end, the pocket formation locked down the sudden points of Dumars and Ilo. When Dantley and Worthy were unable to shoot three-pointers, Malone's poor offensive positional warfare threatened to put the Pistons into a four-on-five situation.

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If the Pistons choose outside shooting to gamble on their shooting touch and league-leading offensive rebound rate, the Knicks' pocket formation will have a greater effect.

At that time, the Pistons' frontcourt, led by Malone, will need to compete with the Knicks' four-man pocket formation to grab rebounds.

Ewing ranks fourth in the league in rebounds per game this season. Rodman and Wilson are both excellent rebounders at the same position.

The Knicks are not afraid of the Pistons' height.

Louis' layout may seem understated, but every point makes sense.

So far in my career, the only mistake I have made is that I was naive in Game 1 and Game 2 of last year's Eastern Conference Finals and tried to rely on the depth of the lineup to compete with Boston's Big Three.

But that's because the Knicks really used lineup depth to defeat the Celtics in the regular season, so he did that.

If there is a problem with the results, it can only mean that the playoffs are different from the regular season.

Dumars dribbled the ball and made strong shots from the high post.

"How is it possible to get in?" Louis saw Stockton taking out Dumas' big bird.

What a weak Yinbi.

Dumars missed the shot and the rebound bounced into Malone's hands.

Malone hit Ewing hard, causing the latter to foul.

Referee Bill Saar blows the whistle.

Ewing turned around with dissatisfaction. Sal was a well-known "Smiling Tiger" in the industry. Despite his friendly smile, if you dared to disobey him, you would never get good results.

Ewing felt a trace of the same scent as Louis on him.

This kind of chameleon who smiles playfully one moment and becomes arrogant the next is not someone to be trifled with.

To Ewing's surprise, Louis walked directly to the midfield and shouted: "Shit, if what Patrick just did was called a foul, can the game continue? Any action in this game is bigger than the one just now!"

Louis' complaint awakened the audience at MSG Arena.

They cooperated with Louis to boo the whole audience, and Malone missed both free throws.

When the Knicks counterattacked, Sal ran back, and Louis yelled in his ear: "Basketball doesn't lie!"

Sal's smile disappeared immediately: "You'd better not go too far!"

"If you can't relax and let the players play their own game, I guarantee something more extreme will happen!" Louis threatened loudly, and Ewing leaned on Malone's body and turned to hook the ball.

Malone's defense clearly violated his cylinder.

"Wow, why didn't you call it now? Sal, according to the standards just now, this is not a foul?" Louis shouted, "Whose fucking home court is this?"

Ewing missed the hook, and Malone didn't make any foul moves when he got stuck under the basket, but was called for a foul by bottom line referee Joe Crawford.

Now it was Daley's turn that he couldn't stand it anymore.

He was much more fiery than Louis. If someone hadn't stopped him, he would have run up to Crawford, pinched him by the neck, and asked where Malone had committed a foul.

The audience booed again, this time the boos were different from last time.

The last time the boos were called, "What the hell is Jimmy Butler doing?" The boos this time are called "You Jimmy Butler, you're such a good whistle."

Crawford ignored Daley and looked entirely at Louis.

The meaning is obvious. This is a balance whistle blowing back to the Knicks. By the way, he is warning Louis with his eyes to stop beeping.

In this way, it was Crawford who made the concession, not Sal, and both sides had steps to take.

As expected, Louis calmed down and the Knicks regrouped. Wilson's beautiful Euro Backdoor tactic cut into the basket from the bottom corner. Dantley, who was responsible for defending him, was completely invisible and could not see the effect.

Malone turned around and raised his hands, but was fouled by Wilson.

"New Yorkers are untouchable, right?" Daley roared.

Louis clapped his hands behind him, Wilson went to the free throw line, and Malone was replaced due to two fouls.

Malone was in foul trouble, but the Pistons didn't panic at all.

Daly waved his hand, and another top insider, Robert Parrish, came on. This team's frontcourt is so luxurious.

The Knicks can only use Song Tao and Brad Rohaus as Ewing's substitutes, while the Pistons can rotate Malone and Parish based on their opponents.

Wilson was unaffected and made both free throws.

6 to 2

"The Knicks seem to be the better prepared team," Stockton said.

He deliberately created a show effect, and everyone knew that Cunningham had nothing good to say about Louis.

"You can't look at it that way." Cunningham came as expected. "The game has just begun. This is the first game of the semifinals. Both sides are in the testing stage. I believe things will change soon."

Stockton is looking forward to what changes Cunningham is talking about.

Then everyone saw Louis making a gesture.

Stockton, Wilson, Rodman, Miller, and Ewing suddenly played a 2-2-1 full-court press.

This suddenness, aggression, and defensive pressure were all things the Detroit people didn't expect.

"Benj was like a beast on the defensive end to stop Craig Ilo from advancing! Dennis Rodman's double team was so timely, oh my god, they got it!"

Rodman swatted away Ilo's pass and Wilson picked it up.

He dribbled the ball like a defender and moved it to the basket. Worthy returned to defense as quickly as possible, but this could not stop the Knicks' offense.

Wilson jumped into the air and swung the ball toward the bottom corner.

Reggie Miller caught the ball and shot.

"Whoosh!"

9 to 2, the Pistons were stopped.

Stockton said with a smile: "This change is quite unexpected."