The rest is just noise

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers let Jordan spin and continue the game.

However, there is a problem.

Adelman realized that they could no longer let the Knicks' shooters shoot at will, so he used the luxurious forward line to strengthen the restrictions on the three-point line.

They replaced Terry Porter and let Jordan and Drexler take turns holding the ball, coupled with McDaniel, Nance, and James Edwards.

This lineup looks really athletic and perfectly limits the Knicks' ability to move the ball, preventing their shooters from finding good opportunities.

Exhange attack (high dynamic offense) is only part of the N.UCLA system.

The Blazers blocked the three-point line, and the consequence of doing so was the neglect of the penalty area.

Louis didn't even let Ewing play. The person who replaced Ewing was Song Tao. This was a historic moment. A Chinese player appeared in the NBA Finals, and it wasn't garbage time.

In terms of personal ability alone, Song Tao is no match for Edwards, but his physical fitness is better than Edwards. Under the Knicks' system, he basically just eats cake and plays with opportunities.

Song Tao took turns with 2HighFOREHEAD (cutting inside for an alley-oop), and combined with McHale's 2High, something embarrassing happened for the Portlanders.

The outside line was blocked, but a big hole was made inside.

At halftime, the Knicks led the Trail Blazers by 20 points.

59 to 39

Jordan scored 20 points alone, more than half of the team. He also found ways to make plays, but the gap seemed difficult to narrow.

Adelman simply can't understand why they have the best wings but can't use this advantage to compete with the Knicks.

"It is worth mentioning that the Knicks played so well, but they never used the full-court press that buried the Boston Dynasty against the Trail Blazers."

"Does this mean that the Trail Blazers haven't pushed them to that point yet?"

The Murderous Press was created to beat the Celtics, but it can be used against other teams as well.

Hubie Brown is right, the Knicks pressed the entire court because it was unnecessary.

After all, we are ahead by 20 points in any game.

Adelman typically makes one wrong move and another wrong move.

During a midfield interview with reporters, Louis praised the Trail Blazers' performance: "Although we took a little lead, the game is not over yet. The Trail Blazers are a tenacious team and MJ is one of the best players I have ever seen.

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"Little Lou doesn't seem to know that he's disgustingly humble now," Brown complained to Brent Musburger after closing the mic.

Musburger thus learned that Brown had not taken the wrong medicine. He still disliked Louis, but in order to gain the support of New York fans, he had to transform into a road bomber.

After all, you have to eat, not be shabby.

In the second half, it was obvious that Jordan was angry.

He couldn't tolerate his team being beaten so badly in the finals.

Jordan took a sharp step, got rid of the defense, broke through for a layup, caused Ewing to foul, and made two free throws.

He understands that although the Knicks are strong in interior defense, they will not be strong if they knock out everyone.

So he doesn't care how big the Knicks' fouls are, he just goes inside when he gets the ball. Even if he doesn't have the ball in his hand, he still tries to cut inside.

Soon, another foul was caused, this time the person who committed the foul was McHale.

He didn't seem to get tired, forcing eight free throws in four possessions.

The Eastern Conference Finals proved that Ewing's shooting range can reach one or two steps inside the three-point line.

Therefore, if needed on the court, if the Knicks want to have a 4-OUT or even 5-OUT lineup, or three three-pointers + cake king + a ball-holding point, this configuration can be used by Louis at any time. Of course, the three-pointer

The scoring threat cannot be compared with the group of people in the small ball era, but compared with his contemporaries, it is completely enough. As long as he puts out the ultimate space lineup, how to defend the Knicks' ball handler will be a problem for any team.

It's all a problem.

The Trail Blazers suddenly discovered that after Jordan left, they did not have a player who made Wilson uncomfortable on the offensive end.

Even when Wilson pushed the point difference to 20+ in one breath, scaring Adelman so much that he didn't dare to let Jordan rest and let Jordan come in to save the game, Louis insisted on letting Wilson play one-on-one because he had already entered the rhythm.

At first, when Adelman saw Wilson trying to play one-on-one against Jordan, he thought he was trying to bring out his best rim protector. But then he discovered that the opponent was really crazy and Jordan was guarding one-on-one, and Wilson was able to hit him without fail.

When Wilson plays Jordan, it is not purely one-on-one. He will let Ewing pick and roll.

As long as there is a pick-and-roll and he is given a moment's chance to shoot, he will take it.

Wilson, who had a hot hand, relied on his unsolvable jump shot to hit 3 of 4 shots over Jordan. Even if Jordan shot 4 of 4 in return, it would not have a big impact on the situation.

When Adelman lost his mind, it was also when the Blazers completely lost hope of winning.

"Larry, flank Wilson!"

He gave Nance a radical tactical instruction, asking Nance and Jordan to flank Wilson and force him to pass the ball to stop this unreasonable offense.

And this is the logical end of Louis' entire technique and tactics.

When the Trail Blazers used their forward talents to limit their long-range shots, Louis let Ewing and Song Tao wreak havoc in Portland's penalty area; when they decided to abandon the point guard, they used Jordan and Glider to take turns controlling the ball to ensure that Nance and

When Edwards was on the court and his wing athleticism was still invincible, he set up a 4-OUT lineup and let Wilson play indiscriminate singles.

Seeing that nothing else worked, Adelman let the players simply and roughly attack Wilson.

So, all Ewing had to do was pass the ball from Wilson, and there was a vast sea and sky waiting for Ewing.

Louis basically exposed the weaknesses of the Trail Blazers in broad daylight. The glider was marginalized. It was obviously a hard-hitting style of play in the penalty area but there was no shooter to open up space. The inside was always bad. This game more clearly verified the problems of the Trail Blazers.

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As long as the Knicks want to force the basket, the Trail Blazers are powerless to stop the shooter when they are far apart. In addition, the Knicks' wings are also all long-legged and can score points by relying on counterattacks and positional battles to force the basket.

The Blazers couldn't guard against the Knicks' offensive.

Louis completely defeated the Blazers by relying on his beautiful on-the-spot responses and a richer style of play than the Blazers.

Pressed and beaten from beginning to end, the Portlanders didn't stand a chance.

In the final, 114 to 99.

Jordan scored 44 points in vain, and the Trail Blazers lost by 15 points.

"The Trail Blazers must think carefully. Did they break through the nightmare in Los Angeles with great difficulty just to be tied up and beaten in the Finals?" Hubie Brown joked.