The rest is just noise

Compared with the first game, the second game was more like a finals-level game.

Adelman did not use Richard Anderson, which did not surprise Louis. Anderson's three-pointers can create space, but the Trail Blazers have no way to solve the troubles caused by their poor rebound protection and rim protection.

Terry Porter, Jordan Glider, Nance Edwards.

Adelman stopped working and just used the strongest lineup in the playoffs to compete with the Knicks.

Jordan had a long face as soon as the game started, as if he was going to fight the Knicks for his life.

Louis allowed the players to face the game easily, not because he underestimated the Blazers, but because he believed from the bottom of his heart that his team was stronger than the Blazers.

As a result, Edwards beat Ewing with a jump ball.

Jordan gave the ball to Drexler, cut through the air himself, received a lob pass from the glider and scored a layup.

Then, the Knicks missed a three-pointer and the Trail Blazers counterattacked.

It was Jordan again, he hit a chasing jumper on the counterattack.

Wilson's running tactics, the Blazers' defensive layout is very stupid, they deliberately let the Knicks' shots focus on the mid-to-long range.

In the failure of Game 1, the Blazers did lose due to the player's shooting range.

But can any team in this era really win games with shooting range that transcends its era?

Obviously not. The Knicks ran Exhangeky (high dynamic offense), and Wilson got an open space, which was two steps inside the three-point line.

According to Louis, vote if you have the chance, don't hesitate.

So Wilson took action decisively, but still missed.

Fortunately, the Knicks retreated quickly, but Jordan's touch was so hot that Wilson's defense was right in front of him. He pretended to break through, took a feint shot, stopped suddenly, pulled up and shot, and still hit the target.

"The Trail Blazers started with a 6-0 offensive!"

Louis instructed Stockton on the spot to hit the ball inside instead of rushing to find an outside opening.

After all, the inside line is the Knicks' biggest advantage.

From then on, Stockton's ball began to move inside in large numbers.

Ewing and McHale, versus Edwards and Nance of the Trail Blazers.

Both of the Trail Blazers' interior players have good strength. When Ewing played against Edwards, he was overpowered by talent. The confrontation was even. If he had good touch, he could beat him, but if he didn't, he could suppress him.

When the ball hit Ewing, the Blazers chose to double-team.

Therefore, it was Hornacek in the bottom corner who was short.

"I see, Portland's illness is not cured yet." Louis said to the people around him.

Their lineup seems to be normal, but the defensive strategy is still to let the Knicks' three-pointers limit inside singles.

Regardless of Ewing's shooting percentage against Edwards, allowing the Knicks to shoot three-pointers from the outside is a typical example of a tough guy who is not afraid of death.

Hornacek hit a three-pointer, and Jordan's momentum, which started with six consecutive points, began to weaken.

Then, a small episode happened.

Jordan faced the basket and hit Wilson with the ball. He simply passed the defense and was about to go for a layup when Wilson caught up with him.

After Wilson caught up, he not only covered him, but when Jordan was about to take action, he used force from the side.

This was a foul Jordan rarely encountered in the Western Conference.

Wilson's foul hit him hard, causing his body to fall to the ground.

After getting up, Jordan pushed Wilson away angrily: "You are playing with fire, you son of a bitch!"

"Wow, the game has entered the familiar rhythm of the Knicks again." Brent Musburger said with a smile.

His partner Hubie Brown added: "Actually, as long as we observe carefully, we can find that the Knicks are often not the party that stirs up trouble. Contrary to our impression, conflicts related to them are all caused by

Their opponents strike first. They like to intimidate opponents on the court and will do anything to win, which means they'll attack Larry Bird's back, step on Isiah Thomas' ankles,

Sampson or Michael Jordan on their driving lanes, just like we just saw."

"Yes, MJ and the Trail Blazers must wake up." Musburger, like a group of relatives and friends, publicly called on the Blazers to stay awake. "If you act weak or aggressive under the elbows and pushes of the Knicks, if you

Every time you drive to the basket, you're worried about being attacked. If all you think about is revenge against the opponent instead of beating them with your performance on the court, then you will fall into their trap."

Whether Jordan can understand this is hard to say.

The referee gave him two free throw opportunities. He made one and missed one.

It was the second penalty that was missed, which is not good.

Ewing grabbed the defensive rebound and threw it to Wilson.

Wilson immediately launched a counterattack and fast break.

After the bloody battle with the Celtics, the Knicks have a completely different mentality.

Take Wilson, for example, he began to understand how to control his aggression and how to impose it on his opponents.

Jordan, who was determined to retaliate, wanted revenge. Unexpectedly, his close defense gave Wilson the opportunity to attack again.

Jordan would never have imagined that a 21-year-old young man who was playing in his second year in the NBA would not be afraid or motivated to challenge him, but instead attack his body with elbows and collisions.

Jordan's body blocked the referee's sight. Wilson dribbled the ball with his left hand and swung an elbow with his right hand towards Jordan's stomach to use his strength to collect the ball. At the moment when Jordan felt severe pain and could not react, Wilson, who was collecting the ball, threw it back.

His whole body hit his chest, knocking him down on the spot and scoring a layup.

"Beep!!"

Jordan, who was knocked to the ground by Wilson with two foul moves, was actually called a defensive foul.

At this time, Jordan's teammates couldn't stand it anymore.

Xavier McDaniel was furious off the court and angrily wanted to go on the court to protect his boss. Nance came over and spat at Wilson with his mouth.

Edwards wanted to be aggressive, but Ewing stopped him.

"Oh, it's starting again!"

"Knicks series, always like that!"

After Jordan stood up, he glared at Wilson angrily.

Wilson's tense face suddenly revealed a smile, full of provocation: "You're not waiting for my apology, are you, MJ? It seems your team in the Western Conference is softer than I thought."

"You'll see it!" Jordan replied.

Not being able to play against the Celtics in the Finals is a big loss for the Trail Blazers.

They didn't know what kind of style the Eastern Conference champions were like. He thought it would be smooth sailing after passing the Lakers, but that was just an entry-level game like Isora Aoi's.

"After the conference finals, Benj really seemed to be a different person." Zhao Yuanzheng sighed.

"Thank you for Larry's saliva." Louis said funnyly, "I scolded him for not using Larry's saliva for two years. It's really sad to think about it."

This is an exaggeration. It was Bird who changed Wilson.

The duel with Bird made Wilson realize how a true superstar should affect the game.

The difference between superstars and all-stars is that the former can still be the winner of the game even if they score 0 points, while the latter will be marginalized like ordinary players once they can't do what they are good at.

Bird is a superstar among superstars, so even with a serious back injury, he can still change the direction of the series.

After all, Jordan has played in the NBA for four years. Logically speaking, he should be much calmer than the second-year Wilson.

But the problem now is that a second-year guy keeps touching and kicking him, and also uses some soft and hard words to disgust him, which makes his already strong revengeful mentality difficult to control.

Jordan's revenge came very quickly. Drexler passed the ball. He stood on the left wing and faced Wilson's defense, turning over and shooting a jumper in the air.

Wilson responded with a backdoor layup;

Then Jordan held the ball and launched an attack from the right wing, continuously changing into pull-up jumpers.

Wilson's offense failed to come back. Not only did he fail to fight back, he was double-teamed by Drexler and stole the ball.

Jordan counterattacked, receiving the ball from midfield and performing a fancy one-handed cradle dunk from the wing at Madison Square Garden.

Extremely exciting, this is a gorgeous scene that can be included in your career highlights.

However, the Knicks' shooters are so stable that it makes the Trail Blazers sick.

Wilson doesn't pursue an equal matchup with Jordan. If he can't beat him, he can't beat him. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi, the old and the young are poor.

After Stockton was left open, he hit a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

"If they continue like this, I dare to say that the Blazers will die on the three-point line today."

Louis said confidently.

If you wanted to kill people with three-pointers in the 1980s, it would be really difficult.

But the Knicks have gathered a group of reliable shooters. If you really don't defend and just let them shoot, it won't be that difficult to kill you.

This shows how much the Blazers are afraid of the Knicks' inside line. Wherever Ewing and McHale go, they can compress the defensive formation. If they receive the ball, they will attract 2-3 people to attack, and the outside line will be completely empty.

Jordan didn't care about the score at all, he only had Wilson in his eyes.

Beat Wilson to death, prevent him from death, make him unable to lift his head in front of him, dare not breathe, like a sheep unable to resist, that is what he wants to do.

Jordan will definitely be disappointed in this matter.

The blows he deserves and the education lessons he needs to go through have already been received by Wilson from the best player in history. With Jordan's current strength, except for beating Wilson harder than Bird, it will not change the overall situation.

At the end of the first quarter, Jordan dribbled the ball and wanted to break out.

Wilson, who faced him for the entire quarter, kept up with him energetically.

Jordan, who had already scored 17 points, wanted to give Wilson a hard blow on a whim. His elbow hit the latter hard.

But Wilson was not repelled by this. On the contrary, Jordan, who wanted to dunk, was knocked out of the court by Wilson first looking for someone, then looking for the ball, and flew directly to the feet of the courtside cameraman.

In an instant, the conflict intensified.

Jordan jumped up and punched Wilson like an angry young man.