The rest is just noise

The players clashed on the field and Louis sat casually.

He was enjoying the atmosphere a little, and Jordan pumped his fist, which showed that he was a real man with blood, but it also showed that his mentality was not controlled well enough.

He didn't expect the Knicks to treat him like this.

He didn't even expect Wilson to dare to attack him one after another.

Defeating the opponent mentally and putting the opponent in a chaotic mode is one of the secrets of the Celtics' superiority over other teams.

The Knicks, who defeated the Celtics head-on, changed from a boy who bravely fought against the dragon to another dragon.

As a result of this fight, Wilson was called for a second foul, Jordan received a T, and other people's melee was not counted.

In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led 27-24.

In the second quarter, Louis let Wilson rest and formed a second team led by Stockton, Miller, Rodman, McHale, and John Salley.

Jordan entered a killing state, and the Blazers were not going to let him rest.

He didn't want to rest either, so the game continued.

Jordan keeps taking a lot of shots and his shooting percentage is always above 50%. According to this trend, 50 points in a single game in the finals is not impossible.

But, there is a problem.

From the beginning of the first quarter to the end of the second quarter, no one of his teammates scored in double figures.

Jordan scored 30 points in the half, and the Trail Blazers, who allowed him to play the entire half, did not gain the advantage they wanted before halftime.

On the contrary, on the Knicks side, Stockton's touch continued to be hot, and the Trail Blazers continued to adopt a short-selling strategy, giving Miller a chance to show off his talents. McHale beat the Blazers inside in the low post, and Rodman's defense,

Suffocating the opponent's flank.

Jordan, who scored 13 points in a single quarter, watched them go from leading to falling behind.

59 to 52 at halftime, the Knicks went ahead by 7 points.

"MJ is indeed the best player on the field, but we have a lot of historical records that prove that the best player does not always win the game. You have to trust the teammates around you, just like Drake in Portland

Le, he did not perform to the level that an All-Star player should have."

Louis wasn't sure if his words reached the pioneer's ears.

How stupid does Adelman have to be to adopt his opponent's suggestion? But what if he doesn't adopt it? A very realistic situation lies ahead.

Jordan scored 30 points at halftime and they were still 7 points behind. What does this mean?

This shows that even if Jordan scored 30 points in the half with a 50% shooting rate, it would be difficult to defeat the Knicks.

Therefore, the law "one person cannot win" still exists.

Ever since, in the second half, Louis saw Jordan being placed on the weak side as an attacker, and the ball was concentrated in the hands of the glider.

"I know they are anxious, but this is outrageous."

Zhao Yuanzheng thought Adelman really adopted Louis' suggestion.

In terms of three-point accuracy, the Knicks' ranking is Ellis Wilson = Miller Hornacek and others.

Although Miller is a rookie, Louis is well aware of the heights he will reach in the future, so he designated him as the team's No. 2 position.

Since the Eastern Conference Finals, Miller has been unable to score due to insufficient confrontation.

The Blazers seemed to have misunderstood something.

They seem to think that by doing nothing, Miller can shoot the same three-point rate as he did in the Eastern Conference Finals.

This situation resulted in the Blazers always being short of breath in the second half.

Jordan worked hard to score, beating all the Knicks players who came to defend him. He could hit all the mid-range shots and scored 56 points in the game.

You know, the Trail Blazers only scored 100 points as a team.

These 56 points are more than half of the team, not to mention his 54% shooting percentage, which is only lower than pie-eating machine Larry Nance.

112 to 100

In Game 2, the Knicks defended their home court with a 12-point advantage.

In this game, eight members of the Knicks team scored in double figures.

The one who scored the most points was not Wilson or Ewing.

The one who scored the most was Reggie Miller, who averaged only 6 points per game in the Eastern Conference finals and shot over 30% from the field.

In the game against the Trail Blazers, he made 5 of 7 three-pointers and scored a team-high 15 points.

There was a monster on the opposite side who scored 56 points, and the Knicks had a team-high 15 points. Judging from the score, they should have been blown away.

As a result, the Trail Blazers lost to the Knicks by 12 points.

Ewing had another great game.

He scored a triple-double of 13 points, 19 rebounds and 11 assists. This was the first triple-double of assists in his career.

And the first time, it was actually done in the finals.

After this game, Ewing's call for FMVP became even louder.

2 to 0

New York defended two home games and headed to the away game with an advantage that scared Portlanders.

Game3

Memorial Coliseum was packed with Trail Blazers fans. It had been 11 years since they last reached the Finals.

Many old Portland fans will smile when they recall the finals 11 years ago. It was a sweet memory.

In what may be the most competitive season in the league's history, the Trail Blazers stand out.

11 years later, no one is left.

Dr. Jack Ramsey's successor, Rick Adelman, is surrounded by doubts.

When Louis entered Memorial Coliseum, he met Trail Blazers owner Larry Weinberg. With him was Paul Allen, the confirmed future owner of the Trail Blazers.

"Lu, it seems you don't need my introduction." Weinberg didn't know that Louis and Allen knew each other.

Louis and Allen only knew each other a few times. Through Sonny Weblin, he bought $900,000 worth of shares while Microsoft was going public. Microsoft holds a general meeting of shareholders every year, and Louis, a small shareholder, naturally attended, so he also

Got to know the big guys inside.

"I don't understand basketball, but I know that Louis is one of the best investors in New York." Allen looked at Louis, "Louis, what do you think of the future of the Trail Blazers?"

Louis smiled bitterly and said: "Do you want me to say it? It's not appropriate."

"I think you are the most suitable person to make a comment, because you just beat them up at home." Allen's unceremonious speech made Weinberg helpless.

Due to financial constraints, Weinberger knew that the NBA was a piece of meat, but he could not continue to operate.

I think back then, he cooperated with others and raised 3 million US dollars to create the Trail Blazers. Now he is the sole owner of the team, but he may sell the team for hundreds of millions, even if the inflation rate is taken into account.

This was also the most profitable business he had ever done in his life.

But there is a question. The Trail Blazers are currently worth hundreds of millions of dollars. How much will they be worth in the future?

"The Trail Blazers have MJ, and they have a bright future." It's a pity that they met me, so there is a high probability that their future is not bright, huh.

Allen smiled and said: "I may ask you for more advice on related issues in the future, but you must be generous with your advice."

Unless Louis was sick, why would he want to help his biggest rival?

Of course, if Allen offers a price that cannot be refused, he will help more or less. No matter how he helps, there is a limit. The Blazers must not surpass the Knicks. This is his bottom line.

He also has the confidence to accomplish it.

That night, the Trail Blazers played their most beautiful game since the start of the Finals.

Unfortunately, it was also the game in which Adelman's condition was the most serious.

Jordan scored 56 points but couldn't win the game, which gave them a strong psychological hint: others need to step up, especially Drexler.

Anyway, Jordan only needs the right to take shots, so let Drexler control the ball and let Jordan take shots at will.

In the first round, Louis saw what they were thinking.

His first reaction at the time was that it was a scam. There was no way Adelman would make such a stupid move.

But as they continued to fight, Drexler's attitude of dealing cards at the top of the arc became more and more wild and unscrupulous. Louis began to seriously think about it, they didn't really think that giving the ball to Drexler and dealing cards at the top of the arc would be enough.

Fix the lack of spark between him and Jordan?

As a result, the two sides played like this for a whole quarter, and Louis slowly adjusted like peeling garlic, and finally determined that this damn pioneer was really treating a dead horse as a living horse.

In the first quarter, the rhythm was very slow, Drexler was a good dealer, and Jordan continued his hot touch in Game 2.

Louis did not intend to continue like this.

When Adelman first took over, he tried a style of play in which Drexler was in charge and Jordan was in charge.

Later I discovered that there was no good tactical system for fighting like this, and it would be easy to be strangled to death.

Where does a good tactical system come from? Adelman's assistant coaches can't come up with it anyway.

After being taken over by the Lakers, he learned the hard way and changed to letting Jordan take charge. As a result, he was beaten again, so he continued to change his methods.

His adjustment direction is not tactical, but "permutation and combination". Use this one, use that one. If it works well, continue, if it doesn't work, try another method.

After finally trying it out, he found that it was better not to think about creating a chemical reaction between star players. With such strong athletic talents, whoever gets the ball is the one who plays. They just arrange some small tactics without an overall big framework.

The Blazers' style of play highlights a recklessness and ferocity, but lacks coaching wisdom.

Now, the Knicks have clearly told Adelman that Jordan alone can't defeat us, and you have to take a multi-pronged approach.

Therefore, Adelman actually thought that they were improvising in the Finals, letting Drexler control the ball, and the effect would be achieved by relying on Jordan's hot touch.

If the Blazers want to win in this way, the only possibility is if Louis is a mole.