The rest is just noise

There is no way Louis would let his opponent beat him by improvising, even if it was just one game in the series.

After testing in several games, Louis found that Jordan performed best when playing against Wilson.

This does not mean that Wilson's defense is the worst, because there is a possibility that "Jordan will be overwhelmed when he meets Wilson", and it is very high.

Rodman was the best wing to defend Jordan.

And what about the insider who has the best defense against Jordan? Surprisingly, from the perspective of big data, it turns out to be John Salley.

When facing Selly, Jordan's shooting percentage was only 38%.

Therefore, when Louis saw Adelman letting Jordan and the Glider finish the first quarter and continue to play the second quarter, he replaced Wilson and Ewing with Rodman and Selley.

The Knicks may be the only team in the league that performs better after replacing core players.

Rodman stuck to Jordan.

He doesn't have to do much, only one thing is to prevent Jordan from catching the ball in his comfort zone.

To do this, he needs to spread his wingspan like an octopus, like a mad dog that bites the flesh and clings to it.

Rodman's close defense, supplementary defense at other positions, and Selley's precise defense changes made Jordan an orphan.

Drexler, who only wanted to deal the cards, was forced to show his influence with points.

In the first round, he chose to call a pick-and-roll mismatch to hit McHale who came out of defense, and missed.

One minute later, the Knicks missed a three-pointer and the Trail Blazers controlled the long rebound. Drexler counterattacked and dunked, which was a rare highlight for him.

In the next round, Jordan made a brave move and deflected Rodman. Drexler's pass was timely, but as soon as the ball was passed, Selly, who was on defense, knocked over Jordan in time, which was considered an advance.

foul.

In a basketball world without flagrant fouls, Selly's performance of knocking Jordan over did not constitute a technical foul and was therefore counted as a common foul.

Not only does this effectively kill the opponent, but it can also cause a considerable negative impact on the opponent's mind.

Jordan stood up angrily, and all Sali left for him was a smiling face and innocent eyes.

Is he really innocent?

Louis felt that Selly was like a black version of Ranbir who didn't have such a bad heart and would feel guilty when he did bad things, but would be ruthless when it came time to do evil.

Compared to that vicious dog, Selly is a good person.

The difference between him and Ranbir is that one's Black Hand skill is actively triggered, while the other's skill is passively triggered.

Drexler carefully looked for mismatches, and after failing to break through in singles, he successfully passed the ball to Jordan again. Jordan broke through Rodman, and it was Selly's defense again. Jordan knew that Selly's defense was difficult to deal with,

But out of dissatisfaction and anger with the opponent, his basketball IQ dropped to zero. He forgot about passing the ball and just wanted to find Selly and hit him head-on.

Selly looked horrified, as if he knew he had angered the flying man.

Jordan's anger could not stop, and McHale suddenly appeared on the flank, intercepting his attack with a wingspan of more than 2.4 meters.

"I have never seen such a good defense in other games. The Knicks are not only a team with a rough style, but also a team that knows how to defend!"

The Knicks' defense silenced Memorial Stadium.

After Jordan missed, Rodman counterattacked and scored like a long-distance runner.

The ball was handed to Drexler again. This time, he seized on the details of the Knicks' preference for switching defenses in pick-and-rolls, and wanted to use his athletic ability to target Selly.

Selly has already accumulated one foul in the statistics. If he commits another foul, maybe the Knicks should make a substitution.

Glider obviously regards Selly as a small character who can be defeated with just one hand.

Selly has maintained a stable performance under Louis for many years, gradually increasing his weight without affecting his speed and agility.

He still has the speed he had as a rookie.

If he were asked to compete with a glider in a running race, he would definitely not be able to outrun the glider. But during the breakthrough process, his speed was enough to stick to the glider. The glider grabbed the ball and tried to pull the lever like a god.

At this moment, it was as if Dr. J was possessed by his soul.

But Selly used his unexpected physical fitness to jump up and block the glider's ball.

The Knicks fought back again.

In the next round, Drexler took the lead. He ignored Jordan who wanted the ball from the outside and asked Jordan to pick and roll him. He wanted to use Jordan's shooting ability to open up the ball and cause chaos in the Knicks' defense.

Rodman decisively switched defense.

Drexler thought he could defeat Rodman's defense, and he did it. As a result, Drexler, who was not in the right state of mind, was caught in the Knicks' pocket and couldn't even pick up the ball, making a mistake.

Lose points.

Except for the first quarter, Jordan performed poorly throughout the game. In addition to being unable to catch the ball in his comfort zone, being defended by many people, and being fouled immediately even if he had a chance to score... In addition to certain opportunities that should be scored,

, because of a bad mentality, I also missed the shot.

In addition to Jordan's failure to maintain the precise mid-range in G2, another problem is that Drexler, who fed him the ball, was unable to make correct decisions when facing the Knicks' defense.

As a dealer at the top of the arc, he suddenly couldn't make good cakes. Without the food supply, the power of other teammates was reduced by most. This was also the reason why the Blazers collapsed in the second quarter.

Of course, Drexler's abnormal performance can be defended. This was the result of the Knicks bullying him because he had no shooting range, and used a pocket formation to force him into a trapped beast. Because the penalty area was crowded, it caused him to fall immediately after taking off.

In the fourth quarter, Jordan refused to believe in his teammates.

A man plays with the ball, but his touch disappears, and the breakthrough encounters a pocket formation.

He failed to make long-range shots and mid-range shots. He rushed to the basket and was flanked. He rarely had a chance to dunk. The Knicks' violent fouls would bring him to reality.

If we lose in Game 3, which determines the future of the season, Adelman will surely take the blame and step down.

In the last seven minutes, Adelman fought tooth and nail.

He decided to learn from the foreigners and use their skills to defeat the foreigners, and selected a lineup headed by Jordan, Drexler, Xavier McDaniel, Jerome Causey, and Larry Nance to conduct a full-court press against the Knicks.

force.

This scared Louis.

Not scared, but frightened.

This may be the Blazers' version of a murder press. The difference from the Knicks is that their murder press is not as tacit and vicious as the Knicks.

It can be seen that they have never practiced according to this routine at all.

It was another "temporary cradling of the Buddha's feet", but this time the Buddha's feet were held just right.

The Blazers have the talent to execute this level of defense against any team.

The Knicks didn't expect this move and responded hurriedly.

I originally thought that we would win as easily as the first two games, with an absolute advantage of 3-0 and looking forward to the championship. But now there is suspense.

Louis spent a few minutes observing the Trail Blazers' full-court press and saw no structure.

So, when he used the full-court press he learned from the Celtics to counterattack, the game situation also changed.

The Trail Blazers' defense against the Knicks actually forced the Knicks to play aggressively in the Eastern Conference Finals.

In order to defend his position, Wilson took the lead in launching a counterattack.

Rough actions, extreme confrontation, many people fell to the ground in every round.

Today's referees were not as tolerant as in the Eastern Conference finals. All suspected foul contacts were called fouls.

The Trail Blazers take advantage of the home court, but the Knicks have a lot of manpower and they don't worry about foul problems.

On the contrary, it is the Trail Blazers. The quality of the wing five is unmatched, but if there is attrition, no one in the reserve staff can make up for it.

The pioneers who tried to fight magic with magic failed under the brutal murder pressure of Nix.

The result of this head-on confrontation ended with Oakley elbowing Jordan, triggering a conflict.

Jordan played the "worst" game of the series.

He "only" scored 29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists, which was far less efficient and powerful than the previous two games.

There seems to be an all-around gap between the Trail Blazers and the Knicks.

gaps in the coaching staff;

The gap in lineup depth;

There is a psychological gap, as well as an experience gap.

It was obviously the first time for both sides to play in the finals, and the intensity brought by the Knicks was higher than theirs.

The Blazers couldn't find their comfort point at this level of intensity.

The incompetence of the coaching staff is the most glaring part. When the Knicks' lineup was completely defeated by the Knicks, no corresponding routines were prepared for the Knicks. All the "highlights" in the series seemed like they were just imagined.

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Louis thought in advance that this series would end easily, but he did not expect it to be so easy.

Sweeping Jordan's team 4-0 in the finals? Oh my god... The more Louis thinks about it, the less true it becomes.