The rest is just noise

"Patrick, what do you call defense?"

"Ah? People are flying in front of you, can't your dad block him? What are you doing? Just watch him pull the lever in the air?"

"Did your dad listen to me? I asked your dad to cover his ball, but I didn't ask your dad to pretend to be cowardly. You don't think I will let you go without saying anything, do you? Tell you.

, my dad is going to compete today!"

Ewing rolled his eyes: "Michael seems to be hurt."

"I don't care if you can bear it or not." Louis reacted and immediately turned his head, "Are you hurt?"

Tomjanovich comically gestured with the telescope with his hand, "It looks like the injury is quite serious."

"Oh my god, you're actually injured? I'm so jealous of the talent! The beauty is so miserable!" Coach Lu wanted to say another word to show his vocabulary, "Michael's ambition has not yet been fulfilled!"

Zhao Yuanzheng said seriously: "I think the person is not dead yet, coach, your wording is not quite right."

Louis turned to look at Ewing again.

Ewing now had a reason to explain why he couldn't guard Jordan's final attack.

"He is injured. Giving him a 2+1 is my concern for him." Ewing said with emotion, "After all, we also wore the national flag and competed in the Olympics together!"

"You are bad at defense. Why are you pretending to have a deep relationship with me as a teammate?" Even though Jordan seemed to be in trouble, Louis still did not intend to let Ewing go. "Even if you are bad at defense, you still bring bad luck. Michael has tried his best.

Even if I avoid you, I still can't escape this disaster."

"What does this have to do with me?"

Since Jordan's goal was at the buzzer, the first half was over regardless of whether he could take the extra penalty or not.

After several tests, the Trail Blazers' team doctor determined that Jordan had suffered a serious injury and that the most important thing was to leave the court immediately.

Therefore, Pitino rejected Jordan's suggestion to finish the free throw and then leave.

Allowing someone else to take the free throw means the player will be out of the game and will not be allowed to return.

"This is the worst possible outcome."

Dick Stockton said.

"After the Knicks' Benjamin Wilson missed the game due to injury, MJ's injury caused this nationally focused game to lose its most dazzling star."

Billy Cunningham is as angry as the Blazers coach.

"If the Knicks don't change the way they play, more people will be injured." Cunningham seemed to have lost his mind, "From Larry, to Isiah, to MJ, they have already injured too many people.

Already."

Cunningham's accusation was clearly not acceptable to Louis.

Everyone on earth knows that Bird's back injury is mainly due to his being too filial.

Thomas' injury was an accident.

Jordan? Live replay gave the Knicks a clean slate.

Although the Knicks had knocked Jordan to the ground many times before, this time it was clean. Jordan rushed into the pocket, mainly facing the defensive threat of Ewing, and had to use a difficult lever action to avoid being blocked.

It was those pulling movements he made that led to the irregular landing and further injuries.

Can we blame Ewing for standing in the right defensive position to help defend?

But in fact, this kind of thing is just like those people who have been given a fixed impression. Even if it has nothing to do with them, as long as something consistent with the impression happens, everyone will think of them.

Bird's back injury worsened against the Knicks.

Thomas lost the game after a heroic performance with a leg injury and a damaged ACL.

Now it's Jordan again. Although there is no evidence to prove that Ewing is the culprit, star players often get injured in your games. Isn't it a coincidence?

The Knicks have to accept this bias.

After all, their playing style can injure people, so it's not surprising to be scolded for being too slow.

Louis heard Cunningham's accusation from a reporter.

"If the commentator loses his neutral position, he should be like Tom Heinsohn and become the team's home announcer. I didn't hear any analysis from these remarks, only prejudice and hatred, so I

I'm not going to answer." Louis dismissed Cunningham's look of contempt from afar.

In the second half, the Trail Blazers, who lost Jordan, changed to a style of play with Drexler as the core.

Glider will prove that even without Jordan by his side, he is one of the four best wing players in the league.

But his day to prove himself was not today.

As long as he fails to score, the Knicks' pocket formation can kill him.

Moreover, not long after Jordan was carried out on a stretcher, Drexler still had a shadow in his heart, and he couldn't let it go during the game.

Instead, it was the Knicks' second-year star Reggie Miller who showed his prowess.

Miller's first goal of the second half came from a missed long shot by Drexler.

The glider's three points are completely empty.

Every time he gets the ball from the outside, Rodman, who is guarding him, will give him a big opening of more than two meters.

This time, he couldn't bear the humiliation and surrendered.

The result was a miss, and then, Miller seemed to be possessed by the soul of Dale Ellis. Last season, Ellis was the Knicks' most explosive chasing shooter, and his shooting accuracy in transition offense was unparalleled. Now, Miller

He officially took over from Ellis and showed why he will be one of the top shooters in the future in stopping opponents.

In terms of chasing shots in counterattacks, only Ellis may be better than him at the moment.

"Whoosh!"

Miller made a chasing three-pointer.

After that, he had no chance, and Louis made a special trip to call a timeout for him.

Because Ewing and Stockton ignored the perimeter a little too much.

"If you two don't pass the ball to Reggie, get the hell out of here and sit through the bench!"

Some people are naturally mean-spirited and don’t understand the seriousness of the matter unless they scold them.

After Louis finished scolding and the timeout ended, Miller ran from the right corner to the left corner.

This was his only move in the entire offensive cycle.

It's simple, because the opportunity comes not from his movement, but from the cooperation of his teammates. McHale, on the weak side, uses off-ball screens to help him block people.

The Blazers didn't have the awareness to switch to guard the shooter. Stockton passed the ball to the left corner. Miller received the ball and made a three-pointer, his second score of the second half.

This goal not only reflects the strong tactical quality of the Knicks players, but also reflects Miller's awareness of cover and Stockton's vision of moving the ball in a wide range. Louis in front of the pass. As a fan of Universe Yong, he has seen too many

Similar back-and-forth tactics.

Curry usually plays this way, and Thompson does it occasionally. Now, he has copied this tactic into the system, and it can be seen that Miller likes it very much.

A minute later, Drexler found the courage to charge into the penalty area and dunk angrily.

The Memorial Stadium was filled with excitement, and everyone said that Drexler was venting his anger on Jordan.

Louis pointed to the top of the arc.

Miller understood, and Stockton deliberately slowed down to confuse his opponent's judgment.

When he reached the three-point line, he looked to the left, dribbled the ball behind his back, and suddenly a fingertip pass came.

The basketball came to Miller's hands, Jerome Cauchy stupidly gave him a half-meter gap, and Miller opened his hand and threw it.

"Whoosh!"

This was Miller's third three-pointer of the second half.

With a hot touch, he has become the dominant player in this game.

Moreover, most people at the scene could see that the Knicks would hit him with the ball whenever they had the chance.

He's in such a hot state!

The game became less and less like a competition and more like an impromptu show.

Pitino tried to use a full-court press to disrupt the Knicks' rhythm.

But their 2-2-1 full-court press lacked aggressiveness after losing Jordan, and it was difficult to change the rhythm of the game.

It was because the full-court press was not strong enough and Stockton passed the ball to break it.

Miller gets screened by Rodman.

Although Rodman's bare feet are only a little over two meters long, he may be the best wing in the league who knows how to cover. Even if he stands still, there are infinite changes as long as he is separated. The Blazers did not double attack in that situation.

Miller's awareness, this is why Rodman's screen was so successful.

Miller's shot was no longer a three-pointer, but a long two-pointer with two steps inside the three-point line.

Even if it's not a three-pointer, it doesn't matter, everyone knows he's in the zone.

After this goal, the Trail Blazers defended Miller closely.

They would rather let Rodman dunk than give Miller another chance.

In order to stop Miller, they tried so hard that Louis couldn't help but call a timeout to ruin their plan.

"Reggie, please follow this route."

Louis drew a tactical route map in advance, let Miller look at it, and then ordered others to cooperate.

This is completely out of grudge. The Trail Blazers want to guard Miller, but Louis needs to use teamwork to get him open.

This is a common strong-side three-man combination in Knicks games. Usually the participants are Stockton, Wilson Miller and an inside screener. This time the role of the low-post ball-holding axis is played by McHale.

Stockton acted as the inside screener, and Miller was the finisher who executed the offense.

Outside the three-point line at a 45-degree angle on the left, Miller seized the gap and shot a three-pointer.

Facing the already mature Miller, there is no force that can stop him from throwing the ball into the basket.

Apparently, after Miller hit his fourth three-pointer of the third quarter with the help of his teammates, the Blazers' defense broke down.

They worked so hard just to guard Miller.

But Louis called a timeout and told them with practical actions that no matter who it was, they couldn't guard it.

"Time is running out for Portland."

With 1 minute left in the third quarter, the Knicks led by 17 points.

So Dick Stockton had his usual mouthful.