The rest is just noise

"OK."

Louis turned to Wilson again, "Benj, what about you?"

"Coach, we know the Lakers are very strong, but"

"Since everyone feels that the Lakers are not our opponent"

"Okay, I understand your idea."

Louis asked each one.

Except for Stevens, the answers given by others all had the attitude of "I don't like the Lakers."

This extremely inflated gesture reminded Louis of the RNG beings who watched the knockout draw in S8.

No matter how proud you are today, you will be disappointed tomorrow.

Louis didn't intend to wake them up here. He didn't expect that the Knicks' greed would appear in the form of "bringing it to the world"...

If the whole world recognizes you, except for a cynical freak like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, it would be difficult to think of going against the whole world.

The mentality of "it's the world that's wrong" will only appear when the world recognizes that the result is not in your favor.

Louis was not in a hurry, he had already asked all these people about their attitudes.

Except for Stevens, everyone else is full of confidence.

Since you are so confident, just give it a try.

If the Lakers are really a bunch of chickens and can be broken at the touch of a touch, then he won't say anything. If the Lakers are a tough guy with good strength and make the Knicks lose, then don't blame him for talking about the sweet things in passing.

Louis returned to the office holding back his dissatisfaction.

"Coach, you don't look very good." Zhao Yuanzheng's typical attitude was not to mention any pot.

Louis rolled his eyes at him: "Don't be nagging, are you ready for the Lakers' game plan?"

"It's almost done." Zhao Yuanzheng took out the game plan.

Zhao Yuanzheng's ideas coincided with Louis's.

Because the tragedy master's skills have no blind spots, it is impossible to guard against him.

Zhao Yuanzheng's suggestion is not to have the idea of ​​double-teaming him.

No matter what happens, no matter how many points the Tragedy Master scores, no matter how great his matchup advantage is, no matter how brutal his misplaced offense is, in short, let him play in isolation.

No matter how strong the scoring ability is, one person cannot kill a team.

This is Zhao Yuanzheng's strategy to let the tragedy master play in isolation and concentrate on dealing with the rest of the Lakers.

This is also Louis's idea. The future NBA team's defensive Cavaliers James version 2.0 will basically be this way.

"well"

Even if there is a good strategy, what's the use if the team members have such a mentality now?

"Is the coach worried about the players' mental state?" Zhao Yuanzheng asked.

Louis smiled, "Yuanzheng, how come you understand me better than Marlena?"

"Don't dare, I'm just guessing."

"Then you are really a damn smart kid." Louis asked, "What do you think we should do about this?"

Zhao Yuanzheng said: "Actually, we can't blame them. This argument is all over the world now. No matter how humble the players are, they can't change the world's views. If they deny this view, they are denying the fact that the Knicks have an advantage over the Lakers.

So, they choose to accept this view, but gradually, the outside world will make them lose themselves and lose their judgment."

Zhao Yuanzheng explained the entire situation clearly, that's all.

"Tell me, how to solve this matter?"

"It's not difficult." Zhao Yuanzheng said with certainty, "As long as they lose one game, they will not be able to hold their heads high in front of you, coach."

"You say this as if I can do anything to them."

"You will probably throw all their self-esteem and pride to the ground and trample them a hundred times."

In an instant, Louis was like Gao Mingyuan in "Anti-Gangster": "How should I speak? Am I that kind of person?"

"Absolutely not. I'm just guessing. If my guess is wrong, don't take it seriously."

Zhao Yuanzheng went to supervise the training. Louis was bored and watched the first part of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" in the office.

It has been 10 years since this movie was released. Although it created a genre, nothing in it was new to Louis. He was just looking for something to kill time.

Reaching the finals means that the season has entered the final stage, but Louis' schedule is not easy at all, and most of the future schedule is already full.

These few days before the start of the finals may be the most leisurely, but Lorraine is not at home.

Lorraine has taken on a new drama, which has officially started shooting recently. Although the studio is in New York, she returns home from filming at 8-9pm every day. If the filming does not go well, she may have to wait until midnight.

Therefore, even if Louis wanted to go home and find his wife to enjoy the world together, he had no chance.

There are only two careless children left in the family and a mother who dislikes him no matter what.

June 5, 1990

NBA Finals Game 1 starts at Madison Garden in New York.

The Knicks' victory over the Lakers in the regular season and their complete victory over the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals made people believe that they have enough strength to defeat the Lakers.

The Knicks are so flattered by the adulation from around the world that they don't take the Finals as seriously as the Lakers do.

Louis deliberately left this unsupervised.

Poor training quality is reflected in the competition, which is the decline of most people's competitive status.

Except for Wilson and John Salley, the players in the Knicks' core rotation are all showing signs of falling off.

Especially Ewing, Miller and Hornacek made Louis furious. Ewing's mid-range shooting percentage further dropped from the already low level. Miller turned into an ice shooter and shot 0 of 9 in the game.

The three-point shooting is amazing. Although Hornacek has not dropped much, his three-point shooting percentage has not been normal since the playoffs, and has always been below 30%.

It is difficult to judge to what extent the decline in three-point shooting percentage is due to the defense brought by the Lakers, because in this era, most players often have excellent three-point shooting opportunities.

The difficulty is attributed to defensive interference, psychological fluctuations and game consumption, and there is no way to quantify the shooting target. This thing is too mysterious. When it is inaccurate, it is extremely inaccurate. You have no way to control it.

The problem is, the Knicks had a good three-point shooting percentage in the previous series, so why did they fail in the first game against the Lakers?

Moreover, the Lakers are not even accurate compared to the mid-range shots. The average mid-range shot rate per capita is 32%. However, if the Knicks can't make mid-range shots, it seems they can't play, but the Lakers are not affected in any way.

Because the secret of the Lakers' strength is not long-range shots, but their finishing in the penalty area. The Lakers' shot ratio in the penalty area is second in the league, their field goal percentage in the penalty area is third in the league, and first in the playoffs. Of course they don't mind shooting so much.

The crosshairs fluctuate because no matter what era it is, attacking in the penalty area is the most efficient and safest way to score. The Lakers have this technique as a foundation, and their offensive lower limit is naturally very high.

This is another problem for the Knicks.

Forget it if you can't make a shot, what about the defense you rely on? What about the fearsome high-pressure press? What about the double-teams that defended the Celtics' Big Three to the point of doubting their lives?

All gone!

Louis didn't make any adjustments, he just changed players frequently.

Pat Riley was puzzled by Louis' actions. He didn't know what the other party was planning.

Louis was worried that he would scare Riley to death if he told his idea, so he didn't say it at all.

He plans to lose this game, hehe.

If Riley knew about this, he would either think Louis was joking or he would think he was insulted. In short, he would not take it seriously.

But Louis is really trying every means to lose this game, and then he has an honest reason to scold these bastards who have grown so big that they have forgotten who they are.