The rest is just noise

Reggie Williams made a diving save and forced the Knicks' missed pass back.

Sam Bowie got the ball outside the three-point line and had no time left, so he had to take a shot.

He made the shot.

There were 22 seconds left in the game and the Lakers were 15 points behind. Even if Tracy McGrady parachuted onto their court with 35 seconds and 13 points, it would not be able to change the outcome.

Stevens was as happy as a child.

Wilson is no longer on defense.

The tragic player was dribbling the ball and had no intention of continuing to attack. If he wanted to improve his statistics, he could definitely get to the basket, and the Knicks wouldn't be guarding him anyway.

He didn't do that.

He dribbled the ball and waited for the time to end.

9-8-7-6...

Louis picked up the Coke and performed the classic one-handed unscrewing of the buckle. At the end of the game, MSG fans poured into the stadium.

In fact, Louis was not as happy as he looked.

This championship is different from the first championship in 1984 and the first championship of the Knicks era in 1988.

Just like their second championship, the Lakers' core players are troubled by injuries and are bound to be no match for them.

This year's championship represents the Knicks' third consecutive championship in the Louis era.

What is the hardest part? If Louis is talking about it, the hardest part is the Eastern Conference series against the Celtics. The Lakers were not a problem from beginning to end.

Although the Lakers dragged the game to the sixth game, the Celtics were the team he feared.

The result was satisfactory, but for Louis, it was not so happy.

Maybe he really won.

But he is the kind of person who needs challenges, stimulation, and difficult things.

When he left the Celtics, the main reason was that Auerbach was holding him back. What was the secondary reason? If it really came down to it, it was that the team was perfect enough and there was nothing left worth doing for him.

Now the Knicks appear to be in the same situation.

At first glance, it seems that there is no opponent.

The Celtics are getting older. The Lakers must first solve Kevin Johnson and then think about how to defeat the Knicks.

As for the Trail Blazers, with Jordan being led astray and Drexler unwilling to be a small player, they could explode at any time.

Louis didn't expect that he could be so arrogant. He would dare to look down on the world's heroes after "just" winning three consecutive championships.

"Why are you not happy at all after winning the championship?" Ewing asked strangely.

Louis asked with a fake smile: "Don't you see the smile on my face?"

"Clearly fake smile."

"Is it that obvious?"

"I can see it anyway."

Okay, even this guy can see it, so who else can’t?

"Don't mind, I'm actually very happy, I'm just thinking about other things."

Louis soon ran out of time to be pretentious, because the fans who rushed into the stadium were irrational.

They want to celebrate with the team staff.

Be it a player or a coach.

Opposite the Knicks, the Lakers ended up lonely.

Since 1980, the tragic Lakers have reached the Finals 9 times in 11 seasons, and only won the championship twice in 1980 and 1982. Then, the disaster that established the name of the tragedy began. Since 1983, they have suffered

Seven consecutive losses in the finals.

Elgin Baylor, known as the unluckiest player in history, only lost 8 times.

As a first-generation tragedian, Belle couldn't be happier.

Although he is the player most qualified to be called Mr. Laker in the world, his breakup with the Lakers was not pleasant, and he had no interaction with the Lakers during the Buss era. In addition, he did not win any championship. Therefore,

Only Jeanie Buss can shamelessly exclude him and LOGO from the five best players in Lakers history in the future.

Now he is a happy old man.

As the general manager of the Knicks, he helped the team win three consecutive championships. He never won any rings as a player, but now he has three championship rings. Although he is not a player, he is just as precious.

"Jerry, I have as many rings as you do."

Belle said happily.

This was not a provocation, West smiled bitterly.

There will be no suspense in the subsequent FMVP selection.

Benjamin Wilson extended his dominance from the first game of the regular season to the finale of the Finals.

In this battle, he scored 39 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists. Benjamin Wilson, who was only 22 years and 9 months old, won the first FMVP trophy of his career.

After Ewing, he became the third major player in the history of the Knicks to complete MVP+FMVP+double first team.

It is worth mentioning that although the sixth game of the finals was not suspenseful, 31 million Americans still watched the game.

This set a new record to date.

What's more worth mentioning is that Game 4, which was hindered by the league, had the lowest ratings in the series. To a certain extent, this gave the league's top management a clear foreshadowing. If you want the game to be good, you have to watch it.

dish.

Some coaches don't know how to make the game good-looking, so of course you have an obligation to help them make the game good-looking.

But people like Louis don't like to be pushed around, and he doesn't like to be criticized. Once you want to provoke him, although he can't do anything to you, he can mess up your affairs, such as making the game extremely difficult.

Ugly.

Louis' call with David Stern set the tone for the next two Finals games.

The final result is that the league enjoys soaring ratings, the Knicks win three consecutive championships, the Lakers celebrate seven consecutive championships and an internal explosion, and everyone has a bright future.

The next day, the issue of whether the NBA's CBS era was over made headlines in various media.

After the golden 1980s, in the first year of the 1990s, the league's momentum did not weaken. On the contrary, it became more attractive because of the rise of the Knicks.

This is a matter for the league's negotiators and the television stations.

The focus of Louis' work was the 1990 draft.

They just finished the Knicks' strongest season in terms of physical strength during the Louis era.

Because they acquired Sam Bowie and Reggie Williams without major losses.

Williams will be a member of the Knicks for the next few years.

Bowie's contract has expired. Based on his performance with the Knicks, many teams will give him big contracts.

At the same time, Danny Ainge's contract is about to expire, and Louis is still not sure whether they want to keep Ainge.

At the same time, and most importantly, Hornacek's contract will also expire this summer.

If someone offers a big contract to Bowie, Louis will definitely not follow up on the offer, so Bowie will leave.

Whether Ainge will stay or not can be discussed again. As for Hornacek, Louis certainly wants to keep him. It is difficult to find a seventh person as good as him.

He has been an important substitute at the first and second positions for the Knicks during the Louis era. It is very rare for a white guard to play two guard positions.

But Louis has to face reality.

Hornacek has won three championships with the team and is at his peak. He wants a big contract and a higher tactical status, which the Knicks cannot give.

The people Louis wanted to keep the most were the ones he couldn't keep the most.

Therefore, Louis needs to prepare for the worst-the team may lose three important rotations at the same time.

Although without these three, their lineup depth is still staggering, but Bowie and Hornacek are very important role players. If they are not supplemented in time, there will be some trouble next season.

But Louis is not in a hurry, they have a choice.

This year, the Knicks only have two draft picks.

One first round, one second round.

This first round is a bit mysterious. Many years ago - oh no, actually four years ago, Louis made a deal with Bulls general manager Jerry Krause.

The content of the transaction was to exchange the second overall pick in 1986 for Kevin McHale and several draft picks.

As we all know, Krause traded back to the No. 2 pick and picked a dead guy.

From that moment on, the Bulls were destined to mess up Barkley's peak period. In order to shirk responsibility, Krause could only pour dirty water on Louis.

Yes, Louis admitted that he was responsible in this matter. He must have held a gun to Klaus's head and forced him to trade.

Regardless of whether outsiders believe it or not, Chicagoans do.

The Bulls have struggled since then, and the Knicks have still not digested the legacy of that deal.

This year, the final value of that deal will be realized - the Knicks have the right to exchange the 1990 first-round draft pick with the Bulls.

Thanks to Louis' "help" last summer, the Bulls came into the new season with an extremely rubbish lineup. Even though Barkley averaged 28 points, 14.4 rebounds and 4 assists per game and shot 56% from the field, he still failed to take the team out of the lottery.

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The Bulls fell to eighth in the league.

After that, they drew the 8th pick in the first round of 1990 in the lottery in May.

How should I put this matter? Louis only felt grateful in his heart.

Thank you, Klaus.

There are still nearly two weeks left before the draft, and it's still early in the offseason, but the news that needs to be revealed has basically come out.

Isiah Thomas is unhappy. The ambition that he relied on winning in the early years can no longer be hidden.

Drexler was unhappy. Why was the Trail Blazers Jordan's team? He was the one who came first.

Barkley was unhappy because the general manager was stupid.

Kevin Johnson is unhappy for reasons similar to those of a glider.

If it weren't for the Knicks having to prepare for the draft, Louis would have wanted to put aside his official duties and concentrate on his career. Isn't this more exciting than the finals?

PS: Today’s second chapter will be updated at 2pm, because the typos have not been corrected yet