The rest is just noise

The scoring drought between the Knicks and Trail Blazers lasted three minutes.

After Kemp came on the court, the internal confrontation became intense.

There are many differences between this version of Kemp and the one Louis knew. The biggest difference is his defense. During the season, he was trained by Willis Reed, and in the offseason, he and Ewing went to Georgetown to hang out with the Hoya Gang.

Although he has not played a game for Georgetown University, he has the temperament of a Georgetown University big man.

He puts on a stinking face on the court that says everyone owes him millions, spares no effort in confrontation, and does all sorts of things to intimidate his opponents.

Louis was intoxicated by the confrontation between Kemp and Mason.

He first used a fierce confrontation to push Mason over. You know, Mason's physique is comparable to Karl Malone.

After the furious Mason got up and wanted to come back, Kemp then swung his elbow and hit the opponent directly in the stomach, then rushed forward and knocked Mason over again.

The Knicks' outside shots missed, and it was him who rushed down two offensive rebounds.

In the third minute, Kemp grabbed an offensive rebound and passed it to Ewing.

Ewing used his strength to blast away Barkley who was out of position to guard him, then turned around and shot a rabbit jumper.

"Whoosh!"

"The goal came later than expected, but that's what we wanted to see."

"The showdown between the Knicks and Trail Blazers represents the highest level of competition in this sport!"

"Actually, the Lakers' game was also pretty good."

It's hard for the tragedy maker to be caught between them. As the Knicks become a dynasty and the Trail Blazers follow suit and succeed, more and more teams will imitate them and play rugby-style basketball games.

The Knicks' defense doesn't need Louie to worry about.

This is their guy. Through an impeccable pocket formation, the Knicks limited the Blazers' interior offense.

Jordan had failed to score several outside shots before.

This is also Riley's influence.

Thanks to Riley's advice, even Barkley, a perennially fat man, lost weight. Jordan was trained even harder and gained a lot of muscle, while also losing his long-range shooting feel.

Before Riley arrived, Jordan's long-range shot had actually been developed, but now, it seemed like he had to start from scratch.

This was also Riley's intention for Porter. He knew that the Knicks would not let go of Jordan's deterioration in long-range shooting, so there must be a space point on the outside.

Porter's three-point threat is there, and the Knicks have to send someone to guard him in every game.

Jordan, who is not a full-time point guard, still focuses on organization and support, passing good balls to Barkley.

Right wing, Barkley versus Rodman.

He first swayed forward with a tentative step, shaking Rodman back with a red bullet hair, then pulled it up and threw.

2 to 2

"Is this DPOY? Not good!" Barkley shouted arrogantly at Louis, "Coach Lu, why did you let that monkey with insufficient IQ guard against me?"

"I don't know." Louis asked heartily, "Maybe it's because he has four championship rings and you have none?"

"I'll have one soon too."

Barkley was furious, the Knicks' offense was not going smoothly, and Stockton had not faced a team of the Trail Blazers' format in the playoffs for several years.

In the past few years, the Knicks have been unfavorable and Stockton has never been a problem.

Louis almost forgot how unreliable he was against the high-pressure defense of a super team.

Stockton faced Porter's defense and chose to advance with the ball as usual. Suddenly, Porter's defense came forward, and Stockton chose to fight against it. However, he could not withstand the intensity of the confrontation and the ball in his hands instantly lost control.

The ball flew to Porter's hands, the Trail Blazers made a long pass, and Jordan dunked.

4 to 2

"Be patient, don't rush," Louis said loudly, "take it slow and steady."

Stockton dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and as soon as he was in position, Jordan and Porter suddenly double-teamed him.

The defensive intensity that instantly focused on Stockton made it almost impossible for him to control the ball.

"General, throw the ball up!"

It's Wilson's voice.

Stockton took a risk and threw the ball into the air. Fortunately, his judgment was correct. Wilson jumped up to catch the ball at that position. Without Jordan to defend him, he dribbled decisively to the basket.

When he jumped into the air and swung the basketball to prepare for a dunk, Crawford Robinson jumped up from the side and slapped his hand hard. With a bang, Wilson's ball flew up and Wilson fell down. Fortunately, Yu

Because then.

"No one can fucking score here!" Robinson yelled forcefully.

Wilson sneered: "I'll have to show it to you next round!"

Robinson's hitter naturally committed a foul. If every foul was based on this standard, Louis believes that basketball will become the roughest ball game.

Before Wilson made a free throw, Louis called him to the sidelines and told him: "The Portlanders' defense is terrible, but there is a problem with the defense on the wing."

Wilson listened and nodded.

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"It's fun to fight head-on, but what's more interesting is to use wisdom to subdue these reckless men." Louis patted Wilson on the shoulder, "These guys who have trained their muscles to their brains are just Riley's puppets, with a lot of flaws.

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Although Louis verbally disdained the Trail Blazers, in actual games, the Knicks faced perhaps the biggest challenge since 1988.

Today, Louis dares to say that if this Knicks were to play in the Eastern Conference Finals against the 1988 Celtics, they would probably resolve the battle within six games. Of course, the Knicks would win.

However, this pioneer is a different concept.

Even if it was only the first game of the Finals and only played a few minutes, Louis was ready to make the series a full seven games.

The Blazers turned the basketball game into a physical game, which affected the players' performance in every aspect.

Wilson, who averaged 87% of his free throws per game, made one of two free throws and missed the second one.

But the Knicks got a blessing in disguise. Rodman lit up the offensive rebound. Kemp seized the opportunity. With the speed of a rocket, he grabbed the rebound and smashed the ball towards the basket through Barkley's body.

Before Louis had a chance to praise "Banxiao", he saw the young man above him losing his mind and pushing Buckley to the ground.

"!@%......"

Barkley jumped up and wanted to have a boxing match with Kemp. Kemp was willing to take the fight, but teammates on both sides maintained restraint.

Therefore, the boxing match did not start, but the scolding battle lasted for more than a minute.

Dick Bavetta was rarely fair and gave Kemp a technical foul. Louis replaced him again to settle the matter.

"Erwin, what do you think of what just happened?" Groom Albert seemed not to know how hurt the tragedian was by such a thing.

A bitter smile appeared on the tragedian's face: "How should I put it? If I were not the party and the victim, standing on a fair and neutral standpoint, this kind of thing would be quite interesting, but I must firmly condemn this kind of stadium violence."

5 to 4

The Blazers got two free throws.

Louis replaced Kemp to calm down, and replaced Kevin McHale to lead the team.

"Don't you think you have a bad brain? Why don't you just dunk the ball on the head of the Alabama fat boy? Are you so excited?" Kemp was scolded by Reid as soon as he came off.

Kemp on the court was fearless, a complete devil, but when he came off the court, he stood as humble as an ant in front of Reed.

"Okay, calm down first, Kevin won't last long." Louis became the peacemaker, "We will still have to replace you later."

The impact of the escalation in competition intensity is mutual.

The Trail Blazers asked Porter, who had the highest free throw percentage, to take free throws, but he missed both free throws.

Kemp's technical foul only gave the opponent the ball. Even if there was no technical foul, the ball still belonged to the Trail Blazers, because the Knicks' offense was completed after Kemp's tip-in.

As a result, Kemp got a technical foul and the Blazers got nothing because they wasted their free throw opportunity.

It seems that the Trail Blazers still have to open up the situation with Barkley as the core.

Just suddenly, Jordan ran towards Barkley's position.

They cooperated in passing the ball hand-to-hand, and Barkley also used his body to help Jordan block Wilson's pursuit.

Jordan's defender suddenly changed from Wilson to Rodman.

First defense upgraded to Defensive Player of the Year?

This looks like a failed forced switch.

Jordan was so fast that even Rodman had trouble following him. Moreover, when he chose to make a pull-up jumper, at that moment, the defender had too little time to react.

As strong as Rodman, when he saw Jordan suddenly stop, he could only stand there and raise his hands subconsciously.

"Bang!"

Hit the board

6 to 5

Jordan, whose long-range shots were inaccurate due to gaining muscle, together with Barkley and Clifford Robinson, turned the Blazers into a veritable mid-range shooting team.

Although the Blazers shoot more mid-range shots, the players who shoot mid-range shots are strong enough and can form a self-consistent offensive logic.

Barkley is very destructive in the penalty area, but his mid-range shooting ability is also outstanding, and Jordan's mid-range crosshairs are even better than him.

The Trail Blazers' mid-range shooting percentage is 44.3%, ranking first in the league. Because Porter has only one reliable three-pointer, they have to take a lot of three-pointers. Only if they can shoot accurately can they increase production to ensure that the team has enough offensive capabilities.

space.

Since the three main attackers all shoot few three-pointers, their containment power from beyond the three-point line is not enough. However, because the Trail Blazers have powerful attackers both inside and outside the line, they cannot maintain high productivity outside the three-point line.

, but the ability to do follow-up processing after receiving the ball is strong enough, so when encountering a defensive team like the Knicks that mainly uses pocket formation, they can often punish them.

Jordan's shot gave Louis a strong hint.

The killer move that Pat Riley hid in the regular season was to change the single-core drive from Barkley on the offensive end in the regular season to a dual-core drive from Chopper.

Neither of these two people need space when attacking with the ball, because they are the creators of space themselves.

Due to their unparalleled threat with the ball, they will not encounter the tragic dilemma.

Under normal circumstances, the team facing them must allocate more than two resources in each round to limit their offense.

As long as they are double-teamed, their passing will bring devastating blows.

The Knicks' defense is mainly based on pocket formations, so it will test the star's shooting power.

Now facing the Trail Blazers, who rank first in the league in mid-range shooting accuracy, Louis reckons that his signature pocket lineup will fall into the hands of the Portlanders.