The rest is just noise

"In the eyes of many people, the Knicks are an invincible team." Trail Blazers coach Pat Riley is as confident as Al Pacino in "The Godfather." "We just want to pass this game.

Let me tell you that New York is strong, but not invincible."

How many people listened to Riley's words cannot be verified.

The New York media is equally capable of outputting the mentality of its own team as it is of the mentality of other teams.

The next day, there was a lot of negative public opinion about the Trail Blazers.

The Knicks are now free and have to play their next game in Portland. They still have two days to adjust.

That night, Louis' coaching staff worked overtime to review the game 2 video.

Because he lost the game, Louis returned home that night feeling pessimistic.

Lorraine tried her best to seduce him but failed.

"Okay, if you just want to sleep with the video in your arms, don't go to bed tonight!"

Louie pissed off the flower.

It must be said that Lorraine's threat is very powerful.

Louis was forced to go inside and finish off his wife first, and then returned to the small room to continue the review.

In the second game of the Finals, Jordan played bravely.

He almost never missed a shot. It should be said that he perfectly controlled his own condition. When he found that he didn't feel good shooting, he would give up shooting and choose to break through.

The Trail Blazers scored 108 points, Jordan scored 48 points, and Barkley's 29 points made up the remaining 60 points.

Barkley's impact on the inside is truly terrifying.

But Jordan is a more difficult problem.

When Ewing gets mad, he can lock down Barkley.

When Ewing, Rodman, Kemp and others are on the court, the Knicks' pocket formation has the ability to force Barkley to give up breakthroughs and solve the problem with shooting.

Barkley's shooting is still a threat, but he doesn't have the power to hit the basket.

If he hits the basket, he can still grab the rebound immediately if he can't score. If he shoots, as long as he doesn't score, the rebound belongs to the Knicks.

On the other hand, Jordan has no solution for shooting and breakthrough points, but as long as he can separate the ball, he has no solution. Especially when he distributes the ball to Barkley, once Barkley takes the ball and goes inside again, Nick will

Sri Lanka can either allocate manpower to double-team, or rely on the inside to make up for the defense.

If the numerical advantage is used to double-team, then Barkley can pass the ball back to Jordan. By that time, the Knicks will never be able to organize manpower to trap him.

If you rely on the inside to cover up defense, Rodman was beaten, Kemp was stirred up and took drastic actions, and Ewing's experience with foul trouble in the first three quarters was enough to give the Knicks some food for thought.

The strategy of overwhelming opponents through players' talent advantages is no longer applicable to the Trail Blazers.

For Louis, the top priority is to crack the Flying Pig connection.

Louis believes Riley will continue the strategy that worked in the second game, especially their weird one.

Porter, Brian Shaw, Jordan, Barkley, and Nance seem to be delivering food to the Knicks, but in fact they are completely betting on the Flying Pigs.

As long as the Flying Pigs combination can withstand the Knicks, in the transition period, Crawford Robinson, Mason and McDaniel can use their talents to destroy the Knicks' second team.

As strong as the Knicks' second team, there's nothing they can do against the Trail Blazers' second team. Their talent and athletic ability are completely inferior.

Louis also decided to change the Knicks' lineup.

If the Trail Blazers have two kings and three little ones, then the Knicks can do the opposite. The weaker the opponent's, the stronger their own must be. They must seize the strong period at the beginning and not be let down by their two teams.

The king held back.

Louis decided to use the murder press against the Blazers at the beginning of game 3.

It's a strategy they tried to avoid when playing against the Riley-era Trail Blazers.

The murder press works for other teams, but not necessarily for the Trail Blazers. Because the Trail Blazers have been trained by Riley to become a devil army. They love confrontation, wrestling, and advocating physical combat. They are probably happy to use the murder press for them.

It's too late.

In terms of physical confrontation, the Trail Blazers are a more extreme team than the Knicks.

It can even be said that today's Knicks are no longer as good as this Blazers when it comes to physical combat.

Because they skipped the primary stage of defense, hand-to-hand combat is a tool for stupid young people. Now that the Knicks as a whole have entered their peak period, anyone they pick will be selected for the best defensive team. Of course, defense requires skills.

The Blazers' understanding of physical confrontation is still stuck with the Knicks in the late 1980s. The reason why they can stand out in the Western Conference is because, in addition to a group of reckless men who are willing to get cut off, they also have the powerful combination of Jordan and Barkley.

Start the basic disk.

In game 1, they started a battle with the Knicks, but they didn't even win.

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At the beginning of the second game, Riley used his brains on rotation to win.

The Knicks are going to do the same thing.

However, the next day, the Knicks team doctor delivered bad news.

Reggie Williams, who was injured in Game 2, will be sidelined indefinitely due to a knee contusion.

I don't know how long I will rest.

Louis only knows that once a player with strong glass properties like Williams is injured, he must be kept healthy before using him. Otherwise, if he is allowed to play with a 90% healthy body, what will happen to him?

Failure to do so can lead to serious injuries that can affect your career.

As soon as Louis took action (using murderous pressing), he lost a general.

Williams has been a member of the murder press team in recent years. If he can't play, this lineup will have certain problems.

During training that day, Louis unusually stayed at the training ground.

He looked at Vernon Maxwell first and then Danny Ainge.

These two men are backup personnel who kill pressing opponents. They are like mad dogs when defending. They can and dare to fight. Moreover, they both have reliable three-pointers on the offensive end.

Louis originally wanted Maxwell to play, but then he saw Ainge arguing with Wilson over the ball.

"You touched the ball first, don't argue with me!" Angie pointed to the sideline, "You were standing right here, Patrick could see it clearly!"

Wilson quipped: "It would be great if we could all have relatives and friends testify in court."

Louis waited for them to finish arguing and asked Angie to come to his office after the game.

After more than ten minutes, Angie came.

Before Louis could speak, Angie said first: "If you want to teach me a lesson about what happened between me and Benj just now, I can only say that you are very biased."

"That's right, I'm going to punish you for that matter. Why do you, a guy who relies on his old age, argue with Benj?" Louis put on a protective face, "Believe it or not, I will trade you to the Clippers as soon as the season ends.

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Angie was really not sure whether Louis was serious or not.

"How do you want to punish me?"

"I punish you in the next game as part of a murderous press team that will stop at nothing to bite the Blazers."

Louis' eyes were cold.

"Especially MJ." Louis said coldly, "I want you to pester him, use your unyielding spirit just now, harass him, annoy him, and use all means to affect his performance."

Anji didn't expect this kind of "punishment".

"Before you 'punish' me like this, I am seriously considering retiring." Angie told the truth, "I can't feel the joy of playing games in New York."

Louis said seriously: "If you need it, I can send you to a place where you can play ball."

"No, I would rather stay in a competitive team than not being able to play." Anji said proudly, "Since you still need me, it means I'm not as bad as I thought." Used in China.”

When Ainge first arrived in Boston, Louis was his shooting coach.

In the blink of an eye, he is a veteran who is ready to consider retirement.

As a veteran who was squeezed out by young people and didn't have many playing opportunities, Ainge stabilized the Knicks' locker room and never got angry about playing time. This is why Louis respects him.

"Portland is a tough nut to crack and is the strongest opponent the Knicks have ever faced in the Finals."

Louis chose the former between Ainge and Maxwell, not only because Ainge had more experience, but more importantly because he had been teammates with Bird and had faced tragedy, unlike Maxwell, who was more ferocious and capable. , when meeting an angry Jordan, his momentum will automatically weaken by three points.

"I need those of you who are involved in the press to give the team a good start, to force them to disrupt rotations and get those who really get back into the game as early as possible." Louis said, "I need you to set an example for the whole team."

Anji was silent for more than ten seconds before replying to Louis: "Can you trust me?"

"Why else would I tell you this?" Louis smiled helplessly.

"That's right." Anji snorted and said confidently, "I won't make any promises to you. You know I'm old and not as energetic as I was when I was young, but as long as you let me play, I promise I will put my His internal organs are all left in Memorial Stadium.”

"It doesn't have to be so bloody. My children will also watch the live broadcast of the game. You will scare them."

Just as Ainge was about to leave, Louis added: "You just need to leave the entrails of MJ or Fat Boy Alabama at Memorial Stadium."

"Then it won't be bloody and won't scare the children?"

"The child will grow up sooner or later." Louis smiled, "I look forward to your performance."