The rest is just noise

"For us, there is only one strategy that is necessary, and that is to defend MJ aggressively. If he calls for a pick-and-roll, we must first delay and then flank him to prevent him from getting a comfortable shot. If he passes the ball, we must Relying on the follow-up defensive rotation and the center's pursuit speed to deal with the Blazers' partial overmatch."

During the timeout, Louis made the Blazers' strategy very clear.

For the Trail Blazers, the change made by Pat Riley was to replace Blue Edwards with Terry Porter.

As a result, although there is no oppressive wing in the frontcourt, there is an additional ball handler and shooter on the offensive end who can help Jordan share the pressure.

In essence, the Blazers' strategy has not changed, and they still focus on pressing the whole court.

However, the first problem they have to deal with is that the positional battle has become a situation where Jordan alone beats the other four.

"Nothing seems to have changed, right?"

Louis just wanted to complain after watching the Blazers' offense after the substitutions.

Porter stood at the top of the arc as a turret, and Jordan played alone with the ball. This time, the Knicks' double-team was not formed immediately, and Wilson's defense was passed.

Jordan came to the paint area, and the Knicks' two inside men, Ewing and Rodman, appeared from the left and right sides to pinch him.

Rodman boldly destroyed Jordan's center of gravity, an action that the referees found objectionable.

Hollins decisively blew the whistle, and Jordan threw the ball in the air with a very uncoordinated posture and hit the board.

6 to 11

If the extra penalty is also scored, the difference between the two sides will only be 4 points.

As a result, Jordan's extra free throw was not successful, but this gave the Blazers the opportunity to press the Knicks for the whole game.

"It's the '2243' position!" Louis yelled.

After receiving information from Louis, Ewing followed the cracking method set by the Knicks and sent a long pass from the backcourt, successfully reaching the midfield position and being caught by Ainge.

Even if the ball successfully passed half court, the physical confrontation brought by the Trail Blazers was still worrying.

Louis saw Wilson and McDaniel both fall to the ground.

This kind of intense physical confrontation has long gone beyond the scope of a basketball game and is closer to American football without protective gear.

The mission of the X-Men is to exhaust the Knicks' core personnel. So far, although he has suffered many losses, he has also completed the mission brilliantly.

The Blazers captured Wilson's combative mentality accurately.

They knew that Wilson would not refuse such an extraordinary level of physical combat.

"This kid is too messy! He is a core player, how can he get entangled with the opponent's thugs?" Doug Mo said dissatisfied.

Van Gundy expressed his appreciation for Wilson's approach: "Benj has a blue-collar heart."

Louis did not interfere too much with Wilson's playing style. If he is used to playing this way, letting him play this way and forcing him to make changes may have the opposite effect.

The Trail Blazers' defense successfully shut down the Knicks' offense.

The intensity of this game still exceeded the expectations of the Knicks coaching staff.

The referees seemed to have made an agreement to give maximum support to the physical confrontation of players without the ball and tolerate those fouls that would normally be severely punished.

This kind of indulgence in off-ball contact is detrimental to the Knicks.

Their N.UCLA system has a lot of off-ball tactics. If the opponent can ignore the rules and directly invade the player's body when running without the ball, even if there is a chance, how sure is it that the ball can be scored?

Ainge executed the attack according to Louis' plan.

What Louis asked of him was not just to shoot three-pointers.

Although Ainge basically plays as a shooter in the Knicks, if the opponent's attention is all on his shooting, he can use his own shooting as a cover to make the opponent's judgment error.

Go to the basket more often, this is what Louis wants from Anji.

In this round, the Knicks' perimeter tactics were locked down by the Trail Blazers' iron-blooded defense, so Ainge made an unexpected choice.

First, he feinted with a shooting fake, and then dribbled toward the penalty area.

If it hadn't been for Ainge's sudden move, Louis would have almost forgotten that when he first entered the league, his selling point was breakthroughs, and his shooting was something he developed slowly later.

If one of the two Reggies is not injured, Anji will not be able to start at the second position.

Getting a starting opportunity in the Finals is something Ainge never thought about after coming to the Knicks. Now that he has received this rare opportunity, he must find ways to surrender all his energy.

Ainge rushed to the paint to collect the ball and ran directly into Clifford Robinson.

The referee acquiesced to this, and Anji, who failed to cause a foul, hurriedly handed the ball to Ewing off the line.

Ewing made a move and rushed towards the Blazers' defense. He was also interfered by Nance and his shot missed.

The rebound almost fell into Robinson's hands. Suddenly, Rodman, who was cutting in from the wing, picked up the ball, steadied his position, took off a second time, and picked up the ball again. Every time the ball was picked up by Rodman, it would fly higher.

beneficial to his position.

The third time, Rodman collected the rebound. At that moment, Wilson already realized how this game was played. He hit McDaniel's body with a fierce and powerful elbow, knocking the opponent to the ground on the spot.

Running behind Rodman, "Dennis!"

Rodman turned back and passed the ball, and Wilson received the ball and made a three-pointer steadily.

14 to 7

Riley yelled at the referee frantically: "He's doing this (swinging his elbow)! Don't tell me you didn't see it!"

That position happened to be within the field of vision of assistant referee Jesse Kersey.

Few people know that he had a good relationship with Louis.

When Louis and Lorraine got married, he was the only referee invited.

Kersey smiled and shook his head: "Pat, I didn't see it."

"What the hell..."

"You'd better control your emotions." Kexi kept smiling, "I forgive you this time, but if you disrespect my work again, I can only take corresponding measures to safeguard my rights and interests."

The oil on Riley's forehead was about to explode with anger, "Your rights? Then who the hell is going to protect our rights? This is our home court, where are our rights?"

Hugh Hollins taught his colleagues with practical actions that it is useless to deal with such coaches who do not take referees seriously.

The notorious referee, who always likes to change the trend of the game, stood up for Kersey and gave Riley a technical foul.

Riley's rampage not only failed to gain any rights for the Trail Blazers, but also cost the Knicks two free throws.

"Coach Riley really doesn't care about the dirt in his eyes." The tragedy master felt a lot of emotion in his heart when he saw Riley making such a fuss over a penalty.

Costas discovered the funniest thing in this dispute: "Little Lu actually appeared not far from Coach Riley, as if he was trying to get some information."

Louis did have some "good things". After Riley was called T, he not only did not feel happy, but also "speak up" for Riley, "Hugh, this is too much. Jesse didn't even give Coach Riley a technical foul."

Hollins rolled his eyes at Lui angrily, "Little Lu, get back to your position. If you do the same, I will also give you a technical foul!"

"Of course, who doesn't know that the referee you shouldn't mess with the most in professional basketball is you."

Hugh Hollins could not have imagined that Louis' mouth today would be so heart-warming.

Riley didn't believe Louis had good intentions, but he couldn't judge it.

When the storm subsided, the Knicks did not pay any price, and the Trail Blazers gave their opponents free throws and the ball for nothing.

"From now on, we will focus on the '2 High' (double high inside) offense." Louis said, "We have an advantage inside, General, take advantage of this advantage and find a way to knock down their inside!

Look at Patrick’s annoying face, he can’t wait!”

Stockton nodded while listening to Louis.

At the free throw line, the Knicks asked Wilson, who had been hot since the start, to take free throws.

This is not only to trust his feel, but also to maintain his feel.

Louis saw obvious scratches on Wilson's hands, which were undoubtedly left in the off-ball confrontation.

McDaniel is not an easy character to deal with.

However, looking at Wilson like this, Louis was not only not worried, but also confident.

Most of the core players need to be protected from over-exploitation.

Wilson is an anomaly, just like he has a blue-collar heart. The harder he beats, the more embarrassed he becomes, and the more unwilling to admit defeat, the stronger his fighting power becomes.

Suddenly, Louie whistled - after Wilson made two free throws.

"I suddenly changed my mind. Benj is in such good condition, let him play the next ball!"

shouted Louis.

"Benjamin!"

Stockton is the only Knicks player who doesn't like calling Wilson "Benj."

He believes that people who call each other by nicknames should be close friends, but he and Wilson are just ordinary colleagues.

Wilson ran over and took the ball away from Stockton.

Along for the ride was Blazers villain Xavier McDaniel.

"Benj VS X-Man!"

Wilson dribbled the ball with his left hand and pointed at the top of the arc, "I will end your defense and then shoot from this position."

"What the hell are you dreaming about, nigger!" As soon as McDaniel finished speaking, Wilson took the first step forward, forcing him to the end of the road.

McDaniel lost control of his center of gravity and fell to the ground in an instant.

Wilson dribbled under his crotch to switch rhythm, collecting the ball and shooting within half a second.

"Uh-huh!!!"