The rest is just noise

"See? This is benj! My baby!"

After Benjamin Wilson hit a three-pointer over Xavier McDaniel, Pat Riley immediately requested a timeout.

Because the first quarter was not even halfway through, Wilson scored three three-pointers in a row like a cheat, including a four-pointer, and the victim was also McDaniel.

Wilson's outburst allowed the Knicks to turn the tables and first broke the Trail Blazers' pressure method of full-court press, forcing them to replace Barkley in advance to maintain their offensive firepower.

But even so, it only alleviated the situation of having a blaster on his head.

In the first quarter, the Knicks led the Trail Blazers by 13 points 34 to 21.

In this case, Riley didn't dare to replace Jordan. The Blazers needed the Flying Pigs to be on the court at the same time.

Louis let Wilson take a break and replaced Alex Stevens as the third position, partnering Kemp, Ewing, Maxwell and Chris Jackson.

Louis has always known that the Blazers' destiny is inside.

But as the game progresses, he often finds that opening up the situation from the outside is an offensive method more in line with the Knicks' style.

Wilson proved this. Now that he is resting, and both Reggies are out due to injuries, playing inside seems to be the only option.

As a surprise player in this series, j clearly understands that benj has contributed a lot to the success of this game. Now that he is on the field again, he must consider whether this is an opportunity to end the game.

Louis' tactical weight on j is the same as in the past.

"If you feel good, just shoot." Many people didn't understand the authority Louis gave J. "You can keep shooting. If the situation gets out of control, I will replace you."

Ewing has never been the Knicks' offensive ace, Stockton has never played like this, and Miller is a shooter who mainly works without the ball. Except for Wilson, there is no other person in the Knicks who has such a tactical position on the offensive end.

Even Wilson has to take care of other people's emotions.

99% of the time, Wilson will not ignore the feelings of his teammates and activate his unlimited fire rights.

And J will do this because this is the privilege given to him by Louis.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Knicks rarely had the ball in the second and third quarters.

Even if the Trail Blazers gave up using a full-court press to defeat the Knicks, someone still had to lead the defense on the Knicks' ball handlers.

The man responsible for doing this is Terry Porter.

j dribbles forward fearlessly and very quickly.

Since Porter is leading the defense and cannot completely block J in the backcourt, he must constantly retreat to gain defensive space.

This kind of defense is passive. In an instant, Porter's defense was penetrated.

j dribbled the ball to the basket, attracted the help of the Trail Blazers, and gave Ewing a wonderful pass.

Ewing immediately grabbed the ball with both hands and was about to dunk. Anthony Mason blocked the shot rudely. His height and explosive power did not support him to block Ewing head-on. Therefore, this time, it was not so much a block as a shot.

A deliberately violent thug.

Mason implemented the Blazers' no layup principle and violently stopped Ewing.

The referee called a foul, but Ewing would not give up. After landing, he pushed Mason dissatisfied. The two sides cursed each other, and the mutual disgust filled the Memorial Stadium.

Louis understands this sentiment.

Only those who truly hate each other can strike without fear, as they did against the Celtics in 1988.

And the Celtics' 1981 series with the 76ers.

All intense series are a process of mutual dislike.

By the end, the disgust became so real that after the game, the losing side was unable to congratulate the winning side.

Ewing made one of two free throws.

35 to 21

Afterwards, the Knicks' double-teaming on Barkley had no effect, and he scored through the crowd.

This is where j's shocking performance begins.

He dribbled the ball through half court again. This time, Porter entangled him and did not let him break through. He had to hand the ball to Stevens at the top of the arc. Stevens was nicknamed the Universal Spider back then.

A player with many skills, but in the Knicks, Louis only needs his defense, so fans have a stereotyped impression of him.

Now, the Knicks' wing rotation is tight. In addition to defense, the Knicks need him to show all his talents.

When j passed the ball to Stevens, Kemp had already stepped forward to set up a screen wall at Louis's signal. j made a prompt decision and relied on Rainman's high-quality screen to get rid of Porter and faced Mason, who had switched defenses.

He looks rough, like a wild man in the mountains, and his muscles are even more terrifying, but his speed is not as fast as J.

Stevens sent a beautiful pass from the high post, passed through Mason's defense, ignored Nance's defense and hit the board with a high throw.

37 to 23

"Chris Jackson again!" Bob Costas praised, "He is a warrior and has completely inherited Benj's aggressiveness!"

Jordan passed the defense and dunked over Ewing's head.

The Memorial Stadium was excited about this, but within 14 seconds, J dribbled the ball from the outside and used Ewing and Kemp's double pick-and-roll to pass all the defenses.

Coupled with Ewing and Kemp bringing Nance and Mason to the high post, the Blazers' penalty area was empty.

In his excitement, he got up inside and dunked.

39 to 25

"This guy is really crazy!" Lao Mo exclaimed, "Oh my God!"

This is the eternal question that The Tragedian left on the air as an analyst for the 1992 Finals: "What went wrong with Boston's front office to send this kind of talent to New York?"

No matter how stable the offense of New York's Flying Pigs combination is, they will sometimes miss.

In the next round, Barkley was blocked by Ewing.

Louis whistled on the sidelines, and the Trail Blazers fouled early, blocking the Knicks' fast break attempt.

Everyone regretted this, only Louis said energetically: "Round up J and start the EXGE KY (high position dynamic attack)!"

j's performance raised the Blazers' wariness against him by several levels.

It is difficult for his breakthrough with the ball to progress anymore, because the person defending him has changed from Porter to Jordan.

Letting Jordan guard him personally shows how much the Blazers value him.

"Michael, you can't help it!" Louis shouted.

Jordan glared at Louis, as if to prove that there was no one he couldn't guard, and devoted himself to defense.

Louis knows how much this is a humanoid bulldog who likes to "slap those who preach that he can't do it".

But this time, what Jordan has to face is not a small J, but a high-position dynamic offense under the Knicks' machine-like meticulous and rigorous system.

J was once forced to stand in the bottom corner by Jordan.

The ball is in the hands of Maxwell on the left outside line.

Suddenly, Kemp caught the ball, and behind him was where J was.

Jordan watched them warily, never giving J and Kemp a chance to cooperate. Kemp seemed to be retreating from the difficulties and returned the ball to Stevens at the top of the arc.

Jordan's vigilance was relaxed. At this moment, J ran towards the top of the arc. The trapeze man reacted quickly enough, but he failed to catch up with J. Kemp's strong body turned into the hardest wall, blocking his pursuit in the bottom corner.

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J took the ball from Stevens and turned to face the basket. Mason's help defense had already caught up, but his shot was as fast and urgent as lightning.

Louis raised his hands high, and the arc of the ball was so beautiful that it was difficult to describe it in words. J's self-confidence was so high that he didn't even look at the ball, turned around and yelled: "Return to defense!"

After a moment, "Whoosh!"

This scene made Wilson smash his towel to the floor. It was not just a three-pointer.

What just happened was that the Trail Blazers, a team with the best defensive strength in the league, still couldn't contain the explosion of Chris Jackson after sending out their strongest individual defender and the highest-standard defensive rotation.

You can say this is an insult to Portlanders, this is acting wildly in Memorial Coliseum, this is shitting on Jordan's head.

Of course, you can also say that this is Chris Jackson's success, this is his fight back against the world, and this is his response to all practitioners who think he is a parallel import.

And, you must know, who changed Chris Jackson.

When j was retreating, he made a special trip to the sidelines to high-five his coach.

Louis clapped J's hand, and then saw the furious Jordan, "Michael, you can't guard against J, you just can't guard against him!"

"We'll see!" Jordan roared.

If J's goal just now was an insult to the Trail Blazers' defensive system, then the two goals that followed surpassed the world's understanding.

When Jordan used his back to fight back, when Barkley intercepted the Knicks' pass and rushed to the frontcourt to complete 2+1, the Blazers' offense seemed to be picking up.

The Flying Pigs' offense has a shuddering stability.

The Blazers realized that there was no point in leading the defense in the frontcourt, because the leading defense could not lock him down, and a breakthrough might be found, so they gave up this defensive plan.

When J dribbled over, he looked at Louis.

He is asking for instructions.

"J, let these people see your true strength!" Louis shouted.

So, Chris Jackson dribbled the ball to a distance of one meter beyond the three-point line at the top of the arc and pulled it up directly.

"J!" Kostas yelled in disbelief, "whatwasthis?!"

"Whoosh!"

Costas's scream reminded Louis of the S9 semi-finals. The moment faker's hands shook, the commentator exclaimed the same thing. It turns out that the god of this game can also panic.

j's performance beyond people's understanding is leading this game to a destined ending.

The moment when everything really calmed down was half a minute later.

The Trail Blazers once again performed perfect positional defense, interrupting the Knicks' tactics. With 11 seconds left in the attack time, the Knicks had enough time to reorganize their offense. J, who was three meters away from the three-point line, glanced at the Flyers in front of him.

, a reckless and vivid contemptuous smile appeared on his face.

Louis saw the most inspiring part of the basketball court, that is, ordinary people like Chris Jackson, who were labeled as parallel imports, took advantage of the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, just like Tony Jackson in "Avengers 4"

Like Stark, he is on par with the gods.

When he shot three meters away from the three-point line, Jordan had a "whatwasthis?" expression on his face.

Then, the intercontinental missile-like three-pointer from nine meters away hit the net.

"Uh-huh!!!"

This is a sound that makes Portlanders despair.