The rest is just noise

Overall, the Blazers' offense is unstoppable.

Their offensive configuration includes four cores with different styles plus a green leaf-like finishing blue collar.

In the first half of the Christmas war, the game went exactly like this.

Jordan did not show the aggressiveness of "I have been waiting for this game for half a year."

On the contrary, Jordan was patient.

In the first half of the quarter, except for the outside three-pointer, there were no other offensive scenes. Instead, the defensive end had an obvious effect on restricting Miller.

Jordan's role has been reduced, but the Blazers' offensive power has not decreased at all.

This is what's scary about them.

He left the offensive potential of the first ball-handling attacker in history undeveloped and focused on tapping the offensive abilities of several other core players, but he still couldn't stop him.

Sabonis's shooting range is wider than Ewing's, and his support ability is undoubtedly the first in the league. Even if there is no obvious threat in personal offense, as long as the ball is in his hands, the Knicks have to worry about others running out of opportunities and cooperating with him inside and outside.

And if there is really no chance to pass the ball, Sabonis' offensive ability can also become the end point of the Blazers' offense.

Just like other core players, he can use his personal ability to break the defense even when the tactics are killing him.

Thomas' unique ability against Stockton made Louis frown.

Judging from the performance in the first half of the opening quarter, as long as Thomas is willing, he can pass Stockton however he wants in every round.

This is a huge difference from Terry Porter who was locked up in the Finals last season.

Porter was powerless against the Knicks' defense, and Thomas proved as early as the Celtics that no team's defense could trap him.

The Trail Blazers used offense to lead defense, and played an offensive that made people pay attention.

The Knicks' response mainly includes three points-Wilson's natural dislocation of Barkley.

Riley's football tactics and the experience of the Dream Team allowed Barkley to get into the best shape of his career.

He finally looks like a professional athlete, and there are two main benefits of building a good body shape, which is to improve his condition. Needless to say, the other point is that Barkley has become a real physical player who can compete with the fourth position.

He is comparable to the fifth position, but his agility, speed and playstyle are monsters for small forwards.

This is the confidence that Riley dares to put him in the third position.

However, there are too many examples that tell us that poor defense is not directly related to the physical condition of the players.

Although Barkley has gained the athletic ability he had in college, he can never change his poor defense. Against Wilson, it is a dish that is put in his mouth.

And it’s a big dish.

Wilson scored 16 points in a single quarter just by holding the ball against Barkley.

Wilson's outstanding performance allowed the Knicks to cling to the score, and the Trail Blazers were unable to use the starting four-core lineup to establish an advantage.

"No team in history has ever been able to rely on the 'four cores' to drive the whole team. Because all stars have self-esteem." Doug Moe lamented, "Sacrifice in one game and a whole season is the key to success."

A completely different concept.”

Unfortunately, Louis doesn't expect the Blazers' star to blow himself up.

Because Sabonis is a team-first center.

Although he is not young, he is still a rookie in the NBA.

When you first come here, you should work hard for a few years.

After a few years, he will be no longer young, what ambitions can he still have?

The real problem is Thomas... Louis thought a lot about this incredibly complicated guy, but in the end, he couldn't see through Thomas's mind.

Maybe the selfish devil and the selfless angel can really appear in one person at the same time.

"Old Mo, Isiah no longer has the self-esteem to be a superstar." Even Tomjanovich could tell, "Just by rushing him to Portland to join Michael, you can tell that he no longer wants to be a superstar.

The protagonist, his goal is to gain more glory."

"Isn't it that simple?"

Lao Mo asked back.

Louis and Tomjanovich both had this idea.

Lao Mo put forward a hypothesis that seemed closer to the truth: "Maybe he just wanted to prove that Boston was great because of him. After him, Boston fell into a trough; and before him, Portland also fell into decline under the leadership of MJ.

Never won a championship. If his arrival can help Portland win the championship, at least he will become the ultimate winner among players of this generation."

Is Lao Mo's guess true?

Louis couldn't verify it, and Thomas wouldn't tell him the answer himself.

They only need to know that Thomas is very calm and has a very low profile, that's enough.

Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Trail Blazers replaced Thomas.

His replacement was high guard Brian Shaw.

From this substitution, you can see how deep the Blazers' lineup is.

Louis was also unambiguous.

Riley traded one for one, and he traded three for three.

Mohamed Rauf, Reggie Williams and Rodman replaced Stockton, Miller and Wilson.

Louie was always bold when it came to rotations.

Large-scale rotation adjustments require lineup depth support.

But the team's on-the-spot state in the game is different in every game.

Changing 3 people at once is risky in the stalemate stage, just like AI changing faces.

No matter how realistic it is, it always feels inconsistent.

Louis is not afraid of risks and wants players to get used to lineup changes.

After this substitution, the Knicks' style of play became dominated by the inside.

The Trail Blazers, who have strengthened Sabonis, still cannot say that they have no disadvantage in the paint in front of the Knicks, because as long as the Knicks let Ewing, Kemp and Rodman play at the same time, they can still grab the Blazers' rebounds.

Rauf's shooting threat was already experienced by the Trail Blazers in last season's Finals.

Now that I have changed my name, I am still the same person, but my strength seems to be stronger.

Xiao Kong has a height advantage, and on the defensive end he is basically helpless when encountering the Knicks' pick-and-roll offense.

Rodman's consecutive rebounds gave the impression that the Knicks were attacking casually, even if they didn't score, they still had offensive rebounds.

Ewing frequently ran out to provide pick-and-rolls for Rauf, which effectively consumed Sabonis's energy.

Big men rarely have good physical strength, not to mention Sabonis is the biggest among big men, with a height of 2.2 meters.

Aside from Sabonis, the Trail Blazers don't have another center who can compete with the Knicks.

In addition, Camp's advantage in this regard has been greatly underestimated.

Nance was able to keep up with him last season.

Only half a year has passed, and Kemp has evolved again. As long as he has the ball, Nance can't guard him every time.

And Kemp's offense didn't use any great skills.

It's nothing more than attacking with the ball facing the basket. If you can break through in one step, you will never do anything extra. If you can't pass in one step, take the initiative to look for physical confrontation. If the physical confrontation cannot be resolved, use turning steps to get rid of the opponent after the physical confrontation occurs.

Body.

The latter two steps are usually what Kemp needs to do when encountering smaller switching defenders.

Because small defenders can generally keep up with him, but they cannot withstand his confrontation. Even if there are some very few, like Barkley, who can keep up with him, as long as he turns around,

Fat Boy Alabama is at his wits end.

Kemp's matchup advantage is getting bigger and bigger.

Louis saw his progress.

This is not a phenomenon that only occurs when playing against the Trail Blazers, because the Trail Blazers' fourth position is not weak.

The only problem they have is at the fifth position, where they only have one Sabonis.

The fourth position is the Blazers' strong point.

Nance is a star player who has been famous for many years. Barkley is a superstar at the third and fourth positions. Anthony Mason and Clifford Robinson also sit on the bench.

The Trail Blazers' fourth position is very, very strong.

And as the most suitable starter among the strong players at the fourth position, he has no power to fight back in front of Kemp.

This is the confidence that Kemp's agent dared to offer a high price to renew his contract.

Whether Louis admits it or not, Kemp is already one of the top five power forwards in the league.

Even if you count Barkley as the third position and Sampson as the fifth position, except for Malone and Manning, Louis can't think of any fourth position that is better than Kemp.

Beating the opponent's fourth position has become a routine operation for Kemp.

Kemp made Louie discover that the Trail Blazers weren't invulnerable.

Ewing and Rodman continued their strong output, allowing him to confirm that the inside is still the Knicks' main advantage against the Trail Blazers.

After the first quarter, 28 to 27, the Trail Blazers only led by 1 point.

Riley waved his hand, and Louis thought he was going to use his murder press.

The result was just another lineup: Thomas, Jerome Cosey, Xavier McDaniel, Barkley, Mason.

The second team can also be led by two superstars.

As for the Knicks, their lineup is not bad either.

Rauf, Miller, Wilson, Rodman, Yu Tiancan.

This is what separates the Knicks and Trail Blazers from other teams.

Terrifying lineup depth.

Louis designed how to defend the Blazers' offense: "Isiah is too fast, so if he calls for a pick-and-roll, the inside should not choose to press and delay, but switch defenses and retreat to gain space to mainly interfere, so as to avoid being involved in the process.

The opportunity to be caught throwing the ball or breaking through.”

"If Fatty launches an attack in the low post, then the other four players on the Trail Blazers field can leave." Louis said seriously, "Of course, Jerome Cauchy deserves to be taken seriously, but other people's long shots have

If you let the opportunity go, these guys may hit over 30% of their open long-range shots, while Fatty's one-on-one shooting percentage in the low post is 70%."

At the beginning of the second quarter, Thomas dribbled to the frontcourt, faced Rauf, and spat out trash talk: "Since you chose to be a ***, why don't you play in a headscarf? Then you will definitely become a legend."

"

Rauf heard similar words too many times.

His expression did not change.

Mason stepped forward to pick and roll, Thomas accelerated to pass the defense, and then met Rodman.

This is a predictable defense.

Thomas scored on a floater while being guarded by dpoy last season.

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