The rest is just noise

Kemp's defensive blocks prove that the Knicks' basket is extremely breakable.

Nance grabbed the rebound and scored a second offense, which showed that the Trail Blazers are a team that can compete with the Knicks in terms of talent.

Ordinary power forwards cannot seize the opportunity when Kemp is out of position to grab offensive rebounds and complete a second attack after Kemp reacts so quickly.

Louis continued to watch.

Mohamed Raouf dribbled into the frontcourt, and everyone knew what he was doing.

When he first came to New York last year, critics called this the worst deal of Louis' career.

The Celtics were delighted to acquire Billy Owens, who seemed to be a talent that could allow them to preserve the glory of the Celtics into the 21st century.

As a result, in just one year, Owens was already considered a parallel import, and Rauf conquered the most discerning fans in the world in New York.

Game 5 of last year's finals was his battle to become famous.

His three-pointers were like the fire of hell and made Portland desperate.

Tonight, although he didn't fire a single shot, the fans in Memorial Stadium were all afraid of him.

Rauf stood at the top of the arc, raised his left hand, and signaled Ewing to come over for the pick-and-roll.

Ewing ran outside, and considering his shooting threat, Sabonis had to follow him out of the paint.

However, he didn't go too far because his speed was no longer as fast as when he was young.

Every big center must admit that he does not have the ability to switch to guard small guards.

Even Sampson and Ewing, two super centers who are famous for switching defenders, all they can do is try to keep up without losing position.

He was really opened up by the defender and misplaced. The seven-foot-tall player never had an advantage when defending.

Sabonis chose the "come out, but not completely out" defense, which just left Rauf space to shoot.

Since the roof of the world does not believe in evil, of course the Moonlight Pistol must give him some color.

He collected the ball and shot at an extremely fast speed. Thomas, who was opposite him, was stuck in Ewing's pick-and-roll and was unable to step forward to interfere.

"Whoosh!"

5 to 2

"Is this bad shot selection, Ervin?" Bob Costas asked.

Is it a bad shot choice to set up a pick-and-roll and shoot when the opponent has no intention of guarding him?

Judging from the timing, it's a bit urgent.

But the pick-and-roll had created an opening. Although a pull-up three-pointer with the ball seemed to be a crooked approach in this era, he made it.

“There is no such thing as a bad shot or a right shot,” the tragedy expert said humorously. “If you make a bad shot every time, but your hit rate is over 50%, then you can’t say your shot selection is bad.

On the other hand, if every shot you make is an open shot, but the shooting rate is less than 40%, can we say that is the correct shot choice? This shows that he is a player who is not good at shooting. Since he is not good at shooting,

Then no matter how big the opening is, you should not take it. Therefore, when it comes to shot selection, there is no right or wrong. There is only whether it goes in or not. If it goes in, it is a good shot."

The Blazers' response was completed by Jordan.

Moreover, the way he completes his offense is simple.

Run, cut, high post.

Wilson's defense was not out of position, but Jordan's shooting accuracy was too high.

"Benj, are you really a core player?" Jordan mocked, "Why can't you even touch the ball?"

"Because your defense is so good. Not only can you prevent me from catching the ball, but you can also prevent the Blazers from winning a second championship."

Wilson said grimly.

"It's all your fault, MJ."

Someone told Louis that Benj is looking more and more like Bird.

Louis didn't believe it, but when he heard what he said to Jordan with his own ears, he had to believe it even if he didn't believe it.

Fortunately, Benj didn't disrespect him like that half-buried country bumpkin.

Compared with the country bumpkin, Benj is like an improved version of him.

He is obedient at home but strikes hard at the outside world.

If it were the old country bumpkin, Ewing would have been sprayed by him long ago.

"Benj, it's rude to come back without reciprocating." Louis shouted, "Let MAR pass the ball to you!"

Wilson should have run to Rauf and asked for the ball.

As a result, Wilson's request for the ball was rejected by Rauf.

Because a new round has just begun and the game situation is unclear. It is not yet time for the stars to play singles, so everyone should start with tactics.

He took over Stockton's job, so he had to play according to Stockton's standards.

Although Wilson was dissatisfied with Rauf's use of Stockton's chicken feathers as an arrow, he could not refute Rauf.

Since I couldn't refute it, I had no choice but to follow the instructions.

Rauf pointed his finger high.

Kemp came up to pick and roll, and Ewing covered the weak side.

Sabonis sat under the basket and did not expand the defense outside.

This is an instruction from Lai Li.

With Sabonis's movement speed, extending defense outwards doesn't seem to be suitable for him.

But if the opponent is the Knicks, if they don't expand their defense outwards, it will be easy for the Knicks' N.UCLA system to find flaws.

Ewing provided a screen for Miller, and the Blazers' defensive attention was entirely on the latter.

Miller has officially entered his peak period this year. Although he still averages only 17 points per game, he averages 3.6 three-pointers per game and his shooting percentage is 42%.

This kind of output and efficiency are top-notch in the small ball era.

Therefore, the way his off-ball movement tears apart the defense is also extraordinary.

Because Jordan was staring at Wilson, Miller let Barkley guard him.

Barkley guarding Miller?

This kind of counterpoint looks like sending fans to Yulia Rimi and letting her experience the joy of men within 5 minutes.

The Blazers' defense was torn apart by the Knicks' tactics on the spot.

Rauf passes to Miller.

Even though he had a chance to shoot, Miller insisted on showing off his pass.

He attracted Barkley's coverage and lobbed the ball to Ewing.

Because Sabonis didn't come out with him, it was actually a partial 2-on-1.

Ewing started with a rabbit jump shot, oh!

7 to 4

"I remember that the Lithuanians' basket defense was among the top three in the league, right?" Louis asked Zhao Yuanzheng.

As the person responsible for formulating the game plan, Zhao Yuanzheng is well aware of these data.

"He is second in the league," Zhao Yuanzheng said, "second only to David Robinson."

In this era where behemoths are rampant, Sampson is getting older and stronger, and the new generation of super centers such as Ewing, Olajuwon, and O'Neal all have unquestionable dominance in the penalty area.

Because of Louis, the Knicks became the first team in the world to set up a data department to collect various high-end data that are more advanced than basic data.

For example, the defense at the basket has been refined to every center in the league.

Louis is backed by Oracle, which allows him to obtain the most cutting-edge technology to support the operations of the data department.

According to the latest statistics, Sabonis's defense at the basket ranks second in the league. Under his defense, opponents shoot only 28% of their shots at the basket.

Although the Trail Blazers do not have relevant data, Sabonis's rim protection ability does not need data to prove.

This is an influence that can be seen with the naked eye.

So Laili told him to focus on protecting the basket and not to expand his defense if he could.

Laili's use of Sabonis made Louis think of licking Mamba Gobert.

Needless to say, this person's defensive ability in the penalty area is needless to say. In the small ball era where the per capita shooting skills have evolved to abnormal levels, the Jazz, in order to maximize his defensive value, resolutely let him implement a defensive method of squatting in the penalty area and not expanding outside.

As a result, he won DPOY several times, and the Jazz also became the league's top defensive team. However, in the playoffs, the problem of not expanding the defense was encountered by a group of ball-handling cores who have developed the skill of controlling the ball and shooting three-pointers to the extreme.

At that time, the whole world discovered that Gobert was the Jazz's biggest weakness in a sense, and would become a breakthrough point for opponents on both offense and defense.

But when they return to the regular season, they will find that Gobert is the fundamental reason why this Jazz is strong.

In the Trail Blazers, Riley's use of Sabonis is consistent with Jazz coach Snyder's use of Gobert.

And in the Trail Blazers, fans will more fully feel Sabonis' dominance, and it is not limited to defense. On the offensive end, he is far more valuable than Gobert.

After that, Sabonis found a way to catch the ball within the finishing radius.

It was difficult for the Knicks to guard him. Although Ewing chose the correct defensive position and raised his hands, Sabonis's height advantage was too obvious.

He pushed away Ewing, scored with a hook, and easily regained the score.

He is too efficient at the basket, has strong rebounding impact, and has the world's top support, which is completely different from Gobert's weirdo who can't handle the ball, can't shoot, and has no offensive threat when leaving the basket.

It was these rounds that made Louis understand that although the Trail Blazers built the team based on them, Louis was also a top-level coach destined to leave his name in basketball history. He could imitate, but he also had to be innovative.

Laili's innovation is based on the Knicks system.

This innovative direction is one team with two systems.

Obviously, neither Barkley nor the newcomers Thomas and Sabonis can play the Knicks-style defense-focused basketball.

To make their arrival produce an effect of 1+1 greater than 2, instead of accommodating each other for success, it will test the coach's ability.

This is what Lai Li did, the Trail Blazers gave up on hard basketball.

－－－－－－Digression－－－－－

Another chapter coming later, of course the reason is still the same