The rest is just noise

As soon as the Blazers' Verdun defense came up, they gave the Knicks a heavy blow.

Alvin Robertson's pressure on the ball made it difficult for Stockton to advance.

Jerome Cosey's double-team forced Stockton to pass the ball to Reggie Williams.

Xavier McDaniel's rough defense once again stopped the Knicks' advance.

Fortunately, Williams has comprehensive skills and has no intention of retreating even when faced with such brutal defense.

In those 7 seconds of torture, the Knicks showed their tough side.

Sean Kemp mentioned the connection from outside the three-point line, breaking down the Blazers' Verdun defense.

This was just the first possession of the Knicks' second unit facing the Verdun defense.

Breaking it is not something to be happy about, because what they need to consider is facing this defense for 4-6 minutes continuously.

How to break it safely and effectively in the next 4-6 minutes is the first focus that needs to be paid attention to.

Compared with last season, the Trail Blazers have become stronger in terms of hard power, but the Knicks are not without changes.

It only took less than a year for Kemp to go from star sixth man to now, as a superstar who can change the situation of the game.

Clifford Robinson was closely guarding, and Kemp leaned on the man's back to hit him. He suddenly turned around, and his speed was like a whirlpool in the water, throwing Clifford's center of gravity away, and rushed to the basket to meet Anthony Mason's help defense.

"Whoa!"

Kemp used skill to overcome brute force and successfully scored the ball through a throw.

"Is Danny Manning really better than him?" Tomjanovich asked dilatedly.

Louis is still awake: "Do you think Sean can lead Indiana to defeat the Heat?"

Tomjanovich has confidence in Kemp: "How do you know if you haven't tried?"

"Absolutely not!" Willis Reed, Kemp's supervising coach, poured cold water on him. "That kid can't even make himself play a game stably for more than 30 minutes."

What Reed was talking about was Kemp's inability to control the number of fouls.

This problem has existed since Kemp's rookie season.

But Louis never reminded Kemp to change.

Louis was selfish in this matter. He still needed Kemp to have such a problem for the time being.

Because he fouls a lot, he cannot play more than 40 minutes when needed like Wilson and Ewing.

A Kemp who plays about 30 minutes per game can barely coexist with Rodman. A Kemp who plays more than 35 minutes per game and can play for more than 40 minutes in key games will prevent Rodman from getting enough playing time.

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However, Louis also knew that Kemp would correct this problem sooner or later.

If he's going to be the perfect power forward that Louie thinks he is, he's going to have to correct his problem of too many fouls.

This does not require the reminder or supervision of others, he can do it by himself.

Half a minute later, the Trail Blazers' Verdun defense caused the Knicks' first turnover.

Robertson destroyed Stockton's dribbling. This man's defensive style was like a gangster, which posed a severe challenge to the Knicks' ball handler.

Louis called out to Kemp, pointed to the backcourt, and asked him to come to the back more to support him.

Afterwards, the Trail Blazers' pressing defense prevented the Knicks from getting the ball to Stockton.

Reggie Williams dribbled the ball and made a powerful first step past Cosey's defense.

I thought I could move to the front court cleanly, but unexpectedly, McDaniel decisively struck from behind him and knocked him completely off the court.

"Beep!!!"

The first time it happened, Kemp rushed to McDaniel and pushed him to the ground: "You fucking like this?"

McDaniel didn't feel the slightest guilt about his violent foul. Instead, it was Kemp who stood up for his teammates, which aroused his resentment.

The X-Men turned into X-Thugs. He stood up and reached out to grab Kemp's neck.

As a result, Kemp was not polite to him, and raised his hand to punch the opponent in the cheek.

Things started to change from there.

When the referee reacted, the two sides were already in a fight.

Five people are expected to join the conflict, three from the Knicks' side and two from the Trail Blazers' side, not counting McDaniel, who was knocked unconscious by Kemp's punch.

"Erwin, what do you think about the violence that occurred on the field?" Bob Costas asked his partner.

The tragedy master smiled calmly and said: "I am opposed to all violence in the stadium, but those who take the initiative to use violence should be prepared to be countered with violence."

"Do you mean Xavier?" Costas asked.

"I mean everyone who uses violence." The tragedy master never stops talking.

The result of this conflict was that Kemp got two Ts and was expelled.

McDaniel got two T's but was not ejected because Kemp's punch knocked him unconscious and unable to continue.

Players who subsequently participated in the war were not held accountable.

McDaniel replaced Kemp with himself, which seemed to be the Blazers' profit, but the latter's counterattack boosted the morale of his teammates.

Louis gave Rodman a look and told him to play.

Rodman swaggered onto the court and treated the Trail Blazers with contempt: "You can't beat us when you play ball, and you can't beat us when you fight. I'm going to teach you how to behave now."

Louis really wishes he could have even half of Rodman's confidence?

McDaniel's departure left a gap in the Blazers' Verdun defense.

Laili's choice was to increase the strength of this defensive line, so he replaced Jordan.

As the team's core player, Jordan's addition is tantamount to the Blazers' showdown.

Their desire to win has been shown.

The Verdun defense with Jordan is the most terrifying, as both offense and defense can increase their intensity to the maximum.

Although Rodman made harsh words when he came on the court, his actual performance did not match the on-the-spot feedback.

On the contrary, the Verdun defense led by Jordan prevented the Knicks from reaching halftime twice in five rounds. They successfully passed halftime three times, fought twice in position battles, once caused the opponent to foul and went to the free throw line and made two free throws.

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In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the Knicks only scored 1 point.

The Trail Blazers, led by Jordan, scored 11 points.

With a scoring ratio of 11 to 1, the Trail Blazers took the lead.

This game is so long that one quarter feels like a year has passed.

But Louis confirmed several things through the first quarter.

As long as the N.UCLA system is running to its extreme, it can compete with the Blazers' quad-core.

Because Barkley, Sabonis, and Thomas will all be ordered on the defensive end.

Although the offensive driving force with the core four is terrible, the Knicks have enough defensive resources to fight against it.

The defensive end only needs to perform normally, and the offensive end needs to target the opponent's three dishes. As powerful as the Trail Blazers' four-core lineup, they cannot be defeated by the so-called "unity" and "chemical reaction" alone.

Verdun's defense is very strong, but without Jordan, it would be the same as last year.

Once Jordan joins this lineup, the intensity will escalate and break the balance on the court.

In last year's Finals, the Trail Blazers made full use of the Flyers' offense and defense to reach Game 7 with the Knicks.

Today, Laili's decision to let Jordan enter the Verdun defense is a reflection of his "eagerness to win".

For the Knicks, Ewing and Wilson both sat off the court to rest.

"I reckon they will hold on to the Verdun Line for a few more minutes."

Louis first announced the lineup for the second quarter.

"MAR, Alex, Benj, Kevin, Patrick."

"First, the three players on the outside." Louis arranged in detail. "What you have to face is the Blazers' craziest full-court press. You must pay attention to cooperation and don't take chances. You must pass the ball when it is time to pass.

Trust your teammates.”

"As long as we can bring the ball smoothly to the frontcourt, the rhythm is in our hands. The Blazers like to switch defenses, so we can let them switch defenses at will, but be smarter, Kevin and Patrick." Louis picked up the tactical board and quickly

Said, "All positional warfare tactics remain the same, but you have to make changes, like this"

Doug Moe stayed with Louis the entire time.

Hearing that Louis cracked the Blazers' full-court press strategy, he couldn't help but praise: "What a great idea, they would never have thought of this move."

As the number one coach in active service, Louis has many strengths that people talk about.

Such as behind-the-scenes operations, psychological adjustment of players, and building a team system in accordance with their aptitude. But in the eyes of his colleagues on the coaching staff, his most unique ability is his ability to adapt during the game, and his decisiveness to boldly seize and make full use of opportunities when he finds them.

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There is no perfect game.

If you want to look at it in hindsight, you can find a lot of problems in every game.

Some coaches need to learn lessons through review, but they may still make mistakes next time. A good coach will avoid making the same mistakes, while a bad coach will only let problems tear the team apart day after day.

It is precisely here that Louis' strengths impress his colleagues the most.

He knows the team's problems very well, and he also knows the opponent's problems very well. A team like the Trail Blazers, which seems to be so flawless, still has many points that can be targeted in his eyes.

Now, he has to touch the Trail Blazers' switching defense system, which they are proud of.

This is the fundamental reason why the Blazers' defense is strong. They believe in this philosophy and have played all over the league so far this season without encountering an opponent.

For Louis, the only way to cause problems with this system is to change the inside line to a pick-and-roll method?