The rest is just noise

Chapter 967: The massacre announced in advance

At the end of the first half, the Hornets trailed the Knicks by 29 points.

At this point in the game, it can be said that there is no suspense anymore.

The only thing that makes people curious is how many points the Hornets will lose in the end.

"Leader Lou once beat his opponent by 81 points in a game. Considering what happened off the court, Charlotte people are going to have a hard time tonight."

Many Dallasites joined in the fun in front of their televisions, cursing and switching channels.

In the second half, the Knicks' strategic direction remained unchanged, wanting to continue to expand their lead and take the opportunity to test new tactics.

In addition to testing the roll call tactic, Louis also observed some interesting details.

Like Stockton, he was very dissatisfied with being substituted, but Mohamed Rauf played well in the first half. The Knicks were able to lead the Hornets by 29 points at halftime. He served as a containment point on the outside and was also a roll call tactic.

One of the initiators, all played a vital role.

As the No. 1 position, the only thing Rauf does better than Stockton is his shooting ability.

But if you just write down "shooting ability" in four big words, it doesn't seem to be enough to explain anything.

Only Louis knew how valuable Raouf’s technical characteristics and advantages were in this era.

Stockton wouldn't understand, and neither would anyone else.

But as long as Raouf maintains this performance, Louis' approach will be understood sooner or later.

Rauf was replaced by Stockton, and the Knicks' offense became visibly smoother.

When Wilson and Rauf control the ball, the Knicks are very limited in the tactics they can play each possession.

This is why Louis chose to experiment with the roll call tactic.

Because the principle of this tactic is very simple, but it has high requirements on the user.

Stockton was stimulated by Rauf and deliberately increased his shooting.

Fortunately, his touch was very accurate today, so standing on the outside can be regarded as an excellent space point. The Hornets dare not ignore him.

This allowed Wilson to continue to implement roll call tactics.

Although this was Wilson's first time using this tactic in a game, he felt from the bottom of his heart that this tactic was tailor-made for him.

In this tactical system, he only needs to use the ball to attack the opponent's defensive weak points, force the opponent to double-team, and then pass the ball to the open teammate.

It was also when Wilson was enjoying the dividends of the roll call strategy that Louis noticed Ewing's efforts to cover without the ball.

Especially the cover for Wilson, his posture was so angry every time, he wanted to let Wilson's defender crash into him.

If Ewing only pays 8-9 points to other people's screens, for Wilson, it is 10 points plus 10 points of effort.

In the past, the screen he provided to Wilson was not just a show, but only six or seven points at most. As long as the screen was effective, he would not work as hard as he does now.

The internal impact of the "Yintian Garden Incident" on the Knicks cannot be overstated.

John Salley has been on the bench so far. Unless the inside is tight, Louis doesn't want to see him on the court.

Ewing, who had a direct conflict with Wilson because of the "Yinden Garden Incident", realized that he had misunderstood the other party on certain matters. Although he apologized, he did not immediately change his attitude.

It wasn't until Louis' heartbreaking "We're all screwed up" words in the hallway that day that Ewing understood that he had hurt not only Wilson, but also Louis.

He went into the game with a feeling of debt, just like the security guard who became a traitor in "Bright Sword".

Everything Ewing did around Wilson gave Louis a hint of "I owe him."

Louis has no way of knowing what Wilson thinks about this. He only knows that the Knicks' internal and external core cooperation has returned to the state before the 1990s.

At that time, even if Ewing and Wilson had conflicts, it was limited to their behind-the-scenes teams. Just like JKL and Knight, although fans on both sides wanted each other to die suddenly, it did not prevent them from fighting brothers in LOL.

What really worsened the relationship between Ewing and Wilson was the former's pettiness and the latter's rapid rise.

In the 1989-90 season, Wilson averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6.6 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.5 blocks per game. He won the double first team and double MVP that year, thus starting his journey to three consecutive FMVPs.

The little brother of the past can actually keep pace with himself?

No, he is going to surpass me!

It was this feeling that made Ewing's behavior radical.

His chemistry with Wilson ended there.

Louis looked at them as if he were looking at a pair of improved OK's. Ewing was not as dominant as O'Neal (pressing Kobe to death), and Wilson lacked Kobe's "one can replace" dominance.

Louis once secretly swore that if OK's shackles appeared in his team, he would tear apart OK.

Facts have proved that even he can't do it.

The Knicks can't afford to lose Ewing or Wilson.

Seeing that the relationship between the two was about to completely deteriorate and move toward an OK-style break, Louis, who was unable to change the outcome, collapsed and exported his years of pent-up dissatisfaction to Ewing.

Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the worse, and Ewing seemed to have changed a bit?

Louis' relief lasted only a few minutes.

Because emotions are two-way.

Even if Ewing knew he was wrong, would Wilson be willing to forgive him?

That day Wilson said it was over, but no one believed it.

Because he got a solid slap from Ewing.

Wilson's smile has decreased a lot since then, and no one knows what he is thinking. Louis once talked to him, but he behaved indifferently and spoke impeccably.

If Wilson really let it go, Louis would be uneasy.

Because that shows that Wilson has really fallen into the character he built for himself. If a man can ignore his face and just want to maintain his own image, is this state healthy?

If Wilson hadn't put the matter down, but pretended to have put it down, Louis would be in a panic all day long.

Because Louis knows what Wilson's nature is like.

The problem now is that Louis can't see what Wilson is thinking.

Because of these things, Louis was distracted.

But the Knicks successfully completed the plan and defeated the Hornets by 47 points, causing the opponent to suffer the most painful defeat in team history.

After the game, Alan Bristow complained to the media: "Little Lu has no sportsmanship. He asked the players to increase the intensity of the game at the last moment of the game, just to win more points!"

Regarding Bristol's accusation, Louis laughed and said: "He said it as if I didn't substitute in garbage time. If I wanted to win more points, I should have played more, but I didn't, which already explains the problem.

, As for increasing the intensity of the game, that is the personal behavior of the players, and we are more accustomed to playing under high-intensity confrontation."

At the same time, some reporters asked Louis for confirmation on a rumor: "Coach Lu, some people say that you will set a new record for the Hornets' single-game points loss in every subsequent game. Is this true?"

"I can tell you for sure that this is indeed the case." Louis admitted frankly. "The Hornets' coaching staff used a despicable method to affect our preparations during the offseason. I think he is so

Not only to make us feel sick, but also to win the series. But at the same time, they should also know that doing this will get our anger and hatred."

"So, I reiterate here." Louis said seriously, "Tonight we won by 47 points, but it is not enough. We will win by 50 points in the next game and the last game."

When Louis said this, his mind went into chaos as if it had shut down, and many messages popped up.

Charlotte Hornets?

New Orleans Hornets?

Paul?

58?

Isn't this Charlotte Hornets the predecessor of the New Orleans Hornets?

Louis smiled. He didn't expect that this team, which in his eyes could prepare for the offseason in advance, still had such a connection.

"The last game," Louie laughed, "we're going to beat the Hornets by 58 points."

Now that things have turned out like this, if the Hornets are not allowed to experience 58 points in advance, Louis will feel that something is missing.

Louis' words shocked the entire audience.

The reporter from Charlotte had been enduring this for a long time. Hearing his arrogance, he couldn't bear it anymore: "Little Lu, do you think the Hornets will let you slaughter them?"

"I didn't think so, but as you can see from tonight's performance, the Hornets are as helpless as sheep waiting to be slaughtered in front of us." Louis paused, then blurted out with a critical hit, "I even

I feel like I don’t have to go to the scene in person, I can just sleep at home, even if the Knicks don’t have a coach, we can beat the Hornets with a double-digit advantage without even calling a timeout.”