The rest is just noise

"I just want to know, where will Larry Johnson's retirement ceremony be held?"

Louis, this is the standard of which pot should not be opened and which pot should be picked up.

"We don't know this either."

Facts have proven that all bets that are so incredible that they are impossible to realize are ultimately unattainable.

After the game, Larry Johnson apologized to the fans: "I'm sorry that the fans saw such a game. We didn't perform as we should."

"Larry, you said before that if you lose to the Knicks by 50 points tonight, you will retire. What are you going to do now?"

The aunt said sadly: "To be honest, I really don't want to play anymore. This game has taken away my passion for the game. However, I am still very young. In theory, I can still play for many years, and I need

I have to support my family in Hukou, so I can’t retire just yet.”

Larry Johnson's statement is reasonable, and even if he really wants to retire, the Hornets cannot agree.

After finally choosing a core insider after a lot of hard work, how could he just retire in his prime?

Louis never forgets to hit the target: "I only know that if it were another Larry, he would do what he said. LJ made me understand that not every Larry will do what he says like Bird did."

"So, are you really going to break the Hornets' single-game losing record again in the next game?"

The question itself is problematic.

Journalists in the United States are known as the fourth estate and must stand from an absolutely neutral perspective.

But by asking this, they are tacitly admitting that Charlotte's bunch of rotten fishes can't win the fourth game.

Moreover, except for some Hornets fans who still have a sense of shame, no one will come out to question the professionalism of reporters.

In this regard, Louis said directly: "Yes, I said that every remaining game in this series must refresh the Hornets' single-game losing record. Tonight we will achieve this goal again. In the next game,

Our goals remain unchanged.”

"To beat the Hornets by 58 points?"

"Yes, I like that number."

"Why?"

"It's like Al Pacino to The Godfather and Bruce Willis to Die Hard. I think the number 58 is Charlotte's destined number."

Why it was destined, Louis didn't say.

During the same period in the Eastern Conference, the Heat and Celtics tied 2-1.

The Heat were leading by 1 point. In the game they lost, the Celtics fought hard with the unstoppable outbursts of Sampson and Bird.

These two teams are obviously not on the same level.

Because the two games the Celtics lost were disastrous defeats.

In the west, the situation is even more chaotic.

The Trail Blazers beat the Lakers 2-1, and the Clippers trailed the Suns 1-2.

Judging from the semifinals alone, the Knicks are the team in best shape.

However, the semifinal match between the Knicks and the Hornets no longer truly reflects the strength gap between the two teams.

Because the reason why the Hornets were beaten and smashed in consecutive games was not because the strength gap was that big, but because the coaching staff was unable to respond correctly, and the Knicks' outside shooters were in hot shape. Once the three-point shot was accurate, the game would be ruined.

Fans in the small ball era all know how terrifying the efficiency of hitting flowers is.

If Alan Bristow's coaching ability is half as good as his off-court recruiting ability, the Hornets can at least win one game against the Knicks.

It was the Hornets' coaching staff's poorer response each game that caused the players' mentality to gradually change.

This change is irreversible.

If the mentality is not reversed before it completely explodes, the team's performance will only get worse.

If you want to know how bad this state of affairs is, take a look at S11's FPX.

It turned out that Bristol did not have the ability to change the mentality of the players.

He could only watch the team collapse.

Game4

With no hope of winning, the Hornets need to find a reason to fight for it.

dignity?

Not losing 50 points?

This reason is valid, but not firm enough.

Because it is extremely outrageous for you to make such a goal in the playoffs.

All teams that can reach the playoffs are strong teams. Even if they are not strong enough, they can still bleed their opponents.

Not to mention that you have reached the semi-finals, but your goal before the game starts is not to lose more than 50 points after the game?

This outrageous mentality allowed the game to unfold in an outrageous manner.

There are two players on the Knicks who are ruthless and cruel.

One is Mohammed Rauf and the other is Miller.

Therefore, Louis dropped Rauf for the third time in the series.

As soon as Rauf came up, he made a three-pointer after shaking;

Then there is the chasing three-pointer that grabs the backcourt rebound and carries it all the way to the frontcourt;

There is also the 9-meter-long three-pointer that he throws with the ball in a hotheaded manner regardless of rationality.

His few goals have set a solid tone for Game4.

The Knicks don't want the Hornets alive.

The Hornets, who are obsessed with man-to-man marking, do not have enough capital to maintain this tactic.

Facing the Knicks' offensive method, which includes a large number of pick-and-rolls and screens in every positional battle, in order to ensure the quality and continuity of man-to-man marking, the defensive players must have flexible defensive switching attributes.

The Hornets do not meet the requirements in terms of defensive configuration.

If you forcefully promote a defensive method that cannot meet your own conditions, the result will naturally be a defeat.

The Hornets are also unlucky. In this series, the Knicks' outside touch is stronger every game.

Especially starting from Game 2, the original intention of Bristol's off-court moves was to let the Knicks encounter external difficulties and affect their state.

As a result, the Knicks used this off-court turmoil, which was very likely to lead to a complete division of the team, to unify their thinking.

The Knicks' problems remain.

There is an irresolvable conflict at their root, it's like the elephant in the room that everyone can see but refuse to touch.

Today, this elephant has grown into a giant, and it seems that there is no possibility of resolving the conflict except for reorganization.

However, there is a truth in all team-oriented sports: winning can solve all problems.

When this sentence is applied to the Knicks, perhaps it should be interpreted as: winning can cover up all problems.

The problem was hidden, and all that was left of Knicks was muscle and rage.

The people of Charlotte unfortunately fell into ashes under the wrath of the Knicks.

At the last moment of this game, the Knicks led by 55 points.

Louis deliberately called a timeout and used a 5OUT lineup, demanding that the Hornets must lead by 58 points at the end of the game.

"Who can make this three-pointer?"

Given how seriously Louis takes this matter, no one is willing to step forward and take on this important responsibility.

Just when the air froze, Wilson looked around and asked, "How about I come?"

"Of course you have to come, you are the coach's treasure." Miller said with a playful smile.

In the last 12 seconds, the Knicks sent a side ball.

Wilson picked up the ball from outside, and judging from his posture, he definitely didn't mean to run out of time.

The remaining thousands of Charlotteans at the scene booed dissatisfiedly, because there was no suspense about the outcome. It was 100% that other teams would not play, but the Knicks had to call a timeout to carefully arrange their tactics before handing the ball over.

Get it into the hands of the ace player and let him make the final attack.

The Knicks, already leading by 55 points, in the last ten seconds, treated this offense like a buzzer-beater that had no impact on the result.

"This is Little Lu's revenge!"

"He wants to humiliate Charlotte this way!"

No one knew Louis was doing it just for his own bad taste.

Even the famous road whistle Hubie Brown thinks this is a bit too much: "The Knicks don't intend to leave any face to their opponents, and this is actually inappropriate."

"It can only be said that Alan Bristow provoked someone he shouldn't have provoked." Marv Albert said as he turned off the microphone.

Wilson pressed the clock with confidence.

Waiting until the last 3 seconds, he took a strong step to the right, stopped suddenly, dribbled under his hips to steady his rhythm, put the ball together with both hands, and made a direct pull.

From movement to stillness, from closing to starting, this process only took 2.4 seconds. When the ball flew out of his hand, there was only 0.1 seconds left in the game.

When the basketball takes off, time runs out.

Wilson didn't even look, he turned around.

"Whoosh!"

The Conqueror shrugged and asked, "Does anyone really think I can't make a shot?"

The next second, the teammates next to him jumped on him as if they were winning a championship.

Ewing originally wanted to go over, but stopped halfway.

"You just want to stand there and not celebrate with them?" Louis asked.

Ewing said hypocritically: "I just scored a three-pointer, what's there to celebrate?"

Then, Louis stopped caring about this hypocritical idiot and just looked at the scorer above the field.

139 to 81

No more, no less, exactly 58.