The rest is just noise

The Knicks can see shadows of their past in the Heat.

Before 1988, they were as prosperous as the Heat, carrying the expectations of the world and tenaciously challenging the Celtics.

The Knicks' failure in Game 2 was a declaration made by the Heat to the world.

They want to prove that the so-called theory that there is no suspense in the conference finals is just the opinion of a group of stupid observers.

Their words are as unreliable as those in Japanese movies.

Under the thick mosaic, the imitations prepared in advance are enough to look real.

Louis believes this series will not be over quickly.

The Heat are no longer just a team with a promising future.

Their situation is a bit like the Knicks in 1987.

He has high talent, strong strength, good record, and is eager to prove himself.

The Heat want to let people know that they can not only look forward to the future, but also look forward to the present.

Billy Donovan may be the most talented of the assistant coaches who came out of Louis.

He is not as good at communicating as a Zen master, but he is not as rigid as Van Gundy.

Donovan's advantage is his youth.

Just like when Louis was just starting out, he was not afraid of any dangers.

Because of Louis, Donovan became an NBA head coach twenty years early, which will also bring a completely different trend to his career.

Donovan is taking the right approach to leading the Heat.

He has the courage to challenge everything that young people have.

Therefore, he will speak boldly after the second game.

Louis also believed that there were still several tough battles to be fought between the two sides.

In the Western Conference during the same period, there was not much suspense in the Western Conference finals between the Trail Blazers and the Clippers.

The Clippers have Olajuwon and Drexler as the core. These two people have lived up to Angel City's expectations. They have outstanding strength and no conflict in their playing styles, ensuring the Clippers' competitiveness.

However, fans also understand from the bottom of their hearts that with the current competitiveness of the league, the limit of these two teams is to reach the conference finals.

Considering the wildness of the Western Conference, if the regular season record is not good enough, it is possible to meet the Trail Blazers, Clippers and other teams in advance, and travel in the second round or even the first round.

In the two Western Conference finals against the Trail Blazers, the Clippers lost by a total of 38 points.

After entering the Western Conference Finals, the Trail Blazers' state has steadily improved and they have become an irresistible behemoth for the Clippers.

Olajuwon averaged 28 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks in two games. This is already a top insider's data, but its impact on the outcome is so small that it can be ignored.

At the same time, Drexler's performance was questioned by the Los Angeles media.

As the team's second player, he did not provide enough help to Olajuwon.

To be honest, I can't entirely blame him.

The strength of the Trail Blazers' wing group is well known to the world. A point forward like Drexler with unstable shooting is easily restricted in the face of high-intensity defense.

The Blazers happen to have all the conditions to restrict him.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for Drexler to perform poorly.

In addition to scoring, Drexler performed well in other aspects, averaging 16 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists per game. Although his shooting percentage was dismal, he was able to produce this data against the Trail Blazers' wings, which was considered qualified.

As a result, the Los Angeles media, which has developed an appetite for tragedy hunters, has become accustomed to seeing its core team's shooting percentages of 30+10+10+50% and regretting losing games.

In their opinion, Olajuwon's data of 28+12+4+3 was just above the passing line.

Drexler's glaring inefficiency, as well as his average data per game that has not even reached a triple-double, are definitely a trap.

The Los Angeles Daily News wrote in the next day's paper: "Clyde Drexler is becoming the most disappointing basketball player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar."

Another Los Angeles media sarcastically said: "If the Lakers have lost their glory without the tragic star, then watching the Clippers games is becoming an embarrassing thing. The reason why we can accept the tragic star every year

One year of failure is because we all know that he has tried everything he can. And do the Clippers dare to pat their chests and say they tried their best? No, you can tell from their faces that have never changed at all.

You can see from the game that they never gave their best to the game."

After the tragic star retired, the Clippers saw an opportunity to compete for the fan market.

The economic benefits behind this are irresistible to anyone.

So when Olajuwon and Drexler wanted to join the team, Clippers owner Sterling, who was as stingy as Grandet, also started spending money.

Sterling believes his team has done everything they can.

The Los Angeles media thought wishfully: No, you didn't.

The most ridiculous thing about the era of print media is that fans are often led by newspapers.

The likes and dislikes of fans are largely the likes and dislikes of the media.

Whatever the media likes, the fans like, and vice versa.

Therefore, Chamberlain in the newspaper is a quitter who is despised by everyone, but this does not prevent him from being a gentle and good man in real life; the tragedian once won the love of the world at the beginning of his career, but after signing a 20-year, 25 million contract

After the contract, he was hated by fans because reporters thought he was unworthy, so fans also felt he was unworthy; you can't forget Dr. J who tried his best to maintain his image in front of the media, and you can't forget how the media who gained the power of public opinion wrote in newspapers

The ultimate brainless poll of "Do you want the Sharks to get paid more than pennies?" was blatantly thrown out.

This kind of momentum created by the Los Angeles media will cause an immeasurable blow to the popularity of the Clippers fans.

The Clippers players can obviously feel that they are isolated in Los Angeles. No one likes them and no one speaks for them, as if losing to the Trail Blazers is unforgivable.

Louis, who was far away in New York, didn't care about the leisure life of Los Angeles.

The situation in the Western Conference has only one meaning for him, which is to let him understand the latest status of the Trail Blazers.

Judging from their performance against the Clippers, the Trail Blazers' adjustment has been basically completed. Riley no longer insists on solving the Trail Blazers' own natural shortcomings, but chooses to unleash the players' talents to dominate the game.

This is the simplest way of coaching, the laziest way of coaching, and the most effective way of coaching.

If the Blazers play this way from the beginning, they should be able to win 75 games in the regular season (at least).

In that case, Jordan's MVP will be stable.

But Riley is a pursuing coach. He not only wants to win, but also wants to win beautifully. So in most games of the regular season, the Blazers looked perfect, but that was just a bubble.

After Louis burst the bubble, Riley didn't want to change and just wanted to go back to the way he was before, so the Blazers lost a lot of games.

They thrived in those losing games.

I have experienced frustration and quarrels, self-doubt, internal strife and conflicts, but these emotions are ultimately transformed into the belief in winning.

The pioneers have completely risen.

It would be an absolute lie if Louis said he wasn't worried about the Blazers' status at all.

But now, besides caring about the Blazers, he can't care too much about them.

Because they still have strong enemies blocking their way in the east.

Game3

Louis gave Donovan a heads-up.

As soon as the game started, the Knicks used a murderous press to make the Heat lose the rhythm of the game.

The Knicks' involvement in the murder of the tight end comes as a surprise.

They are Wilson, Stevens, Rodman, Doug Christie, and Reggie Williams.

Rookie Christie was added to the mix, while perennial tight end John Salley was benched.

The reason why Louis abandoned Selly is well known. He would not have used this person again if no one was available.

This is equivalent to replacing Selley with Christie. But Christie is an outside line, and Selley is an inside line. Therefore, the person Christie actually replaced was Rodman. Rodman took Salley's original position and became a murder press.

The inner line of the formation.

Christie will become a sharp knife in the future, but he is only a rookie now and has many shortcomings. However, he has to replace Rodman, the DPOY, on the defensive end. This means that Wilson and others need to spend more strength to make up for the gap.

Fortunately, although Christie has many areas to improve, in terms of immediate combat ability, he can already appear and contribute in the playoffs.

In addition to the defensive end, which still needs some time to adapt to the murderous press, Christie's performance in other aspects was very impressive.

First of all, he has a high basketball IQ, knows what to do on the court, and has excellent passing and controlling abilities. His presence allows the Knicks' murderous press to suddenly have five players who can make plays on the court.

Of the five players Wei, Si, Lei, Luo and Ke, four of them can control the ball, and all five of them can pass the ball.

The chemistry created by Christie joining the murderous tight end was something Louie didn't expect.

He originally just wanted Christie to hold on for a few more minutes as much as possible, and if that didn't work, he would let Celi come on.

As a result, although Christie's defense was not up to standard, the improvement on the offensive end was far beyond imagination.

With four ball handlers in the lineup, Donovan's plan to replicate the Celtics' full-court press was foiled.

Entering the position battle, Louis saw the most ideal offensive mode for this lineup: Wilson scored suddenly, Stevens moved, Christie took Rodman's pick-and-roll and passed through the corner, and Reggie Williams hit a three-pointer.

At that time, Louis felt that even if this lineup did not play a murderous press, based on the standards of a small ball lineup, it was completely up to standard.

Handling, passing, shooting, defense, rebounding, no problem.

Louis, who always likes to eat from a bowl and look at the pot, has another question in his mind: "Can this lineup be effective against the Trail Blazers?"