The rest is just noise

June 6, 1993, the opening day of the finals.

In the morning, the Portland Trail Blazers' special plane arrived in New York.

Sports Illustrated called them the Revenge Team.

Jordan needs to give an explanation for his nine-year sports career without a championship;

Barkley needs to account for the sweat he spilled on the training field;

Thomas needs to give himself an explanation;

Laili needs to prove that he can succeed outside of the Lakers' environment.

There was so much demand for the Trail Blazers that even a poor live performance could win people over.

The thing is like this, Laili reviewed the process of the Knicks defeating the Celtics in 1988. Although Bird's back injury was the decisive factor, the Knicks' mentality changed from a newborn calf to a mountain tiger.

Change is also crucial.

Why did the Knicks turn from a calf to a tiger? Because their head coach, Louis, had drawn a clear line with everything in Boston.

Although there is no past between Lai Li and New York, Lai Li has already copied so much homework, so why not add this one?

So when I was interviewed at the airport, I would first ask which media the other party was from.

If it were the New York media, he would put on an arrogant look: "I have nothing to say to you before the game is over."

Laili's actions triggered speculation and discussion among the New York media that "this man may have some serious illness."

But Laili pays attention to iron discipline. If he does it, the players must do the same.

Therefore, not only Lai Li, but also the Trail Blazers players refused to be interviewed by the New York media.

Even if Lai Li pretends to be 13, Jordan also pretends to be 13?

It's hard for the New York media not to criticize.

But we have to wait until tomorrow to start spraying. If the Knicks lose tonight, it's hard to say who they will spray.

Before going out that night, Louis saw Lorraine dressing up seriously. Looking at this posture, he knew that he was going to watch a game, but he didn't know that he thought he was going to the Oscars to walk on the red carpet.

"You are already very beautiful, but if you dress up any more, I won't be worthy of you." Louis hoped that Lorraine would control her "attractiveness."

Lorraine smiled sweetly and said: "Coach Lu, when did you start to lose confidence?"

"Every time you come to the Garden to watch a game, the entire audience, regardless of gender, is staring at you."

Whenever that happens, Louis will take a look at his belly.

He would ask himself: Louis, why do you, a fat man like you, hold up this cabbage?

In fact, Louis is not so obese that he needs to be called a "fat man." He just has a small belly that cannot be reduced, and everything else is normal.

But just like the blemishes on Tsujii Honoka's lower abdomen, it's hard to ignore.

Louis is not so small-minded that his wife will be jealous if someone looks at her a few times. After all, Lorraine's appearance is at its peak. Let alone men, women will be shocked when they see her.

However, the more perfect Lorraine looked, the more annoying Louis felt her belly was.

Whenever Louis moaned like this, Ewing couldn't help but said: "Then you want to lose weight?"

Then Louie gets mad because this is obviously a gorilla making fun of his failed weight loss career.

"Use lipstick with a lighter color." Louis turned into a househusband and not only helped Lorraine choose clothes, but also helped her choose a lipstick color. "Rose red is too strong, and it looks like a bad woman."

Lorraine said innocently: "But I am a good woman."

"Yeah, so let's choose a less dominant color."

In addition to Lorraine, Lu Wuxia and Wang Zhizhi are also going to watch the game.

Lu Wuyan had no interest in the competition, so she was left at home.

That night, Madison Square Garden

The Garden is bustling every night, whether there's a Knicks game or not, and MSG is one of the most famous arenas in the world.

It's just that today, the fans in the front row who came to watch the game were either rich or expensive.

For them, it doesn't matter whether they can watch or understand the game. It's important to have their own front-row seat in the finals.

After a year, I came to the garden again, and Laili was filled with emotions.

"Coach Lu, do you think there were any omens in the minds of those who created the dynasty before it was ended?"

When Laili saw Louis, he asked with emotion.

"I don't think so." Louis was willing to discuss this issue with him. "However, those who are determined to overthrow the dynasty will have a strong premonition. Before we defeated the Celtics in 1988, I felt

We were able to win, and the Celtics had no signs of losing from the inside out."

Hearing this, Laili couldn't help but smile and said: "Coach Lu, don't you think that time and that moment are exactly like this moment?"

Did Laili deliberately raise this topic because he wanted to compare today's Knicks to the Celtics back then?

In other words, today’s Trail Blazers are the Knicks in 1988?

Why did Laili think this way? Louis didn't know, but the metaphor was incorrect.

Because before the Eastern Conference Finals started that year, no one thought the Knicks would win.

That Knicks team was too young. Except for Dale Ellis, no one could say "I have reached the peak of my career" after the game. In fact, the Knicks team should not have won, but they did.

This is what makes them special.

And what about today's Trail Blazers? Fans who think they can win account for more than 60% of the audience.

As a whole, they cannot be considered young anymore, they have basically reached the peak of their careers.

This is completely different from the Knicks.

If the Knicks lose, it can be said that the future is promising, but if the Trail Blazers lose, there will be no excuse.

And this is also true, most people are optimistic about the Trail Blazers.

Therefore, when Laili insisted on using this metaphor, Louis did not say anything.

"Maybe, Pat."

The biggest difference between the Knicks and the Celtics is that the Celtics never thought they would lose, while Louis seemed to have seen the scene when the Knicks were defeated.

This kind of thinking is a bit pessimistic, but considering the strength, personnel reserves, competitive status, and chemical reactions of both the enemy and ourselves, this result is consistent with basketball logic.

But, just give up?

This is not Louis' style.

In Louis' mind, there are many key factors in this series, including the Blazers' offensive and defensive intensity and the challenges they pose, the Knicks' determination to defend the glory of their dynasty, and some uncontrollable variables.

The key is……

Louis looked towards the court and saw the players warming up.

Ewing dunked the ball and the ball fell to Wilson's feet.

Normally, Wilson should have given the ball back to Ewing, but he didn't.

He took the ball away from Ewing and shot from the outside.

Ewing didn't feel there was anything wrong with this, so he just stood under the basket and waited for others to shoot.

These two people have not crossed paths since the Yin Tian Yuan incident. They obviously dislike each other, but they have to fight side by side.

After Ewing was scolded by Louis outside the locker room, he felt deeply that he had many shortcomings and was walking on thin ice every day.

He could be a leader for others, but he could not bring Wilson back.

The only thing he could get from Wilson was verbal recognition.

The relationship between the two went from bad to worse from that day on.

This is the biggest X factor in the finals.

It is very likely that the Knicks will be defeated by the incompatibility of their core players, but there is also a slight possibility that they will find a common goal in this series, put aside the terrible past, and come together again.

So far, there is no sign of a rapprochement between Ewing and Wilson.

But Louis is still naively waiting for a turning point to happen.

Once it happens, the Knicks will be completely different. Perhaps by then, they will truly be a dynasty team that completely surpasses the 1984-1987 Celtics.

Before it happens, Luigi needs to stabilize the team and use all his strength to cause trouble for Laili.

This is not only a victory or defeat between the Knicks and Trail Blazers, but also a victory or defeat between Louis and Larry.

Since 1984, the Railey team has played against Louis many times without any victory.

But past failures were due to poor lineups. Losing is normal, but winning is strange.

But this time, the Trail Blazers have all the advantages. If they lose again, Lailico will have no excuses.

Before the show started, NBC commentator Bob Costas and analyst Hubie Brown discussed the matter.

Regarding the two coaches Louis and Laili, which one is better?

Brown has a crooked butt, so of course he has to behave well when encountering this kind of problem: "This question probably shouldn't be raised, because there is no doubt about the answer. Whether it is record, results or head-to-head record, Louis is the one with the advantage."

.Moreover, Coach Laili now has a second spring by imitating the Knicks' game. He has always been in the shadow of Louis. Perhaps we should ask how long it will take for Coach Laili to catch up with Louis."

Costas asked cooperatively: "What's your answer?"

Brown laughed: "Considering their ages... I think Coach Larry may never catch up with Louis."

Brown said that the Knicks fans were happy both physically and mentally, and the on-site warm-up was coming to an end.

When Yinthiah Thomas was gathering the team, he came to Louis specifically to say hello: "Coach Lu, everything you did in Boston five years ago, I want to take back all of it for Larry and Ralph this time.

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"I would rather believe in crocodile tears than to believe that you went to Portland to cling to Mickey's lap just to help Larry and Ralph recover the debt from back then." Louis said heartily, "You are a bastard.

You are a dwarf, but you just think that Boston’s two thighs can’t carry you... Yin Saiya, do you think I will look down on you? You are wrong, it is you who convinced me that hugging thighs is the only way to hold you.

The difference between 0 times and countless times will become addictive."

Thomas's smile disappeared without a trace in an instant, and the hatred for Louis appeared deeply in his eyes.

When Thomas walked back to Laili, Laili just wanted to scold him because he didn't want to see the two parties reminiscing about the past.

They are not friends, but incompatible enemies.

However, Thomas's angry expression said it all. Louis finished the job for him.

"I guess I don't have to say anything more to you," Laili said.

Thomas said coldly: "I don't need you to say anything more to me."

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Can I break out now? Of course, but if I break out now, when the plot really reaches the stage where it needs to break out, I can only do two chapters a day.