The rest is just noise

"Coach Lu seems to be pleased with this?"

Costas discovered a blind spot.

Without Louis' permission, Raouf would have been too scared to make a three-pointer in that situation.

Hubie Brown couldn't help but look at Louis when he heard Costas's words.

Even if what happened on the field was something he couldn't understand, as long as the person who made it happen was Louis, even if he couldn't understand it, he still had to try to understand it.

Because Louis is a far better basketball coach than he is.

Back then, Louis was regarded as a thorn in the side because of his advanced coaching ideas that were regarded as heretics by many old coaches from the medieval era.

Brown, who was still the Knicks coach at the time, was one of the many coaches who criticized Louis.

Today, Louis has developed his own style.

He introduced the league to the three-point shot ten years early.

His pocket formation is a must-have for all teams.

The defensive formation that trapped Dr. J in the 1981 Eastern Conference Finals has developed into various variations.

Louis was the instigator.

After arriving in New York, Louis revolutionized the game.

With Ewing at its core, the Knicks relied on a defense-oriented strategy to significantly innovate the defensive concept of professional basketball.

High-position pressing, rotating defense, splitting from east to west, and confrontational hand-to-hand combat...

Brown must admit that Louis accomplished a feat that is almost impossible for NBA coaches.

He brought new trends in the game and changed the way players played.

If he thinks that Rauf's pursuit of a three-pointer in this situation is allowed, then he can only choose to support it.

"Maybe, I don't believe in this style of play, but I believe in Leader Lu."

The Knicks' fast-paced game focusing on attacking the basket left the Blazers at a loss.

Jordan's rules on the defensive end make the Blazers dream back to last year.

Last year's Blazers had actually cracked the rules, but today's situation was special and Jordan's unusual mentality allowed Louis to seize the opportunity.

In the first quarter, the Knicks players continued to trouble Jordan, trying to make the Flyers lose their minds.

After the conflict, Laili let Jordan play for four minutes before discovering the problem.

And enough can happen in these four minutes.

Jordan prepared to take the position, but Wilson fought with him with all his strength.

Despite Wilson's idolatry on the outside, what scares Louis the most is his ugliest side, which is often only exposed on the court.

Moreover, if he meets an ordinary opponent, Wilson will still look like a good gentleman.

Only when he meets a player like Jordan who is worthy of being his enemy, the "Benjamin the Conqueror" who is both familiar and unfamiliar to Louis will take over Wilson's consciousness.

Today, he appeared again.

Wilson held up Jordan on one side and kept making small moves on the other.

He would scratch Jordan's waist and use his thighs and knees to push against Jordan's buttocks.

This is how previous conflicts occurred.

Jordan told himself to calm down, but treating him calmly would only lead to Wilson's intensified tricks.

Even if Jordan forces the ball, Wilson will not uphold the moral principles of the world and fight him one-on-one.

Usually, Wilson would use himself as a bait to lure Jordan to attack, and then use small tricks to signal to his teammates, "We don't need to talk about morals with him. This big-eared thief will be punished by everyone!"

Louis originally said that he wanted to activate the "Law". Seeing Wilson's gesture, his teammates naturally obliged him to help.

Jordan breaks through from the top line, Rodman will double-team, and Kemp is also waiting under the basket to block the shot.

If Jordan goes to the baseline, the Knicks will risk a foul and squeeze him out of bounds. Even if he doesn't go out of bounds, it will be difficult for Jordan to get out from the baseline.

Those pushing and pushing actions that seemed suspicious of foul play were often ignored by Hugh Hollins.

Pat Riley was shouting at the top of his lungs, but Hollins wouldn't blow his whistle.

Louis expressed regret for coming to Li. He was no longer a fledgling young coach. What kind of character is Hollins, a bastard? If others don't know it, how can he not know it?

This guy always makes calls as he pleases. If he thinks the Knicks' defensive standards are OK, then even if you hold your arms and beg him, he won't pity you.

Therefore, when encountering this kind of scale, it is useless to complain, you can only adapt to it.

The Knicks have adapted very well, and Larry has been avoiding getting into a bloody battle with the Knicks.

So he didn't want the scale to be too big.

This is also Laili's flaw. Like many coaches, his influence on referees is limited to complaining.

Louis is different. He will observe the scale. If it is beneficial to him, he will pretend that the scale makes him uncomfortable, but he will not be particularly excited and let the referee think that he has admitted defeat today.

Every referee enjoys the feeling of letting the leader fall on his hands.

Once the scale goes against the Knicks, Louis is a mad dog.

He doesn't just threaten the referee, he makes players cause trouble on the field, intensifies conflicts, and causes the game to be frequently suspended due to conflicts.

Referees must consider the impact. In order to eliminate the anger of both parties, or to calm the more angry party, they need to re-establish the scale.

As long as they do this, Louis' goal will be accomplished.

Of course, no matter whether the scale is favorable to him or not, Louis will make an expression of dislike.

These four minutes made Jordan feel like he was in a water prison every second.

His post game cannot face the basket;

His dribbling breakthrough is bound to be double-teamed;

If he had the opportunity to directly attack the basket, Rodman would let him know that there is a "hand technique" that falls from the sky that is particularly suitable for making the flying man fall;

Apart from shooting against the defense, Jordan had no freedom on the offensive end.

The Knicks used multi-man defense to set up many difficulties in front of him.

Wilson's provocations and small moves, as well as his trash talk after every score with the ball, all affected Jordan's mentality.

The trash talk that made Jordan break through the most was: "Actually, the championship is quite easy to win. My ring can fit on one hand."

Jordan also has championships, but... a national championship is nothing special, and Wilson also has one.

In addition to the NCAA national championship, Jordan also has two Olympic championships.

Unfortunately, Wilson also has an Olympic title...

This is the most hurtful part.

I have everything you have, but you don’t have everything I have.

Later, Jordan couldn't even make a three-pointer, and his mentality was completely unbalanced. Only then did he notice that the Flyers' mentality was being severely tortured by the Knicks, and immediately called a timeout to interrupt the Knicks' torture.

Jordan walked down without saying a word.

Jordan, who had been unhappy since the start, scored 12 points in the past 8 minutes and shot nearly 50% from the field. His performance was not bad in terms of efficiency, but he failed to lead the team as before.

Laili could only replace him temporarily.

"Michael, I don't want to talk nonsense like calming down. You know how we got here. You know how hard it is along the way. You should also know that if you can't cheer up, it will be difficult for us to defeat New York!"

Jordan patted his cheek, wiped the sweat with a towel, and responded: "Pat, it was my fault just now. I will get back to my best condition."

Laili believes in Jordan's ability to adjust. He is no longer a young man and has experienced enough failures.

The rhythm off the court can only affect him for a while. When he realizes how important the finals are, those irrelevant things will be forgotten.

In order to allow Jordan to adjust his mentality, Laili did not set up the Verdun Line of Defense at this time.

Because after Alvin Robertson was removed from the Verdun defense, Jordan became a regular member of the defense. Now they need to leave Jordan alone. If they press the whole court for the sake of pressing the whole court, they may end up playing completely different games.

Different effects.

Therefore, Laili will only make small-scale substitutions, and we will continue to play the rest of the game as we should.

Jordan and Sabonis were replaced, and their replacements were Jerome Causey and Clifford Robinson.

There is no need for the Verdun defense line to carry out a full-court press, but replacing these two people can still make a qualitative change in the Blazers' defense.

Robinson can be defended, and Cosey is both offensive and defensive.

Moreover, without Jordan and Thomas, the Blazers only had Barkley on the court, and the ball rights were relatively concentrated.

The game suddenly became a good game for Barkley, who could take the ball and hit whatever he wanted.

For the Knicks, Wilson and Kemp were replaced, and Stockton and Ewing were brought back.

The Trail Blazers are seeking stability, but the Knicks are focused on expanding their lead.

With Sabonis away, Ewing's inside threat will only be greater. Robinson and Nance together can't stop him.

Although Barkley is invincible in single-point offense, his defense is always a problem.

At the beginning of the game, Stockton cleverly deployed tactics on Barkley, using the flying pig to break through one by one, and really expanded the lead.