The rest is just noise

Chapter 986 Benjamin, Prince of Darkness

In the second game of the Finals, the Knicks and Trail Blazers were actually still in the stage of exploration and experimentation.

Both sides have their own problems. The Trail Blazers' problems stem from the lineup, and the Knicks' problems are complicated.

After the timeout, Mohamed Rauf looked for Ewing to play a pick-and-roll just as Louis said.

Isiah Thomas' defense collapsed, and Sabonis stood inside the free throw line to force Rauf to shoot.

Naturally, Rauf did not hesitate, stopped suddenly and shot, and hit the target hollowly.

The Trail Blazers lost points to Sabonis and scored points from Sabonis.

When Jordan moved, Sabonis first used his body to cover him, and then hit the ball to help him pass through Miller, who was changing defense, and went straight to the basket.

Kemp was sitting in the penalty area and was a huge threat to protect the basket, but Jordan did not choose to challenge head-on. Instead, he made a breakthrough with a sudden stop and fadeaway jumper in the paint area.

"Michael just took a nap in the first game, but we thought he was finished. MJ will let us know that great players always know how to play key games."

"Benj, won't you call back?"

Louis asked from the sidelines.

Wilson pretended that it was too noisy and couldn't hear what Louie said.

This made Louis' mood suddenly sink to the lowest point.

It wasn't obvious before, but now it's too obvious. Wilson has lost the aggressiveness that kept him fighting.

Last year, when he saw Jordan preparing to take off, he would definitely not sit idly by.

Now he not only has no intention of coming back, but also intends to weaken his influence within the team.

why is that?

Back then, there was Rick Barry who deliberately played passively in order to retaliate against his teammates for not helping him in fights, causing the team to lose the Eastern Conference Finals. Now there is Wilson who deliberately passively played in the game to make Ewing realize who the big daddy is, waiting for him to beg him to take action?

Louis has always judged the most disgusting side of people's hearts.

Although the other party is Wilson, some things just cannot be explained by common sense.

Maybe Wilson really didn't hear what Louis was saying just now, maybe he really didn't feel it was necessary to give Jordan a goal back, these things are all possible.

Louie needs constant attention.

But it was certain that something was wrong with Wilson's performance, and Louis tended to let him wake up before he couldn't bear it anymore.

Because Wilson has always been a reliable person.

However, after the "Eden Incident", there is a question mark as to whether Wilson can still do his best to make the best choice for the team as he did in the past.

Wilson did not choose to play back, but his performance still left Louis unable to find fault.

He used himself as bait to make the Blazers believe that the Knicks would focus on him to create a breakthrough.

As a result, when the Blazers' defensive forces concentrated on him, he saw Miller receiving the ball in the open and hitting a three-pointer.

The Blazers' response was simple.

Isiah Thomas dribbled the ball. Although the Knicks gave him space to shoot, he did not take a direct shot. Instead, he broke through and then passed Rauf with a rapid change of direction, and scored a jump shot.

Then Wilson finally got the ball in his offensive zone.

From the high post on the left wing, facing Nance's misplaced defense, he calmly broke through to the basket, forcing Sabonis to help defend, and hit the ball to Ewing.

Gorilla dunks.

Ewing just wanted to celebrate with Wilson, but found that he had run away.

Then he also realized that the relationship between the two was not so good that he had to celebrate even if he sent an assist.

The world can be so ironic, Rashomon opened in front of Louis' eyes.

Once upon a time, the person who unilaterally gave in and took the initiative to please the other party was Wilson.

Wilson did this for years, until Ewing rebuffed all his good intentions with a slap in the face.

Now it was Ewing's turn to do this. He realized that he had done something wrong and wanted to make up for it, but Wilson's back was cold.

Louis saw the essence of this matter from the surface, so he also needed to analyze Wilson and Ewing's current mentality through their performance.

As for the Trail Blazers, whenever Jordan sees Wilson making a difference on the court, he wants to respond.

He regarded Wilson as his biggest competitor.

In the last half of Game 7 of last year's finals, it was Wilson's three-point rain that shattered Portland's ambitions.

"Benj, can't you even have the energy to face me now?"

Jordan grabbed the ball with his left hand and stood exactly on the three-point line.

Wilson knew his three-point shot was back, so he didn't let him shoot like before.

In front of Jordan, Wilson stood down and opened his hands, ready to approach the opponent's cylinder at any time to perform high-intensity defense.

Jordan's focus slowly dropped.

Obviously Wilson mainly defended his right hand, but he still couldn't defend it.

When Jordan put the ball down, Wilson had already predicted his offensive route and got on the line in advance to perform hand-g. As a result, his defensive actions had no impact on the Flyers.

Jordan's center of gravity tilted forward, his right foot had already taken a big step, and he stepped directly past Wilson's defense.

The explosive power of that moment gave Louis a visual experience that was like the first half of Su Bingtian's 100-meter run. It was a unique existence.

Wilson's talent is comparable to Jordan's, but in terms of explosive power and starting speed, few can compare with Jordan in history.

The defense lost the opportunity, and Wilson generously enjoyed the benefits of the times and used Hand-g defense to withstand Jordan to ensure that he would not be completely out of position.

At the same time, the Knicks' defensive formation was operating like a precise instrument.

Ewing defended the baseline, Kemp blocked the middle, and Rauf blocked the passing route.

In this case, the pass to the basket will be blocked, the pass to the bottom corner will be intercepted by Ewing with a high probability, the pass to the top of the key may be intercepted by Rauf, and the pass to the left and right wings will not be in Jordan's sight.

Is he hiding in secret?

For Jordan, there was only one right choice, and he made the right choice.

The moment he stepped into the paint, Jordan jumped lightly, glided back like a bird, and held the ball up with both hands.

Because he both glides and leans back, neither Kemp nor Wilson can affect his shot.

"Whoosh!"

"Don't anger MJ, this is the consensus of the Western Conference teams."

"Unfortunately, the Knicks are the most annoying team in the league."

"Damn Mickey, you're so awesome!" Louis chanted.

At this time, Wilson passed by him again.

"Is it time to call back?" Louis asked.

Wilson looked back at Louis and replied, "That's right."

Louis hasn't cared so much about Wilson since 1988.

It's not that Louis doesn't care about him, it's that he is so mature and stable that he no longer needs anyone else's care.

From 1988 until 1991, Wilson had that mature face. Because the Knicks' external enemies were not strong (Tragedian:???), as long as there was no internal chaos, defending the title would be easy.

Louis once really thought that Wilson had changed.

He has really matured, and has changed from the treasure in his palm to a caring little cotton-padded jacket.

However, the seven duels between Wilson and Jordan in last year's Finals made Louis realize that Benj has never changed. He has always been the domineering genius, just to coexist with Ewing, to ensure the internal stability of the team, and to win the championship.

, in order not to cause trouble to him, he created a Dr. J-style character of Mr. Perfect.

In the past few years, he had been trapped in it, enjoying the pleasure of victory while enduring the bitterness of Ewing's pressing steps. Finally, his patience broke out after the "Eden Incident".

Ewing's slap forced him to reflect on the value of what he had done.

If Ewing's slap caused him to give up his flawless false self in the spotlight, Louis would be a little regretful, but mostly happy for him.

Because people who live in the persona will not end well. They will either completely lose themselves, or the persona will collapse due to external pressure. In the end, they will forget their true colors and become a freak that no one knows.

But what was Wilson's answer to Louis?

Just "?", Louis didn't know what he was thinking.

In addition to still verbally claiming that Ewing was the leader of the team, he did not continue to maintain that persona. And in the Finals, when Jordan broke out in front of him, he did not show the momentum to fight to the end.

This unknown feeling made Louis uneasy.

Then, he said it was time to respond.

Louis believed he would respond.

So Louis has been watching him.

Wilson ran to the top of the arc and asked Rauf for the ball.

Rauf passes the ball.

Since Wilson didn't give any instructions, didn't make any tactical gestures, and didn't explicitly say that he wanted a one-on-one, Ewing routinely ran forward to pick and roll.

However, just before his pick-and-roll was in place, Wilson pulled up from the top of the arc from a distance of half a meter.

At that time, Wilson had no reason to choose to pull out.

Jordan's defense didn't close in time. Watching him throw the ball, looking back at the ball in the air, the arc was very straight and the direction was right. There was no way the ball would not go in.

"Whoosh!"

"Why do you dare to scream so loudly?" Wilson turned around coldly and said without looking back, "Is that the attitude you should have when you don't even have a ring? Who do you think you are talking to, Mickey?

"

Louis looked closely at Wilson and said nothing.

Ewing shot Mr. Perfect Benjamin to death with his own hands. At that moment, another person was born in this world.

That was the day Benjamin, Prince of Darkness, was born.

Is this good? Louis thought to himself.