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Chapter 999: I have the privilege not to pass the ball

On Game 3 night, the Knicks took the lead from the start.

Wilson was high-spirited, holding the ball from outside, facing Jordan alone. He took two steps, then stopped and pulled up, and shot a long two-pointer inside the three-point line. In theory, it was the worst shot.

He made such a bad shot, and then officially sounded the clarion call for Jordan to fight back.

"Mitch, you don't think every game is as easy to play as the second game, do you?"

The Wilson who was not afraid of Jordan and constantly attacked Jordan appeared again.

This is not the Wilson that his teammates are familiar with, but he can already bring enough help.

For the Trail Blazers, Thomas couldn't find his touch on long-range shots, and his offense was hampered.

Ewing was guarding Sabonis full-time.

If Sabonis wants to get the ball in the high post, Ewing will be in the high post with him.

The Knicks are not like the Trail Blazers. Even if there is no center at the basket, the rim protection is not bad. Kemp's rim protection ability is comparable to that of a center.

For a time, the Blazers' two sharp knives on the offensive end were unable to work.

Thomas was restricted from shooting and Sabonis was suppressed by Ewing.

The Knicks, on the other hand, scored consecutively.

Started 6-0.

This scene made the Blazers' home announcer Bill Shenelli extremely dissatisfied: "In our own home court, the Blazers should be stronger. They have no reason to retreat. MJ is the best player in the league, and Chuck is the best player in the league."

A good power forward, Isiah is the best No. 1 position in the league, Sabo and Nance are the league's top inside combination, but I don't see that power in them now, they didn't perform accordingly at all!

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Under the praise of Nellie as the best in the league and first in the league, the Trail Blazers in front of the fans are a team with obvious loopholes.

Especially in front of the Knicks, their loopholes are even more obvious.

Stockton was suppressed by the Blazers' switching tactics and was unable to fully utilize his ability to initiate tactics.

But for a monster like Stockton who is so sophisticated that he seems to have learned how to play in his mother's womb, directly obtaining assists is only one of the ways to influence the team.

Stokes knows how basketball works.

He will pass the ball, starting from making a good pass.

Stockton's first pass was enough to open a gap in the Blazers' defense.

The person receiving the ball was Ewing in the high post. He passed the ball to Wilson on the spot and then received the screen.

Wilson accelerated, and Sabonis, who chose to switch defense, was thrown out of his defensive position before he even had time to switch defense in front of him.

Jordan had no choice but to leave Miller behind.

In his usual style of play, Wilson would pass the ball to Miller.

But now, he only has eyes for himself.

Jordan's arrival will not affect his decision.

"Whoosh!"

Wilson threw a right hand in front of the paint area and hit a hollow hit.

Even if there is no pass, it is still a good offensive option, let alone he makes the shot.

That's why Miller is unhappy with him.

There are a lot of passes that Wilson used to pass that he doesn't pass now.

"I don't like Benj playing like this." Tomjanovich said bluntly, "He wasn't like this before."

Zhao Yuanzheng smiled and asked: "Why isn't it like this?"

Tomjanovich looked at Zhao Yuanzheng and didn't understand why he said that.

"Rudy, have you forgotten?" Zhao Yuanzheng talked about what happened that year, "Benj is a person who dares to put aside the tactics and choose to take action on his own after Coach Lu arranged the winning tactics."

The mention of Zhao Yuanzheng also brought Tomjanovich's thoughts back to eight years ago.

That was indeed Wilson's original appearance.

It's just that his subsequent transformation was so perfect and so impressive that everyone forgot what he looked like at the beginning.

"It's easy to follow one's nature, but it's not easy to betray one's nature."

To Zhao Yuanzheng, Wilson was just being himself.

Louis, who was watching silently, didn't think so. This was not the real Wilson. However, who could be sure that this was not him? Louis had no evidence, just like he couldn't say that the perfect Wilson in the past was deliberately created by the other party.

A persona that came out.

Human beings are inherently complex.

After being beaten 8-0, the Trail Blazers called a timeout.

Riley was furious, his roar reaching the Knicks bench.

The most ear-splitting sentence is "Chuck, why the hell are you doing nothing on the court, just get off if you don't want to fight!"

But what no one knows is that Barkley replied to Riley: "If you don't give me the ball, how will I play?"

On the Knicks side, some licking players began to praise Louis for his clever calculations. They expected that Barkley would not have a big role, so there was no defensive arrangement against Barkley.

In fact, it wasn't Louis who figured it out, it was just a basic respect for the rules of the game.

With a lineup like the Trail Blazers, it is usually very rare for a lineup like the Trail Blazers to be able to distribute the ball evenly to Thomas and Jordan, but now they have Sabonis with the high-position support.

With three cores on the offensive end, the role of the others will naturally be weakened.

But Louis did not dare to underestimate Barkley. During the timeout, he emphasized that if Barkley wanted to shoot, he would shoot for him. If he chose to hit the basket, he would use a pocket formation to shrink the double team.

This is the most basic way to deal with Barkley.

Back then, the Celtics used this method against Dr. J and tried it every time, but when it was used on Barkley, it didn't work many times because the Alabama fat boy had more offensive weapons.

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers handed Barkley the task of breaking the deadlock.

Barkley did not disgrace his mission and forced his way in with a pocket formation.

When he took action, he was facing the defense of Ewing and Wilson.

Two of the Knicks' three best defenders came to guard him and couldn't stop him.

Barkley forced the ball into the basket, breaking the Blazers' scoring drought.

"You don't have to rely on me!"

Barkley swung his arms and returned to defense.

No one had anything to say. Barkley's attack just now was in one word: Hard!

Facing this kind of attack, neither opponents nor teammates will make excuses, which is a reflection of personal ability.

Barkley turned the situation around.

The Blazers' offense broke the scoring drought, and their defense was more proactive than before.

Stockton's positional warfare still focused on tactical offense.

This time the Trail Blazers still restricted the Knicks by switching defenses.

However, the defensive switch was not well coordinated this time, and the person in front of Stockton was Barkley.

With Barkley in front of him, even a man like Stockton, who lacked the ability to break through, got excited and broke through at full speed.

The great Charles Barkley, he didn't frown when he was on the offensive end, one on three or even one on four. He could often break through ten games at once and make the offense look like a violent disassembly. He was happy when he was playing and gave his teammates confidence.

Unexpectedly, the defensive end can still let someone like Stockton pass by in one step.

The last time Louis saw Stockton go over the top, he hadn't put on weight yet.

This shows that Barkley is a basketball player who has truly escaped from vulgar taste.

He can increase the confidence of both players on the court and indirectly make the game more exciting.

Stockton's passing was light and the Blazers also knew what kind of material Barkley was on defense, so they were already ready to make up for it.

The one who came to the rescue was Nance, and the one who was shorted was Kemp.

Stockton passes Kemp.

As a result, Kemp missed an open shot.

Fortunately, Ewing grabbed the offensive rebound, and Sabonis' tall body seemed to reach through the clouds right behind him.

Ewing did not choose to force the ball, but returned to Miller on the outside.

Miller was guarded by Jordan, so he had no chance, but the Blazers' defensive formation had been torn apart after this round of cutting, and it was impossible to organize an effective positional defense. It was so generous to miss people.

Except for Jordan and Sabonis, there is basically no one in the right position.

Miller passed the ball to Wilson.

Jordan immediately gave up on Miller and went to guard Wilson.

Miller is ready to catch the ball and shoot. As long as Wilson is willing, he can completely play with Jordan, who is running back and forth.

The result made him angry. Seeing Jordan's defense chasing him, Wilson did not pass back, but chose to shoot a three-pointer against the opponent's defense.

"Benjamin? Damn you!" Miller roared.

After all, Jordan's defense was not a show-off. His shot was interfered with and difficult to hit. The ball flew outward, and the Blazers used this to counterattack.

When Miller chased back into the backcourt, full of resentment and anger, he kicked the ball away and was called a technical foul by the referee.

But instead of making things difficult for the referee, he came to Wilson and roared: "Are you fucking dissatisfied with me? Why are you ignoring my vacancy? What the hell are you thinking?"

In terms of seniority in the league, Wilson is one grade above Miller, but everyone knows that Miller was Wilson's eldest brother at UCLA.

At this time, Wilson had no intention of repenting or apologizing. He looked at Miller without changing his expression and said coldly and arrogantly: "I don't have to explain everything to you."

Wilson walked towards the referee and left without looking back: "I have the privilege not to pass the ball."

This privilege is given by the coach. If you have any objections, just go to the coach. Is this what he means?

Miller's eyes were red, and he turned around and was about to curse, but saw Wilson talking about the referee calling him a technical foul.

Although Wilson came forward, Miller would definitely be punished by the referee for venting his anger by playing football in full view of the public.

Therefore, the technical foul was not canceled and the Blazers received two free throws.

Miller was so angry at Wilson's words that he almost fainted and wanted to find Louis, but Louis had no intention of intervening. Then he went to Ewing: "How long are you going to let Benj leave the team?"

"He left the team? Reggie, what you said is a bit unconscionable." Ewing still had the intention to joke, "The whole team negotiated with the referee about Benj being called for a technical foul on you."

Miller was furious: "These are two fucking different things. Not only did he not pass the ball to me, he also didn't pass the ball to others unless necessary. He didn't do this before, you know!"

Ewing does feel that Wilson's performance is unique, but the team is leading and Wilson is in good condition, so this is understandable.

"It's not a big deal, don't take it to heart."

Ewing told Miller this.