The Rest, Only Noise

Whether the first game is a test or not will only be known in the second game.

"Whether our opponents have reservations or not, we're going to treat the series as 0-0."

Although Louie and Don Nelson are friends, the closer they are on the field, the easier it is to run into each other. This is the second time they have played against each other in the playoffs.

The last time was in 1983, and Louie was not an official head coach, but a firefighter who drove ducks to the shelves.

At that time, Louie took the Celtics 0-3 to recover two games and then lost the third game.

Because of this, many people said that if you give Louie "one more life", the series can be turned over.

This kind of thing cannot be assumed. After that, Louis swept the league with the 84 Celtics, 72 wins and 10 losses in the regular season, 15 wins and 2 losses in the playoffs, and led his team to win the championship and was elected as the coach of the year.

Now that Louie and the Knicks are playing their second coach of the year season, and when they meet Nelson again, he naturally wants to beat the Bucks beautifully.

In that game, he lost very badly.

Louie treats Game2 as a real game.

The result was just as he thought, the Bucks gave a lot of game intensity from the very beginning.

It's a tough one for a newcomer to the Knicks.

During the regular season, the Knicks prided themselves on high-pressure defense, but in the playoffs, a defensive team like the Bucks will only bring more fierce defense.

Their feel doesn't help in this situation.

At this time, the role of Kevin McHale came out.

He scratched his armpit hair, raised his hand for the ball, and threw a high step back.

Low jump tick one.

McHale took over four Knicks offenses, hit three goals, and revitalized the team's offense. Dale Ellis, who was sick most of the regular season, used the skilled Exhangesky (high-post dynamic offense) tactics. Run out of the open and hit a three-pointer.

The Knicks' performance forced the Milwaukee to control their intensity.

With the intensity of the opening, it is impossible to persist until the end of the game.

McHale's performance consolidated the Knicks' morale, and after three quarters, the young people's state returned.

Wilson, Ewing, Oakley, Stockton, and Hornacek all scored in double figures. In the face of the Bucks' impregnable defense, the Knicks scored 118 points at home.

They took a two-game winning streak in the semifinals, leading 2-0.

"You don't get so many free throws in Milwaukee." Nelson was dissatisfied with tonight's referee and warned Louie in advance.

Louie said modestly: "I know, you guys are great, but we're not a team that wins games by free throws."

"At least tonight, it was the free throws that won you the game," Nelson affirmed.

"No," Louie shook his head, "it wasn't the free throws that made us win the game, it was McHale."

Nelson took a step back. "Okay, 50/50."

Louie smiled and stopped talking, waiting for the Knicks to win the Bucks' home game to see what else he has to say.

McHale was surrounded by numerous media after the game.

This year, he played in the top five in the league. In this difficult hand-to-hand battle, he even scored 23 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.

The cornerstone of the team's stability is really not just talking about it.

Many young people have never seen a big scene, and when they are about to collapse, he is the one who stands up to stabilize the military.

Many New York reporters worry that the Knicks will be unfairly punished in Milwaukee, where such news often comes out.

McHale quipped: "It's alright, even if we lose all away games, we can win with home-court advantage."

He meant that the Knicks had one more home court than the Bucks, but out-of-town reporters would definitely misinterpret his words.

McHale himself is indifferent.

Louie implicitly expressed his desire not to play a tiebreaker with the Bucks: "If we can, we should end the fight within six games."

"Why?" a foreign reporter asked, "Little Lu, do you think the Bucks are weak?"

"No, I mean, whether it's the Knicks or the Bucks, they should be in the semifinals within seven games."

Now everyone doesn't understand.

What kind of riddle is Louis playing?

"Because we and the Bucks are both very tough teams and consume a lot of energy during the game, we don't want to waste too much energy on each other, which will only make the opponents in the division final take advantage." The embarrassment caused by McHale's jokes.

But he couldn't defuse Ewing's cold joke no matter what.

"We're going to make the Yankees in Milwaukee keep their eyes open to see how the Bucks die," Ewing said.

The news and public relations were shocked and hurriedly ended the Knicks' press conference.

In the corridor, Louie kept poking Ewing's waist with his hands, he was very ticklish.

"Don't do it!" Ewing kept calling.

"Are you sick?" Louie said angrily. "Don't you know what the Yankees mean in New York?"

Ewing explained forcefully: "So I brought the prefix, 'Milwaukee Yankees', can't you understand human language?"

"Stop this fart! Do you think anyone cares if you prefix it? Do you think any white player would dare to say 'We'll make the N in New York keep their eyes open and see how the Knicks die'? What the **** do you have? You don't have a brain? After studying in Georgetown for four years, why can't you even speak? If you can't speak, don't say it, understand?"

Louis was really **** at him now.

McHale joked: "It's okay, the big deal is to lose hundreds of thousands of advertising fees and endorsement fees, and to make thousands of New York fans hate it. Patrick is still fine with this loss."

"Whoever said it's okay I didn't mean to offend New Yorkers."

"Then what are you talking about Yankees with them?" Louie was going crazy. "Did you know that in New York, a painting of 'Yankees' painted in **** is also bought? You sell jerseys all your life and you don't have a quarter of Yankee hat sales. Big!"

Ewing bowed his head in guilt, and finally knew that he had made a big disaster.

"What can I do to make up for it?"

"Apologize to everyone, especially the Yankees and the fans who support the Yankees." Louie emphasized, "Be sincere!"

Ewing's over-the-top jokes trapped him in a world where he was alone.

After scolding Louis, he didn't bother to pay attention to him. He went back to the locker room and told everyone to go home and rest honestly. Don't run around, and don't talk nonsense outside.

"I don't want any of you to get into trouble until the playoffs are over." He looked at Ellis seriously, especially him.

Ellis has reached a settlement with the other party out of court for a settlement fee of $500,000.

Probably all his savings so far in his career.

This is the furious feedback.

Ellis didn't speak, everyone else answered yes.

"Did you hear that, Dale?" Louie asked.

Dale Curry didn't answer because Louie was looking at Ellis's position.

Ellis replied in a low voice, "I see."

This answer can't make Louis feel at ease, but Louis can't limit what he can do in his spare time.

Even if he wanted to get himself drunk again and go racing on the road, Louis couldn't stop him.

Ellis is a good player on the court and fits perfectly with the system, but Louie has to think about the future now.

In such an important position as the second position, if Ellis has been unable to stabilize, Louis will have to find a way to find a replacement.

It's not that easy.

In a healthy state, Ellis is averaging 3.2 three-pointers per game this season, with a shooting percentage of 42%.

He's the perfect off-ball offense and can create a lot of tactical space for the system.

To find his replacement in the league, easier said than done?

Louie drives home.

Lorraine and his mother were already asleep, and Louis made some food for himself.

As long as it's a game day, he doesn't go to bed early.

Back home at night close to one in the morning, have a late night snack, and study the opponent. If they lost the game, he would come back all night.

In two games at MSG, the Bucks have shown their style of play.

It's all about confrontation, pressure, and educating the young Knicks with the experience of a veteran.

This style of play is common, and if the Knicks didn't have McHale, they might have won tonight.

Back at home, they will only intensify.

night passed

The next day, the league announced the attribution of major awards this season.

Among them, there has been a great controversy on the best defensive team.

Ewing, who is widely expected, was not selected for the first defense, but fell to the second defense.

That's exactly what the New Yorkers feared before, that Ewing could be outshone by a defender who is clearly not as good as him because of his reputation.

It was Ralph Sampson, the league's No. 1 center, who squeezed him out.

For three consecutive years, Sampson was selected for the first team and first defense, and also won DPOY by the way.

Looking at the data, Sampson has averaged "only" 1.4 steals and 2.9 blocks per game this season, which is not as good as Ewing's.

His team's defense is also not as good as the Knicks.

Ewing averaged 2 steals and 4.2 blocks per game. The Knicks ranked first in the league in defense, second in offensive and defensive rebounding, and first in defensive efficiency. None of the data showed that Sampson was a better defender than Ewing.

"Ralph beat Patrick in a head-to-head match, that's why I voted for Ralph," said one voter who asked not to be named.

Now, Louie knows why there will be a spectacle of DPOY falling to the secondary defense in the future.

Why in the end do you want to give Dumbbie the right to vote? this is a problem.