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It was a rough night for Pat Riley, determined to double kill the Knicks.

Because his self-proclaimed nemesis, Louie, the bastard, punctured their bubble with a needle.

Trailblazers are stronger than the surface, but there are many problems inside.

If the quad-core starter cannot maximize the threat on the offensive end, it is not unsolvable from the perspective of offense and defense alone.

The Knicks found a hole in the Blazers tonight.

The most unexpected thing is that the Blazers' Verdun defense did not play as it should.

In the Christmas game, the Trail Blazers and the Knicks met on a narrow path. They built an advantage with their core talents, and the Knicks couldn't keep up with their intensity through the Verdun defense, and they won.

The second time a few months later, the Knicks completely changed their play.

Louie not only found the Blazers' life, but also took an open class on "How to Play the Blazers".

Look for weaknesses on defense, play pick-and-roll offense.

That's his answer to other teams.

Although this answer does not seem so easy to copy, it is better than being arbitrarily killed by the pioneers.

Others are unavoidable, such as the Blazers getting more and more frustrated.

For example, the state of the Knicks gradually improved as the game deepened.

While they followed Louis's instructions and used the system, they had to make use of the singles abilities of Wilson and Ewing.

In the fourth quarter, Jordan said no to the rout.

He took over the game, passing his hand on every attack.

In order to guard him, Rodman and Ewing need to leave their original defensive positions when necessary.

This is a pity.

Because Jordan's offensive threat is too great, the Knicks can't let it go.

The Knicks' defensive deployment is basically that Ewing covers the middle as the core of the basket, and the three-point line is not contracted as much as possible, because Jordan and Thomas both have one-handed three-pointers.

But it also matches the Knicks' configuration characteristics. Aside from Ewing, Rodman, the Knicks' best defender, has to guard the opposing ball handler from time to time.

If Rodman is contained and Ewing leaves the paint, the Knicks will lack a forward who can assist the rim.

Wilson's shot-blocking ability is decent, but his blocks are more of a one-on-one defense and high post sweep.

For a while, the Blazers' defensive positioning was telling—Jordan was a smart cutter who could sprint to the rim when his teammates picked up the roll, and the space the Blazers left behind screens was a good fit for Jordan. specialty.

As long as Jordan gets into his offensive range, he basically doesn't have to look at his teammates.

The harder Jordan exploded, the more ashamed Barkley felt.

They said they were going to teach the Knicks a lesson, but now, they are being taught a lesson.

The Knicks used a hearty victory to rewrite their regular-season record against the Blazers to 1-1.

If the game serves as a continuation of the Finals, as Portlanders prefer, yes, then the Knicks will go 5-4 in big numbers because of the win.

Either way, the Knicks won.

They opened up the Blazers' scars and made other teams realize how to play this team.

There is still some time before the end of the regular season.

The Blazers' schedule in the closing stages was not easy, with many strong teams and few weak teams.

So if those teams are smart enough to learn from the Knicks, there's a good chance they'll capsize the Blazers.

After the game, Pat Riley criticized some of the players.

"If we don't play better, we won't be able to beat New York to build a new dynasty," Riley said. "I really hate the hype around us, the regular season isn't over, anything is possible in the playoffs. Happened, the Knicks are a very strong team, and it's ridiculous to think they're uncompetitive, and it's even more ridiculous to take the public praise seriously."

"We can see that New York has prepared a lot for this game, but our players have not brought the corresponding intensity."

"Apart from mj, everyone else's performance was substandard."

For the Knicks, stay sane.

Players didn't hit back at the media that looked down on them for a nice road win against the Blazers.

"It was an ordinary game, we won, that's all," Louis said modestly.

Victory over the No. 1 competitor was supposed to be a good thing, but the reporter from California raised a question that got Ewing into trouble.

"Patrick, we noticed that Mohammad Raouf tried to avoid the opening ceremony in the latest game, do you know why?"

If Louie were Ewing, he would have plenty of excuses to cover Raouf.

But he's not Ewing.

Ewing's high and low double quotient makes people worry about his answer.

"You can't ask everyone to be as patriotic as I am?"

Ewing laughed awkwardly.

He showed this smile on purpose, for fear that others would not know that he was joking.

Fortunately, this is an acceptable approach.

Although saying that teammates are not patriotic during the interview will cause some other problems, the unpatriotic is always more acceptable than the truth - the truth is that Raouf is not only unpatriotic, but also has a clear tendency to hate the country.

Ewing gave an unpleasant but reasonable answer that would not cause an uproar.

Because he said that Raouf was not patriotic, and that sentence was a joke.

Those who are willing to take it seriously should take it seriously, and those who don't want to take it seriously should take it as a cold joke from Ewing, and the reporter will not ask to the end.

After all, Ewing has said that he is not patriotic. If you want to know more, just ask me if I am not good?

However, due to religious beliefs, Raouf and the media are very distant.

He would rather be fined than give an interview.

To this end, Knicks deliberately applied for a special exception to the league for him.

Because Raouf suffers from Tourette's syndrome, if the pressure is too high, he will twitch uncontrollably and swear, and once he is in front of the media, it is bound to lead to a media disaster.

Even if not for himself, for the image of the league, it would be reasonable to ban such a person from the press conference.

The Knicks successfully applied for a special exception for Raouf to refuse an interview.

This game affected the stability of the Blazers.

Barkley was publicly criticized by Thomas in internal meetings for his poor play.

Alvin Robertson was also criticized by Jordan because he did not cooperate with others in the Verdun defense line. Although he is strong in one-on-one defense, if he does not cooperate well with his teammates, the full-court pressing will not be able to play 1+1+. 1+1+1>5 effect.

And, their next opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, quickly copied the Knicks' homework.

Against the Blazers, the Lakers' fake pick-and-roll played soaring.

Relying on Robinson and Divac's inner pass from the twin towers, Sabonis was completely suppressed.

Plus Hornacek and Sam Perkins' perimeter shots.

The Lakers have a luxurious lineup configuration. Although they lack the tragic division, they are also a team capable of reaching the Western Conference finals.

112 to 107

The Trail Blazers suffered a losing streak.

Then, in the rematch against the Pacers, Danny Manning played the strongest battle of the season.

They also copied the Knicks' homework. Manning's various fake pick-and-rolls went down and out, ate cakes inside, shot outside, and scored 54 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks in the final round. pioneer.

The Trail Blazers, who suffered a three-game losing streak, finally ended the losing streak by defeating the Hornets, who were trying to let them swallow their four-game losing streak, with the heroic performances of Jordan and Thomas.

However, the consecutive defeats made their No. 1 position in the league no longer stable.

The Knicks have gotten better from game to game since the All-Star break.

Internal problems seem to be suppressed by external pressures.

At the end of March, the Knicks played against the Sacramento Kings.

Currently, the Kings are ranked 10th from the bottom in the league.

In terms of rankings, they belong to the middle and lower ranks.

However, looking at the lineup, this team is not bad.

Louie was delighted to see them ranked so low.

Because the Kings' first-round pick this year and the 1996 first-round pick are in the hands of the Knicks.

In this campaign, Benjamin Wilson played bravely, scoring 49 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists with only 1 free throw in the audience.

The win put the Knicks in tie with the Blazers, who are now 58-10.

Although the two teams played record is 1 to 1, but because the Knicks won more points, it is in front of the Blazers.

But soon, this stalemate was broken.

Also in the final game of this month, the Blazers played against the Clippers for the third time this season.

The Blazers, who were suspected of having major internal problems, lost to the Clippers when the entire team was sluggish.

With 58 wins and 11 losses, the Knicks have a one-game lead, second in the league, and the Miami Heat at the top.

It is a pity that although this team has risen, it has not risen completely.

Because their primary goal is to kill Danny Manning's Indiana Pacers...

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