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Chapter 1005 Is this game also in your plan?
Chapter 13 Is this game also in your plan?

"Coach Lu, how do you think about this game?"

"Look at it like you would lose a game."

"Even if losing this game puts Portland on match point?"

"Does it matter?"

Kerry Eggers, a well-known Portland sports reporter, was taken aback by Louie's rhetorical question.

He subconsciously said, "Isn't this important?"

"Why do you think this matter is important?"

The question on Little Lu's face was like her daughter asking Eggers why she was bleeding for no reason.

"Statistically speaking, all teams that win Game 3 and take a 2-80 lead in history have an 20% chance of winning the series." Speaking of this, Eggers summoned up his courage again, "Isn't this important? Or do you think the Knicks will be the [-]% outlier?"

Hearing this, Little Lu laughed.

"Listen to you, winning Tianwang Mountain is really a very important thing, but do you think I don't know about it? Of course I do, but now we've lost, so I don't particularly take it to heart. We haven't completely failed yet, have we?"

Just as Eggers was about to speak, Louis continued.

"I'm glad you mentioned statistics."

"Since you know that 80% of the teams that won the Tianwangshan battle won the series, then I would also like to share another statistic with you."

Little Lu's expression was as if the Knicks were the team that won Tianwangshan, so confident and undeniable.

"If we assume that a team that wins three championships in five years is considered a dynasty team, from the establishment of the NBA in 5 (then it was still called BAA) to 1946, only three teams established a dynasty. The probability is 1991%. And the Knicks is the fourth team to establish a dynasty in the nearly half a century since the establishment of the league. Our probability of achieving this achievement is only 3%. Which one do you think is more difficult, Eggers?"

Later, Little Lu said jokingly: "Of course, if the probability of winning the team in the Tianwangshan battle is more than 95% to become the final winner of the series, maybe I will seriously think about why we lost this game."

This evening was a shocking day for the North American sports world.

For the first time since 1988, the Knicks showed signs of failure.

Even Hubie Brown, the number one Knicks iron, said bluntly: "Benj has averaged 32 points, 8 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game so far in the series. Patrick has averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 3.6 blocks per game. You can say that Patrick's scoring is not enough, but the Knicks don't need him to score like Benj. For many years, he has propped up New York's restricted area like Bill Russell, and now he is also playing well. It’s not as if the Knicks have any room for adjustment.”

"It's going to be great to win the title away," a smug Barkley told a news conference.

Then Jordan, who was afraid of losing, stood up and turned against his opponent: "The Knicks have experience in reversing strong opponents in the playoffs. We can't be careless. No matter how much the series is scored, I will treat the next game as 0-0."

What Jordan said "the Knicks have the experience of reversing strong opponents in the playoffs" can be immediately thought of by anyone who has watched the game for more than five years.

As a party, Thomas was stuck in the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals.

Had there been no injuries, the Celtics would have won the Eastern Conference Finals that year.

For years, Thomas thought so.

It was because he thought so that he felt unwilling.

He always believes that although his ten years in Boston were brilliant, he did not leave an immortal monument like Sampson (1985 Finals).

When Bird is mentioned, everyone will think of his legendary "Larry moments".

When it comes to Sampson, everyone can call out his nickname and his absolute dominance at the center position.

But what about Thomas?He had a great game with flaws (1988 Eastern Conference Finals Game 7), and then?Gone.

The impression he left in those years in the Celtics was that of Bird and Sampson's followers.

He never reconciled with the past.

Today, Jordan mentioned this matter in order to stimulate Barkley.

And Thomas suppressed the smile on his face, and said very seriously: "I remember how the Boston dynasty was overthrown. This time, we won't mess up again."

The Blazers' claim to victory was inspiring.

Many local media who did not like the Knicks and New York also turned their backs.

The "Boston Globe", which has no grievances with Portland, but has a lot of hatred and enmity with New York, was eccentric: "People are tired of the Knicks winning championships again and again. The Blazers are the most suitable successors. They not only have the best leaders, but also a group of selfless players. Most importantly, they have never been as violent as the Knicks."

This article is by Bob Ryan.

That is to say, the New York media can't spare much effort now, and they are patronizing the Knicks to speak hard, otherwise they must help the Bostonians remember how annoying the Blazers' "no layup" rule at the beginning of the season was.

When Louis returned to the locker room, it was silent.

No one spoke.

The atmosphere was similar to a funeral, and Louis saw Miller's frustration when he wanted to swear but didn't.

I also saw the embarrassment of Ewing looking left and right, obviously having a lot of words in his stomach, but not being the first to speak.

Louis also saw Wilson's confusion. It seemed that he had tried everything he could, but it seemed that it was not enough.

In addition, there are Ma Daha like Rodman, Kemp, and Rauf who don't think the situation is critical.

They are not sensitive to the things around them, and now they just want to adjust their state to face Game6 with all their strength.

For them, the next game is not a life-and-death battle, but the sixth game.

After winning the sixth game, the battle of life and death followed.

There are also Doug Christie and Yu Tianchan who feel anxious because they don't get many performance opportunities.

Each locker room has its own atmosphere, but no one speaks.

The irony is that Louis clearly saw everyone's thoughts, but he didn't point them out.

Now is not the time.

He only needs one person to stand up and break the embarrassment in front of him.

If there is no one, he will be scolding his mother.

"When we get back to our home court, let's give them a hard lesson!" Stevens said.

The team soul is the team soul after all, and Louis glared at Ewing fiercely, saying to him: Learn!
Unexpectedly, Ewing replied coldly: "You can't teach me a lesson by beating like this."

Louis asked directly: "Then how do you want to fight?"

Ewing glanced at the autistic Wilson, and found that he had no intention of expressing his opinion. He rolled his eyes and swallowed what he wanted to say.

"You just can't fight like that."

"Okay, I know you're an idiot who can only ask questions but can't solve them!"

Louis regretted that he left the ultimate problem that plagued the team to Ewing. What would this idiot who never knew how to solve the problem finally do?
"Then how do you say?" Ewing asked dissatisfied.

"If you want me to say, you pack your things first, go back to sleep, and we will discuss what to do tomorrow."

After speaking, Louis took the lead to leave.

The backlog in the team's heart, which has never been vented, continues to be blocked there.

He knew it was not a good time, and he knew he was playing with fire.

But such moments are not unheard of for him.

In the 1983-84 season, what he did with the Celtics. In the first four games of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals, the Knicks were powerless against the Celtics. They seemed to be inferior to their opponents in all aspects.

This is why Zhao Yuanzheng believes that "Mind Catcher" is the most suitable nickname for Louis.

But the outside world called Louie the "spirit catcher" because he can catch those rookies who can become talents.

And the soul catcher that Zhao Yuanzheng thought of was Louis who thoroughly explored everyone's psychology, so as to use it for his own use.

But even a senior PUA player like Louis, what he does most is to play with the mentality of his players and opponents. He seldom guides the people around him to do what he wants them to do by exploring the mentality of the opponent.

The last time he did, Knicks turned into a king-conquering monster.

The last time he did so, the Celtics became the dynasty that would go on to win four straight titles.

What about this time?

"Old road," Zhao Yuanzheng approached and asked outside the locker room when Louis was buying a Coke, "Is this game tonight also in your plan?"

"Yuan Zheng, do you know how Brother Xun commented on Zhuge Liang in "The Romance"?"

"Who is Brother Xun?"

"Lu Xun, you don't even know about this?"

"Uh uh." Zhao Yuanzheng really didn't know how many people in China besides Louis would call Mr. Lu Xun Brother Xun.

"He said that Kong Ming's wisdom is close to that of a demon—I mean, my thoughts are not as complicated as you think, don't take me as inscrutable, make me look like an old fox who thinks about plotting people all day long, am I that kind of person?"

Speaking of this, Louis had already got the Coke, and then performed what he called his stunt of twisting open the can with one hand, and after taking a big gulp, he let out a satisfied belch.

"This is not a plan." Louie squeezed the Coke can. "This is a gamble. The bet is New York's prospect of defending the title and my trust in those bastards in the locker room."

(End of this chapter)