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Chapter 1056 The big one is coming

David Stern hosted the MVP award ceremony for Ewing before Game [-] of the Finals.

The 32-year-old Ewing took over the individual honor that symbolizes the best in the league, and it feels heavy.

In order to save time, or rather, do not want to celebrate his second MVP with much fanfare, Ewing proposed to give him a few minutes on the spot to give his acceptance speech.

Stern obviously wouldn't turn down such an offer, but NBC was having a hard time.

Because they should have entered a commercial during this period, if the commercial is to be broadcast as usual, the audience must miss Ewing's acceptance speech.

But Ewing didn't embarrass them for long.

Because his speech took less than 1 minute.

Less than 30 seconds, to be exact.

"Without a great city, without a great team, a person who averaged only 18 points per game in the regular season won't win the MVP." Ewing spent his entire life's emotional intelligence in this half minute, "Thank you, I will reward you with the seventh championship!"

The audience in the garden immediately stood up, applauded and cheered for him.

At that time, Ewing knew that he was also deeply loved by the fans.

The Knicks' opponents watched Ewing from the sidelines.

Other things are fine, but Ewing said that he would bring the seventh championship, which made Jordan very unhappy.

It’s a bit like the Lakers owner’s work at the Forum Arena in Game 1969 of the 100 Finals. Before the game started, he used this method to help the opponent. Ewing almost regarded his opponent as Vegeta, and hoped that every cell in their bodies would devote [-]% to the game.

As the game began, Jordan found that his team was at a complete disadvantage.

Obviously, the two teams played evenly last year, but this year the Knicks easily gained the upper hand, leading by 14 points at halftime.

There are several reasons for this.

There is no problem with this Knicks locker room, and each of them wants to win another championship.

Camp evolution.

This is not obvious in the Eastern Conference. When he came to the finals and met Barkley, who casually beat him in the past two years, Kemp showed his growth.

His mid-range and long-range jumpers and low-post turnaround shots, as well as face-to-basket attacks and unstoppable ball-handling attacks connect to turn-around layups.

Judging from the content of the game, Kemp has become stronger, and Barkley's defense has become weaker.

Because he failed to control his mouth, the bodybuilding figure that Riley helped him to train has completely disappeared, and his body fat percentage has exceeded the standard.

In the second half, the Blazers were unable to pursue.

119 is better than 102
The Knicks beat the Blazers by 17 points in Game [-] of the Finals.

For the Knicks, it's hard to say who is the best player in the game. Everyone has their own shining points.

威尔逊拿了22分5篮板5助攻，尤因拿了18分14篮板，坎普25分8篮板——坎普的成长让尼克斯从威尔逊与尤因的二人转变成了三巨头。

The performance of these three ensured the Knicks' victory.

Louis didn't go to the scene, as he said, it's up to him whether to go or not, and he decided not to go.

Unless the Knicks are dragged to a life-and-death battle, such as a tiebreaker.

Only then will Louis consider coming to watch the game.

Moreover, he didn't go to the scene to say that he wanted to be the god of the sea, maybe he could have such an effect, but his purpose of going to the scene was just to see the result nearby.

Judging from the first game, Rudy did not let him down.

There is no problem with the Knicks' style of play, combining inside and outside.They have a greater inside advantage, so both Ewing and Kemp played brilliantly to drive the outside play.

This is the winning code against the Blazers.

Although it can't guarantee to win the series, it can make Riley change first.

The second scene is like a repeat of the first.

Riley didn't change, and he wanted to try again.

Although the lineup remains unchanged, the Blazers do not mean that they have implemented the same routine from beginning to end.

Riley varies in details.

For example, showing the Verdun defense line in advance to the Knicks' outside confrontation successfully affected the Knicks' shooting touch.

The Knicks lost the accuracy of their shots in the first game. Ewing's inside attacks were either interfered by Sabonis or blocked by Jordan who flew in.

Ewing as a super center, this is his most embarrassing place.

His offensive ability is second-rate among players of the same level.

To be able to score is to be able to score, but it is unstable. There is no trump card that can cope with any situation, nor does it have O'Neill's talent to suppress anyone. What makes him successful is defense.But this is something that is hard to see in the data.

When Ewing made 10 of 3 shots, he knew he could no longer be obsessed with offense.

So he said to Wilson: "Benj, you come to the main attack!"

Wilson had no doubts, and Tomjanovich promptly resorted to Louie's last tactic: roll calls.

It was this tactic that stabilized the Knicks' position and allowed them to start a fierce counterattack in the second half.

In the second half, Ewing interfered with the Blazers five shots in a row.

Let their five consecutive offenses all end in misses.

Then, Stockton led other teammates to start a defensive counterattack.

The slight advantage the Blazers built up in the first half was quickly erased.

It was Jordan and Barkley's strong attack on the inside and outside with their personal abilities that turned the Blazers from a passive situation into a stalemate.

Now it has turned into a war of attrition.

The Knicks' lineup depth is starting to work.

Tomjanovich has been with Louis for many years, and the most important thing he has learned from the opponent is not to be stingy with rotation, and to make substitutions when necessary, even if the replaced person is in good condition.

Because the Knicks have enough roster depth to allow different players to play outstanding performances.

Doug Christie changed his jerky performance in last year's finals and became the backbone of the team. He can shoot and defend suddenly, and he is Louie's favorite all-around wing.

Alan Houston has not yet fully adapted to the NBA three-point line, but he has brought his college shooting ability to the NBA and is one of the most accurate catch-and-shoot players in the Knicks.

In the second year of his career, Yu Tiancan fulfilled his talent and played a performance worthy of the fourth overall pick in the new year.To the Blazers' second unit, he was like a god.

When protecting the basket in the penalty area, it is a self-contained system, and the coverage area is extremely terrifying.He can also attack with the ball in the low position. His basic skills are very solid, and he can do any inside moves.He can also shoot outside the paint on the left and right wings, and he can also support pick-and-rolls in the high post.

Yu Tiancan looks like a weakened version of Sabonis.

When the main players faced each other, the two sides were evenly matched.

When the substitute came on, the Knicks began to take the lead. In less than 3 minutes, the advantage had reached 9 points.

The Blazers requested a timeout, and they lost their rhythm from this point on.

The magician Riley did not calculate that this game will be changed by the Knicks' bench to change the trend of the game.

109 is better than 99
The Knicks made another victory, scoring 2-0.

There seems to be no suspense in the finals, because the Blazers are far from last year's strength.

The media in New York began to calculate the probability of winning the championship for those teams that took a 2-0 lead in the finals, and then called on fans to pay attention to the New York Rangers. This professional ice hockey team with a long history in New York has also achieved a revival this year, successfully reached the Stanley Cup finals, and has a very high probability of winning.

New Yorkers living in the 90s were happy. Although the city was proud of the Yankees, the Knicks and the Rangers successfully took over after the Islanders Dynasty and became the rulers of the city's flag and professional leagues.

But Stern will certainly not be happy about it, even if he is a New Yorker.

The rise of the Rangers will only take away the attention of the Knicks, and the ratings of this year's finals will definitely not be broken.

What Stern didn't know was that, in the dark, there was a historic celebrity scandal about to happen. At that time, both the Knicks and the Rangers would be affected.

In any case, this year's ratings are definitely coming to an end.

On the night the Knicks took a 2-0 lead, Louis received a fax from the head office.

This is a contract.

A contract of intent.

⑴ This allusion is not new to old fans. In 1969, the Lakers had the three super giants of Lao Zhang, Baylor, and LOGO, and they believed that the championship was their own. Even if they were dragged to the seventh game by the bubbling Green Kai, the Lakers owner Jack Cook still felt that his team would win the championship.In order to celebrate the Lakers' first championship after relocating to Los Angeles, he arranged for people to install thousands of colorful balloons above the Forum Arena before the game started. When the Lakers won the championship, those balloons would be released. The scene must be very romantic.Turns out you know, "Those balloons stayed there forever."

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