the rest, only noise

Chapter 339 Little Lu is God
The next day, the league announced its decision on how to deal with the conflict that occurred in the game between the Knicks and the Trail Blazers.

Oakley was suspended for four games and fined $10000.

Ewing was suspended for two games and fined $10000.

When he first heard the punishment decision, Louis thought there was something wrong.

It seems that it is not as serious as he imagined, and the punishment is much lighter than expected.

It seems that the league's current punishment for court violence is still at the level of a random penalty, and it is not time to impose heavy penalties as a warning to others.

That's why the roles of thugs and enforcers are popular.

The existence of these people has value only if the league "connites" violence in its rules.

Now Stern's brain hole is not big enough to want to let this group of big guys with big fives and three rough, bad personalities, who don't know how they will harm society if they don't play, appear in front of fans like gentlemen.

The league's handling of the Knicks caused dissatisfaction in the Portland media.

Even the news media in the entire Oregon area complained.

"We know the Yankees are born with privilege, but I didn't expect that after they made the game so ugly, the league's punishment for this is only a 6-game suspension and a $20000 penalty?"

"Honest Man" vehemently stated: "The Blazers should continue to appeal and must not appease the opponent's violent behavior. Today's weakness will only plant the seeds of disaster for the future!"

As the Blazers released the injury reports for Jordan and McDaniel, the media became even more frenzied.

McDaniel has a broken nose and Jordan has broken ribs, and they're both going to be sidelined for a while.

The Knicks paid only a six-game suspension and a $6 fine.

Before Louis and the others left Portland, Louis himself apologized to the Blazers.

"This is indeed a problem caused by my team members. I am responsible for it, so I will apologize. I am really sorry to cause you trouble."

If they feel that "I'm really sorry to trouble you" is not an apology, Louis will ask them to learn about the Japanese apology rules.

"I've caused you trouble" is already the highest level of apology outside Dogeza, isn't it?
What, he is Chinese?The East Asians belong to the same family.

Louie's symbolic apology calmed the anger of the Portland media a little bit.

The Knicks' notoriety gradually spread.

Louis didn't have time to worry about this. Oakley was suspended for four games and Ewing was suspended for two games, which means that at least the next two games, their starting insiders cannot play.

In the next four games, the team's most reliable rebounding machine and thugs will not be able to play.

Let’s look at the next opponents: Seattle Supersonics, a bad team; Milwaukee Bucks, internal problems but still a strong team in the East; Chicago Bulls, a huge crisis, Louie can’t imagine how Ewing without Oakley can survive under the siege of Barkley and McHale; Phoenix Suns, a potential tank belly, has not won a game so far in the new season.

Since neither Ewing nor Oakley could play in the first two games, the Knicks' winning point is on the outside.

A day later, the Knicks played back-to-back games against the Sonics on the road.

Louie's starting lineup is Stockton, Ellis, Gerald Wilkins, Tony Campbell, Manute Ball.

The classic ones don’t need rebounds, but rhythm;
Don't defend, attack.

Deviant, heresy.

The Sonics obviously know who they will win in the first round next year, and there is no point in losing, so they are very excited to play.

In this soaring score battle, there were three overtimes in a row.

Tony Campbell, the brush used the N.UCLA system to run to the basket and score multiple times in the third overtime.

In the end, Campbell scored 6 points in a row to help the Knicks beat the Sonics with difficulty.

162 is better than 158
With a gap of 4 points, Campbell played the best game of his career, scoring 40 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists.

Opposite the Sonics, Jim Paxson's performance was enough to make headlines, with 52 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in a single game.

However, the Knicks obviously have more bright spots.

Stockton scored 14 points and 21 assists, setting a new career record for assists in a single game.

Wilkins, Ellis, AC Green, and Louis Orr all scored in double figures.

Manute Ball left the field with six fouls in 30 minutes and sent 7 caps.

Since the start of the new season, the Knicks have 5 wins and 1 loss.

"Coach Lu, what's your secret to winning with Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley out?"

"What's the secret to winning? We played better than each other." Louis said lightly, "Don't underestimate a heart that pursues victory."

Next, they headed back to New York, on their home turf.

In the training session that afternoon, Louis said to the players: "The Bucks are a strong team. I don't expect you to beat them, but even if we can't win, we have to play our own style."

"There will be tens of thousands of fans coming to the scene, and what we have to do is to satisfy them, win or lose."

The biggest feature of this Knicks team is that there is no clear trump card.

Stockton was the engine of the team, and the Bucks put Moncrief to matchup and try to strangle him.

That notion was dismissed by Don Nelson before half-time.

Stockton's individual combat ability is limited, but he has four teammates who can direct him, pick and roll, screen, tight tactical movement and united defensive cooperation.

The Bucks, who are far stronger than the Knicks, were forced to the last moment when their opponents gave up two starting insiders.

The cheers and applause of the New Yorkers at the end of the game made Marv Albert sigh more than once: "Basketball has really returned to New York."

This is Stern's famous line when the Knicks won the No. 1985 pick in the [-] draft.

Now, fans find out.

The return of basketball to New York has nothing to do with Ewing's presence or absence.

Even without Ewing, they are a team striving for the top.

The Knicks didn't let their opponents beat them just because Ewing and Oakley couldn't play. No, they beat the Sonics in three overtimes, and then lost to the Bucks at the decisive moment.

Stockton had another double-double. Dell Ellis scored 30 points in a single game, and Tony Campbell inexplicably scored 20 points in a single game. No one knows how he got the data.

The great thing about having a group of young people is that you never know who is going to show up.

The head coach of the Bucks Nelson publicly expressed his love for the Knicks: "Many people say that the Knicks can achieve their current results because they have a lot of young people. These people ignore a basic fact. A team with more young people is more likely to make mistakes and suffer losses in stalemate games. But Little Lu hides their shortcomings and puts everyone in the right position."

"At least for now, we should pay tribute to Little Lu's coaching achievements. This is a completely different team from the Boston Celtics. He also gave a surprising answer."

The Knicks still have a lot of problems.

Stockton's substitute, Webber, was brave and brave, but he didn't quite adapt to Louie's tactical system.

Therefore, Stockton's average playing time is the team's most, playing 38 minutes per game, and now averages 12 points and 15 assists per game.

The essence of Campbell's brush will not change, and some of his actions will affect the team.

Campbell's backup, Gerald Wilkins, is a potential brush. His current problems are not obvious because he doesn't play much time.

The biggest surprise was Mario Elli picked up by Louis Bai. He only played 7 minutes per game, but he could score 4 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.

In Louis' eyes, some players are the future, some players are commodities, and some players are mercenaries.

He hoped that those commodities would display data that made him pay a premium, and he hoped that the mercenaries would not make trouble.

After the Knicks played against the Bulls, Ewing returned.

This is not a good time. What the Bulls didn't expect was that Louis actually let Ewing come off the bench.

Knicks starters: Stockton, Ellis, AC Green, Louis Orr, Ball.

When Louis lacks confidence in rebounding, he will always take advantage of the characteristics of the times-serious lack of three-point shooters-to go to the three inside, root in the penalty area and let them shoot with a numerical advantage to protect rebounds.

The Bulls' starting lineup is full of talent: Kyle Macy PG, George Gervin, Barkley, McHale, Dave Corzine.

Even if the Knicks play three inside lanes, the rebounds will be difficult to guarantee, because Barkley was a more flexible Zion Williamson at the beginning of his career.

It can be said that all the cards that the Knicks can play cannot hit the pain points of the Bulls.

But there are always surprises in everything.

Barkley's emotions, McHale's mediocre character, Gervin in his twilight years, and Messi, the team's sharpshooter who was not noticed by the Bulls, tended to refuse to shoot.

In the first half, Barkley was violated 11 times, so in the third quarter he and Louis Orr had a fight on the court and were ejected by the referee.

Gervin kept hitting the iron, as if to prove how right the Spurs were to let him go.

When McHale launched an attack on Ewing, it can be said that the latter was blown up.

But he doesn't have the ability to turn the tide of battle.

Louie's rotation was unusual, tonight he added Mario Elli's playing time, and Ellis fired consecutive shells from beyond the arc.

A game that was impossible to win, after Louis's calculations, changed the result.

Barkley was out, McHale was satisfied, Glenn was cancerous, and Messi, who made 41% of his three-pointers, was restricted by his own head coach.

The Bulls missed all the options that could help them win and sent an incredible victory to the Knicks.

101 is better than 95
"Little Lu smiled easily, but he knows that this game is not easy at all." Marv Albert couldn't help but praise, "If you want to know how much the coach's level can affect the outcome of a game, you should watch this game. In a word, Little Lu is amazing!"

What's even more amazing is that Louis is wearing a handsome suit today, and he had a new hairstyle a few days ago. The Knicks' momentum is good, and he looks refreshed.

The reporter asked him what he wants to do most now.

"I don't want anything but a Coca-Cola," Louie said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)