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Chapter 374 The man who brought glory to New York

The Knicks finished the 50-32 regular season with a record of 1985 wins and 86 losses.

They rank fourth in the East, under the Celtics, Bucks, and 76ers, and have better records than the Pistons and Bulls.

However, Ewing, Oakley, Stevens and others are reimbursed for the season, which makes people dare not have too high expectations for them.

Against the Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, Louie didn't want to lose the game simply. On the contrary, he wanted to use these cards in his hand to fight against Chuck Daly.

The Pistons are undoubtedly the potential stocks in the East.

Dumas, Vinier Johnson, James Worthy, Parish, Elo.With the addition of Rick Mahon and James Edwards, the first seven members of their entire lineup have considerable strength.

Louis looked at the person in his hand again.

Stockton, the number one pure point guard in history, well, it feels pretty good.

Dale Ellis, the relentless sharpshooter, seems to be okay.

Tony Campbell, who is good on offense and defense but always gets sick and likes to brush up statistics, is a bit bad.

AC Green, who was so abstinent to the point that the woman didn't even frown in front of the batch, went to sleep on the sofa, so-so.

Ball, who averaged 5 blocks per game after starting, is very good, but if he can do nothing but protect the basket, it will be broken.

And Kyle, Gerald Wilkins, Webb, Corbin, Mario Elie.

These ten people, plus Ewing, Oakley and Stevens.

It looked like it should be a lineup that swooped down to seven, but Louis was brought to the top four in the East and the top eight in the league. Moreover, all the young people in the team have played their worth.

So to speak, if Louie wants to have a clearance sale in the offseason.

Everyone on the list is going to be wanted, and in high demand.

Louie allowed the young man to realize his value, and then came the first round of the playoffs, the battle with the Pistons.

Game1
Louie and Daly shake hands before the game.

Daly said with a faint smile: "Although you have two main players who cannot play, a game is a game, and we will not show mercy."

"Be careful with yourselves. If you are killed by us, I'm afraid you will lose your job. Chuck, you are my closest friend. How can I make you lose your job?"

When Louis came back, Tomjanovich asked, "How many of your closest friends are there?"

"This... has been increasing, it depends on the situation." Louis said with a smile.

Tonight, the Knicks had an interesting start.

Stockton, Ellis, Wilkins, Ellie, Corbin.

Louis directly made a five-minor starter that made his opponent dumbfounded.

"No inside?"

"There's no inside line?"

"Little Lu is such a crazy guy!"

The reason why Louis does not let the inside line start is very simple. The Pistons' inside line is Parish + Mahon, which is too strong for them.

Ewing and Oakley are not here, and the inside line is already lame. Instead of getting blown up inside, it is better to try other lineups.

Louis's lineup is to push the rhythm, and the offensive end almost completely relies on Stockton's command and the players' tactical movements.

Sure enough, the Knicks' rebounds were blasted by the Pistons.

This is the foreseeable result before the game. This problem is not as serious as Louis thought. He lost rebounds and the offensive end also played the kind of vitality he wanted to see.

Dale Ellis's touch tonight is like the heroine in all the shampoo commercials. People watching want to ask him, is it really so silky?
He runs, cuts, catches, shoots.

Regardless of three-pointers, long two-pointers, or mid-range, he played the feeling of peak Hamilton + Reggie Miller.

Throughout the game, the Pistons were thinking about how to limit him.

In the third quarter, Louie put Ball up to protect the rim and AC to improve the quality of the screen, but the Pistons chose the right guy to guard Ellis.

That is, Yiluo, the background of God.

Illo should probably thank Louie.

Because of Louie's arrival, he may never be the backdrop for the most famous game-winning shot in NBA history.

In the future of this world, no one will point to a picture of the number 23 and ask who is that embarrassed white man.

But maybe he shouldn't thank Louie, because the butterfly effect brought about by Louis made him, like Sam Bowie, lose the opportunity to "notoriety forever".

In fact, the effect of being famous forever and being infamous for thousands of years can have a common effect, that is, to live in the hearts of fans forever.

Whether it is a glorious image, or a down-and-out image.Someone remembers you, and you are still you.

Illo's defense is not limp and athletic like some white guys, he's good enough, like another Stevens.But he doesn't have the outstanding physical condition of Stevens, but he has better athletic talent and high defensive viscosity, which is very suitable for defending off-ball players like Ellis.

But Ellis has finished his output, like an ADC who hits the opponent with all his skills and dies. Although he is dead, his output damage is enough for his team to win the game.

112 is better than 102
The Knicks surprisingly beat the Pistons by 10 points.

戴尔·艾利斯全场24投18中，三分球9投6中，暴砍48分5篮板。

"The last time anyone in the Knicks scored 48 points in the playoffs was 20 years ago."

"Dale Ellis, he's a moody, deadly killer!"

After the game, the reporter asked Ellis: "How much preparation did you do for this game."

"Not much, normal preparations."

The king of the cold is not given for free, and Ellis can also deal tons of damage to reporters in the media interview room.

Moreover, he didn't know if it was intentional, and he even pretended: "My touch is not bad, mainly because my teammates pass the ball well."

He really should praise his teammates, Stockton is the unsung hero tonight, only scored 8 points, but 17 assists.

He was the only player for Louis who was not a human being, playing 44 minutes.

If Louis were to choose tonight's MVP, he would choose Stockton after an ideological battle.

Stockton can pass the ball to others without Ellis, and it will be difficult for Ellis to receive consecutive passes when he leaves Stockton.

A good defender can always feed you to the end.

And Stockton is the best guard in history to do this. You expect him to attack like other super guards. It is definitely unrealistic. He does not have this ability.But if his teammates are strong enough, his passing can help them become stronger.

Game2
The Pistons have learned their lesson and no longer give Ellis a chance to output. They performed the traditional art skills of the Eastern Conference teams.

If Ellis is the third most important player on the Knicks, as he was before, he has a chance to continue output.

Right now, he's being treated as the number one problem.

Tony Campbell stepped up, but he scored a lot of points when it didn't matter.

The Pistons played their due advantages. Worthy, Parish and Mahon scored 64 points and 33 rebounds.

Game3
Louis normally starts inside, AC partner Ball.

The rebound was doubled by the Pistons, and Detroit got the match point.

2 is better than 1
In Game4, Louis no longer regards victory as the only thing, but decided to test the upper limit of the team lineup.

In the opening game, Louis suddenly pressed the Pistons all over the court.

Their rough style caused Dumars and Vinier to make consecutive mistakes.

Within 10 minutes, Louis rotated with eight players and played a huge advantage of 27 to 5.

"The Knicks' problem is not how to break the Pistons, but how to play the remaining three quarters after playing this intensity of defense."

Well said, Louis didn't know either.

The Knicks' full-court press already has a routine. The level of defense and confrontation are all first-class tough in the league.

It's just that Louis is not satisfied with the current intensity, because Stevens is not there, and it is impossible to organize a fixed five-person training for the audience to press.

Therefore, at this stage, all members can only participate in the full-court press, and compete with the opponent with patience and determination.

Waiting until the next stage, he will actually form the murder pressing lineup.

Today, Louie makes substitutions almost every 90 seconds.

The 9 main players in the team all got a chance, and there were 3 temporary workers who signed 10-day short contracts.

Louis has achieved the ultimate in utilizing the flexibility of the lineup.

Game4, he played out all the book strength of this team.

If you count the full-court press in the first quarter, this may even be a super-level play.

The Pistons slowly caught up with the score. At the last moment, Louis used Ellis as a bait to confuse the Pistons and let Mario Elli run the Empty Lob (empty side lob).

The Pistons' focus was on Ellis, who ran completely wide open and Stockton threw the ball up.

Ellis received a dunk and killed the Pistons 0.8 seconds before the end of the game.

2 is better than 2
Detroiters were so angry that they threw trash all over the stadium.

Louis wiped the sweat from his brow.

"It's really dangerous." Tomjanovich sighed.

Louis walked to the sidelines and faced the on-site interview. He said: "What we want to convey is that the Knicks will not give up the fight for victory because of anyone's absence. This game is a response to all those who look down on us."

"This team is not the same as it used to be. You won't see another team that loses two core players and still plays extremely strong in the playoffs."

That night, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Knicks team reporter Dave Anderson wrote in his notes:

"Everyone can feel how this team has changed in the past six months. They climbed from the bottom, centered on Ewing's broad shoulders, and returned to the playoffs. They fought to the end under extremely adverse circumstances, and they can walk away with pride anyway. Maybe they can't make it now, maybe they won't make it in the future, maybe we will never see them succeed, but I see the true New York spirit in this team. They are city models. who is the person.

Louie, when I first saw him, I didn't think he would make a difference, I thought he was the same as the bombastic Hubie Brown, but now, I have to change my position.When he and his team fail, I cry with them, and when they succeed, I share their pride.

Hats off to Little Lu, the man who made New York a reality. "

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