the rest, only noise

Chapter 509
The Lakers beat the Knicks, this is not just a game.

Throughout February, the Knicks lost just one game.

In March, the Knicks were on the upswing.

Like any team that is ready for the playoffs, they played extraordinary performances.

The first to block the way is the Pacers. This team that did not get Reggie Miller will change its future and the team history for the next 17 years.

Now, the Pacers also need a savior to rescue them from the quagmire.

In front of the Knicks, they didn't even have the strength to fight back, and they were smashed in an instant.

The second blocker is the Philadelphia 76ers, another team that needs to be bad.

Strangely, they didn't choose to play badly.

After Dr. J retired, the situation of this team has been very embarrassing.

There is basically no competitiveness, but the players are good.

The players they got from the Knicks have been upgraded and evolved one after another.

At present, Gerald Wilkins averages 20 points per game and is the number one offensive player in the 76ers. AC Green averages 16 points and 8 rebounds per game. His presence in the interior is greater than Sam Bowie, who is sometimes healthy and sometimes unhealthy.

It is obvious that the 76ers are unwilling to be bad, and they are now ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference.

The game was jokingly dubbed "New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia Knicks" by The New York Times.

The Knicks played great team basketball in Philadelphia. Louie played a 12-man rotation. Eight of the team were in double figures. All 8 players scored, rebounded, and assisted.

Billy Cunningham's successor, Jim Linam, believes the game will be difficult to replicate.

"We lost to a special team on a special night," Linam said bitterly. "I don't even remember if Leader Lu called a timeout."

Interestingly, Linam called Louis "Leader Lu" (Leader Lu), not the usual "Little Lu" (Little Road).

This led to the birth of another nickname for Louis.

The nickname Little Lu comes from Bob Ryan of The Boston Globe.

After all, Louis was only 23 years old when he first took charge of the coach. In any case, he was too young.

Therefore, Ryan deliberately used "Little" to call Louis.

Now that five years have passed, Louis is still young, but the word "young" is no longer a factor for others to despise him, but a factor of awe.

He has done so many things at such a young age. His energy is not comparable to those old fritters who only became top leaders at the age of 40 or 50.

Being young makes him full of vigor and courage.

This is something that many executives and coaches don't have.

It was also from this day that Little Lu gradually became another level of existence—everyone started calling him Leader Lu.

This hasn't changed for Louis, he doesn't like these two nicknames, they don't sound domineering enough.

But what can he do? The nicknames are all given by others, and he has no way to get them himself. Like O'Neill, he gave himself a lot of cool nicknames, but in the end none of them caught his ear with his nickname "Shaq".

After that, the Nets and Bulls lined up to deliver.

These two games are Wilson's performances.

Against the Nets, Wilson got off work with 38 points in three quarters.

In the next game against the Bulls, Wilson's performance was even better than the previous game, hitting the second 50+ points of the season, and, with a career-high 59 points, abruptly raised his scoring average to 26 points per game, leading the team to four consecutive victories.

In this kind of competition, there is no room for the coach to play, and Lu Yike will be over.

"This year's Benj is already a player of a different level." Louis exaggerated a bit, "He has already stood in the dimension of Larry Bird, Magician, and MJ."

Louie embarrassed Wilson, who responded shyly with a hip pull.

The next game can be regarded as a test of whether he can stand in the dimension of Bird.

In the rematch with the Lakers, Wilson played against Magician, the season's MVP favorite.

The result of the turmoil in the Lakers lineup and the loss of a large number of main players is that the magician has obtained a large number of shots that he could not have imagined before.

Magician has increased his shots, but his efficiency has not decreased. He is currently averaging 29 points, 9 rebounds and 13 assists per game. He is very close to the first triple-double after the Big O, but he has not yet learned the unique skill of letting his teammates help him grab rebounds.

It is very likely that he will never learn it in his life.

Wilson didn't play well tonight, and the Lakers let Pippen guard him.

Rookie Pippen is already an outstanding defender with the size, speed and length of Benj.

But this time, Louis did not give the magician another chance to explode.

The defensive strength improved, and the interior showed its advantages. Miller, Ellis, Hornacek and other shooters made three-pointers that determined the direction of the game in the fourth quarter.

The Magic's field goal percentage was suppressed by the Knicks' iron-blooded defense to less than 8%. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the field with six fouls.

different from last time.

Last time he only had to jump the ball, this time he's really going to hit center.

In the era of big ball, no matter how well-rounded you are, a six-foot-eight guard coming to play as a center forward is courting death.

The Lakers lost, and so did the Magic.

His shooting percentage was very low. Although he won a triple-double, his performance as a center was not ideal.

111 is better than 104
The result was different from last time. The magician didn't have a smile on his face. He seemed destined not to be able to compete for the championship in his peak period.

Louis kindly reminded: "You can find a way to get more rebounds and strive for a triple-double season."

The magician smiled and asked, "Can this help me beat those guys in Boston?"

"It can give you and your supporters some comfort," Louie said.

The magician stopped smiling and said almost indifferently: "Then it's useless, Coach Lu."

"Ervin, I know you are no worse than Larry. There is no victory or defeat between you. The Lakers are not as good as the Celtics."

That being said, the world will always remember Magic losing to Bird in the Finals four years in a row.

"Coach Lu, you are more consoling than the women in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'." The magician laughed.

Louis believes that the pain caused by failure is absolutely great.But he is not Bird, he knows how to experience life, so he has a unique way of pastime.

All I can say is, it's a pity.

He has tried his best to improve his shortcomings, but the more he changes, the less competitive the Lakers will be against the Celtics.

Is it his fault?Absolutely not.

So, it's a pity.

It's just a pity that Bird and his team are stronger.

"Okay, don't moan about nothing, the Celtics, let me defeat them."

Louis said passionately like a sophomore.

"you?"

The magician looked at the rest of the Knicks with obvious suspicion on his face.

"Do you think we can't do it?" Louis wanted to ask the number one unlucky guy who had been tortured by the Celtics for four years.

"No, I'm not qualified to say this. I haven't played the Celtics myself." The magician said modestly, "However, I think you have the potential to challenge Boston, but not this year."

Louie knew what it meant to be a magician, and that's what the mainstream media, and all professionals thought.

The Knicks have the potential to take over the Celtics' weakened league, but not right now.

The Knicks belonged in the 90s, not now.

It is still dominated by the Celtics.

Louis didn't think so. How could he wait until the Celtics got old before competing for the championship?If he had this plan in mind, then he didn't have to train players so seriously, and he didn't have to make careful calculations in the trading field to stir up trouble.

It took him four years to build a team that could challenge the Celtics. They were far from their peak, and they couldn't be.

There are too many young people, some with overlapping positions, some with discontent and ambition, and of course some with selfless dedication, but such people are a minority.

The reality is that this group is unlikely to get to their prime in harmony, so Louie has to win before then.

Let some people sacrifice through the championship, and then send away those who are unwilling to sacrifice.

And this year is the best time. The Celtics are still at their peak. They played their best regular season performance since 1986. Bird has a back injury but thanks to Isiah Thomas and Sampson, he has plenty of time to rest.

The time has come, and this is the best opportunity.

Just want to touch the Celtics at their peak to see who is tougher.

Defeating the Lakers, the Knicks were fully fired.

Eagles, Jazz, Cavaliers, 76ers, Spurs, Eagles, Mavericks, the winning streak ended in the hands of the Celtics.

The Bostonians used another level of game intensity to make the Knicks, who are used to abuse food, unable to react.

It was their 15th loss of the season.

There are three games left in March against the Cavaliers, Bucks and Olajuwon.

The Knicks beat the Cavaliers and suffered another defeat in the Bucks. The game against Olajuwon/Rockets is worth mentioning.

This is Ewing's most aggressive attacking game since the whole season.

Olajuwon is widely considered better than him by the outside world, but Ewing himself doesn't see it that way.

He feels that he is better than Olajuwon. From college to NBA, the achievements of their teams should be able to explain the problem.

But there are always some people, ignoring these achievements, insisting that Olajuwon is stronger, then Ewing can only prove it to them.

It just so happened that tonight Olajuwon had a grumpy temper, complaining about his teammates every 58 seconds (magically, this time was even longer than Simmons' career three-point collection), while Ewing was angry and scored 39 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks.

(End of this chapter)