the rest, only noise

Chapter 526 Arrogance and arrogance

On May 1988, 5, the league announced the winners of all awards except MVP.

This is a competitive season, although Ewing averaged 19 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 4.1 blocks per game, he still missed the All-Defensive Team.

And, at one point, it made Louie resentful.

Jordan captured this year's Defensive Player of the Year, and he deserves it, but he's no better than Ewing.

If the block leader + Ewing, who ranks first in the league in all defensive statistics, can't make the best defensive team or the best defensive player of the year, how strong are the others?

Ewing was selected for the second defense again, and the two players that prevented him from entering the first defense were Sampson and Olajuwon.

It doesn't matter if Ewing was selected for the second defense. McHale, who is recognized as a defensive player who is not as good as Ewing, actually entered the first defense as a small forward.

The other two defensive spots went to Jordan and Rockets wing Robert McCray (Rodney McCray SF/SG).

The best lineup was lively, and three Knicks were selected to the second team together.

分别是场均13+14助攻的斯托克顿，场均26+7+6助攻的威尔逊和尤因。

For the Knicks, this is just an appetizer before the decisive battle.

They must first defeat their opponents in the semifinals.

That night, in Game 4, the Knicks played away against the Pistons.

To the surprise of the Knicks, the Pistons, who were 0 to 3 behind, were not a death row prisoner desperately waiting for the execution day.

Chuck Daly's roar and roar filled the Pistons' home court.

The enthusiasm of the Detroit people and the moderate deflection of the referee have created opportunities for the Pistons to win a battle of dignity.

This game may have been the best defense of both sides in the semifinals, including the blown first half.In addition to scoring, the rebounding ratio of the Knicks and the Pistons is 31 to 30, and the number of turnovers is 7 to 9. The offensive opportunities on both sides are basically equal.

The Knicks didn't make any defensive mistakes in principle except that they didn't defend well against Parish's low-post offense at the beginning. The only thing that they didn't expect was that Dumars and Illo found the outside touch at the same time, and the Knicks' shooters, including Wilson, were too strong.

Tonight, in the first half, the Pistons made 17 of 11 shots in the mid-range and long-range shots, and the shooting percentage was 64%.

The Knicks seemed to have lost their souls, and the more they played, the more difficult it became. They made 20 of 3 shots, and their shooting percentage was only 15%.

Perhaps this is the law of character conservation. The Knicks have always been accurate, and the Pistons have always struck iron. Today it is finally reversed.

Back in the halftime locker room, Louie didn't lose his temper.

The hardest part of coaching on the basketball court is how to score goals when the team feels cold.

This is out of the head coach's control.

It is also one of the biggest topics in teaching this course: What should I do if my hands are cold?
Louie's experience is to let his hands warm up first, so he let Oakley start in the second half, and told him: "Find someone to fight, get the atmosphere up, and be more aggressive!"

So when Oakley deliberately elbowed Parish and responded with foul language when the other complained, the conflict broke out immediately.

Oakley deserves to be the league's number one thug, and the Chiefs were messed up on the spot. Players from both sides also cursed at each other. If it weren't for the referee's support, there would definitely be more heated developments.

Chuck Daly felt something was wrong at the time, and he glanced at Louis.

Is that why he started Oakley in the second half?

The fight was too weird, just when the Knicks were in a downturn and weak, and Oakley was fighting with the Pistons' best insider tonight.

As far as this game is concerned, Parish is the most important player for the Pistons. Oakley is only the Knicks' fourth-position substitute and is also very important, but he is not the same as Parish.

And Parish is the player with the highest offensive and defensive plus-minus value of the Pistons in this game.

Oakley took the technical offender because of this, but he lost Parish's fiery state.

Louis replaced Oakley, and Oakley also yelled before the end of the game: "Stop his mother-in-law thinking about going back to the home court to kill them! We will end the semi-finals tonight!"

Behind by double digits, the tactics were interrupted, and the referee blew the whistle. The Knicks now need superstars to stand up.

Wilson woke up.

He gradually took over the offense, Ewing's defensive moves became bigger, and Louie put all the pressure on the referee.

Every foul that can be blown or not, once a Knicks foul is blown, he is absolutely furious.

"Little Lu, don't act like a bastard who can't afford to lose!"

Leon "The Barber" Bradley, a big Pistons fan sitting behind the team's bench, jeers loudly.

Louis ignored him and just kept putting pressure on the referee.

Will the referee dominate the game?Sometimes it will, but it is certain that when an unselfish referee makes a misjudgment, he will deliberately look back and blow some controversial whistles that may or may not be blown to the side that suffered before-of course, there are not all chaotic whistles in the game.

After Louis put pressure on, Ewing's rough defense was indulged, and Wilson's difficulty in making kills was greatly reduced.

This is the good condition Louis created for Wilson.

Wilson took advantage of the opportunity, taking over from the middle of the third quarter.

How far is the 21-year-old Wilson from Louie's ultimate vision?

Durant without the ball, McGrady with the ball.

Off the ball is a skill that requires slowly accumulating experience. In the short term, he will not be able to climb to the height of Durant, but McGrady's ball handling is the closest he is currently.

What makes him most like McGrady is his absolute strength and great talent. When he feels it, he can avoid physical contact with the opponent, and his pull-up jumper using his height and arm length can hardly be defended.

In the third quarter, with this kind of unreasonable strong smash, Wilson faced Worthy and scored 3 goals, two with 2 points, and one with 3 points.

In the fourth quarter, it was Worthy again. Wilson scored 3 goals again, one scored 2 points, and two scored 3 points-every one of his goals pierced the heart of the Detroit people. As long as the rhythm is correct, Wilson's ability to chase points regardless of the defensive arrangement is like Tracy McGrady in 35 seconds and 13 minutes.

As the ace of the Knicks, Wilson played his role and tied the double-digit point difference.

Louis trusts Wilson's ability, but doesn't indulge in it.If playing the Pistons depends on the personal ability of the stars, what about playing the Celtics?

What disappointed Detroiters most in Game 4 was that the Knicks showed their vast and deep bench lineup when the offense was sluggish with five players and four players in the starting lineup. With Stockton unable to make a good pass, McHale’s offense failed, and Ewing’s only defense left, Hornacek, Ellis, and Rodman played amazing performances. In addition, Louie put pressure on the referee. team.

To beat the Pistons, they have a lot of means.

Louis' most exciting on-the-spot operation was to replace Ewing, who was incompetent offensively, with Song Tao—this is the first time Song Tao has had a chance in a stalemate since the start of the playoffs.

No, this is not a stalemate anymore, this is a critical moment.

The Pistons have height inside, especially Parish and Malone's low-post catches and Ewing and McHale's effect are good.

After Song Tao came on stage, he continued to eat cakes. He had nothing else to do but eat cakes and protect the basket.

Chuck Daly looked powerless, Louis dared to replace Song Tao in the fourth quarter, and increased the frequency of rushing to the basket by the way, because he believed that the Pistons could not kill Song Tao by attacking.

Because their pockets were tighter, it was not easy for Dumars and Illo to shoot, and Rodman and Wilson's defensive rotation was too fast.

Dumars made a long shot, but he was not allowed to make a half-block basket. The virtue of Dongfang Liang and West not shining is worth a gamble.

Moreover, when Hornacek and Song Tao pick and roll, with the defensive habits of the Pistons, it must be a high-post delay like defending Stockton, so Song Tao has the opportunity to go down, and the dunk is numb. Scoring 10 points in half a quarter is like eating dumplings.

The Knicks used a lineup of Hornacek, Ellis, Wilson, Rodman, and Song Tao—only one main force—to complete a big reversal in the fourth quarter.

From the moment they overtook the score, the Pistons never recovered.

This is the game that the Pistons have the most hope of winning in theory, and it is also the game that makes them most desperate.

117 is better than 109
With a difference of 8 points, the Knicks swept the Pistons and advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for two consecutive years.

"Finally." Tomjanovich sighed.

Louis stood up and straightened his clothes, "I don't know what to say to Chuck, he is my friend after all."

"Just say what you want, they played everything tonight." Tomjanovich believes that although the Knicks and the Pistons won the semifinals 4-0, the process is far from as easy as the total score of the series seems.

"How much do you think we played?" Louis asked back.

Tomjanovich doesn't have a combat effectiveness tester, so I really can't see how much the Knicks did tonight.

"70 percent?" he said conservatively.

"If it's 70%, we might not be able to beat the Celtics." Louie glanced at Ewing who was celebrating with his teammates. "Those guys' offense tonight was terrible. We won by relying on substitutes, which is probably 40%."

"Too little, don't you want to give Chuck some face?"

"The 50%?"

"You're too arrogant, Lou."

"Tch, Rudy, you underestimated yourself."

Louis said, walking towards Daly.

He shook Daly's hand cordially and said, "What a game, Chuck."

(End of this chapter)