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Chapter 575 Complete failure in strategy
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Blazers let Jordan spin and continue the game.

However, there is a problem.

Adelman realized that they could no longer let the Knicks' shooters throw the ball at will, so they used the luxurious striker to strengthen the restrictions on the three-point line.

They swapped out Terry Porter, alternated Jordan and Drexler with the ball, and added McDaniel, Nance, and James Edwards.

This lineup looks really terrible athletically, perfectly limiting the Knicks' movement of the ball, so that their shooters can't find good opportunities.

Exchange Ricky (high dynamic offense) is just one part of N.UCLA's system.

The Blazers blocked the three-point line, and the consequence of doing so was ignoring the penalty area.

Louie didn't let Ewing play, and Song Tao replaced Ewing. This is a historic moment. Chinese players played in the NBA Finals, and it wasn't garbage time.

In terms of personal ability alone, Song Tao is not Edwards' opponent, but his physical fitness is better than Edwards. Under the Knicks system, he basically just eats cakes and plays opportunities.

Song Tao took turns with 2 High FOREHEAD (inside cut lob) and cooperated with McHale's 2 High Rip, which made the Portlanders embarrassing happen.

The outside line was blocked, but the inside line was punched with a big hole.

At halftime, the Knicks led the Blazers by 20 points.

59 is better than 39
Jordan scored 20 points, more than half of the team, and he also tried his best to make the ball, but the gap seemed difficult to narrow.

Adelman can't understand why they have the best wing, but they can't use this advantage to compete with the Knicks.

"It is worth mentioning that the Knicks played so well, but they never used the full-court press that buried the Boston dynasty against the Blazers."

"Does that mean the Blazers haven't pushed them to that point yet?"

The Murder Press was created to beat the Celtics, but it works just as well against any other team.

Hubie Brown was right, the Knicks pressed the whole court because it was unnecessary.

After all, they lead by 20 points in any game.

Adelman's typical wrong step, wrong step.

When Louis was interviewed by reporters at halftime, he praised the Blazers' performance: "Although we have a little lead, the game is not over yet. The Blazers are a tenacious team. MJ is one of the best players I have ever seen."

"Little Lu doesn't seem to know that he's disgustingly humble now," Brown complained to Brent Musberg after closing the mic.

As a result, Musberg learned that Brown had not taken the wrong medicine. He still hated Louis, but in order to gain the support of New York fans, he had to become Louie.

After all, we have to eat, so we are not shabby.

In the second half, it was obvious that Jordan was angry.

He couldn't tolerate his team being beaten so badly in the finals.

Jordan took a sharp step, got rid of the defense, broke through for a layup, caused Ewing's foul, and made two free throws.

He understands that although the Knicks have a strong interior defense, if they beat everyone down, they will not be strong.

So he doesn't care how big the Knicks' foul moves are, and he gets the ball inside.Even if you don't have the ball in your hands, try to cut inside.

Soon, another foul was caused, this time by McHale.

He didn't seem to get tired, making eight free throws on four possessions.

Louie complained to the referee to no avail, and the Knicks finally came to their senses.

"Since it's a foul no matter what, then hit me hard!"

Louie shouted.

This is a signal to increase strength.

The Knicks' physical contact has been upgraded to a higher level. Jordan, who made four fouls in a row, still wanted to drive his teammates, but unfortunately, it was difficult for him to bring his teammates to take off with himself.

When the glider broke through the dribble, he threw an alley-oop pass to Jordan.

As soon as the ball was thrown, he was knocked down by the Knicks players.

It was Rodman who started, and he waved his hands in a pose, knocking the glider to the ground.

Jordan completed dunks, scored 10 points in a row, and his personal score reached 29 points, but his teammates were not ready to meet the intensity of the Knicks.

Rodman's physical contact with the glider, and its consequences, were ignored by the referees.

No whistle, no foul.

Jordan didn't notice this, and he continued to play with energy.Halfway through the third quarter, the Blazers chased the point difference to 9 points, but Jordan's physical fitness dropped significantly.

After years of competition with the Lakers, Jordan never had the opportunity to experience the defensive strength of the Eastern Conference teams in the playoffs.

He also doesn't know what kind of confrontation the Knicks had with the Celtics before they came out of the East, so he will be naive.

Nance cooperated with his pick-and-roll, and the Knicks chose to double-team.

Therefore, Nance passed. This 208 cm power forward is a pure western cowboy. He likes speed, sports cars, and racing on the road.

During the regular season, Jordan averaged 6 assists per game. Nance made great contributions. Feeding him the ball and dunking is one of Jordan's favorite things to do.

However, this detail cannot be missed by the Knicks coaching staff.

So Nance seems to be able to easily go down the pick-and-roll, but in fact he has hidden murderous intentions.

When Jordan passed the ball, the glider who was defending the bottom corner one second closed the pocket formation the next second. Rodman, who blocked the ball, reacted in place with his terrifying motor nerves. Before Jordan passed the ball, he came to the correct position and jumped up to intercept the ball.

This wasn't Jordan's first blunder.

In fact, it was the first of three consecutive turnovers he had made.

Blazers supporters have one big question: Where did the glider go?
That's the problem with the Blazers.

Adelman hopes to throw everything to Jordan, expecting the glider to become a second in charge who can do everything without getting in the way.

And that just kills the Blazers' greatest possibility.

The Gliders are capable of doing what Scottie Pippen did next to Jordan, probably a lot worse defensively, but definitely better offensively.

So in the Trail Blazers, when they reached the playoffs, the glider became an embarrassing existence.

No ball possession, no shooting range, and except for counterattacks, he can't find his position at other times.It will be even worse when encountering a tough team like the Knicks. He will be knocked over and lose his sense of existence.

Therefore, the Trail Blazers, who once chased to 9 points, were led by the Knicks to 15 points before the end of the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, the Blazers tried to give Jordan a 2-minute rest.

It was during this time that Louie lined up Hornacek, Wilson, Miller, Cooper and Ewing.

The Eastern Conference finals proved that Ewing's range can reach a distance of one or two steps inside the three-point line.

Therefore, if needed on the field, if the Knicks want to have a 4-out or even 5-out lineup, or three three-pointers + pancake king + one ball-holding point, this configuration Louis can take out at any time-of course, the three-point threat cannot be compared with the group of people in the small ball era, but compared with the same generation, it is completely enough-and as long as he puts out the ultimate space lineup, then how to defend against the Knicks' ball-handlers is a problem for any team.

The Blazers suddenly discovered that after Jordan went down, they did not have a player who made Wilson uncomfortable on the offensive end.

Even, when Wilson pulled the point difference to 20+ in one breath, Adelman was so scared that he didn't dare to let Jordan rest and let Jordan play to save the field, Louis insisted on letting Wilson single out, because he had already entered the rhythm.

At the beginning, Adelman saw that Wilson even wanted to play singles against Jordan, and thought he was trying to call out his best rim protector, but later he found that the opponent was really crazy.

Wilson played Jordan, not purely one-on-one.He'll let Ewing pick and roll.

As long as there is a pick-and-roll, give him a momentary shot, and he will shoot.

Wilson, who feels hot, made 4 of 3 shots on Jordan's head with this unsolvable jumper. Even if Jordan returned 4 of 4 to him, it would not have a big impact on the situation.

When Adelman lost his mind, it was also when the Blazers completely lost hope of winning.

"Larry, pinch Wilson!"

He gave Nance an aggressive tactical instruction, allowing Nance and Jordan to flank Wilson and force him to pass the ball to stop this unreasonable offense.

And this is the logical end of Louis' entire technique and tactics.

When the Blazers used their forward talents to limit their long-range shots, Louie let Ewing and Song Tao wreak havoc in Portland's penalty area at will; when they decided to give up point guards and use Jordan and Glider to take turns to control the ball to ensure that Nance and Edwards were on the court and the wing athletic ability was still invincible, he put out a 4-out lineup and let Wilson play singles without distinction.

Seeing that nothing worked, Adelman asked the players to pinch Wilson simply and rudely.

So, as long as Ewing goes down and Wilson passes the ball, there is a vast sea and sky waiting for Ewing.

Louis is tantamount to stripping away the Blazers' weaknesses in broad daylight. The glider is marginalized, the style of play is obviously tough in the penalty area, but there is no shooter to open up space, and the inside is always bad-this game more clearly verifies the Blazers. Where is the problem?

As long as the Knicks want to attack the basket forcibly, the Blazers are powerless to stop the shooter. In addition, the Knicks' flanks are all long legs that can run. They rely on counterattacks and positional battles to forcefully attack the basket to score points.

Louis brought down the Blazers entirely by his beautiful on-the-spot response and a richer style of play than the Blazers.

Pressed and played from start to finish, the Portlanders didn't stand a chance.

At the end, 114 to 99.

Jordan scored 44 points in the air, and the Blazers lost 15 points.

"The Blazers have to think about it. Did they break through the nightmare of Los Angeles just to get tied up and beaten in the finals?" Hubie Brown jokingly joked.

(End of this chapter)