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Chapter 638 Ralph Shark Crazy
Louie believes this year will be a less competitive one in the East.

Why?The Charlotte Hornets, which expanded into the league last year, reached ninth in the Eastern Conference with Dell Ellis playing alone.

They just missed the playoffs.

The Knicks' opponent in the semifinals is the Washington Bullets.

It's reminiscent of how the Bullets crushed the Knicks in the regular season.

Obviously the lineups of the two teams are very different, but every time they play against the Knicks, they are as vigorous as taking medicine.

Louis didn't believe in blood suppression. Just looking at the lineups on both sides, it was impossible for the Bullets to have a chance to win.

The bullets rely on Jeff Malone and Bernard King, as well as undrafted picks John Starks and Avery Johnson.

As one of only three Malones in NBA history, Jeff Malone's style is very similar to CJ McCollum. He has a stable offensive output averaging 20 points per game, but he has never been an All-Star player.

King is a superstar in the Knicks. Looking at the offensive end alone, no player in the league, including Bird, dares to say that his offensive firepower is stronger than him.But after the serious injury, he only has the strength of the edge of the All-Star.

Starks and Jr. Johnson are what make the Bullets tough.

Louis discovered that picking up trash can really make the team stronger.

Relying on patchwork and draft picks, the Bullets reached fourth in the Eastern Conference, successfully broke through the first round, and joined forces with the Knicks in the semifinals.

The Washington media even imagined that the power of blood suppression would work in the playoffs.

""Sports Illustrated" said that the only one who can beat the Knicks is the Knicks themselves. However, the Bullets have proven that they can compete with the Knicks. Just like their name, the Knicks may be really strong, but in front of the Bullets, they may not have the previous dominance."

As far as this virtue is concerned, it cannot be said that they are universal and trustworthy.

People really gained confidence by virtue of the regular season's comparable games. Unless the Knicks beat the bullets in the playoffs, they really feel that they are a team of the same level as the Knicks.

Game1
Louie intends to end the myth of the bullet restraining the Knicks.

Just from the Knicks' starting lineup, it can be seen that Louis has moved his mind.

Miller came off the bench, Wilson played at the second position, and Rodman started at the third position.

In the matchup, Wilson defended against Malone and Rodman defended against Jin.

Louie is sober, and Starks and Avery Johnson are growing undrafted picks.They will play at a higher level in the future.But right now just decent role players.

The point of victory for the Bullets lies with Malone and Jin.

As long as these two are restrained, the Bullets have no chance of winning.

When his offensive hands were limited, Unseld, who was known for his selflessness in the player era, wanted to use the pick-and-roll to solve the core dilemma.

The Knicks respond to change with the same.

Louie had a plan for the Bullet pick-and-roll.

The Knicks' starting defense is top-notch even in the small ball era. If the bullets dare to call a pick-and-roll, they dare to switch defenses.

And no matter who switches defenses, Malone and King will encounter top-notch defenders.

Stockton, McHale, Ewing, none of them are defensive.

If they get tired, there are Hornacek, Marly, and Stevens waiting to take the top.

The core of the bullets was restricted, but they did not surrender on the spot, because most of their players have the ability to hold the ball. Although the cooperation may not be exquisite, but the fluidity is better in appearance, and the weak side can always see screens and running. The strength of the Knicks' defense is fully reflected in this game.

On the premise of not giving a chance, all the gaps that may cause problems are blocked.

Fighting and fighting, the Knicks' inside line once again became an advantage.

There is no team ball game better understood than basketball.

Once there is a stalemate on the court, the team will habitually pass the ball to a point with an absolute advantage.

Facing most teams, Ewing has an advantage.

Since this year, his offensive role has greatly increased, and Louis often uses his offense to destroy the opponent's defense.

Ewing played the inside advantage for the Knicks.

Louis immediately launched a second round of offensive against the bullet's weakness.

The Knicks don't have absolute defensive weaknesses on the floor, while the Bullets do.

Among other things, the two guards on their field are colanders in their respective positions.

Darrell Walker PG, a player who is overrated defensively because of steals, likes to gamble on steals, and the pressure defense in his prime is very powerful, but as he gets older, this power declines day by day.

Avery Johnson, as you can tell by his height, didn't get drafted for nothing.

A player of this height, no matter how good his physical talent is, is a loophole.

Jeff Malone, a 6-foot-4 (193cm) shooting guard, has difficulty not being a defensive hole.

In this case, the Knicks clearly defined their offensive policy.

No matter who faces Avery Johnson, give him the ball first;

Next came Jeff Malone and lastly Darrell Walker.

Louis is different from other coaches. As long as a move is effective, he will continue to use it until the opponent breaks it, or his own player vomits (and then substitutes).

This kind of result-only theory reduces the enjoyment of the game to a certain extent, but it can definitely make the opponent feel unresponsive every day and ineffective.

The Bullets clearly knew that this was a loophole on the defensive end, but they couldn't change it.

They don't have a better man to handle the ball.

In order to prevent the two from being singled out, Unseld had no choice but to double-team the players.

But as soon as they double-teamed, the Knicks' ball handler passed the ball directly, and then there was a basic open shooting talent show.

Louis grasped the lifeblood of the bullets, and used uncomplicated arrangements and targets to make the bullets play a fierce game.

1 is better than 0
"We don't accept such a failure." Unseld said firmly, "Next, we will find a way."

Unseld never imagined that Louie would use the exact same formula to win him four games in a row.

And there was really nothing he could do.

The Knicks' book lineup was already crushed, and they played with the bullet's weakness, not giving any chance.

The Bullets debacle is like a reminder to Knicks opponents not to expose their weaknesses to each other, otherwise, their coach will bite like a mad dog.

With another sweep, the Knicks sent the Bullets out of the playoffs by an average of 18 points per game.

Now they need to wait for the result of the match between the Pistons and the Celtics.

Sampson injured his groin in the regular season, and the Celtics let him rest until the playoffs, and he came back after confirming that he was fine.

The fully recovered Sampson destroyed the Eagles alone in the first round, and in the second round against the Pistons with Parish and Mahon, he played a dominant performance every game.

However, the injury problem that plagued the Celtics came to the door again.

Isiah Thomas, who was struggling, was injured again in Game [-] of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Pistons took Tianwangshan and led the Celtics 3-2.

After the game, the Celtics announced that Thomas was reimbursed for the season.

There is only one member of the Big Three, but Sampson said: "The series is not over yet, and I will lead the team to the Eastern Conference Finals."

How did injuries torment the Celtics?
Bird, Thomas, Jim Peterson, and Harper are all out due to injuries.

Lambiel has a broken foot, John Long has both legs, Sampson is just recovering from a groin injury, and highly anticipated rookie Reggie Lewis is the healthiest of the lot.

In other words, of the first eight players in their entire lineup, four were reimbursed, two were injured, and one just came back.

Opposite them, the Pistons are in full swing, Dumars and Worthy are at their peak, Parish is still an All-Star insider, plus Aguirre, who has a quasi-All-Star level, and a group of sturdy role players, such as Mahon, Ilo, Kenny Dooling.
No matter how you look at it, this Celtics team should be destroyed by injuries like the Lakers in the first round of 2021.

Even Louis, who was expecting to meet the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals, didn't think they could win.

In terms of hard power, Sampson may be No.1 in the league at this stage, but can one person beat the Pistons with four All-Stars and all healthy members?
No matter how much Louie believed in Sampson, it was too hard.

Therefore, they didn't even watch the live broadcast of the sixth game.

On the night of the semi-final Game 6, Louis invited several players to dinner, and they discussed all kinds of gossip about the Central Park tragedy at the dinner table.

Wilson's mouth was like a machine gun, spraying the New York police endlessly.

"Let me be blunt, those five children must have been wronged, their confessions are inconsistent!"

John Sely added enthusiastically, "Yes, didn't some people say that the police lynched them? I really can't believe that this happened in the United States in the 20th century!"

Louie knew what they were talking about.

On the night of the tragedy in Central Park, a group of young people made trouble there.Although the police did not catch the murderer, they were very sure that the troublemakers, young people aged 14 on average, had something to do with the tragedy.

Wouldn't it be different if those five kids weren't black or Latino, but Irish or some other kind of white descendant?
Now there are various rumors, such as the five teenagers confessing, but the details can't be matched, and there is also the most stubborn kid who was beaten in the police, and the rumors spread all over the city.

This may have been the number one story in the New York area in recent months.

Whether Louis wants to know it or not, all kinds of inside stories are whispering in his ears.

The players quickly united, including Hornacek, who felt that Wilson was right.

Suddenly, Zhao Yuanzheng appeared.

He shouted: "Look at the live broadcast, Ralph Shark is crazy!!!"

Without Zhao Yuanzheng's reminder, Louis and the others would have missed another iconic game in Sampson's career.

Just watching the live broadcast on TV, you can feel how strong Sampson's dominance over the game is.

He was the one who defended, he was the one who got stuck and grabbed rebounds, he was the one who made the pass from the backcourt, he was the one who followed up the fast break, he was the one to look for in the offensive position, he was the one who supported the high position, he was the one who held the ball to attract double-teams, it was him the key ball, he was the one who played the game for 48 minutes.

(End of this chapter)