the rest, only noise

Chapter 740 Extreme Black Blow
The league announced the list of referees for the Tianwangshan battle one day in advance.

The good old man Hugh Evans (Hugh Evans) served as the referee, and the new referee Mike Mathis (Mike Mathis) who joined the NBA due to the three-man era and the home killer Nick Systrom.

For the Lakers, having these three referees for their next game is too disturbing.

Evans has a reputation for blowing the home whistle, but he has soft ears, and he can't help but play a few balance whistles to appease the visiting team when he is under pressure from the coach of the visiting team.Therefore, he is not only a big treasure in the eyes of the home team, but also a big treasure in the eyes of the coaches of the visiting team who like to put pressure.

Mathis has never served as a referee, and Louis can't figure out his style.

Some assistant referees who have never served as the referee, their law enforcement standards are often followed by the referee, unless it is a weirdo like Systrom.

Many referees are known for making mistakes, such as Dick Bavita;

Many referees are known for being too stealthy, like Hugh Hollins;

Many referees are known for being unkind, like Darrell Garretson;
However, Systrom is known for angering the home crowd and detrimental to the team at home.

He can be regarded as an old antique in the professional basketball world. He joined the team in the 60s, and he was responsible for the expulsion of Auerbach in the All-Star Game. In the early 70s, Systrom was poached by the ABA⑴, and most coaches in the NBA were genuinely happy.Knicks godfather Reed Holzman predicts: 'He's going to be in trouble.'

Holzman hit the mark.

During a 1970 game between the Texas Bushes and the Denver Rockets in Denver, Colorado, Systrom angered the Denver crowd by favoring the visiting team.Not long after, he kicked out Dr. J in another game. And, not only does he enjoy embarrassing the home team, he's also adept at torture.

Jazz general manager Frank Layden cursed Systrom continuously in the early 80s because he couldn't bear the humiliation. He wanted to use this to force the opponent to expel him because the Jazz lost more and more.But Systrom refused to expel him, and he told Layden after the game that he enjoyed the game very much.

There is another story that didn’t happen in this world—in Game 1987 of the 14 Finals (Magician Xiaotiangou’s lore against the Celtics), the Celtics sitting in Boston Garden were eager to win. However, in the fourth quarter, Systrom gave the Lakers 1 free throws. In contrast, the Celtics of the home team only had [-] free throw. Without his assists, there would be no greatest goal in Magic’s career.

On the Lakers' home court, what does it mean to suddenly let such a person come to enforce the law?
A discerning person can see the problem at a glance.

Of course Louis can too, which is naturally the sincerity of David Stern, apologizing for the misunderstanding in the last game.

However, if the ratings of the series between the Knicks and the Lakers can't rise steadily, he will invite those players back to the Knicks to fight against.

In order to satisfy all parties, Louis carefully designed the offensive and defensive plan for the next game.

What should an enjoyable game look like?
First of all, you can't be constipated. The offense and defense of both sides must come and go, and you must create a stimulating sense of presence.

This is not difficult, the difficult thing is to let the Lakers control the situation after playing high.

Louis didn't want to take the risk of winning or losing, so he narrowed the goal of letting the Lakers play high to letting the tragedian play high.

The tragedy teacher is alone, and it doesn't matter how he wants to fight.

Even if he scored 60 points, 30 rebounds and 10 assists, it's fine.

If he really gets this stat, no matter whether the Lakers win or not, the ratings will definitely explode.

In the afternoon, Louis called the team members and held a pre-match analysis meeting.

At the meeting, Louis unexpectedly untied the tragedy teacher.

"Tomorrow night, we will stop attacking the tragedy master."

Wilson said rationally: "If we do this, he may get a lot of points."

"It doesn't matter, he can get as many points as he likes." Louie's words surprised the players.

I saw Louis continued: "We only need to defend the other players of the Lakers."

April 6

Inglewood Forum

Seeing the three referees temporarily transferred to work overtime, Louis warmly greeted them.

"Don't you think we're going to favor you tonight." Nick Strom felt uncomfortable seeing Louie's smile.

Louis put away his smile and said, "I'm so happy because you three are the most fair and wise referees in the world."

Systrom sneered; "I hope you can say the same when I next go to MSG to enforce the law."

Just listening to Systrom's words, you know that he knows enough about himself.

Hugh Evans said seriously: "Little Lu, you think you can get a bargain from me, but I'm not the same anymore."

"Yes, it's completely different. You've become thinner, Hugh." Louis commented on the other person's body shape like a friend, "You're so thin that I can't even recognize it."

Seeing Louis in the distance having a heated chat with the referee, Riley was even more disturbed. He also wanted to come over and say a few words, but the words were a little too weak. He really didn't know what to say to these few.

Especially that Nick Systrom, is he to be asked to rein in himself?
A dog who can only blow the away whistle can make him not blow the away whistle better than you?
"Coach Lu, are you too familiar with these referees?" Riley said sourly.

"How could it be? Pat, if you want to be familiar with them, you are familiar with them. You have dealt with them for much longer than me." Louis said modestly.

They chatted casually for a few more words, and then retreated separately.

Tonight, the Knicks have a slightly different roster than before.

Of the 13 players who played, 12 had played the previous four games, with only one exception.

Rookie Doug West, who had been on the bench for four games, was excited and thrilled to be suddenly placed on the active list by Louie.

Among the two people listed as DNP, one is Brad Rohaus, who bought a villa in the DNP position, and the other is Sean Kemp.

Louis even banned two insiders, but no one worried that the Knicks would not have enough insiders.

This problem does not exist.

After the warm-up, DJ introduced both sides to start.

The Knicks changed their previous official starting or Twin Towers starting, and put Rodman in the fourth position for the first time since the start of the finals.

Except for Rodman, the other positions remain unchanged.

On the Lakers side, there is a small change.

They paired David Robinson with Vlade Divac as the Twin Towers.

This is also because Robinson's athletic ability is enough to play the four position, and Divac's range, rebounding, and fox-like cunning ability to instigate offense can liberate the tragedy division.

"Patrick, can you win the opening ball for us? Please, just once, I'm willing to bet on not drinking Coke for 3 days."

Hearing this, Ewing was in a state of mind.

He knew what Coke meant to Louie.

He also knew that if he didn't drink Coke for more than a day, Louie would basically die.

He has a severe caffeine dependence.

It's a pity that Ewing couldn't respond to his heart with practical actions.

For the jump ball, as long as Robinson's timing is good, his bounce speed will have a clear advantage.

Robinson caught the ball, but his teammate accidentally knocked it out of bounds, giving the Knicks the spot.

This wave, the Lakers won, but not completely won.

Ewing turned to look at Louis, and said kindly, "I really can't bear to see you go without Coke for three days."

"What the hell are you pretending, if you can't jump, you can't jump, what's there to pretend, you think I'll believe you after you pretend? I'm bah! Disgusting!"

Ewing's acting skills are obviously not good enough.

In the frontcourt, Stockton passed the ball to Ewing who came off the pick-and-roll in the middle.

Ewing is now, not to mention the low-post offense, his finishing ability after the pick-and-roll may be second only to Karl Malone.

After all, Ma Long is a natural pick-and-roll terminal, and his technical characteristics and tactical system are very suitable. Ewing was learned by Louis while practicing and scolding. In addition, Stockton, the top cake maker in history, fed him by hand, and gradually mastered the essence.

The Knicks scored in his hands on the first offense of the game.

2 is better than 0
"The Knicks, as always, come out on top from the inside!"

For this grand game, CBS sent ace announcer Brent Musberg and recognized Louis black fan Billy Cunningham.

"This kind of offensive method is actually not new. As long as the Lakers block the inward cutting route in time, the Knicks' tactics will fail." Cunningham vividly interpreted to the audience what is called "the Knicks are still good despite scoring goals" commentary style.

Comparing him with Hubie Brown is two extremes.

One bragged too much and lost his position; the other was too dark and lost his position.

For the Lakers, the Knicks did not immediately implement the strategy of not connecting others to the tragedies.

Come up and let Divac get to the position, and the tragedy master hangs the pass.

The Serb great pyrenes from Yugoslavia leaned on Rodman and hit the board with a high hook.

⑴ In order to compete with the NBA, the ABA not only spent a lot of money to snatch potential new stars, but also poached four of the six top referees recognized at the time.

(End of this chapter)