the rest, only noise

Chapter 769 New York and the Knicks are crazy about grabbing headlines
With 68 wins and 14 losses, the Knicks once again ranked first in the league.

Compared with the past two seasons, the advantage is no longer obvious.

The Lakers ranked second in the league with 66 wins, followed by the Celtics who ranked third in the league. Under Sampson's personal show that went down in history, they scored 65 wins and ranked third in the league.

Compared with the East where the Lakers, Knicks and Celtics are located, the competitiveness is not as good as the West.

So they have more chances to play against weaker teams and less risk of losing.

If Wilson hadn't been injured during the season, the Knicks wouldn't have lost as many games in the second half.

Now, when the playoffs start, everyone must keep their hearts in check.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Knicks will face the Bulls.

This year's offseason, due to the withdrawal of Jerry Krause, Louie no longer regards the Bulls as an enemy.

They successfully completed the signings and gave Barkley a contract that was nominally bigger than the Knicks gave Wilson.

In terms of amount, Barkley's contract is larger than Wilson's, but that contract has many clauses.

Barkley must meet those terms one by one to receive the full amount, otherwise only 90% is guaranteed.

If you only take 90%, it is not as good as Wilson.

And those terms are impossible tasks for Barkley (attendance rate, body fat rate, honor), so Wilson is still the league's highest salary.

This does not affect the Bulls into the playoffs.

Barkley, who has fully entered his peak period, has no patience to wait.The Bulls' big contract can only lock him up for a while.

Against the Knicks in the playoffs, the Bulls had no chance.

At the beginning of Game 1, the Bulls gave the Knicks a small surprise.

The Knicks teenager Dan Marley has steadily improved in the Bulls and is one of the contributors to the Bulls' return to the playoffs.

After the opening, his defensive quality was quite good, locking up Miller.

But it's a pity that today they ran into Ewing and Wilson who were in full swing.

The two of them exerted their strength and reaped the game.

Although Barkley alone was brave, he couldn't resist the Knicks' tide-like offensive.

Marly is only strong on the defensive end, and when he encounters his old club's defense on the offensive end, those who should take a rest have to rest.

The rest of the Bulls, no one can help Barkley.

In the second half, Louie expertly played with the cards in his hand.

He took both Ewing and Wilson out of the starting roster and went so far as to start two second-year players, Doug West and Sean Kemp.

Kemp partnered with Rodman, this is a set of mobile five minors without a pure center.

Kemp faced Barkley for the first time in the playoffs.

His ability to switch defenses is better, and he is faster than Barkley in pinching back. Using him is mainly about athletic ability and quick counterattack. If he falls into a positional battle, he will be eaten alive by Barkley.

The Knicks' offense was smooth and smooth. Although no one could guard Barkley, the Bulls could not stop the Knicks' offense. West hit a few three-pointers. Under the encouragement of Reid, Kemp played singles with the ball and faced Barkley's defense with ease.

When Kemp started to rain in the Bulls' lane, the suspense of the game disappeared.

"I don't think there will be variables in the next two games."

Louie typically eats from the bowl and looks into the pot.

The first round is not over yet, he is already thinking about the semi-finals.

Game2
Compared with whether the Bulls can beat the Knicks in an upset, the news of Lionel Simmons being publicly suspended by Louis is more concerned.

After Louie arrived in New York, among the players in the draft, there were few players with serious problems in their private lives like Simmons.

In the eyes of others, Simmons just loves to play video games, which is not a big problem, but Louis refuses to get used to him.

Simmons had a very negative attitude towards Louis' discipline.

This matter was not a big deal, but at the moment of the playoffs, the New York reporter felt that Simmons' obsession with video games was more important than the Knicks' first-round opponent.

The results of the game also reflected the strength of the Knicks.

Louie sat off the court the whole time, showing a 13-man rotation. It was useless for Barkley to score 29+22. The Bulls lost by 33 points in the end.

The most ridiculous thing is that before Game 3, NBC made a gorgeous short film featuring Barkley as the main character.

Coupled with the voice of NBC ace commentator Bob Costas (Bob Costas), people can't help but want to cheer for the Bulls: "This year, Charles Barkley ushered in the breaking point of his career. After seven years of waiting, Sir Charles has had enough of failure, and Chicago is also looking forward to a new life."

At the end of the short film, Barkley said sincerely to the camera: "If we can't win the championship, I will definitely collapse."

Is this a short film that the eighth team in the East deserves?

Is Barkley's words what the No.8 core in the Eastern Conference should say?

All Knicks members looked solemn.

Unlike the Bulls, they just want to end the series tonight.

133 is better than 100
With a gap of 33 points, Barkley averaged 28 points, 20 rebounds and 6 assists per game, and was unfortunately out.

In terms of strength, one in the entire league counts as one. It can be said that he is stronger than him, only Sampson, Jordan, Tragedian, and Olajuwon.

The rest, gone.

Bird is 35 years old this year and is still plagued by injuries.

Ewing's defense is stronger than offense, and Wilson's offense and defense are balanced, but their influence on the game needs to be further improved.

Therefore, Barkley is already in the top five in the league in terms of strength alone, and is one of the eight active super giants identified by Louis.

Like Olajuwon, he was unable to go any further due to the poor strength of the team.

"I've had enough!"

Those were the first words Barkley said as he walked out of Chicago's stadium.

As for whether the second season of "Sir Charles: Escape from Chicago" can have a perfect result, it depends on the operation of the Bulls.

The Knicks' opponent in the semifinals is the Indiana Pacers.

The Pacers played five games with the Pistons in the first round, and finally completed the next game.

Danny Manning, the well-known God of War in the first round, followed the killer of the Miamis last year, and this year also raised his butcher knife against the fourth-ranked Detroit Pistons in the East.

In five games in the first round, Manning averaged 37 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists. When the Pistons faced him, they had no answer.

In the fifth tiebreaker, Manning played brilliantly from outside three-pointers to catching the ball and dunking the basket. He beat Robert Parish into a dizzy state and scored 42 points, 14 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals. These four statistics are the highest of the two teams.

That's why he's called Sampson II.

In addition to height, he and Sampson are almost carved out of the same mold.

Sampson's success has pointed out the way forward for this all-around unicorn insider.

Pacers general manager Donnie Walsh shrewdly replicated Louie's training of Sampson, and borrowed from Louis's method of selecting Oakley to escort Ewing in the Knicks.

They worked both ways. In the first two years of their career, Manning was allowed to attack four and defend three. He would rather be used as a loophole by the opponent's third position than let him touch the inside line. When he confronted, he would slowly transition to the fourth position.

Now, Manning plays the [-]th position under normal circumstances, and the [-]th position when fighting for small balls. He also has the offensive means of the [-]rd position.

Just like a Sampson who is more than ten centimeters shorter.

However, Ewing only recognized one Sampson, and that was the one from Boston.

Manning, this little Sampson, let alone admit it. When he was playing against the Pacers, he looked contemptuous from his eyes to his expression.

Despite Oakley's guarantee, Manning still couldn't play the first-round level against the Knicks.

The Knicks have Rodman and Kemp, two power forwards who are similar in size to him, have the same athletic ability and physical fitness, and are still tough on defense.

Kemp's defense lacks details, and Rodman was the DPOY of last season. Under his marking, Manning scored a total of 41 points in the first two games of the semifinals, shooting 40%.

If the inside core only has this kind of output and efficiency, the Pacers will naturally not be able to win.

Back at home, Manning is eager to impact the Knicks inside by virtue of home court advantage.

Unexpectedly, Louis made another deployment of "prohibiting opponents from layups".

The core meaning of this deployment is clear and clear, to prevent the opponent from scoring in the penalty area.If the Pacers have a chance to score and the Knicks' defense isn't in place, then a rough foul is their only option.

Rodman, Kemp and Wilson brought Manning down several times.

In the second half, when Rodman attacked Manning from behind, Oakley gave up his former teammates and punched Rodman, successfully saving him.

The current backbone of the Knicks was secured by Oakley all the way back then. They looked like bandits in the eyes of others, but in front of Oakley, they didn't even dare to think of fighting, and they should not do anything except follow Louis' instructions.

Oakley punched Rodman and was called a technical foul. Rodman just glanced at him and walked away without responding.

The Knicks formed a tacit understanding without words, and each of them was like an assassin.

Seeing their performance like this, Oakley knew in his heart that he would never be able to keep Manning.

Game3
The Pacers suffered a disastrous defeat, and the Knicks held the match point 3-0.

The next day, the league announced the winners of the regular season awards.

For the Knicks, Louis failed to win the head coach of the year again.

Ewing was selected to the best team together with Sampson, Barkley, Jordan, and Tragedy.

Together with Jordan, Sampson, Rodman, Olajuwon, and Wilson, he was selected to the best defensive team (occasionally six people were selected in the defensive team).

Stockton was selected to the third team again.

Wilson, who won a personal grand slam last season, played only 52 regular-season games this season and was only selected to three teams.

But at the same time, voters rated Wilson's defense extremely high.

His attendance was taken into account when he was cast for the All-NBA team, but not when he was cast for the defensive lineup.

This naturally detonated the media.

Reporters from other places all ridiculed this, talking about how much New York has added to Knicks players, how unfair it is to players from other regions, and so on.

　Chapter 2 may be two o'clock in the afternoon, it may be later, because of typos. You understand
　　
　
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