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Chapter 835 The wolf is really here

Jordan is another concept.

The greatness of Bird and Tragedy lies in the fact that they are great players who critics love to see "can make teammates as good as themselves".

Jordan is obviously inferior to them in this regard, because he pays more attention to personal strength.

People have never seen a scoring leader as easy as drinking water, but at the same time he was selected to the best defensive team and won DPOY.

This is also the reason why everyone agreed that he was the best in history when he created his own era in Louis' previous life.

He has both personal heroism and team honor.

Now, Louie lives in a world where the 1992 Jordan still lacks a championship.

He has longed for this honor for too long. The failure of Game1 reminded him that if he does not use his full strength, he may fail like he did in 1988.

Jordan blows up Wilson's defense.

In front of superstars, no matter how good an individual defensive ability is, it is useless.

What is surprising is not that Wilson's defense is vulnerable to him, but that the Knicks' "rules" seem to be failing.

The Blazers seem to have formed a one-star shooter dominated by Jordan, but the problem is that they don't have a shooter who can make three-pointers.

Terry Porter was watched to death.

For example, James is the best player who combines attacking the basket and driving teammates. However, the one-star four-shooting style of attacking the basket with the ball to change the formation and relying on teammates to grasp the open three-pointers still has problems that it cannot solve-players must have four shots, and four shots must be reliable at the same time.

But the Blazers' "four shots" are not three-point shooters in the traditional sense.

Except for Porter, everyone else is a two-point shooter within the three-point line.

This is also a four-shot, but the shooting range is reduced, and the space opened becomes smaller, so it seems that it does not make much sense to play a one-star four-shot.

Because the space is small, teams that do a good job in defensive rotation can prevent gaps and make up for gaps through the enthusiasm of players.

But that's how Jordan played.

On the offensive end, neither Wilson nor Rodman can guard him.

Double-teaming is necessary. If he encounters double-teaming, if he thinks the opportunity is good, he will choose [-]v[-]. If the opportunity is not good, he will pass the ball to his teammates.

The person who caught the ball could be Blair Shaw, it could be Porter, it could be Nance, it could be Barkley.

Most of the time, it's Barkley who gets the ball.

As long as he catches the ball and chooses to break through instead of standing still, the Knicks' double-team will strike again.

And Barkley usually can't pass the ball, he has the confidence to challenge double-teams
The Knicks can be called the best defensive quality in the league. Facing a monster like Barkley who has broken through ten games, the effect it can produce is not great.

As a DPOY, Rodman can't defend against Jordan on the outside and Barkley on the inside. This game is his Waterloo.

His most confident skills, his proudest strengths, were ruthlessly broken.

Barkley still has a 50% success rate when facing double-teams.

Moreover, if he can't score, he still has the ability to grab rebounds with a second jump.

After Ewing was fouled for the fourth time, the Knicks had the same problems inside as the Blazers.

Louie had John Selley on top, leaving the murderous tight end Selley just an average backup center.

Over the years, he chose not to gain weight in order to stay in the murderous press, resulting in light weight and poor strength. In addition to switching to a vegetarian diet in the past two years, his competitive level has dropped significantly.

The Knicks' biggest advantage over the Blazers was knocked out.

With 3 minutes left in the third quarter, 69 to 52, the Knicks trailed the Blazers by 17 points.

"The Knicks in the Little Lu era have never been behind by 17 points in a single game in the Finals."

Louie made up his mind to form a five-small lineup of Chris Jackson, Miller, Wilson, Vernon Maxwell and Rodman.

With this lineup, the defensive end relies on Wilson and Rodman's mopping up. In terms of individual defense, Maxwell's single defense and assist defense are considered balanced, but his body is limited; Miller's defense without the ball is good, but other problems.

Switching to an ordinary opponent, the Knicks have no worries, but the Blazers' flanks are a group of beasts, and those who are not physically gifted can easily get stuck in it.

"Benj, the reversal of this game is on you!"

Before the timeout ended, Louie whispered.

Seeing this scene, Ewing couldn't tell what it was like.

Louie trusted Wilson more than him.

This also seems to make sense, because now the insiders are either expelled, or there are too many fouls, or they can't prevent the Blazers' attacks in turn, and they are behind by a large score. If they want to play a chance, they must let the wing players play.

Wilson is also the Knicks' perimeter trump card, and it should be entrusted to him.

Ewing's heart is sour, and he knows that the overall situation is the most important thing. It is reasonable to pin his hopes on Wilson now.

After Wilson came on the court, he showed a leadership style with a distinct Louis imprint, which was completely different from Jordan.

Anyone who watched Wilson's rookie season couldn't believe that this was the way Wilson handled crisis situations.

He's not like Bird, not like Jordan, not like any of them, and he's like a heavenly savior and takes over with the ball.

No, he didn't have the ball, it was in Chris Jackson's hands.

He brought Miller and used the 2-high tactics like the inside line, but unlike the inside line, when the outside players play the 2-high series tactics, they don't go inside, but give full play to the skills and characteristics of the outside players and pull them to the left and right sides.

Thanks to the help of Wilson and Miller, CJ got a large open space, and the left wing received the ball from outside the three-point line and pulled it up. Whoa!
"Will this weirdo, who was abandoned by Boston, be New York's hope of reversal?"

Wilson's performance always has a feeling of hearing thunder in a silent place.

He doesn't hold the ball, nor is he the most eye-catching one, but he pulls away the defense for CJ's pick-and-roll, double-teams Barkley on the defensive end, and the fierce defensive action forces Fliggy to pass the ball and make mistakes.

Suddenly, he cooperated hand-in-hand with CJ, received the ball but didn't let the ball stay in his hands for a second, taking advantage of the riots in Portland's defense, passed the ball to Miller in the bottom corner, and made him make a three-pointer.

Only three players on the Knicks knew what Louie wanted them to do.

One is Stockton, one is Rodman, and one is Wilson.

But only Wilson could successfully complete his task.

After the Knicks changed their formation, they chased 8 points in a row, but Wilson didn't score a point, with only 2 assists and 1 steal in statistics.

Some effects cannot be reflected by data.

The Knicks' small lineup played 5 minutes in a row, chasing the point difference to 7 points.

In the last 10 minutes of the fourth quarter, Louis replaced Rodman with Ewing and continued to play.

The arrival of Ewing curbed the Blazers' strategy of trying to increase the frequency of hitting the basket to enhance offensive efficiency.

Wilson's performance of turning the tide and his leadership role in stabilizing the morale of the army made Ewing also feel bloody.

He always regarded himself as the leader of the team, but tonight, his leadership value was almost nowhere to be seen.

After returning to the game, he regarded it as his mission to limit Barkley.

Barkley repeatedly carried people to the basket, and would be intercepted by Ewing who jumped from the flank.Ewing deliberately avoided physical contact with Barkley, so that he could intercept the Flying Pig's attack at the highest point.

Barkley is fierce and invincible. He crushed the Knicks' penalty area before, and no one can check and balance. Now, when he encounters King Kong, it is difficult for even him to force the ball into the basket without knocking Ewing's body away.

Ewing's pin-like defense of the restricted area made Louis clenched his fists.

This is an ironclad proof that Ewing is completely different from his previous life.

Even if the DPOY in recent years is not Ewing, in Louie's heart, Ewing is also the best defensive player in the league.

His defense caused Barkley's basket rush efficiency to plummet from a terrifying 60% to 40%, and the point difference continued to approach.

The last 5 minutes was the decisive moment, and Louis once again used the "law" against Jordan.

But Jordan hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc first.

Shake Wilson away face to face, and make a quick stop for a jumper.

After the steal, he counterattacked with a one-stop dunk. Two minutes before the end of the game, he opened the dominance and opened the point difference to 2 points again.

When Wilson continued to chase points by shooting with the ball like Jordan did, time was no longer on the Knicks' side.

This is a game dominated by superstars.

24 seconds before the end, Wilson made his last attempt to hit a three-pointer.

Barkley grabbed the rebound and the Knicks made a tactical foul.

At this point, the suspense of the game is gone.

Neither side called a timeout, and Barkley made two free throws, 106 to 99.

In 20 seconds, the Knicks quickly dribbled the ball across half court and made a strong three-pointer. Jordan missed the defensive rebound.

Wilson fouls Jordan.

Jordan also made two free throws, 108 to 99.

With only 6 seconds left, Wilson received a pass from his teammate and encountered Jordan pressing forward.

In this unsuspecting 6 seconds, the offense and defense of Wilson and Jordan were like defending the last shot of the tiebreaker.

Until the end of the game time, Wilson could not get rid of Jordan's defense.

When the referee blew the final whistle, Wilson swung his elbow over Jordan and threw a half-time three-pointer, which was hit, but it was invalid, and even if it was effective, it could not change the result.

Jordan sat on the ground with a cold look on his face, "Every game after that will be like this."

Wilson rubbed his waist and said dismissively: "People like you who have never really won can only speak big words. Enjoy this night to the fullest. You won today."

"The game is over, but the duel between Benj and MJ doesn't seem to be over yet. They sprayed a lot of trash talk on each other, and then parted ways!"

"The big score is 1 to 1. The Knicks lost their home court advantage. After that, they will play three games in a row in Portland."

"Portland used this game to prove to us that they are fully capable of ending the Knicks dynasty!"

As the NBC Sports commentator made his closing remarks, Louie went up to pat the players on the buttocks for a good shot.

They lost a game, but not confidence.

The smile on Louie's face had disappeared, because this time, the wolf really came.

(End of this chapter)