the rest, only noise

Chapter 837 Admit when you make a mistake and stand firm after being beaten

1992 year 6 month 7 day

Portland, Memorial Coliseum

The Trail Blazers who returned to the home court were determined to defend the glory of the city. Barkley's mouth, which couldn't be idle, even said, "We want to win every home game, so that we can celebrate the championship with the fans at home."

Saying this kind of thing, first of all, highlighting the lack of brains, and secondly, not giving yourself a way out.

Counting their away victories, if they get three wins at home, it will make the Knicks lose four games in a row.

Could this kind of thing happen?

No one with normal thinking ability would believe that this happened.

Barkley's rhetoric reached Louis' ears, he smiled and asked Ewing to answer.

"I'm pretty sure there was a carcinogen in the donut Charles ate yesterday," Ewing said gravely. "I'm not kidding."

Louis was afraid of being on the line, so he had to smooth things over for him: "Actually, Patrick was joking. He said he was not joking, but he wanted to express how sensational Charles' words were, right, Patrick?"

Louis has already talked to this point, and Ewing's EQ should also be properly improved.

He nodded following Louis' words and said, "Coach Lu is right."

That night, NBC Sports made a short film with narration for the core player Michael Jordan of the Blazers.

The narrator is NBC's golden voice, Bob Costas.

Kostas said emotionally in it: "Every American teenager who grew up in the 90s wanted to be Michael. They went to buy AJ, eager to fly like Michael, but they didn't know that Michael didn't want to be Michael because he never really won in the NBA. This time, Michael is ready."

There is no doubt that Wilson and Jordan influenced a generation.

Jordan was more commercially successful than Wilson.

Because Wilson's personality is not as distinct as Jordan's, nor has he won multiple scoring titles like Jordan, leading Portland from barrenness to prosperity.

He won the championship in the second grade, and he feels like a rich second generation who grew up with a golden spoon in his mouth.

Memory is just so unfair.

Everyone forgets how passive the sophomore Wilson was against Bird in 1988 and how he responded when Boston tried to knock him down.

Maybe he needs to say "fly like Michael" or have a genius director like Spike Lee shoot him a classic commercial. It may be a problem in other aspects. In short, at the youth level, he does not have Jordan's influence and topicality.

Even the nickname sounds like a villain - everyone is more willing to be a flying man than a conqueror.

In the game that night, Wilson made it clear that not only does his nickname sound like a villain, but even the way he leads the team to victory is exactly the same as the villain.

When Riley repeated his old trick and once again attempted to use the low-grade lineup against the Knicks' high-grade horses, Louis did as he wished, starting with Wilson, Ainge, Rodman, Alex Stevens, and Sean Kemp, bringing unparalleled game intensity.

After seeing both sides' starting lineups, the NBC commentators discussed the possibility of the Knicks pressing the Blazers to start the game.

"The Knicks' full-court press is called 'murder press' within them. As one of the biggest victims, I think this name is appropriate. They do play with a kind of viciousness that murders their opponents." The tragedy division has seen through the Knicks' intentions. "Although they have rarely used this strategy, as long as they need it, Coach Road will surprise the opponent."

Doug Collins seemed to disagree: "But, John Saley wasn't on the floor, he was the soul of the murder press."

"But the other four players are regulars of the murder press." Costas agrees with the tragedy division. "Also, the starting point guard is neither John Stockton nor Chris Jackson. There is a good chance that the Knicks will start using the full-court press."

Ever since Sely chose to be a vegetarian, Louie had planned to remove him from the murderous lineup.

Because no one knows when his competitive state will drop sharply.

Louie was still worried about Sely's replacement, and at one point considered making Ewing a cameo, just like Wilson.

If Ewing is unwilling, use Wilson to stimulate him, and he will definitely be more active than anyone else.

But the Georgetownization of Camp makes things easier.

In the past two summers, Kemp has spent his holidays in Georgetown. Although he often followed Ewing to hunt for sex, he must have left a lot of wild animals, but Ewing is a person who clearly divides training and enjoyment.

As long as Kemp follows him, it must be training and pleasure.

Kemp's biggest improvement in Georgetown is his temperament on the field, or the style of play.

Louis didn't know if John Thompson had done something secretly, but Kemp had indeed awakened the unique BUFF of African Americans-endless anger.

Kemp became tyrannical and ruthless on the court, liked physical contact, and made small moves. Whenever he dunked his opponent, Louie worried that he would make some obscene gestures and be called a T.

The Georgetownization brought about by John Thompson led to the activation of his histrionic personality within him.

He has become a popular player for the Knicks, with no less supporters than Ewing, and with the unique influence of Apple City and his real on-the-spot performance, he was selected for this year's second defense.

Now, he is not the main force yet, as a substitute, he rushes around like a mad cow every game, just in time for him to enter the murder pressing group to vent all his energy.

As the center of a murderous tight lineup, he may bring far more energy than John Saley.

The first is the jump ball. Kemp predicted it in place and gave the ball to Wilson.

Wilson catches the ball, dribbles forward, and makes a tactical gesture with his open hand.

Brian Shaw, who was in charge of defending him, only thought that the Knicks were the same as before. Unexpectedly, Kemp's pick-and-roll would suddenly fall.

Wilson dribbled the ball laterally and stopped outside the three-point line on the right. The defense failed to keep up, so he made a decisive three-pointer.

"Shh!"

"It's so ferocious!" The tragedian looked excited, "Benj is obviously brooding over the loss at home, and he came to the Memorial Stadium full of anger!"

The next second, Wilson blew his whistle, and all the players on the Knicks field went on alert.

Except for Kemp, everyone else stayed in the frontcourt.

"really!"

"The Knicks don't intend to give the Blazers a chance to breathe at all!"

"The iconic Knicks full-court press is coming!"

The full-court press is most afraid that the opponent has multiple ball-holding points on the field.

Now, the Blazers have Shaw, Jordan, and Porter who can dribble. It stands to reason that there is no need to be afraid of the Knicks' press, but the Knicks' murder press has long been upgraded from the early concept of "extreme hand-to-hand combat" to "technical pressure".

After the opening, Wilson first approached Shaw who was in possession of the ball.

As a tall point guard, Xiao's dribbling ability is absolutely passable, otherwise no one would dare to let him play point guard.

However, the Wilson he was facing was a lunatic with the idea of ​​fouling without the ball.

In the first round, it is necessary not only to prevent the effect, but also to prevent the momentum and give the teammates confidence.

With this in mind, Wilson sold an opening to Xiao. The other party didn't think too much about it in a hurry. He seized the opening and wanted to rush forward, but he didn't expect that he just ran into the trap set by the conqueror.

Wilson deliberately let Xiao pass half of his body and took the ball from behind.

In an instant, the Blazers lost possession of the ball.

Wilson holds the ball to attract Nance's help defense and throws the ball into the air from behind.

Rodman followed, grabbed the ball and dunked.

"5 to 0! Still the same taste! The Knicks' terrifying full-court press made Portland's offense stagnate from the beginning!"

With a sullen face, Pat Riley selected a lineup with insufficient strength to play, and he was naturally ready to be blown up.

But his preparation was not to be beaten 5-0 in less than half a minute.

Fliggy's offense was insufficient, and he was overwhelmed by the Knicks' starting lineup. That was acceptable to him. Like before, he didn't even dribble the ball in half court and was intercepted by the opponent and scored directly?
unacceptable!

Absolutely unacceptable!
"Give the ball to MJ!" Riley yelled.

Then, the Portlanders were delighted to see their hero catch the ball.

The fans in the Memorial Stadium are all relieved. As long as Jordan has the ball, they are at ease.

The defender Jordan met was Angie, the weakest player in the Knicks lineup. They were more at ease. Isn't breaking through this old man just a matter of casual force?

The contempt of the fans comes from 100% trust in the core players.

There is nothing wrong with this, what is wrong is the excessive underestimation of the opponent.

Angie didn't have much opportunity to perform in the first few games, and was overwhelmed by Vernon Maxwell during the regular season, making everyone think he was a mascot.

Suddenly, this mascot is like the puppet in "Dead Silence", which was originally a plaything for people to play with, and suddenly becomes terrifying.

Angie stuck to Jordan's body decisively and used all kinds of small moves to harass him.

Jordan wanted to take one step, but Rodman's pincer attack made it difficult for him to find a point of strength.

Ainge wanted to go one step further, trying to force him out of Jordan's mistake, and launched an insidious attack on the trapeze's ribs.

In the era of three-person referees, it is difficult to escape sanctions for such actions.

The referee Mike Mathis (Mike Mathis) decisively called Ainge a foul.

"Is this considered a foul?" Angie expressed dissatisfaction.

Mathis, who has been in the league since 1976, said dryly: "You better put away those little moves!"

"Yes, Danny, listen to the referee." Louie shouted.

Mathis is not only an old referee, but also has a bad temper. His temper has not been cultivated through years of refereeing.

The first game he officiated was the Bulls against the Bucks. In that game, he and his partner called 15 technical fouls and ejected 5 players. The most famous victim is the current Jazz coach Jerry Sloan.

It's best not to embarrass him with this kind of stubborn temperament like a rock, admit his mistakes, and stand firm when he is beaten.

This is why Louis came out to remind Angie not to get entangled with him.

(End of this chapter)